The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-01-14
c. L. u. ELECTIONS.

last evening the most interesting meet
ing OF the year for the Providence Central
Trades and Labor union was held, az
which time the election OF the officers TOOK
place an the hrst business Of the evening.
This was done I'm the conclusion OF the
adjourned session of last month
The tellers for the occasion were Messrs.
Tally. Morrison and Deffley. Nominas
tions were then made and Mr.. Meegan or
the Typographical union nominated Geo.
r. Brady. the international president OF
the Jewelry Workers union. Mr..
George Il. Sullivan. the officiating presi-
dent, was renominated, but declined.
Mr.. Deffiey was al7o nominated, but de-
ciined.
This left the field free to Mr Brady.
who was elected. III. c. Hegler WAS
chosen first vice president. and T. II.
Deffiey second vice president The re-
naming officers are as follows: John
Powers recording secretary; l.. a
Grace, corresponding secretary, Carl
Robb financial secretary; VIM. s. Ed
wards. treasurer. The executive COM
mittee is as follows: Messrs. Meegan.
James Connors, Leo Martin, Geo. +.
Brady. III. G. Hegler and w. s. Edwards.
The trusteees chosen are X. A. Ripley,
w. J. Powers, Dennis o'Brien, Matthew
Bourgeois and p F. Agnew August
Bergerman was made sergeant at arms.
The adjourned session then came TO a
close and the body went into regular
meeting.
The first matter at this time was the
seating of the delegates. there being five
each from the electrical workers, cigar
makers. Typographical union. walters.
leather workers, general teamsteers.
sailors. horseshoers and cracker bakers.
Then came the discussion OF the COM
munications and bills. The frst OF these
was one from the bartenders asking
that the frm OF John j. Hardigan be put
on the unfair list This was referred TO
q committee for investigation.
A communication from thiswsame body
asked that the firms Of Julius Reiwold At
a. Broad street and VIM. Thoene be re-
moved from the unfair list and this was
done
A communication was read from locaI
g7s of the teamsters enclosing tickets 10?
the coming ball. This was received with
thaEks.
There was a resolution introduced from
the cigar makers depicting the conditions
OF the operatives in Fall River and ask
ing that the delegates be Instructed 70 re.
port back 10 their locals the request OF
the body that a S cent levy be made foi
the relief OF the strikers The resolution
was adopted and the delegates 50 In
structed.
The special committees out then re.
ported, the FIRST Of these being on thf
OGorman matter relative TO the jcwelry
made by the nrm OF VIM. Loeb a co. N,
committee stated that it had been courte.
ousiy received by the members OF the
nrm and assured that NO more jewelry
would be purchased from that Arm un q
The differences had been settled.
The banquet committee made a repor'
of progress and was continued
The committee appointed 10 investigai,
the charges that the place % Jas. NJ El
roy, at 2io Charles street wos unfair re-
ported that the nrm wss unfair and IN.
usual action was taken.
Then came the trade reports from IN
cigar makers. az 10 conditions. the gen
srel teamsters. and the sausage makers
Ths jewelers. stated that IL was nov