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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, NOVEMBER, 4, 1906.
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Union Political Organization
Has Pretentious Plans.
ftBOR PARTY
CIRCULAR STATES OBJECTS
'To Remove Legislation From Dom
ination of Capital" Is Slogan.
WIH Fight F.nemles Among
Candidates of Other Parties.
"To remove legislation from the dom
ination of capital" will be the watchword
of the Union Political party, the new or
ganization now in process of formation
by the labor unions In Portland and Ore
gon, and which is to become a unit In the
National party projected by the Ameri
can Federation of Labor.
This new party, which was formally
launched In Portland last Friday night
jthrounfh the action of the Federated
TTrades Council In appointing delegates to
Wi convention to be held November 30, and
"in adopting a resolution and report which
will govern its platform, is the outcome
S)f the desire of organized labor to wield
;. greater influence in politics and legis
lation, not only National, but state, coun
( ty and municipal as well. Its organiza
tion Is In line with and the direct result
"of the recent appeal made by Samuel
XJompers, aa president of tho American
Federation of Labor, for the formation
of such a party, lta keynote Is found In
'the demand that all candidates who are
"at all hostile to labor or its Interests must
jneet with a positive defeat.
The organization of the Union Political
Jiarty was first brought to the attention
of the various unions throughout tho
United States by a circular letter sent out
from the headquarters of the American
Federation of Labor under date of July 2i
This circular was in the form of an "A.
V. of L. Campaign Programme." which,
after reciting at length industrial condi
tions and various grievances against pres
ent legislative methods, went on to out
line a plan of organization of a National
union labor party. It was recommended
lhat central bodies and local unions
should proceed to elect delegates to meet
In convention for the purpose of formulat
ing plans to further the Interests of the
new movement, and, further, at the prop
er time and In the propor manner, to nom
inate candidates who would be acceptable
to organized labor.
To Defeat Hostile Candidates. ' .
In outlining the scope and aim of the
new party it was stated that the first
concern would be the positive defeat of
those hostile or Indifferent to the just
demands of lnbor. To .guide the maing
of a ticket which would be expected to
receive the support of the unions It was
provided:
"Wherever both parties (meaning: the
Republican and Democratic) Ignore la
bor's legislative demands a straight labor
candidate should be nominated, so that
lionest men may have the opportunity in
exercising their franchise to vote ac
cording to their conscience instead of be
ing compelled either to refrain from vot
ing or to vote for the candidate and the
party they must in their lumost souls
despise.
"Where a Congressman or ntateMeg
l.slator has proven himself a true friend
to the rights of labor he should be sup
ported and no candidate nominated
egainst him.
"This movement must not degenerate
Into a scramble for office. It should be
a determined effort, free absolutely from
partisanship of every name and charac
ter, to secure the legislation we deem
necessary and essential to the welfare
nnd happiness of all our people. As the
present objects of this movement are
purely in the line of legislation, a., efforts
should be concentrated upon the election
of members of Congress and the various
tnnte legislators.
"Wherever it is apparent that an en
tirely Independent labor candidate can
not be elected, efforts should be made to
secure such support by indorsement of
candidates by the minority party In the
districts and hy such other progressive
elements as will insure the election of
labor representatives."
State Convention in January.
In accordance with this circular the
Oregon State Federation of Labor has In
turn addressed a letter to all unions of
the state calling attention to the Ideas
suggested hy the campaign committee of
the National body, and suggesting that
each union appoint three delegates to at
tend a convention to be held in January,
jiist prior to the convening of the Oregon
Legislature. The plan outlined in the Na
tional circular is set forth and It Is sug
gested that each union Indorse it.
It is asked that the question, "Do we
want to take part In the political Issues
of the day, and shall we so Instruct our
delegates to the Oregon State Federation
of T.anor. to meet next January In Port
land?" be put to the members of the
various unions and that the state head
quarters be notified of the result.
At this January convention the organi
zation of a state labor party will be un
dertaken, but in the meantime the Fed
erated Trades Council of Portland, to
gether with the local unions are now en
gaged in formulating a city party. It is
expected that the city convention to be
lield on November 30 will provide for the
full organization of such, and that it will
Immediately enter the local political field,
Koing to the extent of putting out a
municipal ticket at the next June elec
tion In this city labor party the Federated
trades council will be the dominating
factor, exercising the rights and powers
of a parental body. While on an equal
plane In the convention with the various
unions, having a similar representation
of three delegates, yet It is understood
that its wishes in the matter of policies,
principles and action of the party will
be fully considered and- followed.
