The San Francisco call., 1903-12-17
UNION IS TORN
BY FACTIONS
Members of Street Garments
Organization Claim Cornelius
Brings Politics Into Meetings
WORKS FOR HIS OWN GAIN
George Dingwall Sues for Rein
statement and Ruptured At
fairs of Order Are Aired

The trial of the suit of George Ding
wall, former secretary treasurer of the
local streetcar mems union for writ
Of mandate compelling Local Division
No. 2O5, A. A. of S. r. e. Of A. to re-
instate him to membership, was COM
menced yesterday in Judge IIebbard's
court.
Dingwall claims that the executive
council of the union overstepped its
jurisdiction in expelling him from the
union
The minutes of the meeting Of the
union at which Dingwall and five
others were charged with conspiring
against the union, and especially
against its president. Richard Cor
nelius. were read. They showed that
the condition prior to the expulsion of
five members in the union was any
thing but harmonious.
Six men-Henry Johnson, vice presi-.
dent; George DingwaH, secretary treas
urer; William Jane. recording secre-
tary, and c. F. Hardy and o. A. Kit
niger, members of the boarG-openly
opposed President Cornelius in his eff
forts to bring politics into the union.
This issue was the whole cause for the
preferment of the charges by the ex-
ecutive council against these men and
their subsequent expulsion from the
organization.
In November, 1902, these officers of
the union and others began 10 realize
that Cornelius was bringing politics
into the union too strongly. They ac-
cused him of working for his own per-
sonal gain, doing politics for a news
paper, etc, and claimed that he got
800 day during the last gubernatorial
election for working among the car
men to secure their votes for his can
didate. They allege that the president, .
ever since his election to office, has
worked the union for what he could get
out of it and has cared nothing for the
members other than to make grand
stand play in order that he might hold
his job.
CHARGES AGAINST DINGWALL.
The specific charge against Dingwall
reads: You are charged by the COM
mittee with violation of obligation,
with meeting in secret and conspiring
against the welfare of the union and
its president in particular" The same
charge was made applicable to John
son, Jane, Hardy, z. Gogg1nS and o. A.
Kittinger The executive council met
and the date of their trial was fixed at
December 13. On the night of that
date all of the men were expelled from
the union with the exception of Cog
gins.
DingwaII claims that he was wrong
fully and unlawfully expelled from the
membership of the union. His attOr-
neys, Judge A. A. Sanderson and We'll
& Lippitt claim that the president and
the executive council of the union have
no right by their constitution or by
laws to eXpel any one from the union
except as the constitution states: For
giving out the quarterly password to
others than members of the Union; the
giving out of any information contrary
to the local division; and according to
the bylaws the president only has the
power to fine any member who is dis
orderly at a meeting. 1t further states
that all other cases must be left to
the executive council for the imposition
of fines Nothing is said regarding ex-
pulsion.
PLANNED TO GUST CORNELIUS.
Headed by B. M. Gopchevitch, ].
IL oil NCdNAlCl, -. LNlAALlsCIs dOS-
gin, George Dingwall. C. F. Hardy,
William T. Jane, ]. Wilson, Ed Cog
gins and H. p. Johnson, they held meet
ings in secret and prepared their plan
of procedure to wrest the presidency
from Cornelius at the election which
was to come off the following April.
A card bearing the sentiments of the
dissatisfied faction was printed and dis
tributed among the various members OF
the union. Men were delegated to work
on. the various lines in the city and
secure men to vote against Cornelius.
The card got up read as follows:
SAN FRANCISCO Nov %, 1902.
Dear Sir and Brother: Owing to
continual political propositions being
carried into our union and discussed at
it's meetings, and the same carrying us
from our regular routine. of business,
we desire your attendance at our next
regular meeting to be held Tuesday,
November 25, at s p. m, to consider the
following resolution:
:" Resolved, That Division No. 205. A.
A. of s. r. E. of A, confines itself to
the discussion of the workings of mat
ters pertaining to the purpose for which
it was organized, namely, hours. wages
and conditions
The faction intended to elect Gopche-
ADVERTISEMENTS.