Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-07
In the Afternoon.

Promptly at o'clock President
Brennan of the local Central Labor
Union, called the body to order. Rev
II. L. Dunnack delivered the prayer
after which Mr.. Brennan introduced
Acting Mayor G. l.. Furinton, who
made a short address, welcoming the
delegates to the city, and profrerinS to
them the freedom of the same during
their stay ut the convention.
A. w. Nichols was called upon to
respond to the address of welcome for
the local Central Labor Union, and Mr.
John J. Keegan responded in behalf
of the A. +. of l..
Nominations were then asked to be
given for the presiding officer and John
I<ceGan was elected, temporarily. he
making a short address, telling of the
purpose of the organization, and ex-
planning the details of the system OF
organization.
Upon taking the chair Organizer
kcegan read a humorous coinmunica-
ton from Thomas I. Kid, president OF
the Amalagatcd Wood Workers Tn
ion. who presented the new OrganiZa :
ton with Il beautiful ebony gavel The
| gave! was used by the presiding officer
and Il vote of thanks was sent Mr.
Kid.
Nominations were called for the cleo
| ton of Il secretary, pro TEN. \. w
Nichols was chosen. The necessary Of.
| fiCcrS being selected the reports of the
various committees were heard. The
| constitution committee read the con-
| Stitution, which was adopted first by
| articles ana then as n whole The re-
ports of the committees on credcntials
and rules were read and accepted. The
| committee on resolutions declared II
! O'Clock, Tuesday morning. the closing
hour at which resolutions would be re.
| ccivcd.
A motion was made to instruct the
secretary to send a vote of thanks to
Acting Mayor Purinton. to President
Kid and to Fred Hayes. This motion
was passed. also that the secretary
| wire. via the Postal Telegraph. to the
office of the American Federation of
Labor that the Maine State Federation
Of Labor had perfected it's organiZa-
ton.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
| ut . o'clock, Tuesday morning.
Following arc the delegates who pre-
scented their credentials:
Augustus Marshall bricklaycrs. Water
Vile: Geo. +. Carter, l.. & s. Belfast. NJ
S. Adams, carpenter. Skowhegan; Alvin
FlaEE. Il. and s., Auburn; Carl Ellis. pa
per bag NJ. o., Rumford Falls; w J.
Boyle. clerks. Lewiston: J. H. Williams
federal SkowhcGan: Walter Collins. cigar
toto, Lob - IL
crs. Portland: ]. III. Fields. carpenter
Gardiner: a. c. Coombs. painter and pa
per hanger. Lcwiston; J. A. Champau
bricklaNer. Lewiston: d. A. Wing, fire
men. Gardiner: c. l.. Kingzey. paper
mouldcrs. Biddcford; NJ. +. PettingilI G.
l.. L.. Lewiston: Chas. a. White. bar
bers. Augusta: c. g. Freeman. p. & D..
tiers. Hallowcll: J. G. Jack. BARRIERS. Port
land. d. Finnigan, federal. Bangor;
Abncr Nichols. bricklayers. Augusta
t,has. J.. Fox. G. l.: L.; Portland: f. A.
Typographical. Augusta; Nick Hambrick,
moulders; Bath; J. F. Connolly, G. L: L.,
Bangor: F. F. Walls. +. of L. Bar IIar-
Dor: d. w. Wilson, BARRIERS. Bangor: II.
T. Pomery. boot and shoe. Ellsworth: ].
r, Macken. Eulphite pulp makers union.
ford Falls: Ronald Henry, carpenters,
Millinocket George w. Hodge longshore-
men. Bangor; Joseph A. NJ. Mclean. cab
drivers. A ngus1nia' r RANK wm,.eh' t Guapfg
Millinocket: L. W. Weston. B. & S.. Me
chanic Falls; James o. Sullivan. loom fix
ers, Biddeford; A. NJ. Flagg. carpenters,
Lewiston: Albert p. Richardson. carpen-
ters. Bangor; J. +. Spaulding. carpenters.
Augusta: II: a. Becker. cigar makers,
Bangor: ]. A. Brennan. c. L. L, Angus
Ia: Roscoe Eddy. carpenters. Bar Harbor:
F. J. Graham. c. l.. L.. Millinocket: Chas.
W. Trask. federal. Augusta W. r. Har-
dy. miImen. Brewer: Archie McAllister.
tearnsters Bangor; H. s. Rogers. p. &
D.. Skowhegan; J. 4. Brown. bricklayers
Skowhegan; Otis F. Douglass. clerks. Au-
gusta: w. II. Enman. building laborers,
AmgIsta: r5ip . Cbae s Enirtield pup cup
renters. No. 5l7, Portland: Chas. S. Fair
field. Iongshore carpenters. No. l. Port
land: w. NJ, Whitehouse. car workers
Portland; Louis Parquin. weavers, Angus