Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-31
decline TO ENDORSE
Central Labor Union Votes
Down Proposition.
BEHALF OF A CANDIDATE
Aspirant for Congress in Fourth Wis
cousin District.
REPORT ON LOCAL ABATT0Rs
Committees Findings Regarding
Sanitary Conditions Mass Meet
ing in Interest Of Miners.
BEHALF OF A CANDIDATE
REPORT ON LOCAL ABATToms

The pot of politics boiled right merriiy
last night at the meeting OF the Central
Labor Union at Typographical Temple The
stirring speeches and salvos of applause Ie-
minded one Of the older members OF the
former days in the District. when ward pol
itics prevailed here.
w. H. Batty. president Of the Commercial
Teiegraphers Association, prectpitated a
lively political discussion by his effort to
have the Central Labor Union indorse the
candidacy OF w. J. Carey, who is candi-
date for representative in Congress from
the Milwaukee or fourth district Of Wis
consin. now represented by Representative
Often. Mr.. Batty declared that Mr.. Carey
was member of the Photographers Union
and always carried a working card in his
pocket.
Delegate Rodier of Columbia Typograph-
ical Union Said the Central Labor Union
did not pro pose to take orders from the
American Federation of Labor in such mat
ters. I'VE will not sit down like orphan
children, he added, land wait for others
to tel US what to do
Delegate ]. l.. Feeney OF the BooKbinders'
Union favored giving Mr.. Carey the In
dorsement asked for.
ographical Union said the candidate for
congressional election should first get the
Endorsement of the Milwaukee, Central
Union before asking other labor bodies to
support his candidacy
Delegate Sprague of the pressmen be-
lieved in indorsing all labor candidates He
also believed the central body should be
right before going ahead.
Regarded as Unusual
Delegate Bishop of the hosting engineers
regarded 1t as rather unusual spectacle
to witness the Central Labor Union mem
bers engaged tn such lively political discus
sion when for years the question of poll
tics had been tabooed by the organiza-
ton. We were not allowed to even men,
ton politics in our meeting place." he add
ed and now we are jumping right into
it,"
Delegate Feeney declared that IL Mr.
Carey had as his opponent in the Milwaukee
district Representative Often he should be
Endorsed by the central body, as Often was
'tone of the worst enemies organized labor
had to contend with
Delegate Dickman of Columbia Typo
through the Endorsement Of the central
body for any candidate until the members
knew who and what he lie.
Delegate Jere Mccarthy OF the bartend-
ers said the organization should be care
full in giving its Endorsement in such cases
He favored letting the matter go to the
legislative committee, to be reported on in
Delegate Brinkman of the carriage and
wagon workers agreed with Mr.. Mccarthy
and said the precedent of having the mat
ter inquired into by the Legislative COM
mittee should be established at this time,
even though the man seeking the indorse-
ment had carried union card ever since
he had been rocked in hts cradle by his
mothers hand
Another delegate declared that the. con-,
gressional agent of the Central Labor Union
Congress Carey had been pulling straight
in the harness or sideways" He thought
it was wrong to indorse new man about
whom the Washington workmen knew
nothing
After further discussion the acting sec
rotary, Mr.. T. NJ Ring editor of the Trades
Unionist, was directed by vote to send
telegram to the Central Labor Union of
Milwaukee and ascertain. Mr. Carey's stand
ing as a friend of trades unionists and
whether the workingmen OF that city had
given him their Endorsement, a report to
be made at the next meeting of the local
central body.
Report on Abattoirs
The committee which was appointed sew
eral weeks ago to visit the abattoirs
slaughter houses and other places and
plants In the District and vicinity where
meat products are prepared made report.
which was adopted by the unanimous vote
of the organization. After it's adoption a
motion was adopted with similar unanimity
to refer the report to the health officer Of
the D1SIFlCt OF 0OluIflDtd.
The committee was composed of MessFs.
T. L. Feeney of the hookbinders, Milford
Spohn of the bricklayers, Jere Mccarthy of
the bartenders, Samuel DeNedrey of Colum-
bia Typographical Union and Mr.. Smelling.
In presenting the report Chairman Feeney
stated that the meat products of the estab-
lishments that had been investigated were
generally consumed in the District, where.
he added, there are about 40,000 working
men and their dependents.
The First Visit.
The report recites that the committee first
visited the Benning abattoir, where a gen.
eraI slaughter is conducted and supplies are
furnished to many of the local retail meat
dealers Conditions at this plant, the COM
mittee say. were found to be good. except
that the floor of the slaughter place Is OF
wood. which absorbs largely the blood and
excrement. 1t was also observed by the
committee that the receptacles in which the
offal is placed is also of wood 1t is recon-
mended that cement flooring be substituted
for the wooden floors and device be en-
ployed for frequent flushing. Also that the
exterior openings of the slaughter house be
screened as protection against the fnva-
sion of flies.
At the Andrew Loeffier Provision Com
pany's plant conditions were found to be
clearly, as was that of the N. Auth Pro-
vision Company. At the plant of the Ross
Iyn Va, Provision Company, which Is en-
gagged in the manufacture of lard. sausage
and bacon the conditions were found, the
committee say, to be cleanly
Golden & Company's Plant.
AT the abattoir of Golden & Co., on
the Columbia road, in Alexandria county
the committee criticised the management
because, 1t is claimed, the committeeman
found a fertilizer annex in close proxim-
ity to the entrance to the slaughter
place. and that the odors from the annex
pervaded the place where meat was be-
ing prepared for market. It was also
observed according to the committee
that flies from the fertilizer annex In
vaded the apartment In which the
fresh meats were being prepared, and
that not enough care was taken to- pro-
tect the cooked sausage meats at the
place they were placed to cool.
In conclusion, the committee declares
that the investigation was made I'M
partially
Delegates of the Butcher Workmen an
T5ounced that their union would give an
outing today at Luna Park. features of
which woulh be athletic sports, meat
dressing contests for valuable prizes and
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