Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-24
ELECTRICIANS
HAVE ADJOURNED.
Finished Their Business This
Afternoon After Being in
Session Ten Days.
A PROFITABLE CONVENTION.
T. McNulty of Chicago Chosen Grand
President-The Next Meet.
ing Place.

The convention finished up its work
shortly after o'clock p. m. today, not
adjourning for any noon recess SO that
business might be completed. and the
convention adjourn as early as possible.
The session was a very lively one, and
there was considerable excitement, but
the best of feeling prevailed, and ev-
erybody approved of the results. The
official staff was completed as follows
from the elections OF yesterday;
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Vice Presidents-First district, r. j.
Sweek, local No 3, Of New York; Sec
ond district. Il. r. Mallory, local 1O3
of Boston, Mass Third district, Il. r.
Almond, local 5. Pittsbu Pa.
Fourth district, Dale Smith, local 1872
Memphis; Fifth district, f Writer'S, To-
dal 1872 Omaha Sixth district j. p
Connors. local 1859, Dallas Tex; Seventh
district, NJ, j. Sullivan, local 15l, san
Francisco,
General organlzer-W William ellis
dorf, local No. |, st. Louis.
Delegates TO the American Fedora
tion OF Labor-W. II. Eherman, grand
secretary; George Burns, local II, De-
troit; Charles Nelson, local 3, New
York; Frank Eastenhausen, local 49,
Cleveland
Delegate to the National Building
Trades Council-F. ], Sweek Of New
York.
Then the place of next meeting was
sprung, amid excitement. BY rule,
the two cities receiving the highest
number OF votes are selected for choice
to be made by the different locals vot-
ing independently later in the year, and
the predictions that Louisville, KY.
would record the highest number OF
votes. The expectation failed by Just
on eyote. as El paso, Texas. after run
ming neck and neck race whit the
Kentucky metropolis, crossed under
the wire by head. The vote stood, El
Paso. Tex, So votes Louisville 81 votes;
Minneapolis, 81 votes; indianapolis, 16
votes. the convention to be held the
second Monday In September, 1905.
The belief is that lei Paso will capture
the prize, The result was announced
amid prolonged cheering. The last
duty of the convention was the install
laiion Of tbe oiilcers sireetiy eiecteu.
and the convention adjourned sine die
WIN CHEERS IOl tne new Objects ana inc
gratifying progress made by the
Brotherhood,
The delegates are scattering to their
homes this afternoon and evening by
the different trains, we'll pleased with
their Salt Lake experiences, and de-
lighted at having had the chance TO
visit this city.
The electrical workers had a busy
time Of II yesterday afternoon, when
they elected a new grand president In
f. j. McNulty OF Chicago, reelected II,
w. sherman of Washington, ID. c., as
grand secretary, and f. j. Sheehan of
New Britain, Conn. grand treasurer.
]. II Maloney of Chicago pressed Mr..
McNulty hard for the executive chair
to succeed Mr.. Jackson, but the fac
ton feeling among the Chicago dele
gates Is ascribed as the cause of his
defeat, being showed under on the fifth
ballot. Grand President McNulty was
born In Ireland I'm 1878, being brought to
this country while an infant. His par
ents located i'm New York. and when l6
the young man began life as an elec.
trician. He has been president of local
80, president of the Building Traces
Council, chairman Of the board OF busi-
ness agents, first vice president New
Jersey Federation Of Labor, sixth vice
president of the International Brother
hood of Electrical Worker.