The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-11-18
Other Unions in Granite In
duStry Elect Committees
STILL WAIT FOR DUNCAN
Secretary Of Granite Cutters Union Has
Information Concerning Situation
and Northfield Union Looks for
Instructions from Him.

Following the example set by the
granite cutters yesterday, Tool Sharpen
ers branch, No 2, 6. G. ]. A., rSst night
elected lockout committee at their
regular meeting held in Nichols hall.
The committee Is composed Of the fol
lowing men James Mcdonald, George
Barnard, David Dawson, A. Paradis and
James Mutch. OF these men, Mr.. Mutch
is secretary Of the local organization
The meeting was presided over by
President Even Mckenzie snd was one
Of the most largely attended ever held
BY the union Besides the election Of
lockout committee, the meeting tran
sacted the routine business Of regular
meeting. The tool sharpeners were
locked out all over the county at she
same time as the granite cutters on
Tuesday morning
Since that time, practically the only
action done has been the election OF
lockout committees by the various local
unions which are affected BY the trouble.
Montpelier branch, G. c. /. A., held
meeting at the @. A. r. hall in Mont
pelier last night, with an attendance Of
about two hundred members. President
Fred Connors was In the chair After
the situation was discussed, the follow
ing lockout committee wae elected: NJ.
J. FIannery, chairman, John O'Mally,
Alex. McIver, Martin McKenna and JOS
eph Rizzi.
Secretary Treasurer Patrick r. Nc
Carty OF the Quarry Workers Interna-
tional association returned yesterday
afternoon from Toronto, where he has
been attending the American Federation
Of Labor convention, having started as
soon as he got word Of the lockout In
the granite industry Of Washington
county. His union Is directly Interested
in the lockout, as the Jumpers, numbers
ing some 800 men, are members Of ths
Quarry Workers association, and they
are not working at the present time,
although there Is no grievance between
them and the manufacturers.
Az soon ss the telegram announcing
the Barre trouble was received by Secre-
tary Mccarthy on the floor Of the con-
vention he went to James Duncan, secre-
tary Of the Granite Cutters Interna-
tional association, who was attending
the convention as its first vice president,
and asked him what he knew about that.
Secretary Duncan signided that he had
already heard Of the trouble, and he
asked Secretary Mccarthy, when the lat
ter announced that he was going hone.
how that affected him, and Secretary
Mccarthy replied that about 500 Jumpers
were out Of work, and he thought he
ought to he on the spot He asked Secre-
tary Duncan if he was coming to Barre
to look into the matter, and the latter
said it was hard for him to get awav
from the convention. because President
Gompers. together with Mitchell and
Morrison expected to leave Friday for
Washington, where their jail sentences
were awaiting them.
It Is not absolutely necessary for See.
retary Duncan TO remain at the conYen-
tion. as there are other ee-presidents
there to preside In case Of President
Gompers' departure. Having that IN
mind and realizing the seriousness Of
the situation here when he got to Barre.
Secretary Mccarthy sent a wire to Sec
retary Duncan last night, urging him
to come at once to Barre. or Mortified.
II is thought that Secretary Duncan will
shorten his stay at the Toronto conven.
tion and stop of on bis way to Quincy,
Mass, where he resides
The convention may end, reports Sec
retarv Mccarthy. on Saturday If this
week. At least, the delegates hope to
get the business cleared up hy that time.
% that adjournment nav be taken. ne
reports that the convention went along
smoothly and that much business had