The New York herald., 1869-08-27
MASSACHUSETTS, LABOR REFORM CONVEX.
TON,
Appointment Of n Stato Central COmmittcc-
A Womnn the Commiftee-IiesOiutiOn
Presented and Adopted-A WoriSinSnen's
Political Party Ia be Formed.

Presented and Adopted-A Workinsnen's
Political Party Ia be Formed.
BOSTON, August 20, 1560
The Labor Reform Convention reassembled at nlne
O'CLOCK Vice President Pratt In the chair The first
business was the motion TO appoint a committee OF
seven Tor the purpose of presenting the organization
OF State Labor Union for facilitating united action,
independent OF all political parties.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. SPENCER that
committee OF three DO substituted who should DO
vested with power to call convention IN thi5 state
whenever they should deem 1t expedient.
Mr.. ORyIs hoped that the original question would
pass and he made earnest appeal to take some
action looking towards immediate organizst lon
The labor party demanded it.
Miss JENNIE COLLINS followed stating the object
of the Convention, which she said was solely for the
beneft OF w0rkingmen. twas difficult for work.
ingnen to meet ana control their AFFAIRS without
outside influence OF those who were TO talk
ani would talk on any subject She hoped they
would bear this in mind in the present gathering,
and LOOK on all these questions IN proper spirit
She said that capital was not opposed to labor, and
neither was labor opposed 10 capital.
The previous question was called and after short
time IT was voted TO appoint State Central Com
mittee of three. The committee was then appointed
as lollows:-H. X. Pedrick, .. +. Cummings and
Mr.. CUMMINGS moved that the committee be en-
larped by the addition OF seven. IL was moved to
amend this BY adding representative from each
Congressional district, which was carried.
motion was made 40 tnat the title Of this Con-
vention should read WOrkiDgmen and Workingw0-
mems COaycntlOnu and afver some debate this
amendment was adopted.
Miss COLLINS made few earnest remarks saving
that for every 500 men in the state there were 700
women who received one dollar q day when the
former received three. They were the masses. and
II the Convention intended to DO anythIly Tor them
women must not be ignored Women have to sup
port families and aged parents, AMI when the men
fr Nvnn fol tha,, tat
| very trenches. The condition OF wOrkin ywOmen
represented as far more degrading than that OF
the men, and she claimed the right OF women to be
| heard on all questions OF labor. They were willing
TO do their share Of the work to elevate the laoornS
| classes
| vote was taken on the insertion Of the word
| 'wOmanu and carried.
| On motion the Convention voted to take up the
RESOLUTIONS offered by the committee OF yesterday.
These resolutions were as follows and on motion
were taken up separately
Believing the time has when the worknemen and the
worknswomcn Of Massachusetts should place before the
people of the State in some regular form their desires and
70 soSa the Ss
at ss %1 IT. .aa OF
contributed 50 irssy to build up the unparalleled prosperity
Resolved That In Judgment the claims of labor
% ss @ S % % 0 pe IL
the beows of votes at the coming State election In the
Resolved only through labor pro-
Of capital; therefore, urge working %en women
to form labor associations for protective an cooperative
soI4Ooers the jus. rewards q Their toll.
Eesoyed That we doaand or labor sssocatons tse same
Sp % Is Drrses U By S1
dcas h he rnce. Of acora @
ds wo @ aG' rn & %
oaed labor to Legislative recognition and for
EesOved, lhat we demand tho enactment Of a statute
.hs State and demand also rigid enforcemen of the
| an the S noTi OF e of
Resolyed, That esrn the DECLARATION q the National
IS u@s in sss Si s a1a
institutions and reading room as means OF eleyans
ssays hi Il ss sGSss
Reform y Se ss tas
through pccd action protection for the rights and Interests
Rcsovoa TEas our motto is equal rights and privileges for
s syerJ Geld Of industry, irrespective Of color, or
A motion that so much OF the preamble as relates
10 the unparalleled prosperity OF MASSACHUSETTS be
stricken out was lost after short discussion. The
| preamble was then adopted.
The first resolution coming up, Mr.: CUMMINGS,
consideration OF the resolution as it now stood he
| was IN favor OF striking out the words 'ln the
| choice Of State officers aad members Of the Legisl-
| ture."
This amendment was accepted and this and the
second resolution passed.
and laws OF Incorporation and the adoption gene
not be adopted as there was an Inconsistency. IL
was stated that 1t was an Inherent right TO be IN
nounced similar institutions as illegal and despotic
lie then showed that many corporations OF labor
IN ans rer ana @ a ne
ton was adopted.
The next resolution which excited debate was that
demanding ten hours as legal days work. Sew
eral delegates wanted the resolution amended by
making the number or hours eight instead OF ten.
II was held that the government had adopted eight
hours full day, and that by fixing the numDer
OF hours 1T ten We should array against us the
large class Of government operatives who by tho
to increase the hours OF their days work Many Of
the delegates 1. spoke IN favor or or against IT.
vote and lost, and then the resolves were adopted
unanimously.
motion 10 refer the resolution TO the State Central
Committee brought out several delegates. one gen.
others stating shas It was the prncpo Of eo the the
democratic and republican parties TO gobblc up the
working organizations: The two elements seemed
The friends OF the resolution claimed that they
could not rely upon either OF the existing POLITICAL
parties and It would be for their interest to 20 It
Alone while others thought the establishment OF
third party was sure to fail.
The motion to refer the resolution TO future con-
vention was lost, but. on motion OF Mr.. Cummings,
the resolution was amended by sub ttntng the word
'independent'' for "Workingmen's' Convention, in
he first part OF the resolution and the resolution
with the amendment, was adopted
The seventh resolution. was unanimously adopted
and the Convention took recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On the reassembling Of the Convention resolu-
tioh uuVptcu 'u"t uii VrOpcT iIlcdIs fhouiu Uc
used to prevent introduction by capitalists OF coolie
labor for the purpose of reducing the wages OF
honest mechanics and pauperizlng tlc working men
and women Of Massachusetts,. Resolutions prOvId-
Ing that tile more immediate advantages Of labor
saving machinery should be reaped by those who
work and that the rate Of legal interest should be re-
duced to the least possible figure and providing
that the labor OF the cOnvicts In prisons and penn
tentiaries should be under the direction and control
OF Its agents and not be put upon the market
reduced prices, thereby bringing 10 In direct and
luminous competition with honest toll, were also
adopted
After an hour spent In personal explanations Miss
Collins withdrew as member OF the State Ccatrai
Committee, and n. W. Stoddard or North Bridge. |
water, was appointed to I'LL the vacancy.
The Convention was then addressed 10y Miss NJ. NJ
Wabrldge OF StOneham, and she regretted that Miss
Collins had withdrawn from the State Committee.
The cause of the wOrkngmen and women was tdeu-
tical aud they must labor together politically.
Several other gentlemen spoke. They did not
wholly believe I'm female suffrage at this time.
fotiou Sfa ia waa pcnd IN, |