The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-08-22
N. ]. FE0ERATI0N
ATTACKS SHINN
Organized Workmen Of the
State Claim the Senator
Held Up Labor Bills
CONVICT LABOR DISCUSSED
STATE PRISON AUTHORITIES AC-
CUsED OF HAVING BROKEN
THEIR AGREEMENT.

TRENTON, August y, 1905. The
Inauguration Of fight against Senator
George i. Shinn. Rpublican, of Ocean
County to prevent his geing chosen
chairman of the senate committee on
labor and industries again next winter.
was the main feature of the twenty
seventh annual convention of the New
Jersey State Federation of Labor.
which began yesterday in the assembly
chamber at the state house. Another
matter taken up was a plan to improve
the conditions under which convict labor
is employed in the state prison Pres-
dent Ford called the convention to order
at 10 a. m.
The appointment of committees and
the report of the president were the
principal matters of the morning session.
President Ford, in his report, urged
that the State Federation use all its in
fiuence to prevent Senator Shinn from
being made chairman of the senate COM
mittee on labor and industries again this
year. 1t is claimed that Senator Shinn
held up several bills last term that were
favorable to organized labor Last fall
the executive committee of the fedora
tion sent men into Ocean county to fight
against Shinn's election. The fight was
unsuccessful and Senator Shinn was re-
elected. The federation is now endeav-
oring to fight him in another way
The president said that the conditions
of labor all over the state had improv-
ed during this past year-wages were
higher and hours shorter. There had
been a big improvement in the conditions
of the glass blowers in South Jersey.
In conclusion. President Ford called
attention to the bakers fight in Eliza
beth and urged both moral aud financial
support for the fighting journeymen.
William ]. Brennan of Vineland was ap-
pointed sergeant-at-arms.
John Cosgrove of Elizabeth, represent
ative to the American Federation of
Labor, made his report The appoint
ment of the following comnittees con
cluded the morning session:
Auditing and Credentials Henry f.
Hilfers, Newark; Joseph P. O'Lone, Ho-
boken; Charles sockwell, Bridgeton.
Resolutions Thomas ]. McHugh,
Newark; Clarence Ayres, AIillville; John
Cosgrove, Elizabeth; Luke McKenny,
Trenton; P. seidel, Jersey City
Organization T. Woodrow, Cam
den; John Z. Franks. Newark; Carlton
/ Parks, Newark; Harry Zimmerman.
Elizabeth; Henry 3. Austin. New Bruins
wick
Labels and Grievances George Leary,
Newark: Alexander Johnston, Trenton;
| Charies Curtis. Newark; Henry Kech,
Paterson: Thosam Donovan, Newark.
Presidents Report-John H. Waters,
Camden; A. G. Ross. Elizabeth; George
/ w. Point. Jersey City.
To Visit Prison and Investigate Con-
vict Labor Frank =. Kresage, Trenton:
George D. Macarthur, Newark; w. J.
Dominick. AIillville.
4 To Meet George B. Wight, Commis-
sioner Of Charities and Correction
Frank Il. Kresage, Trenton; George D.
| McArthur, Newark; w. ]. Dominick,
! AIillville.
Trenton was represented as follows in
the convention:
Typographical Union Reuben Forker,
Fred Smith, Alexander Johnston.
Printing Pressmen Manuel Kline and
Sanford Campbell.
Allied Printing Trades 3. H. Fow-
ler.
Lathers Luke .McKenny and William
Kelly
Brewers-Jacob schaaf
| Plumbers j ohm P. Williams and T.
lv. osHara.
The convention reconvened at 2 p. nj.
aud several reports were received. Pres