The Jersey City news., 1903-01-12
LABOR NEWS.
Various Unions Met Yester-
day and Elected New
Boards of Officers.
GEORGE KENNEDy'S SHONORS
Congratulated en- the Run He
Made For President of
The Central organi-
cation.


Tcamsters' Union No 532 held large
meeting yesterday afternoon at
tsfoeschel's Hal, Baaeo.. and Oakland
aTenues. Since it was organized two
months ago this localha grown rapidly.
It's menlDcrs are active and at each meet
ms no less dian .lsdozen new members
are added 10 the Iol. Yesterday fifteen
APPLICANTS wers admitted to membership.
and as many more applications are on
Gle. Tlc members take great interest in
their new organization and intend to
make il one Of the strongest locals in the
county.
These officers were elected at yester-
days meeting: President Henry Multi
gan; yice-PresideGt, Thomas Cody; See
retary and Treasurer, Thomas Farrell;
Recording Secretary. Stephen 0'Connor.
Corresponding Secretary. William Reid:
Conductor, Herbert Burton; War1el,
Thomas O'Graly; Trustees, Matthew
snoddy. James Egan. Michael Hines;
Delegates to Central Labor Union, john
Hooker. Frank Dinnegan, James Kenny.
Among the visitors at the meeting
were:-G. Nader, president of Teamstrs'
Union No. $50 Of Union Hill. and G. H.
Werner, secretary and treasurer of the
same unicn
At a recent meeting of Laborer's
Union. No. | held at Egan's Hall, No.
223 Mercer street. the following. officers
we9e elected President Thomas Grady;
vice president, Thomas Connors, Finan-
eial secretary, Andrew Connors: record
ing secretary Frank Madden; treasurer,
Patrick Redlinston; sergeant-at-a arms,
James Egan. Then next meeting will be
he'd on January 10.
The regular quarterly meeting of CT
garmaters' Union, 40. 8 was held Satur-
das' night a. Janslu's Hall, First street
alsl Willow ayeaIc IIoboken.a The fo,-
lowing officers were elected:- President
Joseph Martin. vice president, T. Bur-
cher, secretary and treasurer Louis
hnhn, corresponding secretary Max
Schenke. sergeant -at-arms H. Mannot;
Label Beaid-Max Schunke August Yes
puygs: Delegates to G. l.. U.-E. Dete.
Max schnnke. s. solomon. Louis Kuhn
decftasd 10 be reelected as a delegate 10
the Z. i. Y. much to the regret of the
otLes Delegates. Kuhn was one of the
mos peae.af members of the Central
Labor Union. His retirement is due TO
the fact that his other duties have be-
come teo afd:eus
Teaiss.ers' t.a.on. No. 800. of Union
Hill met EetufaGy night at Labor ~
ceun, Ne. 205 Reraeniine avenue. and
elected the following officers :-Presideat
G. Nsdler, Vice President George Frick
Secretary and Treasurer j. H. Warner,
Recording Secretary d. Brown, Conduc-
tor g. AIcpherson. Warden J. Frick:
trustees. J. Kiag, ]. Taylor, FL. Newsel-
ler. Delegates to c. L. U.:-J. n. War
her. G. Nadler.
KENNEDY CONGRATULATED.
Geo. Kennedy, president of Butchers
Union No. 200. is being congratulated
by his friends for his magnificent run
for the presidency of the Central Labor
Union last Thursday night He Was
beaten by William Kiper. of Painters
Union No. 80, by only one vote, the
ballot being:-kiper. 26; and Kennedy.
%. George is harDy because his friends
stood by him, even though he did not
land the office.
The new teamsters union recently or
ganized at Sheehy's Hall. Twelfth street
and Jersey avenue, met again Saturday
night and transacted routine business
1t was expected that charter would
be received from the Federation of Labor
but it did not arrive. The charter will
probably be presented to the new union
next Saturday night when its official
number VIII be known
Charles Hartman, secretary Of
Butchers Union. No. 200, is so popular
with the boys of his local that they will
not permit him TO resign Charley is
now in business in New Yorl, and finds
il difficult TO attend to his duties as sec
retary.