The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-07
HONORS COME TO
MINNEAP0LITANS
CARPENTERS CONVENTION Sc
LECTs LOCAL MEN FOR OFFICE.
John Wahlquist and Phil Carlin Named
for High Place-Socialis1n Fails to
Develop Expected straightforward
ton Distributes Much Sinew of War
and Peace-Many Officers Reelected.

Two members of Minneapolis Car
penters' union, No. 7, were elected to
Office in the International Brotherhood
of Carpenters and Joiners at the con
vention in Milwaukee this week. John
Wahlquist, business agent OF the local
union. was elected member of the
general executive board to represent
fhe fifth district. His selection for
the place pleases the members of the
Minneapolis building trades unions be-,
cause of his fitness for the duties OF
the office. - Es.ES..S =,
Philip Carlin was elected delegate
to the convention. of the Structural
Building Trades Alliance, which. is to
be held in Buffalo, N. Y, early the
coming year. The B 1 other n DELEGATES ga ties
lis; James Kirby, Chicago, and F. P.
Nichols, San Francisco.
President William D.. Huber was re-
elected by q handsome vote, his opp99,,
nents receiving but 2O3 out OF the full
vote cast. When the result was an
Huber was carried about the hall amid
songs, and jeers at the oposition.. L.
M. 6uerin of Troy, N. Y, was re-elect-
ed vice president on the first ballot. ID.
G: Fuller of Denison, Texas, was chosen
second vice president.
l.. Gregg of San Francisco for the Of
fee of secretary, but Mr., Duffy was re-
elected by a. majority, of In.
The much-heralded strength of the
socialists did%not 'materialize when the
test came, and their. candidates were
decisively defeated all along the line.
Themcs Neale. of Chicago was re-
elected areasurer by reclamation, but
the contest for places on the executive
board developed much bitterness be-
tween the factions, and from two to
four ballots were required for every
members by districts: First, T. J. Sui
Ivan, New Haven, Conn; second, D.
w. Post, Wilkesbarre, Pa; third, Will
liam G. Schardt, Chicago; fourth,
Franklin Pimbley, Tampa, Fla; fifth,
John Wahlquist Minneapolis; sixth, +.
3: Mccarthy, San Francisco sS; seventh
Delegates to the American Fedora
ton of Labor were elected as follows:
Frank Duffy, Indianapolis; T. M. Cue
rim, Troy, ". Y; James Grimes, Hous-
ton, Texas; W; B. MacFarlane, Buffalo,
e. W. A va M sHhwa pg Ailes 4riS, and
John Zliehring, Springfield, Ore.
Delegates to the Structural Building
Trades Alliance: W. B. Huber, Indi-
annapolis, Ind; James Kirby, Chicago,
H.; Charles Bausc d,i New W. Tork s
Nicholas, San Francisco.
Any opposition that may have existed
in the, brotherhood against the re-elec
ton of Samuel Gompers as executive
head Of the American Federation OF
Labor, or the continued utilization Of the
carpenters Herewith, has been effect
ually disposed of by the announcement
that the 1900 votes Of the carpenter
will 60 to Gompers in the coming con
Hent!un.
vention, which viii go to the subordi
natc unions for a referendum vote, pro
viding that officers shall hereafter b.
nominated on the floor of the conven
tion, but shall be elected by a referen
dun vote of the unions. Another reso
luton passed provides that every dele
gate to future. conventions must be {
Carpenter working at his trade, or be il
the employ Of the brotherhood.
Niagara Falls will entertain the 1906
biennial session Of the. brotherhood
Indianapolis, San Francisco Kansas Git
and Oklahoma City. Niagara Fall
calne into the contest as dark hors
and won out on the second ballot, re
ceiving the support of many prOmlnen
GERS of the, convention, which went
long way in influencing the selection.
delegates agree that the work of tn
convention will be highly beneficial t.
the o general membership. Upwards 49,
ent parts Of the country for .organiza
ton work. and much aggressive effor
will be exerted in this field. particular
ly in those parts Of the country wher
employ ers' associations have been az
tive anil unions have suffered sci
back. The general orearization is i
good shspe, and the interval betwee
now ami the next convention will, it
thought, BEE the union steadily acqui1
strength.
The bushes Of the convention wa
concluded Wednesday afternoon an
adiournment taken