Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-13

ABIzKROTT HALL-Las- nigh; Of the
davenport Brothers.
EkPrTA'e HALI-fair oy the Sunday Schoo,
CT IDe s. cond Baptist Church.
National Convention Of the BricklaJ@s
Upisa.
srCOsD DAY-AsrRxHooN szssIor.
A. the close of the proceedings yesterday, ~.
Convention had under consideration a mosrn
70 subnI; the rePoTi Of the Committee on ~
PRESIDENTS annual address ~ the Con ven ,as1
rs body; but, before any action was tsssa
thereon, the subject was lald on the table. IA
the Convention de cidSc 10 90 into the annH A.
els ctIon Of officers Of tbe UDiol. The follow
ing parties were then put IA nomtastion Tor
the ONCE Of Pr sidenf: Samuel X Gsui, No. ?,
New York: p. J. OConnelI No. = Caicaeo,
Illinois; DAVID Pollard No I. 'aiti more, ma
rylsBd; b. +. SvayDe, No. 3, aHegnany city,
PennsyIysnia; John =. Frost, No. /, NV
York; q. % Cooke, District OF COLUMBIA nd
Michael Manning, No. ], New York. Me>>rs.
Cooke and Manning declined being cano1dai es
and their names were wi'oorawn.
Pending the election. Mr.. stephen Barrovs.
of Willsn sburg, n. \ - appealed 20 the Con-
venriOn 70 have nothing 20 do with any m1a
Who hsd had suy connection with the lsb or
strikes Of New \ ork. Without making any di-
rect ehergss asaInst Mr.. Samuel Il. q tut, Of
Union No. New York, he would tell the
Convention. that the bIIcxlayers of New y ork
bad no confidence ii any of these men, and it
would te d.r-imsp-aI TO the interests of the
Bricklsyers Unions TO select from among this
him 70 do so, he would prove from'v eri led
documents that sums Of money over which a
Committee embracing sToEg iJS members Nc.
Gaul, had control, hsd not been sccOuricd for.
Mr.. Eggleston- of Washington tnOu GIT II
not q proper time 10 discuss the character or
availabIlIty of Candidates till the nominations
had closed The whole discussion. In his opin-
ION. was out of order.
MessTs. Csul and Browning hoped that the
gentleman(M Mr.. BurrowsJ would b. allowed ID
proceed. AT er he had concluded then the de-
hoped he would have ample time, boil to read
whatever documents he had and TO make
whatever charges he might think fit TO.
There being NO objection, Mr.. Burrows pro.
ceedei- He urged the Con INVENTION 10 beWsre
bow they selected the presiding officer from
among theIT midst. Mr. .Gaul was not the
proper man 10 give satisfaction; be could not
command the respect and confidence OF the
brIcklayers' Of New FORK. nor could any man
belonging 10 the SET 10 which he Did, call q
meetine.> As far as he himself was concerned,
there way no personal ll-feeling against Mr..
GauE ou; in what be did be was actuated for
the general good of the bricklayeIs. If he
I8aul) should tie elected President, il would
result. he believed, in much harm; perhaps b
the canse Of the disruption of the Uuion.
MI Eggleston deprecated toe course which
had teen pursued towards Mr.. 6aul BY tue
gentleman from William sburg, Mr.. Burrows
and sir &C he had b. srd the assault " hich had
been made he would vote for Mr.. 9aul for
president from nr>t 10 last, il he had q vote.
50 far as the statement which had been made
= y
70 winch he beloD gsd, he thought il appeared
rather strange; for If bis Union bad not esired
him as its delegate, II would have been easy
matter Sor the members 20 have elected some
<nt as a delegate was sufficient evidence Of the
confidence his Union reposed in him. The
charge of pecupIary delinquency was one
which be had no confidence in: for he had lad
experience enough IN subscriptions for strikes
70 know that they were attended with q great
deal Of trouble. ana but seldom gave satIsfac-
ton 10 any parties concerned.
Mr. O'Callahan. OF New York, defended Mr.
Gaul from the aspereions sgaipst his charac.
ter, and said that the remarks Of Mr.. Burrows
were equally applicable 10 MIN the speaker.)
