The San Francisco call., 1901-12-25
LABOR FACTIONS
HOLD MEETINGS
Parry and Delaney Parti-
sans Are Consider
ing Plans.

Both factions of the Union Labor party
held meetings last night. The Parry fac
ton met in the hall Of the Theatrical
Mechanics Association, from which they
departed in such haste on the occasion OF
their last meeting. The Delaney faction
met at the headquarters of the Cooks
and Walters Alliance. They had in addi-
ton to the even dozen who appeared to
form the committee 7. Carl Spelling as an
adviser on the subject of public utilities.
The Parry faction held two meetings.
One was behind closed doors and was the
regular meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Union Labor party. Chairman
Parry presided and Secretary Aubertin
was at the desk. The meeting lasted but
a few minutes, and at the close it was an
nOunCed that routine matters only were
discussed and that these mainly related
to the formation of a State organization.
Immediately afterward a temporary or
ganization of a committee to form the
nucleus of a body to be known as the
Central League Club was effected by the
same parties. S. d. Simmons was elected
temporary chairman and James Mullaly
temporary secretary. j. 5. Parry and
other members stated that there seemed
to be general desire among the various
unions throughout the State to unite in a.
labor movement, and that clubs would be
formed as soon as the local committees
had decided upon plan of action.
A number of suggestions were made as
to what form the central body should
take, what representation should be al
lowed and other pertinent matters 1t
was finally decided to refer the entire sub
ject matter to a committee of five to pre-
pare a plan of organization. The chair
named as the members ]. S. Parry, A. III
7Ewel. J. H; Roxburgh. George Krimp
to attend the meeting of the Oakland
branches that desire to affiliate with the
Union Labor party on Sunday night, at
Butchers Union headquarters, the com
mittee adjourned to the call of the chair.
At the meeting of the Delaney faction
the minutes of the meetings of December
10 and II were read. These were the
minutes which were temporarily put in
escrow the night of the ruction between
the factions, when Mayor-elect Schmitz
maker. A suit is now pending for their
recovery. How the Delaney faction Sc
cured them and how or why the Parry
faction gave them up or lost them was
not disclosed.
A communication from the Iroouofs
Club requesting a conference with seven
members OF the committee to confer on
the subject of public utilities was read
After T. Carl Spelling addressed the
meeting the following were named as the
com cSoIInmlttee: Lane, Hutchipson. Ryan, Cas-
Delegate Ryan reported that he had met
| Mayor-elect SChmitz and had invited him
| to be present.
But the Mayor said the trouble was
/ bad enough" added Ryan, land he did
not not want to mix up any more in the af-
Next came the consideration of a State
organization. All kinds of plans were sug-
gested. but the one that met with the
most favor was the drafting of an ad
dress to each labor union in the State
urging the format tion of clubs Each Dre
cinct where club might be formed was
10 be entitled to one delegate, and then
Ihe Whole number of delegates to be
merged in one central organization, No
dennite t,fI action was taken. but the matter
AT the same time T. Carl SpeIiine- 2 will iii
also speak on public utilities.