Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-03

Partridge of the Waterville Central
Labor Union. There were about 50
delegates in attendance. Prayer was
offered by Rev. II. o. Evcrhart of the
Methodist church.
President Partridge of Waterville
gave to the delegates words of welcome
and introduced Mayor l.. G.. Bunker.
Mayor Bunker, as chief executive of
the city of Waterville, extended a cor
dial welcome, not only from the trade
| union, but from the citizens in general
He stated that Watervile was always
glad to be known as Il convention city.
He corroborated his statement made at
recent banquet when he said that he
was heartily in favor of unions. 1t
eleVates man. There is lust one thing
connected with your organization that
| do not like and that is the word labor.
1t makes a distinction between the
classes of men. We are all laborers
only We la Dor in different fields. Some
labor long hours and some short. Often
those who are not considered IabOrers
are the ones who work the hardest
belong to many unions, the Medical
| society and others. They are all I'M
ions, but differ in name. If You call
yourselves unions or artisans and leave
off that one word it would be better
The contractor Iabors the same as
the workmen and there should be no
distinction. In behalf of WatervilIe.
give for your disposal anything that
can be found in our city borders
President G. O. BeaIs of the Maine
Federation of Labor thanked Mayor
Bunker for his words of welcome in
behalf of the convention. He was glad
to be able to meet in the "Nigue city"
of the State. He thanked the citizens
of Waterville through Mayor Bunker
and said that that the mission of the
convention was Il peaceful one.
President Partridge then gave over
the chair to President BeaS and the
business session opened
The first business was the report of
the committee on credentials The
committee was as follows: Alden NJ
Flagg of Auburn: |. Fl. Gee of Madi-
son; Martin Burke of Livcrmore: F..
l.. Greene of Bar IIarbor: J. f. Con-
| nelley of Bangor. and these reported
| that all officers and AS delegates were
present. The report was, accepted as
given.
While the crcdentiaI committee was
| making its report, William Stand
| cumbc, president of the New England
Label Conference, was introduced to
the convention. On motion of Jerry
| cronin of Bangor it was voted to OK
| tend a vote of thanks to Mayor L. G.
| Bunker. for his words of welcome and
| Rev. Il. O. Everhart for the opening
prayer.
rI,n ,c III ~
| called by the secretary as follows:
j. M. Millikcn, Bricklaycrs and Ma
| sons, No. A. Bar Harbor; f. A. Steph-
| ems. Carpenters and Joiners. No 34S,
| Watcrvile: J. Frank Partridge, Cen
trail Labor Union, Waterville: Anebal
| Lamontangc, Weavcrs. No. 564. Bidde-
| ford: Noah Cartier, Wcavcrs, No. 564,
Biddeford; Lester Deslisle, Federal
Trades, No. 11,311, Millinocket; Frank
Clark, Carpenters and Joiners, No
1907, Mllinocket; William A. Hollis,
Paper Makers, No Is. Lisbon Falls;
Joseph Carln, Mule Spinners. Bruins
wick: Reginald Ingals, Federal Labor,
No. 1861. Bar Harbor: Bernard Rice,
1.ongshoremen, No. 515, Bangor: Henry
Decotcau, Iron Moudcrs, No. 2SS, Bid
deford; Uric l.. Leighton. Central
Labor, Biddeford; John Byrnes, Cen
ira. Labor. Lewiston and Auburn; Alb
nor w. Nichols. Central Labor. Au-
;susta. Gardiner and HalIowell; John
G. Clark, Central Labor. Portland;
John H. Libby. Stationary Fremen,
No. 60, MilinoCkct: L. H. Fitzgerald
Federal Labor, No. 11.434. Augusta; G.
L. MeServc, Stationary tiremen. No. II,
Madison: A. Scheres, Central Labor
Bangor: James Marden, Loom Fixcrs.
No 566. lewiston Edmond Turmennc
Weavcrs. No 500, Lewiston; Charles
.. Beals, Cigar Makers, No &c, Lewis
ton; Charles Pennings, Paper Makers.
No. 81, Millinocket: Alden NJ. Flagg
Carpenters, No. 407. Lewiston; James
O'Roukc. Brick Layers No. ,, Port
land: Frank l.. Green, Painters, No.
142, Bar Harbor; Jerry Cronin, Cigar
Makers, No. 119, Bangor; Roscoe A.
Eddy, Carpenters, No. 459. Bar Har-
Dor: Martin Buck. Paper Makers No.
II. Livermore Falls: j. G.. Smith. Quar-
~ Workers, No 4, North JAY; |. III.
Gee, Federal Labor, No. 11,643, Madi-
son; Alexander Eagles, BARRIERS, No.
210. Portland; Frank Taylor Paper
Makers. No. 9. Rumford Falls; Frank
w. Morrill,. Carpenters. No. S96. Bid
deford; William Mulholland, Paper
Makers, No. S4, Augusta: James Flem-
ming, Laborers Protective. Skowhe-
gan: Edwin Nigus, Quarry Workers,
No. 30, Halowell: c. A. Parks, Sta
tionary Firemcn, No. 247. Lisbon Falls;
George Eddington. Machnists. No. 2SS,
Watervillc; Christopher Britt Pulp,
Sulphite and Paper Will Workers. Rum
ford Falls; John +. Connolly, Typo
graphical. No. 446. Bangor; Frank "A.
Upper, Painters. No. 463. Waterville:
Orlando Luce. Carpenters, No. 1S7,
Skowhegan: Ephraim Cowett, Central
Labor. Skowhegan; James Cote, Mule
Spinners. Lewiston: John +. Spauldins,
Carpenters, No. 914, Augusta; Thomas
F. Connolly, Boiler Makers, No. 142,
Portland.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Grievance-Bernard Rice, Bangor;
d. l.. Hennessy. Millinocket: Orlando
Luce, Skowhegan: Joseph Carlin,
Brunswick; w. A. Hollis. Lisbon Falls.
Presidents and Secretaries Reports
A. Scherai, Bangor; James Marden,
lewiston; c. A. Parks, Lisbon Falls;
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