The San Francisco call., 1909-01-13
E COUNTIES BORDERING ON THE BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
MCCARTHY SLATED
TO SUCCEED SELF
Will Probably Be Reelected
President, With Tyeitmoe
Secretary
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

! Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
SANTA ROSA, Jan. 12.-The second
days session OF the state building
trades council was devoted entirely
to hearing reports and the presenta
tion of resolutions. The greatest in
terest centered in the report of the
general counsel Cleveland l.. Dam, of
the building trades council on the work
of the legal department for the last
year.
i Attorney Dam gave a full account of
the steps taken in the Kendall and
Parkinson cases, which were favor
able to the union contentious in the
highest courts. These were consid-
cred test cases in the fight of the
Citizens alliance against organized
labor, and in winning them the unions
feel they have won a decisive victory
against that organization.
\ reference was also made to the Cart
wright law and its effect upon the
unions. number of bills proposed by
the legal department, which are to be
pressed at this session of the legisla-
ture. We're reported. This list includes:
The repeal of the act on special is
sues requiring >reeompense for en-
ployes injured by carelessness or fault
or the employer, providing against the
erection of scaffolding requiring the
placing of temporary floors in all build
ings in course of construction more
than three stories high, and the estab
lishment of a state board of plumb
ers' examiners
RESOLUTIONS OFFERED
Among the resolutions offered today
were several by the cement and cleo
trical workers regarding jurisdictlonal
affairs.
JobapnSa, oVarad a -asoIntio,
asking for aid in the matter of two
Russian refugees ordered returned to
their native land. An organized effort
is being made throughout the country
10 bring sufficient pressure to bear to
secure a reyersion of the order of de-
portation.
Another resolution calls attention to
the dangerous conditions said to exist
IN certain hardwood manufacturing
mills in southern California, while still
another calls for a more rigid enforce
ment OF the working card rules.
The various committees appointed by
President p. II. Mccarthy for the ses-
sion are as follows:
Committee on resolutions. B. Bowen chair
man; Fred Forgett, W. NJ. Page, Thomas Ora
Committee on constitution and lawn F.
connors chairman; W. A. Nichols, Henry KEN
nitzer q. J. Banker w. j. Dickerson.
committee on appeals and grievances-J W.
Biony chairman; \. r. Smith, George Duffy, P.
E. Franklin, A. j. CLARK.
committee on general presidents report-C.
NJ Wardail, chairman: W H. Mcdonnell, c. d.
Bass John Coeheid, Ed Behrendt.
port-L. B. Regan, James A. GRAY. william
Kelly, p; a. Gerety. A. Johannsen. P. ReImers.
NJ Committee on general counsei's report-W: G.
Kelly. E. A. Clancy, F. c. Macdonald.
Committee on reports of local councils-M. G.
Barnhard, chairman; Henry UIlner, j. W..
Michaes, V. o. Johnston. John Crane
Committee on press and pubIicity--O. A. Tveit-
moe, chairman; J. II. Ault and ID. * Hawley
assistant secretaries.
AFTERNOON SESSION
At the afternoon session telegraphic
invitations were read from San Rafael
and Monterey for the next annual con-
vention. The latter Will probably be
selected.
The united carpenters presented res
olutions asking for jurisdiction over
the erection of staging and scaffolding
Electrical workers unions presented
protests regarding infringements of
their jurisdictional rights.
Two resolutions were introduced by
o. A. Tveitmoe, general secretary
treasurer, to amend the constitution by
changing the names of certain commit
tees and creating new standing COM
mittees. These amendments provide
for committee on resolutions, a COM
mittee on constitution and law, COM
mittee on adjustments. commit
tee on the report of the general pres
ident, committee on the report Of
the general secretary-treasurer, a COM
mittee on the report of the general
counsel and a committee on the re-
ports OF local councils, each consisting
OF five members; committee on press
and publicity, consisting OF the general
secretary treasurer and the assistant
secretaries of the convention. These
resolutions were referred to their
proper committees.
The protest of the state building
trades council, filed with the governor
yesterday by c. l.. Dam, demanding an
investigation of the building construct
ed by F. O. Engstrom at the state
hospital, was read. together with affi-
davits supporting it.
REPORTS SUBMITTED
Delegate at Large C. M. wardaIl and
president of the Alameda county build
ing trades council submitted his report
for that organization. Delegates at
Large A. l.. Mathis of Monterey coun-
ty reported that the council on the
Monterey peninsula has made great
progress during the last year and is in
a fourishing condition. Delegate at
Large w F. White reported for the
Santa Cruz county building trades
council. Attention was called to certain
unfair mills and lumber companies, and
the assistance of the state body was
requested in behalf of the union men
of Santa Cruz.
4 W. S. Luard, delegate at large rep
resenting San Joaquin county building
trades council, submitted report that
showed the council had gained in men,
bership during the year 1908 nearly
100.
The rest of the afternoon was de-
voted to receiving reports from dele
gates at large from various counties
& This evening public mass meeting was
held at the Richter theater, at which
numerous addresses were made by
the officers, delegates and others At
torney Frank MCGOWAN and G. B. Ben
ham of the Asiatic exclusion league OF
| San Francisco addressed the meeting
The indications point to the reelection
of p. II. Mccarthy and o. A Tveitmoe
as president and secretary of the coun-
ell for the ensuing year.
MINER AND CHAUFFEUR
LOST NEAR BALLARATT