The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 7, 1902, Page 5

UNION' LAROR PARTY HOLDS TS RATIFIGATION M HUNOREDS OF MEMBERS OF DRGANI M THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER. 7, 1902. CMPHIGN WORK OF REPUBLIGANS rty Leaders Confident o! Success at the Polls. Speaking Engagements Made for Littlefi:ld and Other rators. t to ascertain Congres- rly the nominee all ef- for cnough | avaianche for | Moreover, mbiy me @ possible re- districts the tide | The elec- from to- Commit- if of the ever of | ocrats are energies 1o a stand reaay U every possible & the fueure 1o g prize. Lemocr PARDEE. Alliance of Oak- v Stockton | s escort Union be the e al 1 train of and Sat- tockton. Stockton | The demon- | n favor of Pardee the greatest of the | WILL SPEAK. GOVERNOR rnor Gag 4. W. McKinley wil Qetober an unces that 1 speak at Wood- nters to-morrow at nominee for e Sen citizens To-mor Santa Ma- a bara; Satur- Ventura; Monda nd Tue aub of Sutter posted con- | in that re- will get the 1 vote of Yuba and Sutter | te Semator J. J. Luch 18 at Repul nbers of ‘the e Committee, predict Republican were in the | Pardee by a large majority. Governor Neff has received | from Nevada and Placer h convineés him that stories 7 apethy jr the mountains ndation in fact. He is assured -publicans of Placer and N-- | in line for Pardce and. Gillette. | lub was organized at West | night. . C. F. Gladding | president, T. F. Dowd w: and James Hamilton rdee ted sen secretary he John Hunt Non-Partisap €lub, 300 met at Scottish Hall flast night. rry M. Kelly presided. The speakers re James M. Troutt, J. C. Nealon, Wil- A._awbott and Judge Hunt. Trunks and Valises. nks, valises, dress suit cases and cling sets are still selling at owr fa- r carload prices. All kinds of leather £00ds in this department lettered free of charge, Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market. * e e e v PORTLAND, Or., Oct. 6.—Lum Guik. a Chinese laborer, was found dead this morning st 193 Second street. Hisskull had: been crushed with an fron bar. It is supposed that be was murdered by oOne of his countrymen, with whom be had trouble some - time -ago, o ING N ALHAMBRA THEATER Y MAYOR EUGENE E. SCHMITZ PRESIDES AT UNION LABOR PARTY RATIFICATION MEETING AND IS CHEERED. Mayor Schmitz Is Given an Enthusiast:c Welcome| Trusts Denounced by the out candidates heartiness. The meeting was an enthusi- | few words L wish to take a back-seat and put astic one. Bvery speaker recelved his | In ™y place aman whom you all know and he meed of applause. The band, led by the | ranciscs, Bugens Fs. Schmite. " (Chers nd Mayor's usher, applause.) % 3 ening airs throughout the meeting. by the Assembled Laboring Men. —_— HE Alhambra Theat to overflowing last ni b was crowded | t with mem- | L.abor County Committee, of the Union Labor party and Deeting by introducing Mayor. Schmitz. their pathizers. It was a labor | [oDerts sald: meeting, pure and simple. . All the | ;,Ladies and Gentlemen and Friends of leaders of the movement were In at- | Unlon Tabor Couney tendance. The various unions turned | in large numbers and cheered the of their party with* great | on your ticket for your support. us Blum, played en-J W. R. Roberts, chairman of the Union opened - the the I, as chairman of the Committee and for the rest of the committee, hid you welcome to-night to this meeting, held 1o ratify the cheica of .the late Union Labor convention nominées that are With “thesa Mayor Schmitz was given a hearty re- Quartered A mocre attractive pattern than we have been able to offer at the price for a long time. Built for phrlor use principaliy and of’ quarter-sawed ozk, finished a rich golden cclor, 30 inches high, with top 24 by 24 inches. Price $10.00. Fifth floor. $22 50 a very little price for a folding bed such as we. are offering at that figure. Golden finish and equipped with a good, serviceable woven wire. - Seventh floor. Rows of chairs, rockers, tables, etc.,-in the new fumed 'oak finish—not merely a few pieces mixed in with other goods. Come in and see these'novel produc- tions—you’re welcome without a thought of buying. St Gtewneils (Successors to California Furniture Co.) . 