New Britain herald., 1925-09-09

I public utilities commissioners and court judges. establishment of the i've day week and home rule legisla- ton,
 President O'Meara was unani. mously nominated as tho conven- tion's only choice 10 succeed himself as president for another term. Mir. O'Meara comes from New Haven.
 Secretary-Treasurer John J. Egan of Bridgeport was lauded enthu- sla3ticaly by delegations from all over the state, when nominated as the unanimous choice to succeed himself.
 Seven men were nominated for the position Of vice president, of which five will be elected The nomina- tons arc as follows: Arthur Wal lace, representing the carpenters and joiners of Greenwlch; Charles J. Moore, Of the musicians union at Torrington: Sidney Frank, repre- scnting the electricians of Green wich; Otto J. scheutz representing the brewery workers of Hartford; Joseph F.. Baker. representing the trolleymen Of Waterbury; Rensal- lear Boadle, representing the paint CTS of Meriden and Daniel A. Cor man, representing the matters of Danbury.
 Election will take place tomorrow morning.
 Three cities were placed in nom ination for the site Of the 1926 con- Nention. They are Da,bury, Stam- ford and Middletown.
 Strike at Willimantic
 Reports of officers and delegates end an address by Thomas McMahon of New York, international president of the Textile workers. comprised the business of yesterday afternoon. MT. McMahon spoke on the strike of the textile workers at Willimantic, giv- Ing a brief resume of the situation.
 The labor cost In a s60 suit of clothes, according to Mir. McMahon, is only 70 cents, the entire cost to the manufacturer of material is $1.40 and more than 75 per cent of the cost Of producing the suit is that of management, he added.
 He said the workers in Williman- tic are sticking to their organization and that the union is as strong today as on the day of the strike six months ago. While they are cutting wages they are quietly greasing their own pockets with the illegal profits of the sweat and blood of the work ers," he thundered.
 Reports of labor conditions in the different cities represented were made by delegates. The trolleymen's local reported grievances now being arbitrated. A barber from Hartford said their working hours are too long. A barber from New Haven said con- ditions were good but reported work Ing the same hours as the Hartford man. The New Haven delegate was satisfied.
 Brewery Workers "Dolng Well"
 Brewery workers locals reported doing we'll" Some one in the hall shouted. Are you making any good beer" but there was no reply except a general laugh.
 Bakers of New Haven are not sa- tisfied and a resolution will be pre- sented advocating the refusal to pat ronize certain nationally known brands of bread and cakes.
 The bricklayers of Hartford re- ported Business is good, wages are good and everybody is prosperous" Carpenters of New Britain reported conditions good with a few open shops in the city. One local factory making carpenter tools was criti- cized.
 Carpenters Of Merden reported that the Chamber of Commerce backed by the Manufacturers associ- alton was doing an inferior type of carpenter work.
 The millmen of Bridgeport report cd only one union shop out of eight. Carpenters of New Haven reported having been on strike against the master builders since 1920.