The San Francisco call., 1908-09-05
LABOR COUNCIL IS
OUT OF POLITICS
EmphaticalIy Refuses to IndOrse
Henry b. Lister for Superior
Court Judge
Complete Program of the Divis-
ions and Unions in Labor
Day Parade

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taurant employees
international alliance and bar tenders
league of America presented a COM
munication to the San Francisco labor
council last night. announcing that it
had indorsed the candidacy of Henry b.
Lister for the position of superior
Judge, and that he carries union card.
A motion. to have the council indorse
the communication led to lengthy dis
cussion.
Walter Macarthur thought the coun-
ell should not place itself on record as
indorsing any man for any Office, If at
all, until all parties make nominations.
Dominick Kane said it is the duty OF
the laboringmen to stand by such can
didates as are friendly to organized
labor. He said he had heard some one
say that Lister was not much of a
lawyer" but that his record shows he
is a competent attorney; and" said
Kane, ''it has been said that there are
some remarks made that men who be-
long to labor unions do not make good
lawyers. Now, let me say that it would
be well for the laboringmen to make
lawyers of their sons instead of making
business agents of them"
Vice President Scott declared against
the council taking part in politics. and
I
dorsed a, candidate for governor. What
was the resuit?" he asked; "it made IT.
self ridiculous"
The motion to indorse was. lost by a
vote of AZ to 29, many not voting.
James Bowlan of the committee of
the hackmen's union appointed to wait
on Mayor Taylor and ascertain why
hackmen were ordered away from the
Third street depot reported that the
mayor will hear testimony in the mat
ter and give ii due consideration.
The janitors' union asked for boy
colt against the National theater, on
the ground that it is unfair to organ
lied labor. This was referred to the
executive committee.
A recommendation from the execu-
tive committee that the sum of 800 be
contributed by the council to the
American federation of labor's fund
for the fighting OF injunctions was car
ried by a vote of 80 to 16.
The bra tenders union delegate re-
ported that it should be known that,
in view of the fact that the parade is
to be dismissed at Eighth and Market
streets, that there are three saloons at
that point that are nonunion.
Following is the order of the forma-
tion of the various divisions and unions
of the San Francisco labor council for
the parade on Monday:
/ DIVISION NO l--AllleQ provision trades cOun-
1 ell will form ON Davis street, right resting on
Market. Marshal. Louis Sayoye; aids. John
Drew and Harry Helm. The position of the un-
4 ions In this division will be: First beer bot
tiers; second brewery workmen; third, beer
drivers; fourth, milk wagon drivers; fifth, bar
| tenders. cooks and walters
Speakers carriage between the first and Sec
ond divisions.
Division No. City front federation will
form Front street, right resting Market
Marshal, A. c. Holiness aids. Daniel O'NciIl and
Andrew Brandt The position Of the unions OF
the federation will be: First brotherhood of
teamsters: second, pile drivers; third. rggers
and stevedores; fourth, boiler makers No. %.
Division No. 3-Iron trades council will form
on Battery street right resting on Market Mar
shal, Dominic Kane; aids. II. g. Hodges and
/ division follows: First, maehnists; second
/ fourth. pattern makers; fifth. molders auxiliary
sixth, molders; seventh boiler makers No 205
Division No. 4-Miscellaneous unions win form
on Sansome street right resting on Market. Mar
shall John ]. Breslin aids, A. f. Coleman and
Charles Schilling- The position of unions in
sRe aops
carriage workers; fifth, gas workers. sixth, re-
eiabtS ianitors ninth sailors of tbe pac;as
tenth, bootblacks; eleventh. PAYERS and ram
mermen; twelfth, retail clerks; float Of the
cloth hat and cap makers.
John ]. Byrne is to be the marshal
of the retail clerks union during the
Labor day parade next Monday. This
union has planned ladies night for
| September 81 at clerks headquarters.
C. B. Whidden, w. E. Murphy, z. J..
Maloney, A d. Fretz and G. NJ. Leddy
will arrange for an entertainment to
be given in clerks headquarters at
i 343 Van Ness avenue by the California
drug clerks association Friday, Sep
| tember A.
The general committee of the build
ing trades council that has the details
of the Labor day parade in hand will
meet in the building trades temple at
| 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon to give
final instructions to all marshals and
aids and distribute regalia.
GEORGE r. WILLIAMS is