957 to 977 Market Street, Opp. Golden Gate Avenue. l Speakers. —— ception. The audience rose en ‘masse and cheered him: for fully 'a minute: When the enthusiasm had subsided, -the city’s chief executive delivered the fol- lowing. speech: LAEOR PARTY ANNIVERSARY. Fellow .Citizens; Ladles and Gentlemen: This formal opening of the Unlon Labor party’s canipaign is. in -reality ‘the' celebration’ of. the first anniversary, of its proud and successful existence. A :kort year ago, as a political party, ociation of wage earners was unknown. To-night -we' stand here, glorying in i achievements ‘and pointing with pride “to its honest record, its piedges fuifilled, its fidelity in the past and its briilfant hope for the. futu.e. 1 am pleased-to-night to appear before you 2s one of your representative officlals, your Mayor and the Mayor ‘ofyall the people of San Francisco; ready now, a at all times, to give faithful stewardship and to hold aloft/the ban- ner of those prineiples under which the hosts of labor will ever march to success n privace fis well as in political Jife: Fqual rights 16 all &nd special privileges to none. Under -the inspiration of those sentiments we marched last year to vietory &nd success; un- der the-light of those idéas your representa- tives in. office. have_been able to give to. the people of San Franélsco, 80 ‘ar as_they couid eontrol it,. an administration conservative, dig- nified, just, honorable and frce from -scandal. ‘We'have ‘vited and we have gaired the con - fidence, csteem and regard employer . dnd employe, of capital and of labor alike, and un- der the guldance of the same principles jthe ‘Wnion Labor party, now a party of permaneénc. the as: ard of strength. well orgamzel, well offizered | nOw and well intentionel, soes forth again into a campalgn for.victory, which will add-to its stability, increase its prestige and enaple It stll further to accomnlish results which must inevitabiy lead to the betterment of -conditions for ali the péople of San ¥rancisco and cven- tvally of the entire State of California, - For ‘while In this campaign the Union Labor party has no State ticket, and as an organizi- ticn has no candidate for State office, the time is not far distant when, .l trust; the-sirusgie for cqual conditions will result in a Unign La- bor_party: whose“limits shail be co.extens v with the boundaries of the State, and ultl- mately, perhaps, of the nation, As the advantages of our success at. the ‘last election are not confined to the wage-workes alone, - but redounded to the benefit. of all the people of this city, 5o the success of our party in the State and hation would unquss- tionably bs attended with benefit to the endre community of the State and of the United States. ‘The confidence of the people wage-earner and employer alike, in a conservative, in:e:li- gent ‘Laber administratioh would ‘go' far, in State and in nation. as aiready in the ci:¥ ot San Francisco, to avold industiial differences, to make speedy and satisfactory scttlement of strikes and to allay industrial discont:nt, THE GREAT COAL STRIKE. Perhaps it the Governor of Pennsylvania had been elected on a Union Labor ticket the.greal and sprrow-filled strike of tha coal miners would never| have been’ instituted, or If -comme:c:d would long since have been settled withoat th: necessity of cven the wéll-meaning interve tion of our great and lilustriou, Pre-id Theodore Roorevelt. and without the nece of this great country witnessing the insult to the Chief Exccutive at the hands of the' cor- porations. and Syndicates controlling the ‘coal fields by theh impolitic, senseless and shame- ful refusal to consider any proposition. for set: tlement of the differences between:themse.ves and their men, - which Involve untold” misery and suffering\not only on the miners but. on A large part of non-participants in the stfike, the general public, - the Door of’ our Eastera cities, who, deprived of fuel, see before them sufferings intense and desperte indeed.: Such industrial differences. will. never be permancutly settled or avuided, even by the summornung . of armed troops to terrify, .In- timidate and injure unoffending wageworkers, or by increased and ill-judged, use of the writ of_injunction. The Government of .these Unitéd States Is not, and in theory never was intended to be, & government by -force of arms, nor is- it, nor was it ever intended to be a government by injunction. It is and was expressly in- tended and declared to be & government of the peuple, by the people and for the paople, and when the time shall have come when the majority: of the people, the inteliigent working clafees can 0 unite as.to have their chosen representatives in charge of our coun- try's official administration, then will' disap-’ pear these great and regrettable industrial dis- turtances, with their accompaniment.of wio- lence, and of terror, of suffering and of mis- ery, of financial lcss, of soclal and. political disturbance and discontent. . No_one here,.and certainly not I, would for a moment advoeate lawlessness or refuse pro- toction to Invested capital, or to_the_property rights of any person whomsoever, but