The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-09
POWER A DELEGATE.


Last evening the bartenders held a
meeting Of the regular kind. but IL was
somewhat OF an innovation in that II
used to be held on Sunday Some Of the
members raised an objection and It was
thought best 10 try evening sessions
Last evenings was the first .Gnd IL that
does not prove satisfactory there will be
others until such evening or time will
| be chosen as will appeal to all members
and bring them out to the discussions.
| The membership committee had TO pre-
| sent to the body for action the name OF
one candidate for admission and he was
taken Into the body.
The Labor day committee made re-
port. stating all tnat had been done to
make the day successful and the commit
| tee was discharged. II was something OF
| regret 10 the local that the body could not
turn out and that the Labor day commit
tee In general did not allow the men TO
turn out In hacks as was proposed
There was an appeal presented I'm behalf
OF the Fall River strikers and after the
case was rehearscd at some length by the
representative, Mr.. Houton formerly a
bartender OF the local I'm that city. a sum
or money was voted TO the strikers and
the moral aid OF the body
An appeal was also presented from the
strikers In several other parts OF the
country. One communication contained
number OF tickets which were to be
sold and the equivalent sent back.
A small sum was also devoted to the aid
or the st. Louis walters who we're out on
strike.
one OF the important matters taken nm
az the meeting was the election OF a
delegate to the coming convention OF the
state federation OF labor. to be held at
Newport on the 2Oth. After some voting
hA
w. j. Power was chosen. Mr.. Power was
selected because OF his eloquence and his
intimate knowledge OF the questions TO
be discussed at the assembly. He is one
or the most popular members OF the
Bartepders' union and the honor fits well
upon his shoulders. He will carry with
him the explicit instructions OF the body
and will make the bartendsrs' local one
floor.
When several other minor matters had
oeen disposed the meeting adjourned.
COUNCIL HEARS DEBATE
Last evening the meeting OF the build
ing trades council listened FOR the greater
part OF the meeting to a debate between
the representative OF the international OF
steam filters and the ". A. steam ntters,
which has recently organized a branch
In this city.
The new locals delegates were not
seated last evening, not because their
cause Is not good one and the local
Just formed has not the right TO exist,
the representative OF the international
body carried the most weight and were
the moro logical Every one OF the dele
gates present was of the opinion that
the u. A. steam filters might have been
seated had there been more OF an active
battle I'm forensics.
The cause OF the young local has not
been invalidated the least bit and it is
thought that were there TO be another
vote cast this evening the result would
be vastly different. The young local feels
that II has every moral right to be In
existence and will present It's appeal for
admission again.
Mr.. Kiefer OF Bridgeport was here in
the interest OF the new local. while Mr.
Cummings has been here for week
or more looking over the field
When the new local first organized IL
was not thought that the older body
would attempt 10 interfere since there
was not the least thought OF opposition
I'm the formation OF the body but the new /
body Is prepared 10 still fight for what
Il believes Is right
In order to meet the opposition that has |
been brought TO II there will be a meet |
ing OF the special committee tonight and |
there Will also be an open session on |
Tuesday
SO much Of the time OF the council was /
devoted TO that matter that there was but \
little else undertaken and after all the \
business was disposed OF the session I
came to n close
MUSICIANS SHORT SESSION.
The last meeting OF the board OF direct
ors OF the Musicians local lss was one OF
a very interesting kind but most OF the \
time was devoted 20 the dlsclplining Of |
the members
There was one application received and
referred 90 the examination committee
A number OF bills were received and
ordered paid.
Several communications were received
and attended 20 by the secretary after
which the body turned lts attention 20
the refractory members
one OF the matters for the congratula-
ton of the body was the effect the labor
has had on some OF the mu-
steal organizations or the city.
Several Of the non-union bands and
drum corps had been given positions I'm
the line of the last parade but owing 20
the fact that the local objected 20 their
being In line unless becoming members
Of the body one or two of them had 20 be
refused and had no work 60 DO.
When all tive business 90 come before
the meeting had been disposed OF the
session closed 90 await the general meet
lng on Sunday.
MOLDERS' SHORT MEETING.
owing TO the fact that IL storned last