Omaha daily bee., 1905-08-19
UNION LABOR IN POLITICS
Central Labor Union Adopts Plan foi
Test Election.
CANDIDATES MUST PAY THE EXPENSES
Report of Committee Outlining the
Expense and General Method f.
Adopted by Meeting with
ont Dissent.

The regular meeting Of the Central Labor
union was greeted with an exceptionally
large attendance last night and much bust
ness was transacted. The principal bust
ness OF the evening was the submission and
adoption OF the report of the committee on
ways and means on the election proposition.
AT former meeting 1t was Announced that
the AFFILIATED organizations had by a raf,r-
endum vote Overwhelmingly agreed that thu
labor organizations should ex.rcise our
political power as a non-partisan unit and
That a plan should be submitted for sucb
election by special committee at the req
ular meeting to be held Friday evening
August Is.
This plan was submitted through Will
nam Wardlaw Of the ways and means COIN
mite last night and lie in effect as follows:
Ihat to carry out the proposition proyis-
Ion should be made for printing 10 600 t,c,.-
cts, at cost of $40; for the appointment Of
hve judges and clerks of election, $685. hail
rent ballot boxes, etc, SIS; miscellaneous
incidentals S25
Candidate Must Pay Expense,
AS means for providing for this ex-
pense 1t was recommended that a filing fee
be charged the several candidates as fol-
lows; Sheriff, judge. clerk treasurer. cor
oner, surveyor superintendent OF public
instruction and police judge, $3.50 each. and
LOT justice OF the peace and constable. So
each' The committee further recommended
that all moneysbe paid over to the treas
urer OF the Central Labor union to be held
as a special fund to defray the necessary
expenses The secretary is to notify all
attiliated organizations of labor under the
seal OF the union also to have published
In the press OF the city n notification of
the result OF such election.
The form of the petition is also given.
which provides that the candidates seeking
the endorsement of afiliated labor. signl-
Tying their friendliness for labor, must file
the same with the requisite fee with the
financial secretary of the union. II was
further recommended that a committee be
appointed to name the five judges and
clerks of election to carry out the spirit
of this report
The report of the committee was adonted
Election Mt Labor Temple.
The proposition in brief is that an eIec
ton shall be held by organized labor at
Labor temple on the second Tuesday before
the regular county and city elections for
the purpose Of making choice of the
various candidates for office nominated by
the respective political parties and that
the candidates so chosen shall be deemed
the preferred candidates Of the affiliated
trade union organizations and shall receive
the united support of that organization at
the general election
Following comprise the regular standing
committees Of the Central Labor union for
the ensuing year:
Law-Robert Rupert carpenters. w
Young, plumbers; e. Hall, blacksmiths: C.
Heine, brewers; c. Beatty, hackmen.
Organization Ed Glenn. horseshoers;
Fred Baughman, walters; Ed Birch, press
men.
William wardlaw, laundry
men; James Fullerton, pressmen; John
Home Industry and Union Label League
M. N.!Griffith, typographical: James An
derson. iron workers; K. W. Schneider
Press"B, G. Burkett, typographical; c.
F. Nicholson street railways; c. w. Adalr
sheet metal workers.
Educatlonal-Burt Murray, teamsters; T.
bookbinders; A. q. Terreli, machinists; II
T. Kinkaid, street railways.
Fraternal Delegates to South Omaha-Ed
and shoe workers: Ed Baker BARRIERS To
Council Bluffs-W. Dakin, stereotypers f.
Robin son, steel workers, and B. Keegan,
Transfers.
New Delegates Obligated.
The following delegates were obligated
as members Of the Central Labor union:
]. o. Bayard, International Alliance of
Theatrical Stage Employees; A. D. Boukal,
j. Moore. fraternal delegates from South
Omaha: Tom Linehan, from local horse
shoers No. 10.
A motion prevailed unanimously endors-
ing the appointment of A. c. Kugel as
plumbing and gas inspector by the mayor,
and the secretary was directed to address