The San Francisco call., 1906-11-02
Mccarthy and Gallagher
Hold a Conference.

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Few incidents since the graft. charges
We're made. against Ruef by Heney.
have caused so much. general excite-
ment throughout the city as the reso-
lutions: passed Wedn esday might = on
the side Of. law and justice by. the
Bricklayers and NTasons' Union.
f One: of the first effects was to bring
P. II, Mccarthy, president. of the Build
ing Trades Council: and Acting Mayor
Gallagher into private oiisultation. In
the fatter's office yest terdaY. morning.
The meeting. was previously: ranged
by telephone, and although there. were
a number of people waiting In: the
Mayors. effice. at ithe< time: MCCARTHY
was passed into, the presence. through
"a side door: In advance of. the. :com4:
mon herd The public will probably
never: know :: what was said Behind,
.those closed: DOORS; and. whether Nc.
Carthy received instruc tiors : for his,
campaig gn. in defense. of Ruef.@or simply
gave:+the Mayor some advice in. the
manner of handling the labor people. !.
UNION SURPRISES. GALLAGHER. {:
/: Later the Mayor. was asked for. an.
expression of: opinion Regarding. the.
resolutions adopted by the :bricklayer ers
and in reply: he said that in ali iprob-
ability the action of. the union was due
to the failure of the city. government
to exclude. the: use of reinforced cons
crete In the prepara tion of the build
ing laws. But what he did not quite
understand about It,: he. said, was the
fact that Phelan. with whom, ahe in :.
ferred, the union is taking sides was
the chief supporter of the building
law as 1t now stands. :: :.
+. In the afternoon Mccarthy issued an
statement. in which he declared that
the resolutions were prompted by E. j
yxh n ha o1 1t.
clause stating. that the investigation
of city officials had nothing to do with
unionism putin. Mccarthy also stated
that Brandone.is :endeavoring to elect
Gillett:. Governor. He pictured Bran
don as an enemy to union labor.
Brandon has the distinction of being
the third vice president of the Inter
national Bricklayers, and Masons.
Union: and has been identified with
labor interests probably as much as
Mccarthy When asked to give his
opinion Of McCarthy's attack, he re-
piled:
4 do not want to get into a contro-
versy with Mccarthy, but in my own
defense | will say that L. had nothing
to do with the drawing of the resolu.
tions adopted by the union. They were
the result of a spontaneous action. on
the part of the members.
UPHOLDs GRAFT CRUSADE.
But think the resolutions were
perfectly right, and If 1T were II being
attacked 1 would not say that it is a
movement against labor. The investi-
cation should not be prevented. If it
were concerning the action of any other
citizen who is not fortified by having
the municipality behind him. 1t would
have to be conducted without HINDER
ance. s8 y
I'm regard to his charge that Il am
in sympathy with the Citizens AL
lance, 1 will say that 1t is ridiculous
For four years I was vice president of
the Building Trades Council and have
aided in bringing 1t through some of
its more serious difficulties. I am will
Ing to leave it to two of the men who
spoke at Walton: Hall last Sunday to
say who is the better union man. Nc
Carthy or myself. These are Walter
Macarthur, editor of the Coast Seaman's s
Journal and who has known. me In
the union labor movement for the last
ten years, and James Bowling, secre-
tary treasurer of the California State
Federation of Labor. Mr.. Bowling
came to know me personally only in
connection with the fight against the
Citizens Alliance at Santa Rosa, just
previous to the earthquake.
Il want to say that 1 am in favor
of Mr.. Bell for Governor 1 was a
delegate to the convention that noni-
mated him, which is something Mr.
Mccarthy could not have been. 1 can
simply say further in regard to this
whole matter that as private citizen
I would like to see the law take its
for Langdon or his counsel. the matter
~ his suspeusions Will po over until