The liberty bell and workingmen's advocate., 1867-03-07
Letter from a workingman.

E Letter from a Workingman. E The Workingmens Convention of the Fourth Senatorial District (New Haven) nom mated last week, James Gallagher, of New Haven as their candidate for Senator. This was part of the plan of the Democrats of that District, and showed, better than any thing else could, the purpose of the men who control the organization in New Haven, and who undertook to control the late State Con- vention. MT. Thos. H. Dory, of New Haven, one of the most active and influential men in the organization, speaks his mind on the sub ject of this nomination in the following letter to the New Haven Journal-which we com mend to the attention of workingmen in this part of the State; rHzc fa.A F. #
 FELLOW LABoRERs II appear in print before you at this time to enter protest against the doings of our Senatorial delegates, on the evening of Feb. 2sth, in nominating Mr. James Gallagher as the
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 M. charge them with utterly disregarding the in- structons and advice of the members of our Union, who appointed them as delegates, and charged them not to nominate outside of our organization. Sd. charge them with knowing that it was the a sPst the
 tic n it wosa ply to state who we would like as Senator, to advo parties might do us the kindness to put such an on their ticket, so that we might conscientiously
 4th. charge them with knowing that to nominate such man as MT. James Gallagher, is sure destruc- tion to the great ends aimed at by organization, such will the withdrawal of nearly every fTsS TSon. %n'cn VIII weaken ana s''ken our 5th charge them with not having the true inter- est of our cause at heart, but their acts show, making of themselves and our organization political tools to be used in helping certain of their pets to of flee and honors.
 9th. charge them with knowing that all the money collected by subscription for the aid of cause Would not use such 5 money that we would but % directly within our own Workingmen's circle. To nominate such man as James G. is to shamefully
 7th charge them with knowing that of all the men in the party in this district not able to the ears of the Repubiean members of our De s in the Senate Chamber in the of MT. Gallagher, gentleman as 1t would in charge of one uf our own members And in case there is Republican major ity in the Senate, would be copsdered with % s % e Dy any
 ferred to, above-an of which our delegates should
 sth: charge them with knowing full well that by add one vote to the m Workingmens ticket but on the contrary it would turn away many from voting our ticket. Then in what manner will or can they ex' themselves for so selling our birthrght for snch a miserable mess of political pottages
 & n n ganiZaton into disrespect throughout the State To nv own knowledge, this nomination is fatly disap | proved by gentlemen of both political parties. 10th It does not possible but that these del s saas n so on What pss ises can they be justified in dealing such deadly | blow to our hir-to-do organizationf
 | Every Workingman that feels such nomination to be false representation of our policy, will please cometo Room No. 4, Austin Building, this evening at halfpast7 o'clock. then and there to enter hii | protest | T. H. DoRY.