this does not necessarily. mean- the protection of: the employing trusts at the expense and with the oppression of their employes. . - T believe that there is a reasonablé and falr medium way in all relations of this character, and” that by mutual justice, by some little rational, concession, by a reciprocal ylelding, all duch matters may be adjusted harmoniously, satisfaclorily, sensibly, without loss of life, of blood or of property, hout loss even of seif- vespect on - either sic QUICK SETITLEMENT. . With .all“duc_modesty, the existence of a ative, fair and _conservative labor vatior. in this city was undoubtediy the cause of the speedy and satisfactory set- tlement of one of the greatest si known in this State, the recent street car strike; and no one will say that its outcome, for the general good of the people of the city, and of both sides of the controversy, was not as aa- vantigeous and as beneficial ‘as though armed policcnfen and special deputies had thronged bigod, ‘witli riot, with turbulence and Wwith @istress and’ disaster. 1 With such results to show already, need we hesitate now to ask your: further support for the . Union Labor party, the party which rep- rosents ‘the-advanced thought and progress of our modern conditions. Therefore, to secure equal r.ghts and . equal fustice, stand by all the nominees of your party; stand by those who are candidates for the Legislature, for the judiciary, for Superintendent of Schools. Above all stand by those champlons of labor and of labor’s interests, those aetenders of the equal rights ot all the people, whose eloquent voices in tne Hauls of Congress will do much to win for our. cause recognition, respect and prac- tical legistation. Stand_ by Edward J. Livernash. the heroic actenGer our rights, in the Fourth Con- gressional, District. Stand by Willlam 'J. Wynn, now your able representative in the Beard of Supervisors, sqon, we hope to be your representative in Congress from the Fifth Congressional District. Fellow wageworkers and friends, I would speak to:you at greater length, but I know you want to see and hear the candidates and the-othefs who will be called upon to address you,_and as. chairman of this meeting I will | @ecide ' that™ the MMayor has said enough. thank you.most ccrdial'y indeed for your very kind and enthusiastic reception. 'APPLAUD MITCHELL’S NAME. | sang; a! campaign parody on ‘“Asieen in the Deen.” The second verse was inter- ruptéd by the entrance of the Mechanics and Apprentices, led by a band composed of members of the organization. Henry B. Lister, candidate for Superior | Judge, discussed Government by injunc- tlon., He read an editorial to help out his speech. . Mr. Lister said that the law as it stood to-day was emphatically good. | “Walter.Gallagher was next introduced. Some wag in the gallery velled “Let 'er for Superior Judge launched forth into a | speech. - In part he said: In the State as in the nation, if you had a | uriion “labor map at the head of this c intry, | no .impudent coal baron would Insult hum -as they did the President of the United States a few days ago. ‘ruture they would not dare to say we | nothing to’ arbitrate. _ The labor Pennsylvania and West Virginia | spirit of unionism by making great sacrifices for peace, (Applause.) John Mitchell (applause) spoke for the union when he said to President Roosevelt, you can collect any committee—any arbitration body have unions of judgment, even if it is against us. Chairman Schmitz took occaslon to an- nounce . that on Thursday afternoon an entertainment would be given in the Al- hambra Theater for the benefit of the striking tanners and coal miners. He also men's ‘Union outside the hall waiting to gain admittance, but he was unable to find -room. for them. Madame Celestine Delmara rendered a song and at its conclusion the Mayor asked to be excused, as’ he had to ad- dress -two other meetings. He introduced E. " J. Livernash, the party's candidate for Congress. He dellvered a lengthy ad- dress .and ,quoted largely from volumes on ‘economics. Mr. Livernash read his speech and his thin voice could hardly ba heard.