The San Francisco call., 1909-10-06
MANY CONTESTS IN
LABOR FEDERATION
Convention Evenly Divided as
to Who Shall Be Elected
Next President
Exclusion of Japanese and Other
Asiatics Urged by Unani-
nous Resolution
ISpeeial Dispatch 10 The Call

the oakland teamsters' union, the in
cum bent. viii not be a candidate for
re election. as he has made arrange
ments 10 go into business on his own
recount next January. VIII J. French
Of typograp phical union No. 21 and ed
itor Of the Labor Clarion, upon the as
surance that Thompson did not want
the place and that d. d. Sullivan of
Sacramento pressmen's union, now /
FIRST vice president. would not run, de- !
cided 10 be candidate for the Office, |
but the friends Of sullivan insist that /
he shall be a candidate for the Office I
nd Monday evening rendered him \
5000 pledged votes out of about 1900 |
10 he cast. Yesterday they gave him /
1000 more. He has therefore con- /
sented 10 stand for the presidency.
There is TO be a contest for the Office /
Of secretary treasurer. George W. /
Bell the incumbent, declared before |
The meeting Of the federation that he 1
would retire. Then the friends of Paul I
Sharrenberg OF the sailors union of /
thu Pacific. at one time secretary of /
the san Francisco Ia Dor council, de- /
c.ded 70 nominate him for the posi- 1
tion. Bell, who is a member of the 1
81 workers union, has been since in |
duced 10 stand for another term. To |
make The night for this Office interest |
ing j.. p Hagerty. from machinists' l
The friends Of George A. Tracy were
catering themselves that they could |
secure for him the Office of delegate /
IRON the federation to the next ses-
sion Of the American Federation Of La /
b0r that IS 10 meet in Toronto, Canada, |
next month, but the federation adopted |
z recommendation that this year no
delegate be sent to the higher body, on I
the ground that the $500 that would /
have 10 be paid as expenses Of 2 dele /
gate could be used TO better advantage |
Tor organizing purposes.
PERMITTED TO SEE TAFT
Delegate Edward Anderson Of the |
Alaska hshermen's union offered a mo-
tion that the federation take recess |
from II O'Clock until o'clock in the
afternoon, so as 10 give the delegates
an opportunity TO see President Taft
in San Francisco and let President
Taft see us"
This was received rather coIdly and
some minutes elapsed before Delegate
j. 3. Dal Of the federal union of VAL
le5O mustered courage TO second the
motion just to bring it before the
house"
The delegate of the photo en-
gravers said that some delegates might /
not care to go 10 San Francisco to i
see the president and added that If /
the convention declined to carry ii IL 1
might be construed as "a slap a the I
president" so he offered an amend /
ment that any delegate who wished to
see the president be permitted TO do
so with the fun consent Of the fed
Grafton This was carried.
UNITED AGAINST JAPANESE
BY courtesy Fraternal Delegate Fred
erick ". Brands OF san Jose addressed
the federation in behalf of the state
Asistic exclusion league TO show how
~fn IN
being encroached upon by Japanese.
He said that some time ago the state
exclusion league ordered some printed
notices OF an Office that did not have
the union label. but that shop sent the
order TO another that had the label,
and there the notice was set up by
japanese compositor.
The convention by a unanimous vote
pledged itself to advocate the amend
ment OF the exclusion act so as to in
olude japanese and other Asiatics
Delegate Seaman of the sailors
union said that the resolution ought
10 include q proposition 10 deal with
the Asiatics at present in this country,
but he was induced 10 withdraw his
proposal with the assura nee that IL he
embodied his ideas in separate reso-
luton ii would receive the support Of
the federation.
The snti-Jspanese laundry league of
san Francisco through Delegate James
Il. Linegar Of the laundry workers
union presented memorial asking the
federation to appoint a committee TO
prepsre q resolution on the subject of
japanese competition in the trades and
urging the unions to organize individ-
usl anti-Japanese leagues.
VOTES AGAINST GOVERNOR
The federation by unanimous vote
reindorsed the proposal Of the sea-
mems union for q state law in relation
10 desertion by seamen. Such a law
was Endorsed at the previous session
Of the federation and was passed by
both houses Of the legislature, but was
vetoed by Governor Gillett.
A proposition introduced by L B
Ieavitt OF the federal union of Vallejo
and T. NJ Wynkoop of the labor council
OF the same city condemning Governor
Girett for having refused TO sign the
bill regulating the working hours of
the culinary workers, which was passed
almost unanimously by both branches
OF the legislature, was returned by the
committee on resolutions, with a rec
ommendation that the resolution be
withdrawn and the whole matter be
referred TO the incoming executive
council. and that all parties interested
be requested TO appear before that COM
mittee and give reasons why the gov
ernor should be condemned.
The matter was discussed by NJ L.
Wnite or the stablemen'S union, L B.
Leavitt OF Vallejo, Anton Wohl of the
bakers union and George A Tracy
White and Wohl We're in favor of the
condemnatory resolution and the others
said that the governor should not be
condemned without full investigation.
The recommendation Of the COM
mittee was adopted by majority vote.
Delegate J. B. Dale of the federal
union Of Vallejo, who was the fedora
tion's delegate TO the American fedora
tion Of labor last year, presented a
lengthy report OF the work of that
body.
WOMEN To HAVE DAY
The women delegates who are in at
tendance in the federation are Miss
Mary Cummings and Mrs. Margaret
Seaman Of the garment workers. There
were also in attendance Mrs A. NJ.
Thompson, wife Of the president; Maude
Younger of the Wage Earners' suffrage
league and Celena Solomon, friend of
the union.
Thursday afternoon the woman's
suffrage movement will come up for
consideration and the floor will be
given to a delegation from the women's
suffrage league