The San Francisco call., 1910-07-16
Edited by o. M. BOYLE

will be referred to the building trades
council
The charter from the American fed
ganizer. Walsh will off1ciate at the
meeting next Wednesday night in the
Building Trades temple All members
are requested to be present.
A call has been issued for the elev-
enth annual convention of the Califor-l
MIA state federation of labor to be held
in the Los Angeles labor temple, be-
ginning Monday, October g. The ses-
sions will probably last 10 days or two
weeks. Some 800 delegates are expect
ed to be present During the last year
many local unions have affiliated with
the federation and will be represented
at this convention. Labor unions are
entitled to two delegates for the first
100. members or less and one delegate
for each succeeding 100 members or ma
jor portion thereof; but no union is
entitled to more than six delegates.
Central labor bodies will be represented
by two delegats each, and each wAl be
entitled to one vote. No organization
can be represented at the convention
unless it has applied for affiliation at
least three months prior to the meeting
of the convention.
Arrangements have been made
whereby railroad rates are reduced to
one and third first class fare for
the round trip. Steamship round trip
rates from San Francisco will be $3.50,
good for 80 days. All proposed amend
ments to the constitution should be
forwarded to Secretary Scharrenberg
Office one week before the opening of
the convention.
elected by electrical workers union No.
s.: President, George M. Fiske; vice
president, r. G. Alexander; recording
secretary, E. C. Loomis; foreman, Philip
Dunn; inspectors. Frank Allen and
Thomas Smith. The candidacy of Will
preme court was unanimously indorsed.
Supervisor John o. Walsh and Sec
retary Gallagher of the labor council
addressed the last meeting of the
cooks helpers union No. 110 upon the
vital Importance to organized labor of
winning the struggle now going on in
Los Angeles. The local voted to levy
the 25 cents assessment for the, strik-
ers in the southern city. Six can
| didates were obligated and 10 applica-
tions for membership received. The
local will give a smoker tonight.
of pile drivers and structural iron
workers union No. II, at the hall, 457
Bryant street, the following delegates
to the Syracuse, N. Y, International
convention to convene in September
were elected: James Curran, j. P. b.
Jones and Frank Horstman. The local
took up the subject of buying Geary
street bonds and decided to invest
when the next bonds were placed upon
the market. The regular donation was
made to the Los Angeles strikers.
AT a recent meeting of sailors union
of the Pacific "a contribution of $500
was made to the strikers in Los An
geles. The sum of $50 was sent to the
striking teamsters of Portland. The
quarterly finance committee reported
having examined the unions accounts
for the last three months and found
everything correct. Secretary Ellison
reported that shipping was medium.
A committee on shipwreck benefit was
elected to look into the claims of MEM
| bers on. the wrecked schooner Annie
E. Snale
The following officers have. been
elected by riggers' and stevedores
union: President, Thomas F. Bryant;
first vice president, Daniel ]. O'NeiIi;
second vice president, H. Langley; re-
cording and corresponding secretary,
Edward H. Foley; financial secretary.
John d. Mahoney; treasurer, P. J.
Noone; business agent, M. T. Doyle,
trustees. P. ]. Commit. P. C. Green,
George Kramer. Horace j. Jackson and
Frank McKenna: janitor, Eugene Hayes;
sergeant at arms, NJ Hogan; delegates
10 city front federation, John d. Ma
honey, M. T. Doyle and Thomas F. Bry-
ant After long discussion the mo-
ton to affiliate with the International
long gshoremen's union was defeated At
the next meeting the local will take up
the question of buying Geary street
bonds.
At the last meeting a donation of an
other 800 was made to the Los Ange
les strikers. This union is not iden-
tilted with the labor council, hut it has
sent S400 to help the men in the
south who are struggling for shorter
work day.
Installation of officers took place
at bar tenders league meeting Monday
night. Four candidates were obli-
gated and 10 applica tions for member
ship received. The editor of the White
Man magazine addressed the local and
many subscribed. The 25 cent assess
ment for Los Angeles metal work
strikers was levied. The union in
dorsed the candidacy of Dan p. Regan
for senator from the eighteenth dis
trict Regan is secretary of the league
and the members are working hard for
his nomination.