This much has been forecasted in the re
port returned to the body by the com
mittee appointed to take up the matter of
the organization of the labor party. This
report, presented to the council on Fri
day night reads as follows:
He port to Federated Trades.
We, your committee appointed to devise
plans of an organization which will be known
as the Labor party, beg leave to submit to
your honorable body the following- recommen
dation: ,
First, that the secretary of the Federated
Trade Council be Instructed to draft a let
ter to the proposed convention setting forth
the alms and objects and the great necessity
of such an organization, fully explaining the
policy of the A. F. of L. along these lines,
and reminding the convention of the action
taken between the Federated Trades Council
and the Oregon Labor party. The secretary
. rZ the council shall also call the attention of
the convention to the fact that the Portland
Federated Trade Council, and the Portland
Labor Press must be considered by the con
vention as their councillor and advisor and
their political organ, and that the labor party
when organized shall give an account to the
Portland Federated Trades Council of all
moneys received and all moneys expended by
the said labor party at least semi-annually.
Second, no more than three delegates from
nrh organization. Including the Federated
Trades Council, shall be received and that
they shall be supplied with proper credentials
Jfrom their respective unions.
Portland, Or., Sept. 6, 1906. ;
Dr. R. A. Thompson,
Oregon Optical Co., '
Portland, Or.
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and Jl monthly dues.
Fourth, that no delegate ehall be a candi
date for public office, either elective or ap
pointive. Fifth, that the delegates of the Labor party
ehall have complete control of all nomina
tions and campaigns and all moneys coming
Into their possession, subject to the approval
of the council.
Sixth, that the convention ahall be called to
convene at Union Hall, on the 80th day of
November, ItfOO, at 8 o'clock P. M., and that
the secretary of the council shall be further
Instructed to send a communication to all af
filiated unions of this council to unions
that are not affiliated with this council and
are not antagonistic to the American Federa
tion of Labor, advising them of the call of
the convention and giving them the proper In
structions regarding the required number of
delegates and the purpose of the convention.
Seventh, that the Labor party shall never
bolt nor fuse with any. political party.
And we further recommend that the secre
tary be instructed to embody these suggestions
in his letter to said proposed convention.
MILL BLAZE IS STUBBORN
Fire Department Kecalled to Scene
of Conflagration.
The fire which brok out Friday even
ing In the Kastern & Western Lumber
Company's yards, and which was ex
tinguished. as it was thought at the time.
Is still burning-, though It Is doing no
aamage. me nrst tire, ' which was at
the west end of the yards in a Dlle of
sawdust and slabs, to all appearances
was completely extinguished before the
fire department arrived on the scene Fri
day evening. At 4:30 Saturday morning,
however, another alarm was turned in
from the same box, and the dull red glow
of the sky in that quarter convinced those
who saw It that the yards were in flames.
I he hre department made a rapid run
to the scene to find that a pile of dressed
lumber in the east endof the yards was
ablaze. After a. fight of short duration
the flames were subdued with about $2000
damage. The fight was a stiff one, and
had the flames gotten any more headway
than they had when discovered they
would have swept away the mill.
It was the opinion of the night watch
man, as well as of the firemen, that the
lumber was Ignited by a spark from pass
ing engines, as the flames in both cases
broke out In close proximity to the rail
road track.
Yesterday when a representative of The
Oregonian called on the mill officials they
put forward the theory that spontaneous
combustion was responsible for the fires,
but were at a loss to explain the con
nection between the tw,o blazes In widely
separated parts of the yards. The Bre
men sav it is possible that the flames
originated In this manner and had been
smoldering for months, but altogether
unlikely, as the heat and smoke thus
generated would have been noticed by
men at work in the yards. While it would
have been Impossible to have seen the
smoke, perhaps, the odor would have
been unmistakable and, especially In this
particular case, would have prompted an
investigation.
