The San Francisco call., 1908-08-05
LABOR PARTY ISSUES CALL
State Association Will Meet in
Convention to Name Ticket

The state union labor party. through
o. A Tveitmoe. chairman. and ]. S.
Parry. secretary-treasurer of its gov
erning body. has issued call for a
state convention to meet Saturday
morning, August %. at the Building
rero streets. The convention will place
in nomination 10 presidential electors,
eight congressional candidates, state
controller, and will choose a state
central committee. The call in full fol-
lows:
San Francisco Cal. Aug. 4. 1908.
To the Officers and Members Of the Union
Labor Party County Committee and Union La
boz Voters Of the State of misunderstanding:
Pursuant TO the action OF the union labor
state central committee OF California, ana IN
retary Of state for participation in the primary
election to be held August II, lecs, the state
convention OF the union labor party Of Cali
fornia IS hereby called to convene at the build
ing trades temple. Fourteenth and Guerrero
streets. San Francisco. Cal, at 10 a. m, sstur-
day, August 2e. 1908. for the purpose Of making
nominations Of candidates for public offices 10
be voted for in this state on Tuesday. the third
day OF November, 1908. as follows:
Ten presidential electors.
Eight representatives TO congress.
A state controller and state central com
mittee or governing body Of the union labor
party Of California.
REPRESENTATION
Representation 10 the state convention has
been fixed on the basis of one delegate for each
Haskell. candidate for state treasurer on the
union labor ticket at the general election held
NoveRber 8, 1906. and one delegate for frac-
tion thereof. This basis OF representation gives
the following apportionment OF delegates TO each
county and city and county;
Alameda, ~ delegates; Alpine, !; Amador, /;
Butte, l; Calaveras. l; Colusa, l. Contra Costa,
i: Humboldt. %; Inyo. /: Kern. /; Kings. /;
/: Marin, 2; Mariposa. Il Mendocino. l; Merced.
l: MOdOc; i; Monterey. /; Napa; /; Nevada. 5;
!: San Diego. 2: San Francisco. 112; San
Joaquin. 2; San Luis 0bispo, Il San Mateo, !;
Santa Barbara, /; Santa Clara lie Santa Cruz.
Sonoma, 3; Stanislaus. /: Sutter, l: Tehama,
Trinity, !; Tulare. /; Tuolumne i; Ventura. !;
Delegates 10 said state convention shall be
elected at a primary election 10 be held Tues
day. August IL. 1908. in such places as pro-
IN accordance with the provisions Of the politi-
cal code OF the state Of California; and where
no such primary election is held the delegates
union labor party clubs and union labor voters
In such manner as prescribed by the governing
Of California.
All citizens whose present intentions are tc
support the nominees Of the union labor party
at the general election November 3. 1908. are
entitled TO vote the union labor ticket at the
primary election. IL properly registered. and In
such places as the primary law does not apply,
10 send delegates as hereinbefore indicated, tc
the said union labor party state convention
The interests Of the wage workers OF this
state and nation demand at this time that they
should take especial interest In matters political
and the governing committee Of the union laboi
party Of the state OF California therefore urges
upon labor voters in all counties OF the state
the imperative necessity Of sending a full rep
resentation TO the state convention August 20
BY order Of the union labor party state centra
O. A. TvEITMoE. Chairman.
J. S. PARRY, Secretary y-treasurer.