The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-08
Will BE Big CONVENTION
GARMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA
In INDIANAPOLIS.
No Probability OF the Headquarters
Being Removed to This City
Committees I'm Session..

The United Garment Workers of America
are continuing to pour into the city, to be
ready for their annual convention, which
will be held at the Claypool Hotel all next
week. beginning Monday morning at 10
o'clock. General Secretary Henry White,
with a retinue of followers from New York,
Boston, Philadelphia and other Eastern
cities, arrived yesterday afternoon and
Joined the advance forces that are stopping
at the English, which will be the headquar-
ters of the delegates. The convention next
week, President B. a. Larger said, will be
the largest the organization has ever held.
Over two hundred delegates are expected
TO attend. About one hundred of them, in
Guiding President Larger, of Cincinnati,
Auditor j. Couchley, of New York, Treas
urer A j. Bromley, of Utica, and other Of
ficers, have already arrived. The re-
mainder are expected to-day.
OPENING ADDRESS.
Samuel Sexton. editor of the Mine Work.
ers' Journal, will make the opening address
TO the convention Monday morning, when
the meeting will be an open session. A
number of important questions are to come
before the convention next week, one of
which is the raising of the per capita tax.
The increase suggested is between Is and
20 cents a week and will probably be hotly
opposed by certain delegates. Another
question of Importance is that of changing
the headquarters of the union. Two other
cities are Observation-Disclosures and Syr-
acuse, n. Y. Officers of the union say
there is not the slightest chance of the
headquarters being removed from New
York city, and as far as bringing it to In
United Garment Workers are an Eastern
organization, and their headquarters must
necessarily be at the center of the garment
trade, which is New York. However, the
matter will be brought up and discussed.
1t will require "a two-thirds vote to pass.
In the election of new officers there prom
Uses to be some excitement. 1t is under
stood that there will be some opposition to
the general secretary, Henry White. y
candidate from New York is being pushed,
and it was reported last night that a local
candidate will be brought. forward when
the time for election comes. Henry White
is one of the best-known union men i'm the
country, and is said to be the brightest
among the garment workers. He has the
reputation of accomplishing more than any
other two men.
MILWAUKEE WILL FIGHT.
The delegates from Milwaukee have come
to the convention well armed to fight for
their city as the place for the next conven-
ton. Several other cities will also be
urged.
The local union of garment workers is
much fiattered at having the national con-
vention in this city and has planned to re-
ceive and entertain the delegates royalty.
Monday evening a trolley ride will be CIV
en in honor of the visitors to show them
the city. On Tuesday evening at 4 o'clock
special cars will carry the delegates to
Broad Ripple, where a ride on the river
steamer has been arrange and in the even
ing a banquet will be rendered them.
The finance and credentials committee
will hold its preliminary meeting to-day.
Meetings will also be held to-day and to-
morrow of the mutual organization of the
cutters. About one hundred of them are
in attendance.