The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-02
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Rooms.

The Ill success which, up TIL now, has attended
the efforts OF The shop aors TO induce the clothiers
or this city 10 accede 10 their apparently moderate
demands, has somewhat discouraged the mass OF
men interested in the strike and rendered demon
sration OF some sort necessary The leaders OF the
movement, undaunted by the magnitude OF the strike
involving as 1t does the welfare OF some 20 900 to D.
900 men now employed in this city, and It's failure TO
lntlmidaie the employers resolved on holding a
mass meeting at the Germania Assembly Rooms and
chose Sunday, as being the most convenient day for
assembling The meeting was advertised for two
O'Clock yesterday, and by that hour quite crowd baa
collected around kocb's establishment. The invita-.
tons to attend were extended to all the knights OF the
scissors and needle in the city and when the doors of
the vast ball room were opened and the crowd began
to settle down or TO form groups to discuss the all.
absorbing question OF the strike, which Is now an
established fact, the din OF voices was something
bewilderng-the German gutteral predomna,ing
with very unpleasant effect. The arrangements
for the mass meeting were admirable. and the place
OF meeting wen chosen. The Assembly Rooms are
known TO nearly every one in New York, so that IL
would be super1uous to give any description OF
them. The platform for the speakers was placed on
the southern side Of the rooms and the accOmmoda.
lions Tor the press and committees merited special
commentator.
At three O'Clock there were more than 500 persons
assembled VINO had grown somewhat impatient OF
the delay In opening The proceedings, and when tue
prime movers IN the AFFAIR appeared on the platform
tney were cordially greeted by the crowd. The
meeting was called 10 order by Mr.. Henry Tucker,
vice President OF the International Labor Union
and leading member OF the Manufacturing
IaHors Union, and the meeting at once pro.
ceeded 10 nominate Officers, choosing Mr. I,ucker az
President Messrs. Schalier and Morsadt The former
President OF the cutters and the latter President OF
The J0urneymen tailofs Vice Presidents. The
eleven unions Of shop tailors were represented by
Messrs. spiehr, Brand, Ebe Schmidt, scloss, Never
schneider, krieg, Muller Hess, Lyons and Tucker.
together with nearly ali the officers connected with
tDe various tailors' associations OF New York The
election completed the President rose and made an
abe address 10 tue meeting the origin, progress
ana oicct OF the strike, and enphaticaly insisted On
Inc Necessity of frmness aud resolution In order 10
render u "A SUCCESS
The report OF the Executive Committee a. read
py Tue secretary appointed by the meeting Mr.
SleT VINO was assisted by Mr. w. g.
Tncker OF me Iourneymen Taors' Union was
ailnouRn not so satisfactory as might nave been
wished Dy those interested IN the progress OF The
movement encouraging, from the TACT that Br0kaw
Brolhers Coleman Brothers, Carhart 4 Whitl0rd
and Pett n Co nave signed the advance price bill,
giving their hands an Increase OF from twenty. Ave
10 forty per cent on goods. Very appropriate ana
feeling RESOLUTIONS having been read ana unanI.
moBsp adopted on the death OF Mr. w H. syvls
the late President OF the International LABOR mon
and o the tspnmoulders, the secret AIRY prpceeGed 10
read The following preamble and resolutions when
were carried without a dissenting voice.
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