~by his auditors by reason of the fact that hundreds left the hall during its progress. Mr. Livernash quoted from the ‘writings of Lincoln and Garfield in order “to’' substantiate his views. Mem- bers: of' the Liongshoremen's Union en- tered during his speech and took some of the seats of those who tired of Liver- e [e’aaers of the Wage-Workers’ Movement Fill Stage and Cheer the Orators. ces ever | every street. car and had filled our streets with | George Evans of the Stablemen's Union | g0, Gallagher!" whereupon the candidate | And to that President of the | showed the | you see fit-to name, and we will abide by its | sald there were 1400 members of the Car- | — — the nash’s eloquence. - It was a speech full of statistics. He said he would at the proper time give his attention to statements made by George A. Knight and Julius Kahn on the Chinese exclusion act. He said ‘they were mendaciously incorrect. He'was not a’ politiclan, but wanted to say' the trusts-should be restrained from | robbing the peodple; that the methods of the -trusts to-day were driving the mer- chants of the middle class out of exist ence. The people were bumping against | the trusts from’ the moment they arose | in the morning until they retired at night. | The soap one picked up was made by the | séap’ trust and even when one retired be- tween the linen sheets he was. close to the lihem trust. The speaker further claimed that even after a man-was dead the Na- tional Casket Trust bid on his coffin and the ' Vermont Marble ~Trust erected his tombstone: BELIEVES IN LINCOLN. “In my best judgment,” he sald, “the efficient protector of the monopoly trusts, the efficlent protector of the plutocracy in this land of ours.is the Republican | party and I do denounce it. Don’t you make any mistake about that. Lam very far Trom impugning the acts of the thou- sands. in. the Republican ranks. I, as | much-as they, believe in Lincoln and be- lMeve if Lincoln were on this earth to-day he ‘Would be out in thé highways and by- ways. denoyncing the members of the party who are protecting the Morgans and Rockefcllers, instead of protecting the .people from which the rallsplitter | came.”” When Livernash concluded the rest of the audience started to leave, but waited ta hear Madame Delmara sing a parody on | “Tramp, Tramp, Tramp, the .Boys Are | Marchingz.” The chorus was this: Tramp, tramp, tramp, our boys are marching, We are marchinz to the poils, And ‘when we've cast our vote, We will sound the {uneral note Of the “Trusts’ Monopoly' forevermore. ‘Willilam J. Wynn was next introduced. | He, said-as this was the beginning‘of the campaign. he had committed his speech to iriting, so that he could stand on rec- ord as to what he desired to express as the: sentimenis of a laboving man. Mr. Wynn thereupon pulled out a heavy es- | say, which he proceeded to read to a fast dwindling erowd. In part he said: | The daily organization of gigantic trusts, Whose purpose is to increase the prices of com- mbdities, 15 & crime agamst the nation and +laws that permit such monopolies must be rem- edied. No good can tlow- irom combinations Which permit manpufactured articles to be sold | cheaper: in. Europe than America, where they are made. . They are burdens on the toflers. | ‘1) believe emphatically in vesting ‘in the | United_ States Government the right of emi- | nent domain over any and all American terri- tory upen which the public depends for an ab- | solute necessity to its existence, such the | anthrac.te coal regions in Pennsylvania. | Our State law cannot prevent the importation | to this State of prison-made goods. National | legislation is required and such legislation we | must have. I shall do all in my power to se- cure _an- a preventing the importaticn from | one State to ‘another of prison-made goods. | ‘Speeches were'made by E. J. White and | John_Heenan, _candidates -for Superior Judge, and J. J. Guilfoyle, candidate for Justice ‘of the Peace: William H. Lang- | don made a-very favorable impression. biidis i o Sandow in Australia. Secretary Holbrook of the’ Huméne So- clety recelved ‘a “létter yesterday from | aft offietal of a similar society in Austra- lia_ugking for information in regard to an alleged fight in’this city between San- | dow, the strong man, and an untamed | lion. It was stated that,Sandow was tell- ing ‘about some ‘such awful conflict, in whieh he won, anid was attempting to in- augurate ;a serics of similar exhibitions in that part of the world. A true state- | ment of the alleged fight will be forward- ed to the inquirer, with words encourag- ing him to prevent any attempted brutal- . ity. - IATION LISTEN T0 SPIRITED SPEECHES NON-PARTIANG CHOOSE LEADERS Hunt, Burchard, McClel- lap, Jenks Nominated for Superior Bench. Name McGregor, Cook, Dunn, Long and Joachimsen for Lower Court. IR e The Municipal Non-Partisan Convention was held last night at B'nal B'rith Hall, 121 Eddy street. Some twenty-five dele- gates were present. Nominations for the offices of_ Superior-Judge, Justice of the Peace and Superintendent of Schools were made, Professor Joseph H. Alfonso made a few opening remarks. Dr. T. J. Crowley was elected chairman, M. R. Roberts vice chairman and E. A. Lorenzo