Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-18
so DELEGATES
OF THE STATE
PRINTERS HERE
Quarterly Convention In This
City Yesterday Under Aus
pices of Local Union.
MAYOR MAKES ADDRESS IN
WASHINGTON HALL

Two hundred delegates and other
members of the International Typo
graphical Union convened at Wash
ington hall yesterday afternoon in
the tri-monthly convention of the
New Jersey Printers League. Re-
ports of delegates were received;
Mayor Bollschweiler and Arthur A.
Quinn, first vice-president of the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Join
ers of America, were present and ad-
dressed the assemblage; date and
place were set for the next meeting;
the visiting delegates were photo
graphed, and shore dinner, pre-
pared under the direction of James
Tooker, was enjoyed.
Address BY Mayor.
Mayor Bollschweiler was intro
duced when the meeting was called,
and was asked by Frank R. Newman,
president of Local Union, No. 658. to
make few remarks on organized
labor. The mayor welcomed the Wis
iting delegates, mentioned the his
tortc prominence of the city and ex-
pressed his appreciation of the eff
forts of the local union in bringing
the convention here. Taking as an
example the recent strike at the
American Smelling and Refining
Works, he showed the advantage of
organization, stating that the de-
mands of the unorganized strikers
were not recognized until after they
had met and banded together.
"Unionism is the only thing that
keeps capital where 1t belongs" con-
cluded the city's chief executive
Mr.. Quinn's remarks were along
the same lines as those of his prede-
cessor. He lauded the International
Typographical Union as one ~efs-the
most prominent organizations in the
American Federation of Labor and
said he hoped they would continue
their excellent work
Kenneth M Forbes, secretary of
the league, rendered his resignation
yesterday because he is no longer a
resident Of New Jersey. BY a large
majority, his resignation was re-
fused, and District Organizer Nc
Loughlin, who was present, prom
ised to have Mr. Forbes appointed a
delegate from New York city, his
present residence
Reports OF Delegates.
Reports of the visiting delegates
were received. An invitation from
Jersey City local, to convene there
on October 16 was accepted Presi-
dent Fracis, of the Hungarian Typo
graphical Union, of New York, was
introduced and said he intended to
visit the two Hungarian printing
shops in this city with a view to-
wards making the printers members
of-the union
Votes of thanks were rendered
Mayor Bollschweiler for appearing
and extolling the union, and the
Perth Amboy local, for the hospital
ity shown. Assemblyman Cornelius
Ford acted as president of the
meeting.
Following the adjournment of the
meeting, the printers were seated at
one of Jim Tooker's shore dinners.
The menu consisted of clans, baked
bluefish and other dishes incident to
shore dinner. Fred LaForge,
Frank r. Newman and Wilbur La
Re composed the reception commit
The visiting delegates were:
Messrs. Martin, Smith and Schultz,
of Elizabeth; Lezenby, OF Camden;
jenkins, McKeeman and Cullos, of
Hoboken; Serfens Farley and
Jaeger, OF Jersey City; Price, Small
and Knapp, of Newark; Nyland and
Miller, of Orange; Ward and Nc
Grath, of Passaic; Vreeland. Wander
bilt and Wash. of Paterson; La
Forge, Green and Axen, of Perth
Amboy; Thomas, of Plainfield; Uh-
ler, Of Railway; Lazon, of Somer-
Vile; Landolt, Chapman and Barn
hart. of Trenton; Farkis and Broc-
kel, of the New York Hungarian Ty-
geographical Union; and State Organ
izer ]. F. Mclaughlin.