The charge that Mr.. Gaul had Inisappropria.
o d or not properly accounted for s. 9. which
lad betn subscribed tor the strikers last sum.
mer, Was utterly groundle s; and il any one
had seen that genfleman's Mr.. GauD distress
as ne did on the night when he appeared at a
meeting Of the MON in New York and told
Them hat he had lost the money. he was salts.
He'd that no suspicion would nave been har-
bored affer wards against HIM.
Mr.. Mics and others demanded that discus
SION shOula imnedIately he put stop 70, aud
thar the Convention should proceed to bust
ness.
Mr.. Brownin demsndcd the right of Mr.
Gaul snd others III ert stod 10 the charges m AIDE
10 reply. and said that the effort of gentlemen
on the other side Of the house 10 crush DEBATE
seemed very II UGH like caucusslng.
Mr.. Niles called Mr.. Browning 70 order, and
seie tpere was any caucussinG II was done
the other S1Ne. ana brOWulug was 6s
much concerned In il as any one else.
Considers Die confusion ensued al this point;
bat. after few min utes, quiet was restored,
when MI. Manning got the noor and claimed
that the de-s &c should not be permitted to re.
ply tu the charges ngi all o IN made. He
took tbb view in order this, full 10 stice should
be done; for If II was o'terwi5s, the reply of
the defendants might form basis Of attack
from sources which would, perhaps. not other.
wise Be heard from. He was opposed TO hear.
ing any, hing from the defence yet.
Several members demanded that Mr.. @ ,ul
should have hearing IN his own defence, after
which the discussion should close, and the
Convention should proceed TO ballot for Prrsi.
dent. The Char 50 deoid, d. and
Nj. Gaul took the floor IL his Own defence.
He referred TO the printed document which
had been read by Mr.. Burrows. and could not
see whar reference il had 10 him. as his name
was not mentioned In II. Fortunately be rec
ognized the hand ~ ritipg, OF which, what the
gentleman MIR. Burrows) had read, was a
copy. He denied the truth Of the allegations
against him, and def suy m an 10 say that he
had ever detrauded him Of a cent. All the
mouey be had received a. the time and for the
purpose desie mated had been handed over 20
Auditing Committee. 80 far he nad ms in al ned
MS good name, and could truly say that he
had never tel; ashamed OF Samuel II. Gaul.
The assault upon BIN had emanated from the
gentleman himself. and he could bu. say that
the pretext o: producing printed document
an subsfantIaffon OF his Conduct, when the
paper did not concern him AZ all. was the low
est and msanest trick thai a msu could b.
guilty Of. How 10 account for this treatment
he (Mr. @ was ats loss 10 know. I, must
have originated from PERSONAL Prejudice. or he
would not have brought he matter before tns
convention. He was an innocent man. aud.
like every other man under similar circum-
stances, thought ~ hard 20 BE- thus asSaileI
The gentleman Mr. Burrows would do Well
10 study tne precepts of The Good ROox, which
says, .Let Us do unto others We would have
them do unto us Instead u t-aducIng the
Character of a person y no had never done hi u
any harm. II had generally turned out, he
saId, that hose most n ady 20 yilhfy the char
actsr of others were eminentiy vulnerable
themselves
Mr.. Burrows defended himself from all per.
sODai influences ID the course b. had pu r, ued
He spoke only as an OF eratiye bricklayer, fOr
he good OF the craft generally.
Mr.. Browning replied IN defence OF Mr.
high with his fellow workmen IN New York
as any other man residing there. So lar as the
question of Nr. Gaul not being the choice OF
the Union OF which he was a member as a DEL
egate 10 this convention WAS Concerned the
charge could not be sustained, FOR be the
speaker could testify thai that gentleman mad
only accepted the position after earnes. solic-
itaftoE- For himself, as one probably included
IN the charges preferred, he would simply saw
thar his conduct would receive the endorSation
Of all who knew him, and he vas not AFRAID of
SUSTAINING any injury IRON what had been said
here.
The discussion here closed, when the Con.
vertlJn pTOcsedsd with tne elsc' iO0 OF on .ers
win he following Iesult:-S. r. Gaui, NJ ,,
New FORK, President; y. q D'Connei, No. y
Chicago. Illinois, Vice President j Edward
kirby, No. !, Baltimore. Mars land, Sscretar J.,
reelected stephen Burrows, No. 3. New York