The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-10-27
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WARM MEETING AT CENTRAL
TRADES
| Last evening there was a warm meet
ing Of the Central Trades and Labor
union and one OF the features was the
appeals from the decision OF the chair.
At the last meeting OF the Central Labor
union, when the decisions OF the chair
were appealed from. when the meeting
| was over II was remarked by some of the
delegates that Mr.. Brady. the president.
stated that he would resign from the
! presidency and get out Of the movement
| owing TO the way his decisions were
| treated. AS II TO put him TO the test last
evening there was a continuance Of the
same thing and on the 6ne occasion when
put TO a vote he was defeated
The meeting was warm one for other
reasons as well The first business after
the opening OF the session was the reading
OF communications. owing TO the fact that
the admission OF new delegates was taken
up later. the new men not having ap-
peared at the opening OF the meeting.
The first OF the communications to be
received was from the Jewelry Workers
union, enclosing a set OF resolution con-
union for the political action taken at the
last meeting When this was read there
was Immediately opposition shown TO hav-
ing the affair aired at all and for the
local presuming to censure the parent
body.
In order TO have himself vindhcated and
u get the thing before the meeting Mr..
Brady ruled that IL was debatable. The
decision was appealed from and then there
was begun set OF arguments. This
debate continued for some time after
which Il was finally voted to lay tho
matter on the table. The communica-
ton asked that the action OF the pre-
vious meeting be rescinded, bat this was
not done.
Another communication OF the same
kind came from the Musicians Union, and
that was laid on the table for two weeks
as the best way OF getting rid of It.
Another affair that made the meeting
full OF interest was the aftermath OF the
reading OF a resolution from the Cigar
Makers. asking that the central labor
union indorse the Socialist ticket The
president refused, and there was a heated
argument between two OF the members II
was finally settled.
The Labor Day committee reported
that as a result of the affair in September
the sum OF H7 80 was realized by both the
central trades and the building trardes.
BY this time the new delegates were on
hand with their credentials. one from the
retail clerks and four from the tailors
They were received and seated
The question next considered was
that Of the representation at the next
convention for the election OF the chief
marshal. II was voted that on the
part OF the central body that matter
be put in the hands OF the various
unions for a referendum vote. and that
the delegates TO the council report
that action to their body, with re-
quest TO act In the same manner. The
question was to be settled before the
first OF the new year.
Several committees reported progress
and were continued. The report OF the
delegates TO the Label league were
then made and the question OF an
other delegate was up. Mr. M. ID.
Pasquale was nominated, but declined,
and then Mr.. Brady was nominated
and accepted with the greatest OF
alacrty
The question OF giving out the news
to the press was then taken up and
Mr. L. A. Grace, business agent OF the
Coal Teamsters' union, local 1s0 made
a motion that the morning papers be
given detailed accounts OF the news
by the press committee, and that the
committee sign their names TO the
document used This has no bearing
upon the other unions, but relates TO
Up to this time the body has not
given the news to the papers offi-
cially, because they did not bear the
only stamp Of thorough union prin-
ciples During the discussion OF the
matter last evening several OF those
who had had their names mentioned as
breaking over the rules OF the body
relative to giving out its news denied
the same or confessed that they did
not know that there was a vote
against II.
After some further business the meet
ing adjourned.
MIR. BRADY WAS READY TO FIGHT.
There was one development. at the
meeting OF the Central Trades and Labor
union last evening, or rather after the
session that came very near having an
interesting climax, and only the interven-
tion OF a friend prevented. During the
discussion on the floor OF the meeting on
the resolution presented from the jewelry
workers on the previous action OF the
central body AS stated in another story.
when the matter was presented and OBJ
jected 90 Mr.. Brady ruled that it was
debatahle His decision was appealed
from and during the voting OF course he
had TO give up the chair 20 the vice pres
ident, Mr.. Levin. OF the electrical work
ers when Mr.. levin started 20 take
the chair. so the report goes. Mr. Grace
arose and protested. saying that 10 was
foolhardy for a man OF Mr. Lewin's ca
pacities 90 sit In Judgment since he was
incapable OF fair rulings. This caused
some laughter and Mr. levin. though re-
senting the statements allowed them to
pass unnoticcd until after the meeting.
When that was concluded, however, he
took Mr. Grace 20 task for them. Mr.
Grace explained that they were not his
words. but those OF the president OF the
body Mr. levin then went TO him for
an explanation. stating that 10 was an un-
fair as well as an insulting statement 20
make and that some form OF an apology
was due.
Mr. Brady would not apologize and