The San Francisco call., 1909-09-03
LABOR ORGANIZES
CITY CONVENTION
William R. Hagerty Is Chairman
and Speech Indicates PIanks
in the Platform
One Resolution Condemns the
Recorder for Reducing the
Price of Copying

The fifth municipal convention of the
union labor party completed its or
SANITATION last night at the Buildin G
Trades temple and adjourned pending
the accomplishment of the duty laid
upon the platform committee.
Chairman William r. Hagerty of the
county committee was the unanimous
choice of the convention for its presid-
ing officer. and Secretary James Wilson
of the county committee was the con-
vention's only candidate for secretary.
The convention adopted the registrar
of voters certified list of delegates,
but also appointed a committee on Gre
dentials to see that the delegates GER
titled by the registrar were actually in
possession of the credentials.
PLANKS IN PLATFORM
Chairman Hagerty in calling the
convention to order referred to the
issues of The campaign in a manner
calculated to show that the platform
will include planks on Hetch Hetchy,
gas rates, sewer improvements and
municipal ownership of gas as well as
street railroads.
Cleveland L. Dam offered a resoiu-
tion calling upon the election commits
sion TO keep the registrars office open
on the afternoons and evenings of Sep
tember IL and s and during the even
ings of September %, "a, 25 and q 10
the end that workingmen might have
the fullest opportunity to register for
participation in the general election.
James Bowlan introduced resolu-
tion condemning Recorder GodchauX
for reducing the price for copying from
cents to cents a folio, and pledg-
ing the union labor nominee to pay
cents in the event of his election.
The resolution. which went to the COM
mittee on platform, also pledged the
union labor nominees for supervisors
to make the necessary appropriations
TO enable the recorder to pay the char
ter rate for copying.
Chairman Hagerty announced that
the county committee had opened head
quarters at 933 Market street and a
branch at 2610 Mission street The
Mission street branch headquarters win
be in charge of Charles Hamilton.
CHOSEN BY CONVENTION
Here are the officers and committee
men chosen by the convention and it's
chairman:
Chairman. William r. Hagerty; vice
chairman, William H., Mcdonald; sec
retary, James A. Wilson; assistant sec
retaries. P II. CoyIe, E. A Kenny; SER
geant at arms, Walter Mcdonald; as
sistants. Thomas Bunyan. W., Bryan.
Committee on credentials-James de
Succa, Charles -Honen, Frank Dough
erty, J. J.. White, Walter Cullen.
Thomas Tobin, D. w. Walsh, Lawrence
Buckley, Charles Burke. William P.
O'Brien, William Himmelmann, Will
liam H. Kelly. A J. Monogue, A P.
Bollo. George Schmitz. Nicholas de Mar
tint, Fred Chambers, John .Vahey.
Committee on organization and order
of business-Edward McGinity, James
McTiernan. Peter Leach, E. r. Jacks,
William Dickerson, A Growney, D.
Desmond. John Lagrave. r. Ryan, Dan
lei Dewar J. j. Rogerson. E. T. Burke,
John Nagle, John Cullen, D. Daily,
James Henry, NJ. ]. Roach. William T.
Ryan.
Committee on platform and -resolu-
tions-Cleveland l.. Dam, w. H. Nc
Donald, Charles Siskron. James Bow
Ian, o. A Tveitmoe, Samuel 'Kohlman,
NJ O'Donnell. A. Roncovieri, John
Byrne, James Hennessey, James Kings
ton. NJ Deasy. J. J. Daughney. A.
Flaherty. Gus Rapp, Bert La Rue, J.
Hayes. NJ. p. Scott.
Committee on vacancies-George w.
Dillon. Grant Munson, D. p. Hagerty,
Thomas Bunyan, Samuel Taback.