The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27
EDITED BY o. M. BOYLE

seldom, even on election nights, has
such a large delegation been present at
the Labor Council as crowded into the
temple Friday night. The high stand
ing in the labor movement of the can
oidates for president was in great
measure responsible for the outpouring.
Not delegate was absent The rou-
tine business Of the evening was hur-
ried through and at o'clock Vice
President Gallagher. who was in the
chair announced that the time had
arrived for the semi-annual election.
The opposing candidates for the
presidency Of the largest central labor
BODY west OF Chicago We're Andrew J.
Gallagher, vice president Of the council
and president Of the Photo Enc gravers'
Union, and George W. Bell. business
agent OF the Gas Workers Union.
While elecUoneering for the candi-
dates was spirited. fl was free from the
bitterness and rancOr Of preceding con-
tests. The well-known ability OF each
candidate for the presidency gave the
delegates very little ground upon which
10 base a choice.
Considerable interest was taken in
the night for positions on the executive
ror1mlrtec, rWenty-siX nominees con-
sting Tor the coveted places. Follow
uE were the successful candidates:
tresident-George w Bell.
Vice president c. Rose.
Recording Secretary p. Nc
Cabe.
Financial secretary. j. Kenny
TREASURED. McLennan.
Sergeant at arms-P. OBrien.
Trustees-Miss A. Burkhardt c. p.
Schuppert and +. Zimmerman.
Executive committee-H NJ AleXan-
der, Miss NJ. Andrews, J. Crosby. II. L.
Foster, j. j. Furey +. Hoffman, Burt
L or-f.
Paul Scharrenberg. c. Schilling, w. J..
Wynn and D. J. Murray.
Organizing cOmmittee-H. Altman, J.
Burns, p. Campbell, J. Guinee, A
Hooper, J. Mcpherson, Miss A. Mullen,
Mrs. r. O'Keefe and J. O. Walsh
Law and legislative committee-G. B.
Benham, James BOwlan. r. Cornelius.
J. X. Jones and Walter Macarthur.
Label committee. T. Ajax. J. J.
Byrne, =. Campbell. H. T. Foster. O.
holman, f. HOran, c. Koch. Miss NJ
oBrien, =. Robinson, Il. c. Weissenber-
ger and Marcel Willie.
Directors Of Labor Clarion-Richard
Cornelius and J. X Jones.
Walters Union No. 30 has met with
nothing but appeals for delay in its
endeavor 10 investigate the charge Of
the Japanese Restaurant Keepers AS
sociation that a member Of the union
called of q boycott on the restaurants
upon the payment Of a $500 bonus. 1t
was this instance that was used by
Secretary Metcalf in his report TO the
President on the treatment Of Japanese
ll this city. Since that time the union
las sought by every means in its power
10 induce the japanese association TO
bring forward the men who were al
legged TO have paid this money.
anese after a delay Of two weeks,
granted in order that they might find
their witnesses. The union wrote again
10 the Japanese Consul asking for the
hearing. His answer has just been re-
ceived. It states that steps viii be
taken by the japanese Restaurant
Keepers Association to bring about the
desired Investigation, but no definite
time for it can yet be set Members
of the union believe that there is very
little likelihood that the japanese viii
ever try to substantiate the charges.
The feeling Of the union men in the
printing trades about the "nine-hour-
ay-and-Open-shOp" agreement entered
into by international President Martin
. Higgins Of the Pressmen with the
United Typothetae is shown by the fol-
owing extract from the written opin-
ion of one Of the prominent local labor
leaders:
This action on the part Of Higgins
is viewed by pressmen and printers
alike as nothing short Of absolute
treachery, and strong suspicion abOunds
that the manipulation OF this deal by
the president is the result Of a pre-
viously arranged understanding, where
by Higgins viii not come out Of the
sham battle a financial loser"
This opinion is published in the local
labor organ, and some parts OF it are
couched in even stronger language than
the paragraph quoted.
The net result Of the agreement 10
which the men object with such vehe-
mence is that determined effort viii
be made to Gust President Higgins at
the forthcoming convention Of the in
ternational in New York. The man
Higgins viii probably come from the
Pacific Coast and viii have a remark
ably good chance Of election il the
feeling In this city against Higgins
SIS any criterion Of what exists in other
parts Of the country.
The 3urisdictional dispute between
the Plumbers and Steamhtters Union
snd the Steamftters' Union OF this city
has brought about a serious condition
in local building trades circles. Each
Of these unions holds a charter from
the American Federation Of Labor. but
the Plumbers and Steamntters Union
is the only one that belongs TO the
Building Trades Council. This council
does not recognize the Steamftters'
Union in any way, holding that all