The San Francisco call., 1906-09-19

tation into California of goods
made by convict labor.
We urge the abolition of the sys-
tenn OF poll tax as an unfair and
entirely inexcusable discrimination
whereby disproportionate taxes are
extorted from men Of meager in
We favor the creation by the
State of board of arbitration
through which individual disputes
between employer and employe
may be settled through the inter-
vention of disinterested parties and
the distress and loss consequent
upon industrial war be avoided.
We demand from our Represent
members in the Legislature that
they secure adequate apprepria-.
tions for the Improvement of our
lnarbor. harbor fronts and water
ways.
We earnestly deplore any agita-
tlon or legislation that would tend
to array class against class or
socia or dns to Ssrs
should be equal representation in
every part Of our Government for
capital as well as labor and equal
protection for both employer and
employe
CONVENTION ORGANIZES.
Charles A. Nelson called the conven
tion to order, George Berger acting a.
secretary. Delegate Harry Knox of tn,
committee on permanent organization
read the recommendations of the com
mittee regarding the order of business
After recommending the selection O.
George Newsom. Nicholas Lawfer, Will
liam Mcdonald and d. Driscolf as ser
geants at arms. the committee CLOSED
it's report by recommending that tn,
governing committee OF the party dur
ing the last municipal campaign b,
nay toI ix, of Hoa "a ~.
port of the committee was unanimousi,
adopted
Thomas Egan, Commissioner of Pub
lie Works, as a member of the com
mittee on platform and resolutions
reae the platform on which the noni
nces Of Union Labor will go before tn,
people. AT the conclusion of the read
ing the resolution to adopt the plat
form was unanimously adopted
The committee on platform and reso
lutions is as follows:
]. J. Joyce. Twenty y-eighth District: Thoma
F. Egan, Twenty-ninth District; T. c. RYAN
Thirtieth District; c. A.. siskron Thirty s6rs
G. J. Williams Thirty thrd Dsfp1et District +
Mccarthy. Thtrty-feurth District; James De Sue
ca n,sr.t nfth pa,s pist.ict stgoth Thirty
District: l. T. Jacks. Thirty eighth District:
McGorldrick: Thirty ninth District; James Rior
hrst District d. j. Kirwan, Forty second Dis
trict J: J. Flynn. Forty-third District; j. ]
Furey. fForty fourth District; j. A. McManus
Forty nth District
The following delegates comprise the commit
tee on permanent organization: ". Bello Twen
t. eighth District; T. F. Finn Twenty-nirlth DIS
trict~J. A. Wilson. Thirtieth District: J. B
Williams, Thirty first District; R. Urbiss. Thir
ty second District; j. P. Maeee. Thirty-t -thir,
District; L. Buckley. Thirty fourth District
c. r. Knight. Thirty fifth District: G. G Wicker
son. Thirty sixth District: Albert Growney
Thirty seventh District; c. Bucher Thirty eight
District; II. Knot: Thirty ninth District; Geore
Humeert, fortieth District: T. j. Krimpboff
Forty first District; Edward j. Burke. Forty
second District; Burt La Rue. Forty third DIS
trict; =. j. Giovannini Forty fourth District
David Ryan. Forty -hfth District.
The convention then adiourned :,
meet a week from tonight at a Mac
to be designated by the chairman.