The San Francisco call., 1908-12-19
LEGISLATIVE AGENT
I CHOSEN BY COUNCIL
John |. Nolan OF the MOlders'
Union Is the Successful
Candidate
Labor's interests Are to Be
Guarded This Winter at
Sacramento

1Nlgsrss> During the session
ETN6fi .Mso2,s 1coQESI1 of the San Fran
~S1E s7TNe1fs1 cisco labor council
last week. W. r.
Hegerty, nominated as a candidate for
legislative agent to represent the coun-
ell at Sacramento during the session
of the legislature. declined to run, on
the ground that since he was nominated
he got into a line of business that Will
keep him in the city during the time
the legislators shall be in Sacramento.
Ray Fredericks, another candidate,
also withdrew from the contest, 1eav-
ing the field to John 1. Nolan of the
molders' union and c. II. Parker of the
typographical union. The result of the
vote was Nolan 124, Parker 81, scat
tering 1.
Nolan was declared elected, and in
thanking the council, he said that he
will while in Sacramento, devote his
whole attention to the interest of all
| matters presented by the council and
to labor legislation generally.
The boycott on the Guadalupe dairy
was lifted at the request of Delegate
Shannon, representing the mixers
union.
Delegate lie Mansey reported for the
boot and shoe workers that nearly
every man and woman in the shoe
trade in this city belongs to the union
and that all are employed. Through
the efforts of the council the union
stamp had been taken from one of the
large factories in this city, because
1t did not conform to union conditions.
Delegate NJ. f.. Decker reported that,
as secretary of the district council of
teamsters, he had during the day re-
! ceived a dispatch from Vice President
Peter Burke in Indianapolis Ind, an
nouncing that he is on his way to this
city; that the differences between the
| International and united teamsters had
been settled, and that all the locals,
| with the exception of a few in Chicago,
have joined the amalgamated associa-
| ton Of teamsters
| The council declared a boycott against
bakery at Oak and Scott streets
| The council will meet Saturday, De-
| cember 26. instead of next Friday
! Delegate Murray of the butchers
and butcher shops will remain open
until O'Clock Thursday night, but
Will not open on Friday.
| The longshoremen's union at it's
meeting last Thursday night elected J.
union on the state federation OF labor.
DanleI kearny was elected a delegate
un;dn r1 ,ne dona,s building ga trades council The
on the Denver and Rio Grande road.
| The book binders union of this city
and the bindery women's union will
give a reception next Saturday night
| in the auditorium OF the building trades
temple to International President Rob-
ert ,Giocking. Wednesday the president
union at an Italian banquet to be
given in Broadway restaurant.
The union of book binders in Sacra-
mento haSPnade arrangements to enter
tain President Checking when he visits
that city. The committee was in
structed mot TO spare any expense
national printing pressmen's union of
North America will be in Sacramento at
the time Checking visits, and he will
be extended an invitation to share in
the festivities.
At the local meeting of the book
binders on Thursday George y. Tracy
delivered an address and was elected
an honorary member of the union.
President John A Alpine of the inter
national association of plumbers, gas
filters, steam filters and steam filters
helpers has appointed President George
A. Hally of the Colorado state fedora
tion of labor chairman of a committee
that is to visit sites for a proposed
The others who are to assist Hally are
| d. Fallon, steam filters, of Denver; J.
Grant, plumber. of Colorado Springs,
dena, Cal; Hot Springs. Ark; Colorado
Springs, and Denver, Colo.
The district council OF the gas work
ers unions at its last meeting decided
tnot to ask for any change in the wage
schedule now in force and which win
unions in San Francisco, San Jose, Oak
land and Sacramento. The present
agreement runs for year and provides
that if any. change is desired by either
marty to il such shall give 30 dayS'
notice to the other.
Butchers union No. lis will be off,
cered by the following during the en-
Otto Cook. vice president: Dennis J.
Murray, secretary; Emil Binn, treas
urer; J. Isaacs. guard; Thomas Lally.
man, j. j. Kretzner and Paul Krebs.
trustees The union has selected Den
mis- J. Murray, Frederick thinner
as delegates to the San Francisco Ia
Dor council.
| The excavators. street concrete and
asphalt workers union had first nom
ination for candidates for office for the
next term. Additional nominations Will
be made next Tuesday. The union will
give smoker next month and the fol-
lowing were named as the committee
10 arrange for the same: L. b. Higgins
Bryan Hickey. John Ferguson. NJ. j.
Fog. ard W. F. Dwysr: The ~ union do
the Denver and Rio Grande road.
The blacksmiths' union will hold its
December %. At that time officers
will be elected for the ensuing term.
for business agent of walters union
No go, has withdrawn from the con-
I test and It leaves the field to 0. w.