The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-19
A. PEACEFUL SESSION.
Only One Note Of Discord in Flour
and Cereal Mill Employees
Meeting.
President John M. Finley Is Re-elec-
ted-Acrimonious Debate on
Woman's Suffrage.

After several session Of almost absolute
harmony the second annual convention Of
the International Union Of Flour and
Cereal Mill Employees adjourned this
morning to meet next year in Cedar Rap.
ids the third Monday In June Oddly the
only note Of discord was over something
entirely foreign to the objects of the gath
ering. The National American Woman
Suffrage association, in its endeavor to
get all the labor unions to indorse its gem
eral position, had woman suffrage reso-
luton introduced yesterday afternoon. 1t
was defeated, but only after acrimonious
debate.
| Officers were elected this morning and
the revised constitution was adopted with
out hitch. President John M. Finley, who
was reelected, will the coming year de-
vote his time entirely to organization, UNI
der the direction Of the new board pro-
vided by the revised constitution. For
eight years Mr.. Finley has been a flour
packer at the Pillsbury B mill, Secre-
| tary-Treasurer A. E. Wellington, Mime
| apolis, also was reelected. The two new
| members Of the executive board are
Arthur Ogg and James E. Larkin. All
vice presidents are made organizers in the
| territory which they represent.
The officers: President, John. M. Fin
ley, Minneapolis; first vice president, w.
i e. Fuder, Murphysboro, ILL.,; second vice
president, w. H. Roose, Cedar Rapids,
Iowa; third vice president, w. s. Hill
Kansas City, Mo-; fifth vice president
w. J. Smith, Chicago; secretary treasurer
A. E. Kellington, Minneapolis; genera
executive board, w. j. Martin, G.. P
Darth, Thomas Curran, Arthur Ogg
| James E. Iarkin, the president and sec.
| retary-treasurer.
The, principal cc-.tit,;tinna changes
| looked toward better organization. Ma
chinery for increasing the membership Of
the international union is provided. The
| convention set apart $500 for imn edidate
| work President Finley said to-day: TT
was most satisfactory session. Every
| thing went thru that was wanted, an(
| practically all the recommendations of the
president We're adopted shall go or
the road at once and devote my time t.
organization
One Of the most pleasing features in tn,
entertainment of the visiting delegates
was the luncheon given yesterday after
noon by w. c. Edgar, proprietor Of tn,
Northwestern Miller, In the Miller build
ing on Sixth street S. Mr.. Edgar ex
pressed sympathy with the objects of tn
| organization and complimented the mem
bers of the convention on the work &C
complished.
This afternoon the delegates are visit
ing the flour mills and tonight they vii
} attend the mass meeting in the interest
of the eight-hour day, six days a week
At Plymouth church. Secretary Urea sur
er Kellington will preside and severa
state and labor leaders will talk, beside
Rev. FIR. ]. M. Cleary, who will delive
the principal address. Among the speak
ers will be President Finley.
The event Of the week will be the picni
Saturday afternoon, given by locals L..
and at, Tonka Bay. An elaborate pro
gram of athletic events is provided, wit
suitable prizes Several of the lists ar
already closed. Trains will leave the ST
Louis station at g., 1915 a. M, 1:45, 81
and 6 p m. Returning, trains will star
at 4:30, and 10kp. m.
The sports committee is G. p Dartf
William Hickey and Chris Bauer; dane
committee, l., Bauer, William Mcnamara
r. M. Byers, Kaiser Smith, John Hef
eran, F. A. Hetherington, William Colt
gan, William Mitchell, George Alstedt an
; j. Johnson; arrangement committee, "
} H. Norris, Chris Bauer, Peter Rodgers
William Hickey Frank Kutasie, G. F
} Darth, William Mcnamara, John Flana
gan and James Welsh. ,t$s' ..>,.'
, The events are: Bicycle road race base
$ ball game, 100-yard dash, ladies': race
: boys race, girls race, fat mems race
/ hop skip-and-ju Jump, running jump, sacl
race, tug of war, committee race, waltz
ing contest. g.. 4