The San Francisco call., 1908-09-15
NOMINATE TRACY
FOR CONGRESSMAN
Union Labor Leader Is Placed
in the Field to Defeat
Hayes
Enthusiastic Meeting of Dele
gates Greets Announcement
of His Selection

George A. Tracy was nominated for
congress in the fifth district by the
union labor party last night An out
burst Of enthusiasm accompanied the
mention Of his name, and when he
spoke to the delegates he was cheered
again and again.
No nomination was made or will be
made by the union labor delegates of
the fourth congressional district The
convention of that district met, or
ganfzed, decided to place no candidate
in the field and adjourned sine die. The
state convention of the union labor
party completed its work last night in
the labor temple at Fourteenth and
Guerrero streets. When Chairman
vention TO order, o. A. Tveitmoe, chair
man Of the platform committee, read
the platform.
The platform indorses the stand
taken by Samuel Gompers in the pres
ent campaign; declares for Asiatic ex-
clusion; favors the anti-injunction law;
asks for the amendment of the Sher-
man antitrust law; condemns the
Cartwright law; approves the direct
primary; demands the initiative, refer
endum and recall; asks for the eight
hour law and for protection for child
wage earners; protests against the sale
OF convict made goods; says a good
word for the forests and for irrigation: !:
asks for the state ownership of power
plants. There is statement of labor's
attitude on the employers liability
question; plea for the regulation of
banks and stock companies; a condem-
nation of the proposed new method of
taxation; plea for the popular cleo
tion of United States senators and for
the extension of the suffrage to
women. The platform includes a dec
laration for free text books and free
lunches for school children in the kin
dergartens. primary and grammar
schools.
Horace Jackson proposed that a
plank be added pledging the union
labor men elected to the legislature to
work for the repeal Of that part of the
primary election law requiring voters
to declare their party Affiliations when
registering.
Tveitmoe explained that the platform
committee had intended to include such
a plank and asked that it be added to
the draft, which was accordingly done.
recess was taken to allow the con-
gressional district conventions to meet.
The fourth district convention organ
lied by electing Charles A. Siskron
chairman and James NJ. Mcnamara Sec
retary- No candidate for congress was
put in nomination and the convention
The fifth organized by making ]. f.
Mecklem chairman and Grant Munson
secretary George A. Tracy was nomi-
mated amid great enthusiasm When
Tracys nomination was reported to the
state convention there was great ap-
plause, and he was called upon for a
speech. The nominee pledged himself,
If elected, to go to congress as a union
labor man. He promised to lend his
voice and vote to the upholding of the
policy of the American federation of
labor and 10 work for the modification
of the present gag rules of the house.
He declared that the house of repre-
sentatives was an absurdity and domi-
mated by one man power.
Horace Jackson called upon the
chairman of the convention to name the
state central committee of 25, but the
chairman explained he had not yet had
time to make his selections.
You must have overlooked the list.
Wasn't it handed to you?" demanded
Jackson, but Mcdonald declared that
no man could hand him list
Tom Eagan arose to sound the death
knell of the state union labor party.
I'm view of the fact" declared
Eagan, that the union labor party
has gone out of existence as a state
party the state central committee will
be a sinecure. We have no use for one.
With regret 1 am compelled to say that
your state central committee will have
10 functions. You have seen fit in
your collective wisdom to disorganize.
Gentlemen, as state organization
your party has followed the hearse"
There was silence for moment and
then the motion to adjourn was made
and the delegates went their ways.