The Connecticut labor news., 1924-09-06

Delegate Ginty objected to the rule limiting speakers to five minutes ask ing what was the idea of the brief ness. President O'Meara replied that some such rule was necessary but assured the convention that any dele gate having matter of importance to set forth would be given ample time to state it.
 He then declared the convention officially in order for the regular rou- tine business and announced that the Hartford C. L. U. had chosen Brother John J. Mulligan as sergeant, arms, He urged the delegates to preserve order that the business might go on uninterrupted and declared that he would promptly stop any attempts to take the floor from a member who was speaking. He suggested that as it was likely the convention would have many guests who would mingle among the delegates trying to proselyte them for various purposes that chairs be pro- vided for these guests at the rear of the hall and they be restricted in their movements among the delegates. He declared the convention must have order and that he would insist upon it.
 President O'Meara was about to pro- ceed with the reading of his report when Delegate Lang. Bridgeport, rose to ask if 1t was necessary that the | Secretary should have an assistant and that if it was whether or not it was not up to the organization itself to say whom 1t should be. President O'Meara replied that it had always been customary for the secretary to have an assistant at the convention and that years back the central body of the convention city to make reCommen dation. Of late years there had been a permanent assistant but this year the finances had compelled to dis pense with such services as a Derman- ent aid. The Executive Board had selected MT. Barry of New Haven as assistant for the convention. If there was any protest 1t could be brought up after the reading of the reports which was then in order. He asked if that was agreeable.
 | Delegate Lang declared that it had been brought to his attention that the selected assistant did not carry union card and if that was so he did nnt agree to his being present Delegate l O'Nei1, Bridgeport, added that if the Executive Council had selected non union man for the convention he would also protest asking what right non union man had in the convention. President O'Meara replied that there was no organization to which MT. Barry could belong, adding that he had taken a leading part in the newsWrlt- CTS strike i'll New Haven and that no matter what might be said against him for personal reasons there was no bet ter union man in the hall. Delegate Ginty said he was surprised that the Executive Council had selected a man without a card to report the conven- ton and asked where their power to make the selection came from. He didn't coincide with the selection. MT, Ornburn read the proviso in the con- stitution empowering the secretary to employ an assistant as stenographer and added there wasn't a man present who could report the convention. Miss Smith, the former assistant, had sat Tn the convention for years and there had never been any protest. If the conven- ton wanted a report proper 1t must have an assistant who could take it, not a cigarmaker, a bricklayer or some other tradesman. It was simply a question of personalities on the part of some delegates and Mr. Barry didn't care a rap whether he stayed or not, Mir. Ornburn concluded.
 Delegate Ginty declared himself sat isfed with the explanation and Secre- tary Egan declared MT. Barry had taken the proceedings of the last con- vention and there had been no objec- ton then. Mary Reynalds, delegate o5 the Tobacco Shippers seconded this statement at which Delegate Looney of the Trolleymen moved that MT. Barry be made assistant secretary of the
 
 the motion. Delegate O'Neil still pro- tested, not against Barry personally, he said, but against not having card man on the job. Delegate Bennett, Green wich, raised a point of order that the motion was not in order as the con- vention was under officers reports, President O'Meara sustained the point and the discussion eddeo.
 The presidents report was then dis tributed by the committee and he pro- ceeded with the reading of 1t, calling attention to that he would omit reading the lengthy report on the Labor bank and asking the delegates ,o preserve it. The report was referred to the Committee on Officers Reports.
 The Secretary's report was then dis tributed and l. M. Ornburn proceeded with the reading. When the detailed Delegate Everin, Hartford, moved the reading be dispensed with and the re- port be referred to the committee. The motion was earned.
 Mr. Ornburn stated that as soon as the auditors had made a report a sup p1ementary report will be made, which will include a number of bills acted upon by the Executive Board at a meeting on Sunday last and which could not be included in the present report It will show a detC1t instead of a balance on hand he added. A detailed report on the condition of. the bank will also be made at the same time, he added. President O'Meara stated that detailed minutes of the hn Ic