The San Francisco call., 1907-01-12
EDITED BY o. NJ. BOYLE

The delegates TO the San Francisco
Labor Council met last night in Labor
Council Hall, on Fourteenth street, near
Mission. and nominated officers for the
council for the coming term. The drug
clerks Of Local no. 472, the photo
engravers Of Local no. and the
linemen Of Local No. Isl submitted
new wage scales. The scales Were re-
ferred TO the executive committee Of
the council for action. The increased
wage asked for is but slight in each
case.
The nominations made were: For
president. George W. Bell and Andrew
J. Gallagher, vice president John o.
walsh al III. T. Ajax; recording sec
retarv and business agent. William p.
McCabe: financial secretary, Paul
Scharrenberg and %. Kenney; treasurer,
u. AcLennan: sergeant at arms p.
O'Rrien: trustees-Charles Schuppert
Miss Anna Buckhardt. Frederick Zim-
norman. executive cOmmittee-Charles
Schflling. G. Cooney, NJ. shannon Alex
ander. George w. Bell. j. r. Matheson,
A. C. Rose. ID. Schwarting. H. L. Foster,
g. Rowe. J. Garrett, J. J. RUsk Max
II LIGHT and Paul Scharrenberg; organ
izfng c0mmittee-John o. Walsh. James
Rowlan. j. Campbell. Burt La Rue, Gus
Wfgermann. E. Robinson, Miss X
O'Keefe. Mrs. C. z. Hawkes., Miss Annie
AIullens. j. A. Paterson, John Guinee,
T. Carlson and c. Mcpherson; label
committee. j. O'Niel NJ. Willis, Miss
Margaret O'Brien, p. Campbell, c. Nc
Pherson. Charles Kocn. c. Robinson, G.
Homer. y. 4. Ajax. H. L. Foster and G.
Horn: law and legislative committee
Walter Macarthur, C. NJ. LipDman,
Richard Cornelius. Russell J. Wisler, NJ.
Casey, @. B. Benham, James H. Bow
ling: directors Of the Labor Clarion
board. x. Jones and r. Cornelius
The election wil be held next Wednes-
day.
At a recent meeting Of the Riggers'
and stevedores' Union the following
officers were Installed: p .. Har-
thorn. president; John Shields, first vice
president; J. H. Ashman, second vice
president; John H Dolan. recording and
corresponding secretary; A c. Holmes,
financial secretary Patrick Furlong,
treasurer; r. n. Parsons. sergeant at
arms, trustees - Robert Buckley,
Thomas Ryan. James Mcdonald.
Thomas Ford. William Kempe; business
agent. John d. Mahoney; delegates TO
the City Front Federation-A c.
Holmes. J. d. MahOney and John
Shields.
Local No. ss44 Of the Laborers' Pro
tective Union recently installed the
officers for the current term:
John Murphy president: J. T. Learney,
vice president; L b. Higgins, financial
J. III. Wiedemann, cores
ponding secretary; William Meakin,
business agent: members Of the exec
utive committee. J. P. O'Reily, p.
Tierney, c. n Erickson, Robert Mea-
kin. /. B. Higgins, John Leamey,
James Rea gan delegates TO the State
Trades Council-P. 7. Tier
ney, John Manon. Garret Sears, Daniel
Stewart. Joseph O'DOnnell i rank DC
latur. James Riordan, l. B. Higgins,
John Murphy, NJ. Macdonald, John Flu
reseth. A large increase was ma5e in
the membership of the union at the
last session. Sixty-four members were
initiated and $50 applications received.
Conditions were reported good, with
work for all
The District Council Of Union Paint
ers OF the United Brotherhood Of Paint
ers Of America has decided not TO elect
any officers until after all the new del
egates 10 the council viii have been
seated. The election viii be held the
FIRST time the council cOnvenes in Feb
ruary.
The final returns Of the election Of
officers for the Sailors Union Of the
Pacific are being held open pending the
rrival Of the votes Of the sailors who
nave their headquarters in Honolulu.
The sailors organization is the largest
BODY OF organized WOrkingmen in the
country and the results are being
watched with anticipation in the labor
world. The returns from the outlying
post are expected at headquarters
Tuesday Of next week and then the
inai result viii be determined Al
hough a landslide may occur with the
addition OF the Honolulu vote, such
ltate OF affairs is not expected and it
s the belief that the partial list as
given out upon the taking Of the local
Tote viii be substantially the same
The paramount question discussed
among unions comprising the Building
Trades Council yesterday was relative
what would be the ultimate outcome
y the trouble raised by the members
II Local No. 6, Inside Electrical Work
rs whether the men OF this ulion
viii attempt to buck the entire Trades
Council or fall IN with the ruling OF the
,ficials and admit to the contractors
hat their strike Of two weeks is fall
ire Is the matter. open for consioera-
ion. At midnight tonight the electri-
.ians viii make their answer. II the
Itrikers should refuse to go back to
work at the old scale OF wages they
would be summarily suspended from
he State Building Trades Council and
he prospects Of their ever being al
owed TO become union men again
would not be bright On the other
land, II they should decide TO forsake
heir stand OF a dollar a day raise they
would be taken back by both the con-
ractors and the Trades Council The
strike has caused much bitter feeling.
The members Of the Building Trades
Council are busily preparing for the
lnnual convention, which viii take
,lace in Stockton next week. The
Inions Of the council have selected
heir delegates TO the convention, and
matters in the various headquarters
ire being adjusted preparatory TO the
gathering. President p. II. Mccarthy
las prepared his report which will
'e delivered at the opening OF the
Meeting. The leaders Of the japanese
Exclusion League have prepared re-
,orts to deliver at the session The
lelegates viii leave this city on Sun
Iay 10 be present at the opening OF