The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-14
THE FIELD
c. c.
OF LABOR

tonight:
Carpenters council Labor temple.
Electrical Workers. 25s weybosset
street.
Central Trades and Labor union. Labor
temple.
!. Iron Workers. Labor temple.
BoILERMAKERs STRUCK.
During the early part Of this week there
was a strike among the boilermAkers at
work at the locomotive works that did
not end until the meeting OF the union
| had adjusted the matter.
The trouble started over the appearance
| of a workman at the shops who when
asked 70 show his card, refused TO do So
| The matter was taken TO the foreman and
to the higher authorities without any sat
| isfaction.
When il was seen that no satisfaction
| could be had from them the men decided
TO strike and went out. There were sew
eral conferences during the two days fol-
| lowing but the matter was not adjusted
until after the meeting and the commit
tee had reported all satisfactory.
CENTRAL BODY ELECTIONS.
one OF the most important matters to
| come UP at the meeting Of the Central
| Trades and Labor union tonight will be
| the election Of the officers Among the
4 lay members Il is not certain whether
| the election will come ronight or not, but
there are a number o: candidates for the
| office OF president and that makes the
| talk OF interest.
Some OF the members OF the official fam
| ily claim that the election does not occur
until the next meeting and that the nom
| nations will not come up until that time
also. II is claimed by them that the nom
1 al
| time, that being the last meeting or the
old year.
Some OF the officers claim that the nom
nations occur at the meeting tonight and
| the election follows on the next night OF
meeting. Last year the election and the
nominations occurred on the same eve
| ming that being the last meeting OF the
year. Before that the elections were held
| every six months, and the constitution Is
not very clear upon the subject.
| There are several candidates for the
| office. among the most prominent OF
| whom Is Mr. John Connors, president Oh
| the Coal Teamsters union. he Is one
| CT the most level-headed members or or
ganized labor and has shown great exec
| utiye ability as the head OF the teamsters
He has made so many friends as the heao
| Of that body that his friends are pushing
him for the office.
| Another candidate who has a goou
| chance is Mr. w 8. Edwards OF the re-
| tsn clerks. He is one Of the most promi-
lent as well as best-known OF the dele
| gates attending the central body and has
| been the secretary treasurer for the past
two years He has held the position sue
| cessfully and TO the satisfaction OF all
! concerned and has much claim TO eleva-
| ton TO the office. ..L
There has been some talk OF President
| Brady trying for the office again, but that
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two terms at II, and is said TO be willing
TO retire upon his laurels.
| A number OF other candidates Will
spring at the time OF naming the officers,
but those mentioned have the greatest
following among the delegates.
METAL WORKERS EXPECT OR
GAMER.
! At the meeting OF the sheet metal work,
ers last evening il was announced that
the general organizer is expected to be IN
! this city for a week In the near future,
the date TO be ANNOUNCED later, and at
that time the members OF the union Will
hold several rouslng meetings. The first
of these will be in the form OF recep-
tion.
The union initiated four candidates at
| ter receiving the report OF the member
| ship committee. after which the time was
| devoted to routine matters.
|
| NESS.
The meeting OF the stone cutters last
evening was devoted to general business
and the initiation OF few candidates who
presented themselves. There were also
two applications for membership.
| After hearing the reports of the dele
! gates and the special committees, the
time was taken up with a discussion OF
trade possibilities for the coming spring.
| COUNCIL SENDS RESOLUTION.
The meeting OF the Building Trades
| council last evening had as its most inn
| portant bit OF business the drafting and
sending Of set OF resolutions to the
| members OF the police commission asking
that the saloons OF the city be closed on
| Christmas day.
Trade matters were discussed for the
| greater part OF the evening. after the re-
| port OF the membership committee ana
| the shop delegates had all told OF the
| conditions existing in the various unions
| during the past week.
The business agent OF the body made a
| report on the number OF important mat
ters placed in his hands for investigation.
| The condition OF several OF the large
| buildings OF the city were reported upon
and the action taken by the several
! crafts.
| General business pertaining 10 the ad-
justment OF trade difficulties occupied the
| attention OF the members from that time
| on TO the adjournment
GOOD NEWS FOR LITHOGRAPHERS.
At the meeting OF the Lithographers
last evening one of the most important
announcements was one coming from
New York TO the effect that the national
| association Of employing photographers,
the II. Senia company OF that city, had
conceded the eight-hour day. The mem
bers present at the meeting took that an
fnouncement as significant for the reason
that the action followed Immediately
M a mo n
vention OF the eight-hour shop employers
held at Philadelphia last week.
A number OF other encouraging reports
were received from all over the coun-
try
DISsENsIONs IN HORSESHOE
WORKS.
4 There is a persistent rumor among the
( horseshoers 10 the effect that all is not
harmonious between the employees OF the
Rhode Island Horseshoe company OF Val
/ ley Falls and the employers. At present
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