Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1900-05-14
A HAND IN POLITICS,
Labor Congress to lndorse Candi.
date for Legislative Nom.
nation.
COMBINE WITH HENRY COUNTY
Business Transacted at Yester-
days Meeting of the Tri-
City Body.

AT the conclusion of its regular
monthly meeting at the Industrial
home yesterday afternoon, the Tri-
City Labor congress went into execu-
tive session to consider the advisable
ity of seeking the nomination for mi
nority representative from the Thir-
ty-third senatorial district for union
labor man. T. F. Wheelan and f. c.
Berry, of this city, and Louis Jahns,
of Moline, have been proposed as
available timb Der. G. F. Morgan, for
mer secretary of the congress. is
also mentioned. The plan of the CEN
gress is to cooperate with the Trades
and Labor assembly of Kewanee, Hen
ry county, confer with that body and
agree upon a candidate and ask his
| nomination at the democratic conven-
lion. E. G. Berry, j. NJ. Farnham
and T. l. Stanley were appointed
com mittee to confer with the Kewanee
labor congress.
In open session the congress heard
read a communication in reference to
the formation of a financial guaranty
association. 1t was referred to a COM
mittee, Warren Conkling, j. NJ. Drom-
goole and G. E. Barnes.
The secretary was instructed to
communicate with the city clerk
of Rock Island and ascertain why the
ordinance prohibiting the hauling of
| wagons tandem fashion was not en-
forced. and why the employment of
children in the stores was not
prohibited. The Beer Drivers
ers' union reported the brewers had
refused to sign the new scale, and
asked that a committee be named by
the congress to assist in bringing
about a settlement. The committee
e. c. Berry, Andrew Dolf, Il. L.
Stanley.
The business mems associations are
to be asked to help in effecting a COM
promise between the Broom Makers
union and the broom manufacturers
of Rock Island and Davenport.
Coming eff Debs.
1t was announced E.>V. Debs would
speak at Harper's theatre in Rock ISL
and May q.
Ten dollars each was donated to the
Carpenters union of Davenport and
the Wool Workers. union of Knox
vile. Tenn.
A communication suggesting the
organization of n bicyclists' union
was referred to the organizer of the
congress.
A letter was read from the Trades
and Labor assem- bly, of Galesburg ask
ing the congress to send a committee
to attend a meeting at Galesburg for
the purpose of arranging a joint cele-
bration of Labor day by the cities of
Kewanee. Canton, Galesburg and the
three cities. The secretary of the con-
gress was instructed to reply that the
three cities have a plan of uniting
every year in celebrating Labor day,
ard that they did not desire to have
anything to do with the project.
Delegates from the following unions
were obligated: Twin-City Printing
Freshmen and Assistants; United
Brotherhood of Leather workers,
Davenport; Beer Drivers 1871; Jour
neymen BARRIERS III. Moline; Sylvan
Steel workers Is, Moline; Broom
Makers, Davenport; United Mine
workers. Sherrard.
The question of regulating working
hours at the state asylums was
brought up and discussed. and the sec
rotary was instructed to notify the rep
resentatives in the legislature and re-
quest them to seek improvement of
the condition.