The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-29
THE FIELD
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OFLABoR

The following unions will hold sessions
tonight and tomorrow
Bakers. Labor temple.
Typos, %. Labor temple.
PLUMBERS SHORT MEETING.
The meeting OF the Plumbers last even
the time to routine business ana the re.
port of the examining board.
The board made report in fun for the
year ending. il was then ruled ;hat the
new working laws for the I1umbers be
printed in the due books foT the next
year.
The executive board was instructed to
visit Superintendent Bemis and talk over
the sanitation Of the city. The matter
OF the superintendent of public buildings
was also talked over.
CENTRAL BODY ELECTIONS.
The meeting OF the Central Labor union
last evening was one OF the longest as
well as bet attended that have ever been
held for a long time nearly every union
affiliated having a representative there.
The first business of the mectIng was
the appointing OF two secretaries both
of the regular ones being absent. l.. $.
Murtha and NJ. ID. Pasquale were chosen
for the meeting.
The next business was the admission of
delegates. The stationary engineers sent
2. the BARRIERS T. electrical workers 3. pat
tern makers g. musicians 9. blacksmiths 5,
all Of whom were obligated and seated
y
communications. the first OF these being
from the photographers asking that a
Weybosset tea store be endorsed for the
stand they had taken relative to union
men. This request was granted.
The home telephone company sent a
letter TO the body thanking them for sup
port and promising 10 hire union meit
when they started to do work here.
The special committees then reported
and the trade reports The BARRIERS claim
ed that they were having some trouble
with one Of the down town shops on ac-
count OF the closing of the shop Christ
mas day. A committee appointed Messrs.
Brady, Manning and Agnew.
The coal teamsters and the general
teamsters. as well as the cab drivers
made reports on their conditions The
nominations of the officers then came up
and the closest fight that has been had
for a long time was on. The choice for
president was only decided after three
ballots, two of which were tied each be-
tween Edwards and Connors. Finally Con-
nors won out by two votes. The results
follow: James Connors, president
First vice-president Thomas F. Gamble,
OF the Musicians union: second vice presi-
dent Lawrence Burnett, of the Machn-
tsts' union; recording secretary. Charles
lee, of the Typographical union; corre-
spending secretary. Lawrence A. Grace
OF the Coal Transfers union: financial
Secretary. Carl Robb. Of the Topographic
cal union treasurer. r. A. Ripley. of the
Electrical Workers union: truteees. Will
liam Carroll, OF the Typographical union.
George T.. Brady. of the Jewelry Work
ers union: William II. Johnston. OF the
Machinists union; Michael Meaney, of the
Engineers union; William Maguire of the
Musicians union; executive board James
a. DeBell, of the Cigarmakers' union;
Peter +. Bowen. of the Bartenders' union;
George l.. Brady, OF the Jewelry Work
ers' union: Robert +. Hunt. of the Tyr
graphical union; William II. Johnston OF
the Machnists' union; sergeant-at-arms.
Thomas f. Mccarthy, Of the Coal Team
sters' union.