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A visitor in 1905 found the office of the Grimsby Labour Representation Committee, 23, Hainton Street, a bright and pleasant looking building. The organising secretary, Robert Hall was living there. He was busy arranging some thousands of addressed envelopes, containing leaflets and information on the registration of voters.
Tom Proctor said they had 14,683 electors on the register. "We are all ready for the registration work. To cover the ground efficiently in a systematic way will mean a lot of work, but will be a great help in our propaganda work."
The Grimsby LRC and individuals helping were the following:
Chairman - Councillor Charles Ramsey. He belonged to the Amalgamated Society of Railway Servants. Apart from chairing meetings, he took on much of the important registration work.
Hon Secretary - Harry Empson of the Railway Clerks Association
Treasurer - Arthur Lee. He was a member of the Independent Labour Party, and was a large tradesman in Victoria St. (selling beds etc.).
Organising Secretary and Agent- Robert Hall
He had been recruited for this position and probably received his income from Tom Proctor's union, The Amalgamated Society of Engineers. He had been an agent in Manchester and Salford.
Trustee - K Bearfield, Secretary of the Trades Council and member A.S.E.
Trustee - H E.Cooper, also A.S.E.
Trustee - Councillor J Collins, general secretary of the Steam Fishing Vessel Engineers' and Firemen's Union.
Amongst other active workers were Mr Eyre, district organiser of the Gasworkers and the G.L.U. , and Councillors Hoskins and Oakes.
There were some 90 delegates to the LRC representing in total over 5000 organised workers.
In the Liberal Party we can recognise at least one active member who later joined the Labour Party and became a candidate. We knew him after the (second) war, as one who thought of canvassing as "converting", and who didn't need to canvas anyhow, as he already knew how most people would vote!
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