The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-28
PENSIONS FOR MEMBERS.

Yesterday morning the convention
was called to order at s o'clock, and
an amount of minor business tranc-
acted. An amendment to the consti-
tuition was adopted, which provides for
the pensioning of members who for
twenty-five years have been in good
standing in the union. The amend
ment follows:
Any member continuously in good standing for
twenty-five years and over GO years of age shall
receive from the U. B. an amount of money
| yearly, said amount to be designated by the
convention To provide this fund the grand
treasurer shall set aside 20 cents per capita per
| year, and under no condition shall this fund
be used for any other purpose. This to go into
effect Jan. l, 1902, if approved by two.third
vote OF the L.. B.
The work of election was then begun
and was continued throughout the
morning, afternoon and evening.
President w. d. Huber, of Yonkers,
n. Y, was re-nominated for the posi-
tion by Delegate Patrick O'Hara, of
| Newark, N. j. The latter referred to
the magnificent executive ability shown
by President Huber during his two
| years service and declared him emf
,.
Two other candidates were in the field,
| but the present executive officer proved
triumphant and was reelected. The
only other officer elected during the
morning was T. Guerron, of TROY, ".
Y, who was chosen first vice president,
| succeeding Mr.. Bauer, of Chicago.
In the afternoon w. D. Mishler, of
Kansas City, Mo, was elected second
| vi Iic
Mr. Rossley, of Worcester, Mass. p.
j. Mcclure. of Philadelphia, was re-
elected secretary. During the last two
years Mr.. Mcguire has acted as both
secretary and treasurer, but 1t was
decided by the convention to make the
two offices separate, as too much re-
| sponsibility devolves upon one man by
| the present arrangement, and the
amount of work to be done by the in
cumbent of both positions is something
enormous. j. f. Potts, of Boston
Mass. was elected to the newly estab-
| lished position of treasurer.
THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
f. c. Walz of Hartford. Conn, sue
| ceeds himself as member of the execu-
| tive board from the New Englan
states; the Eastern states will be rep
resented on the board by Frank Duffy,
| of New York, who succeeds j. NJ. Lane,
of New York: the Middle West will be
represented by A. C. Cattelmull, Of
| Chicago, who was reelected; the inter-
ests of the state west of the MISSISSIPPI
| pi will again be looked after by j. r.
Miller, of st. Louis, Mo, and the South
ern states will be attended to by j. F..
Grimes, of Galveston, Texas, who sue
ceeds NJ. j. Williams.
| Four delegates were elected 20 the
| convention of the American Federation
OF Labor, which will be held in Louis
| vile, KY, in December At this con-
vention all the different trades and in
dustries throughout the United States
will be represented by delegates. IKE
carpenters representatives are II.
| Blackmore, of st. Louis, Mo-; Joseph
Crimmins, of New York; ]. l.. Nelson,
of Colorado Springs, Colo. and j. w.
Slayton, of New Castle, Pa.
Every candidate nominated during
the day was opposed by one or more
candidates, and this it was which so
| protracted the days doings.
! When the afternoon session was lis
missed at $50 o'clock all of the offices
were filed with the exception of two of
| the representatives to the Federation
of Labor convention. There were a
| large number of candidates in the field
| and it took until 0 o'clock last night to
elect them.
The convention will be formally dis
missed this morning.
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