Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-25


Spalding on The Crescent and the Cross !"
Proceeds to be devoted to the improvement
and education of poor boys.
CANTERBURY-The regular company in the
usual bill.
The WoRKISGMEN's CoNvESTIoN.-An adj
1Ourned meeting Of the Workingmen's Conven-
ton was held last evening in the Council
Chamber, (City HAIL. but IN consequence of
the Indictment state OF the weather there was
not large attendance.
Mr.. Darius Daughton presided, and Mr.. J. +.
Mattingly Secretary.
Mr.. Robert r Muir a delegate from the Plas-
terers Association, was admitted.
The Chair stated the object of the meeting to
be the selection Of two delegates 10 represent
the Convention in the National Convention.
-. The following were nominated Richard
Emmons, Donald McCathran, J. q. G. Whaley,
and G. X Hough.
40 Mr.. Immons was elected on the first ballot,
And there being n tie between Messrs. McCath-
ran and Whaley a second ballot was had,
which resulted ia the choice of Mr.. Whaley.
Mr.. MCCathran, from the executive COM
snittee, reported that ail the memorials out fer
signafurrs had not been returned, and it was
desired that they be- sent by noon on Saturday
next, 10 the secretary Of the committee, Mr..
Theodore Sniffin, 18th street east and Ct street
south, and the committee would meet on Sat-
urday evening at the Germania Hall. 1t was
desirable that the memorial be shortly pre-
scented.
Mr.. Waltemyer called the attention of the
Convention to the fact that some OF the en-
ployees of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at
Mount Glare had struck because they were
refused the same allowance as is given for
extra and Sunday work by private shops. They
had waited on Mr.. Garrett. the president of the
road, who stated that trade organizations were
detrimental TO the interests of companies and
either one the other would have 10 come
under. These men demanded double time for
sunday work and time and half for night
work, rs allowed in private shops, and refusing
10 work for less, some were discharged and
Others ID the same shop struck. He regarded
the action Of the men justifiable, and said they
should be sustained. He understood that some
of the trades organizations had taken the mat
ter in hand. Some of the men on the Northern
Central road had been discharged for the same
reason.
Mr.. MattIngly stated that the BOokbinders'
Association 10 which he was attached, had
made an appropriation TO aid the Baltimo-
reans.
Mr.. Mclean said that the convention should
recommend the subject TO the various trade
organizations. IL struck him that Mr. Garrett
was right ~ his answer, for mOnopolies cannot
live if the wOrkngmen stood up for their rights,
but II too often happens that they are not true
TO their interests, as is shown by the men of
one branch only at Mount Glare stopping
work. What they asked was little enough,
and double pay would not pay for Sunday
work, for no man should require his fellow
man TO break the Sabbath. Every moral man
in the community would endorse them if they
refused to work for any price on Sunday. The
money OF the convention was for other pur-
poses, but moral support could be given them.
Mr.. Waltemyer offered a resolution sympa-
thising with the men from Mount Glare now
on a strike for their rights, and recommending
that the various trade organizations here sus-
tain them by giving them pecunIary aid.
The resolution was adopted, and the conven-
ton adjourned