When the sawdust pile was opened by
the firemen it was found to be smolder
ing and likely to break out again at any
moment. The flames, fanned by the wind,
would spread and sweep that portion of
the city. Several lines of hose were played
on the fire all day Saturday and Satur
day night, but the fire was of such an
obstinate nature that it seemed almost
Impossible to extinguish it.
Some people advance the theory of In
cendiarism, but this has found no sup
porters among those who are in position
to know most about the matter. The
two theories which are beHeved to be
nearest correct are that spontaneous com
bustion occurred some time ago and that
the fire has been in existence for months,
or, as claimed by the firemen and night
watchmen, that a passing engine dropped
a spark which started a smoldering fire,
early in the day perhaps, and this broke
out In the evening. The lumber pile
which was consumed in the second fire
would hardly have been set ablaze by
combustion, and It was In such a position
that, had It been burning any length of
time, it must have been noticed by the
watchman In his rounds.
A report was circulated that there were
two explosions, the second of which
caused the fire at 4:30 o'clock. There
was. In fact, no explosion except such
as always accompanies the bursting out
of confined smoke and flames.
It Is impossible to say how extensive
the smoldering fires are until a more
thorough Investigation Is made, but fire
men will be kept constantly on duty at
the yards until ft Is certain that no more
fire remains. No chances will be taken
by the department, and it Is thought that
the fires will be quenched by this even
ing, if not before that.
NO ONE REPORTED ROBBED
Police Fail to Find Serious Charge
Against Colored Woman.
Although Annie Jackson, colored, was
arrested by Acting Police Detective Tom
Kay ' Friday evening on suspicion of
robbery, she having been Bubdued and
handcuffed only after a fight, no rob
bery has as yet been reported to the
police tn which she could be suspected
of complicity. She gave her age as 17
years, but the police declare that she Is
much older. She Is charged with having
opium In her possession, as a small Jar
of it was found in her coat pocket when
she was searched at polica headquarters
by Matron Simmons.
the police force knows the woman leads
the officials to believe that she is but
recently here, .and It Is their opinion
that she is well known to some of the
Coast departments. All efforts to iden
tify her by means of rogues' gallery
photographs failed, and unless some one
reports a robbery that tallies with the
amount of money she had in her posses
sion when she was ' arrested, the only
charge against her will be relative to
the opium.
When arrested the woman held a $20
gold piece, a $10 and two $5 gold pieces
In her mouth for more than one hour
while she was discussing her affairs
with the police and calling up friends
on the telephone from headquarters.
Late yesterday afternoon she managed
to secure $100 cash bail and was re
leased, to appear tomorrow morning In
the Municipal Court,
FUNERAL OF J. A. GAVITT
Oregon Pioneer Passed Away at Ar
leta Thursday Night.
James A. Gavitt, an Oregon pioneer,
died from paralysis, at his home In Ar
leta, Thursday night. Funeral services
were held yesterday afternoon at Hol
man's undertaking parlors, under the aus
pices of the Oddfellows' order, of which
he was a member for 50 years. The body
was shipped to Walla Walla, Wash., last
night, for burial, the Masonic lodge there
having charge of the services at the
grave. . ' '
Mr. Gavitt was born October 20, 1833, in
Rochester, N. Y., and went to Walla
Walla, Wash., In the Fall of 1862, where
he lived until 1888. In 1865 he was married
to Miss Minta Zehrung. Six children
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The late James A. Gavitt, of Arleta.
were born to them, two of whom survive
their father with the widow. They are
Mrs. Minta Zehrung, of Portland, and
George F. Gavitt, of Seattle.
He had resided in various towns in
Oregon and Washington since coming
West, and had made Portland his home
for the last two years. He was recently
stricken with paralysis, from which he
never rallied.
Laborer Reported Drowned.
That a workman, whose name was un
known, fell off a barge belonging to the
Pacific Coast coal bunkers and was
drowned In the Willamette River, was re
ported to the police late yesterday after
noon, but an Investigation by Patrolman
Welch failed to disclose any definite facts.
Coroner Finley was also notified but was
unable to act, an the -case was too vague.
The man was employed by the Oregon
Round Lumber Company, and was sup
posed to be working on the barge, when
he suddenly disappeared.
Meeting la Postponed.
The conference scheduled to be held
last night between Representative W. P.
Keady and the executive committee of the
Oregon State Federation of Labor was
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