The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-31
THE FIELD
g. as
OF LABOR

80 "fA AaEN1 N1'A~
tonight:
Engineers, 81 Exchange Place.
Engineers, 100 Exchange Place.
CARPENTERS SUCCESSFUL MASS
MEETING.
The first OF the series OF educational
meetings TO be held this season by the
carpenters union 622 was held last even
ing and about $50 OF the members were on
hand.
The occasion for such a large gathering
OF the men was the fact that the commit
tee having in charge the preparations for
this meeting had as their chief speaker
Prof. Macdonald of Brown University.
Before the speaker arrived there was a
short business session presided over by
the president Of the local Mr.. Eugene An
mis- and during that time three new can
didates were proposed and initiated. Tho
remainder OF that portion OF the meeting
was then devoted TO routine matters.
About . o'clock the session changed into
a social one and while the members were
waiting for the appearance OF the chief
speaker OF the evening several musical Sc
lectiens were heard. Mr.. Walter oliver
Favored those present with a few selec-
TONS on the concertina- Then Mr.. j. j.
savage rendered a few selections on the
piano. BY that time the speaker was an
h)unced and amid much applause he was
led To the platform.
Mr.. T. r. kearney then took charge OF
the meeting and in n few words telling
the men recalling to them the fact that
the topic for the address of the evening
was one of vital interest TO them and one
that they would all the more readily I'M
derstand owing to the fact that represent
alton was one OF the chief matters of the
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international body.
He said that Prof. Macdonald had made
a careful study OF the amendment pro-
posed and under discussion as well as n
NUMBER OF other features relating to poll
tlcaf government and he was well nusl-
ned to talk to them. Having thus ad-
dressed them he intdoduced the speaker
who spoke In part as follows:
He began by explaining the nresar. con
stltutional amendment and offered sta
tlstlcs 10 show that even If the changes
were made ms the friends OF the amend
ment wished there would still he no fair
representation, for on the basis lanned
out OF the 100 10 he provided there would
SUN be hve left over after an even dis
~trlnution' and In the senate there would
still be the proportion Of 80 TO - Also
In the senate the representation would
be but about 3 per cent. and the outlviny
districts would still nave controlling
power.
He said that with the districxng off Of
the state as the amendment provided the
s~parsely settled districts would still be
In the control of the more densely settled
communities. He said that the best
ratio would be to divide the districts into
sections. so that for every 400 persons
there should be one representative. This
would still provide an inequality. since
the number Of representatives from any
one district would be limited. and the
smaller and country towns would thus
be able TO send the larger Number OF rep
resentatives. In this way the fewer
would have the greater power and would
still allow OF machine control.
lie spoke In this strain for about an
hour. holding the attention Of his listeners
throughout. When he finished his ad-
dress there was a time Of social features
and then the meeting closed.
NO MEETING TONIGHT.
There will he no meeting of the Joint
committee from the Building Trades
council tonight. wing TO the fact that
the trades interested have not been able
to perfect their plans for the Inaugural
ton OF the work intended to be done.
IL is thought that the body will be
called together for organization on the
first Tuesday evening OF next month. At
iildA AlflF dll inc committees Will nave
prepared their plans and will be able to
the work they intend to do during
the winter.
PLUMBERS APPRENTICES.
The Plumbers apprentices are planning
to have one Of the best meetings OF the
year tomorrow evening. when they meet
for their first open and educational meet
Ing OF the year. At that time n number
~ tho master plumbers will be present.
and IL Is hoped that several OF them will
be able 10 deliver short addresses. one
~ the best papers OF tho evening will be
or the business agent OF the Plumb
Prs union. ON a subject pertaining to the
work of the craft.
ELECTRICAL WORKERS MEETING. |
At the meeting OF the electrical workers
evening. the greater part OF the time
was devoted 10 routine matters and n dis
'uSsion OF plans for the increasing OF the
members OF the union. When that was
lone the remainder OF the time was de-
-oted TO general business and talks under
he good and welfare OF the body, after
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