The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-26
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held on Thursday night was interesting
mostly for the brevity of the session.
There was no business to come before
the meeting beyond the regular routine
matters and II did not take the union
long TO dispose OF those items The reports
all were made because II was near the
end of the year and were more a matter
OF form than actual business. There were
no new members to be taken into the
body and after the disposal OF all the rou-
tine matters adjournment was the next
consideration
ELECTIONS AMONG THE UNIONS.
During the next few days the principal
topics OF interewt among the unions Will
be the elections OF the officers OF the sew
eral bodies Among the most of them
the coatests will be very exciting and the
interest promised increases as the time
for the elections approaches.
Tonight the bakers will have the an
nual election Of officers. In this body the
only two Offices that viii be contested
will be those OF president and vice presi-
dent. All the other Offices the union
seems TO be wholly satisfied with the
present incumbents and only chose one
man for the positions. The union
has Just made n showing OF It's stand
ing in the labor world by the entertain
ment that II furnished for the delegates
to the convention that was held among
the bakers few weeks ago. The can
didates for the several positions are:
President. George Paquette and Ernest
Oser; vice president Thomas Seymour
and Herman Rankin: recording CORE
spending secretary, Joseph Adam; hnsn-
ciLa secretary. George Krauss: treasurer,
Patrick Conley; label secretary. James
Mccarthy; address secretary. Al Thomas:
sergeant -at-arms, Charlie Klapt; trus-
tees. Jacob Gartner. James White and
John Wilson.
BARTENDERS ELECT OFFICERS.
Tomorrow the principal business OF the
Bartenders' union Will be the election OF
the officers for the ensuing year In ad-
dition TO the official elections at this same
time the union will choose the delegates
TO the convention OF the New England
branch OF the craft that meets I'm Fall
River on the 18th and 18th OF January.
The purpose OF this convention Is 10
consider matters pertaining 10 the craft
all over this section of the country and
OF some other matters OF vital import TO
the general body. In addition 10 that
there will be the initiation OF some OF
the members OF the craft.
or the offices over which there will be
contests. for the most part all OF them
will be held by the hold-overs from this
year. most of them standing for the same
two or three aspirants for the honor Of
serving the union. Some OF the older
officers viii not run again. Among the
offices that viii be contested are that of
recording secretary, the candidates for
which are William Sullivan and J. y.
Donnelly For treasurer the aspirants are
Frank King and John w. Casey. IL Is
rumored that Mr.. W j. Power viii he
the most active vice president and ne
Will be a very good man for the place.
BARBERs TO ELECT OFFICERS.
The BARRIERS are 20 have the warmest
contest for the election OF the officers Of
that body of any OF the unions Almost
all ~ the positions have at least two
candidates FOR them. For president the
most promising candidate. so Il is said.
Is Mr. Alexander. the holder ~ the posi-
ton at present lie II not on his own
election holding the once. but is filing