The San Francisco call., 1909-01-30
SWEENEY DEFEATED
IN LABOR COUNCIL
John A. Kelly Elected President
by Majority of n Votes
Out of 1913

u
~ sszNsTSs55 the San Francisco
labor council there
was an unusual number of delegates
IN attendance The contest was for
president, the candidates being John w.
sweeney (incumhenD and John A
Kelly Of the machinists' lodge. Sweeney
was defeated by - votes, l9S votes be-
ing cast.
The officials elected we're:
- President. John A. Kelly: vice president.
Charies l. Schilling; recording secretary. A. j.
Gallagher; financial secretary, James !. Kenny:
treasurer, David McLennan; sergeant at arms
Patrick O'Brien.
Trustees-J w Spencer Charles r Schpnnort
and John W. Hogan
Organizing committee O. Walsh, Milton
tens' n,l,ls' Marcel Vile, William r. Hagerty, Ed
wafd II Lomansey, Peter V. Kearns, George
Delegates TO Asiatic exclusion Ieague-A. J
Gallagher. Michael Casey and John + Breslin
Executive committee lie Rue. A. r.
Post. Charles Sehilling benjamin B. Rosenthai
d req :. fratt Patrick o'Bfien Edward H. Mis-
D, nsI, Charles Erickson. Ernest l.. Regnin NJ f.
De, Decker, John j. Breslin, John 0Connell, Richard
FRED zimmerman, Richard cavery Daniel Re-
gan, Max Licht.
or, Organizing committee John o Walsh, Milton
Lima. Marcel Willie William r. Hagerty. Ed.
ward H. Lomasuey, Peter v kearns. George
Braun, J. X. Doyle. J. Finn
Laoel eommlttee-Leo Nicholson Sarah Hsgap.
A. l.. Post, Max L. Licht. Fred + pratt To-
seph Guinnee BENJAMIN b RosentbaI WsIter
nee 9naeeartnur, Milton Lima Philip johnson, E. ].
Directors of Labor Clarion Richard Cornelius
joseph Guinnee. Russell /. Wisler, b. Shoenhere'
M ne state federation of labor asked
the council to indorSe the senate Hill
on direct primary. The motion nf
beiegate Wiler to indorse was amended
70 pass the matter to the executive
Delegate Nolan. the councu,s laeisla-
i've agent at Sacramento, stated that
the tne wright bill. which was prepared hy
me me state federation, was the best of
lme three bills before the legislature
to &C. so'e u
The council indorsed the protest of
ne ne sailors union of the Pacific against
i tIe IeHoNal OF the marine hospital on
and. - SCI isi-
The appeal for funds to carry on
the defense of Gompers. Mitchell and
morrison against the decision of Jus-
uce Wright in the Injunction case
Wnlch sets forth that the officers named
,1itl ni1 NOT RiioIate the injunction, but sim
ply exercised the right of free speech
ana Tree press, was referred to the
executive committee
A letter was read from J. B. Lennon
tailors' International union. asking the
council TO use its influence IN Inducing
the independent tailors of this CITY to
JOIN the international union.
Il. r. Zion asked the council to in
uorse bill before the legislature
granting municipal employees nav for
hoIldays. The matter was laid over for
The milk. wagon drivers union in a
letter thanked the labor council and
delegates Haggerty and Tracy for their
emoeTs t1roe IN IN setting the differences be-
Delegates from the cook heIners
Golden west lodge auxiliary to maehin-
ists, t.;s,. peer DRYERS stable men. cleo
IN
seated.
San Francisco lodge No. es Of ma
chinists has decided to support the en-
ployer's liability bin that it has pre-
pared, as against the one presented hv
Athssemolyman Nelson, on the ground
to cover the various points that the
machinists' bill touches
Ihe lodge has named committee
&c. 10 IN mlnVestlgate a charge that local
for its plant instead of patronizf}1g
home industry,
The lodge also appointed a committee
TO confer with the engineers and fire.
mems union to induce the proper au-
thorlties to retain the present methods
OF promoting men to the position of en-
gineer In the fire department. 1t is
an apprenticeship should be promoted.
The fire commissioners want engineers
placed under civil service rules.
There is a movement in labor circles
at this time to abolish the .'individuaI
union label" There are abont eo of
these in use and it is said that the
average unionman is unable to remem
Der all the labels. The idea is to get
up a general label that NAV be readily
identified and to have at the bottom
the name of the union entitled to use
the same 1t is said that by such a
system no one would be deceived by
what are termed near union" labels.
The retail clerks associations of this
city are discussing plan for the es-
tabIisnment of general employment
those who may desire clerks can anniv
instead of making requests to indi-
vldual unions and where UNEMPLOYED
clerks may register
has for the time dropped the idea Of
seeking new quarters. The associa-
tion still owns the property on Mint
avenue, where it had it's finely an
sible that this property will be sold.
another site secured and a new hall
built,
Thursday night, after the initiation Of
four candidates and the presentation lof
seven applications, decided to have an
educational meeting Thursday, Febru-
ary 25, when the matter to be dis
cussed will be justification for a
Strike"
After a stay of several weeks in
this state for the purpose of investigat-
ing the candition of the several unions
of printing pressmen. George L. Berry
international president, has returned
east.
The San Francisco Typographical
union will meet tomorrow afternoon
Seattle BARRIERS to Strike
SEATTLE, Jan. 29.-Union BARRIERS
here are about to strike, the bosses
having notified them that the guaran-
teed wages will be cut from SIS to SIS
a week.