The San Francisco call., 1908-08-01
SWEENEY ELECTED
HEAD OF COUNCIL
Nominee of Pattern Makers
Union Succeeds to Presidency
of Labor Organization
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pEETrpe J. W. Sweeney of
fTREpTs 81 yslqf ssslq2f coISc7 the pattern makers
f6zESIs6p union was chosen
president of the
San Francisco labor council at the reg
ular election Of officers held last night.
The contest for president was the only
one of moment, the two candidates
being Sweeney and Ernest l. Reguin
of machinists' lodge No. 6S. The voting
was close, standing SO to 6S In Swee-
ney's favor.
Other officers elected were:
Vice president, J. NJ. Scott.
Secretary, Andrew J. Gallagher.
Financial secretary. j. ]. Kenny.
Treasurer, David McLennan.
Sergeant at arms, 2. O'Brien.
Law and legislative committee, F.
Zimmerman, J. K. Phillips. c. II. Park
er, James w. Mullen, d. Warwick.
Directors of Labor Clarion-George
A. Tracy and Harry Menke.
Auditing committee and trustees
Charles Schuppert, J. w. Hogan, J. w.
Spencer.
Label committee-Leo Nicholson,
Walter Macarthur, A. E. Kenny, Robert
Jones, Sarah Hagans, Samuel Taback,
Frederick J.. Pratt, Martin Noonan, II.
Knobel, Harry Cantrowith, A. L. Post.
Delegates to the Asiatic exclusion
league-C. H. Parker, Henry Huber and
A J. Gallagher.
Executive and arbitration committee.
Charles Schilling. Henry Huber, Charles
Erickson. John sOFallon, Edward II.
Misner. George A Tracy, BENJAMIN b.
Rosenthal. Patrick O'Brien, John J.
| Breslin. Burt Larue, James BoWlan,
John W. Sweeney and Ernest L. Reguin.
on recommendation of the Labor day
committee, Edward J. Livernash was
chosen as orator for the literary eX-
ercises in the naval pavilion, and j. w.
Sweeney and George A. Tracy as
speakers.
On motion of Delegate Harvey of
the barber shop porters and bathhouse
| employees, the council declared boy
colt on the Sutro baths on the ground
that IT is unfair to organized labor
1t was reported that the boycott on
the Guadalupe dairy is still being pros
ecuted, and that If It were carried on
vigorously it would be successful
A resolution introduced by the boot
and shoe workers denouncing as un-
! true. an attack on their international
| president and on the international or
ganizer in this city was indorsed and
ordered printed In the official organ.
A communication from the amalga-
mated meat cutters and butcher work
/ men of North America announced thai
/ butchers union No. 115 of San Fran
cisco had its charter revoked because
/ of nonpayment of per capita tax. The
communication. which was from the
executive committee, asked for in
/ formation as to the adVisability OF
granting a charter to an organization
composed of Chinese butchers.
Delegate Murray from No. 115 sale
1 that the union was willing to pay the
tax under protest, because It wanted
something in return for what 1t paid
! The executive committee does no.
meet" said Murray, "and we cannot
find out IL they meet or if they have Z
hole in the wall or a bunghole in &
barrel for an Office. We do not pro.
pose to throw our money away" A
motion to refer the matter to the ex-
ecutive committee was lost, and 1t wa:
4 decided to file the paper.
! The cemetery workers reported tha'
| after several conferences with the man.
agement of the Mount OIivet cemetery
no response as to the demands fol
wages had been received, "and If we
do not get reply pretty soon," sale
the delegate, I'VE will have to adop
other measures"
Cooks union. local No. a., on Thurs.
day night voted in favor of Frank
Holt, one of its members for the office
Of auditor of the international union
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