secretary. As the first order of business the fol- lowing committees were appointed: Platform—Nathan Bibo (chairman), Peter . Lichtenstein, Professor Jossph onel W. M. Park, T. J. O'Con- B. Greensfelder, Dr. John A. Miller, .'N. Goodby and Fred T. Knoles. Comimittee on order of business—M. A. Rob- erts (chairman), A. Romo, J. E. Strong, A. W. Webe, J. Winant. Committee on credentials—Frank Smith (chairman), C. J. McFadden, Norman Byers, Dr. T. E. Strong and James A. Stidger. Committee on purity of election laws—Dr. T. J. Crowley (chairman), Nathan Bibo, M. M. Lichtenstein, Peter Stolberg and M. A. Rob- erts. ¢ Finance committee—Frank Smith (chair- man), Professor Joseph H. Alfonso and Colonel W. M. Park. Committee on vacancies—E. A. Lorenzo (chairman), James A. Stidger, T. J. O'Connor, Joseph H. Alfonso and A. €. Cohnm. The following named were nominated for the office of Superior Judge: Daniel W. Burchard, John Hunt, R. Bruce Me- Clellan and Livingston Jenks. For Superintendent of Schools Reginald H. Webster was nominated. For the office of Justice of the Peace the following named were nominated: A. McGregor, G. W. F. Cook, Thomas F. Dunn, Henry L. Joachimsen and Percy V. Long. The convention meets again on October 14 at the same hall to ratify its nominee: nor, N. Dr. W ADVERTISEMENTS. PIANO-WORKERS .~ VICTORIOUS Strikes [eclared Off and Evary Rea- sonab e Demand ¥ade by Union Granted, Large In'rease In Wages, Also Shorter nording Kours—Pianos to Cost Coasid- erably More in Futura—How Pomm Eilais Will Keep Prices Cowa—The treat Closinz-Cut Sale to Coatinue. Prices a.d Terms. A very hea increase in wages was anted the piano workmen in New York iast week. They also secured a reduction of one hour in the working day. This, together with the increased cost of ma- terial entering into the making of planos, has increased the wholesale prices of every American piano. On October 1 freight charges on pianos from the various factories to the coast ‘were greatly increased—in some instances as much as 67 per cent. This, then, means that the retail price of pianos must needs be more hereafter. WHAT FORESIGHT ACCOMPLISHED All of this was plainly foreseen by Pom- mer-Ellers Music Company. Three solid trainloads (not carloads) were purchased from the various leading makers and started westward before the advance took effect Fact of the matter is, we secured al- most t>o many pianos. And that again is the reason for the special sale now in progress at Pommer-Eilers’. We're clos- ing out all of our last month's instru- ments at practically small dealers’” whole- sale prices, and many there are who each day take advantage of this great money saving opportunity. BUT IT CANNOT LAST, But the sale will come to an 'end. By taking advantage of steamer shipments we may be able to save a little in freight rates nereafter, but the increased whole- sale prices are here. It will be many years before the retail buyer will have an opportunity to secure choice of near- ly all the leading American pianos on easy time payments, if desired, at prices lower than many a small dealer pays for the same at the various factories. We know what a splendid source of adver- tisement it will be to Pommer-Eilers Mu- sic Company to Reep prices as low as they have been for the longest possible time, and we are going to maintain them as long as we can—but bear in mind, the end’s in sight. - To-day you can still secure choice of many beautiful instruments in the follow- ing groups: CLASS A. All $N5 styles for $167. Still cheaper ones at $138, $152, ete. Every instrument fully warranted. The $350 kinds for $218. Terms of payment—cash, or §8 or $I0 down and monthly payments of $§ or 3, as desired. CLASS B. High-grade pianos of international rep- utation. 5 The $375 kinds for $236. The $450 kinds for $287. Terms of payment—4 per cent off for cash, or pay balance as above. SPECIAL FOR MUSIC TEACH- ERS AND PROFESSIONAL MU- SICIANS. A fine Steck grand, $235. An elegant Weber baby grand—must be sold this week. No reasonable offer will be refused. Easy payments. Several beautiful new baby grands, val- ues $750, 3850, $1060, now $585, 3635, etc. . Terms on these, $0 down and monthly. SPECIAL NOTICE. All pianos sold around the bay are kept in tune free the first year, Old piancs and organs accepted at full value toward new pianos at sale prices. To accommodate those who cannot well call during the day we have arranged to kleep store open every evening till sale closes. The address is 653 Market street. Pom- mer-Eilers Music Company, San Fran- cisco’s busiest and best piano store. Be- low the Examiner building. Other stores at Portland, Sacramento and Spokane.