The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1869-10-02

vailed that this question be settled durinG
the present session OF the Corvention.
Az +. M. the Convention adjourned IN.
til 9. A. N. tomorrow.
FOURTH DAY.
BRooKLYN, Sept. 16.
MIR. Phelps, the newly-elected President
occupied the chair. The Secretary havina
called the roll Of officers and delegates. II
was found that, with the exception OF two
ror three, all were punc,ual in attendance.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read
I'D accordance with the usual form, and after
q lev unlmportant notifications had beer
made, they we're unanimously adopted.
% motion Of Mr.. Durkee q bill submitted
by MIR. Il. A. r 'semond, containing charge.
ior expenses incurred In hIs return from the
Cincinnan Convention, came under dis.
cusslon. The bill was eventually referred tc
the Finance Committee.
Mr.. Durkee then moved that the Conyen.
ton should proceed with the election OF OH.
GERS.
Mr. McHoes made an amendment that bus
iness should be deferred till IL o'clock.
further amendment was then offered by
Mr. Hughes that the officers should not be
elected tll o'clock.
The latter amendment was carried.
Mr. Mowbray suggested the propristy of
golng into secret session, and put q motion
to that effect, which was immediately adop-
ted.
A motion. BY Mr. Hughes, that the /" pass
word" be taken up, in order to test the eli.
gibility Of oil present, was then agreed 70.
and Mr.. Gordon was appointed TO apply the
test. On asserting this authority, it,was
discovered that all excepting Brother Long,
K. A., were IN possession Of the pass word.
BY some omission, however, be had failed to
acquire the new pass word.
A motion Of Mr.. Crane, that d Sergeant-at-
Arms, especially for the secret session be
appointed, was taken up, resulting in the
election Of Mr.. Gordon for that duty.
a committee on secret work, which had
been deputed to revise the "Rituap Of the
Association, then presented their report,
which was offered to the Convention seriatim
for adoption. --..l. ......
On section third. IN amendment was off
cred by Henry Gordon that the sign be
changed every three months.
Mr.. Gordon moved that the subject be 10.
definitely postponed, but the motion being
put to the house, was lost BY q vote Of five
IN the affirmative and six in the negative.
Mr.. Mahony moved that that the sign be
changed oOce year, and the password every
three months. The motion was withdrawn.
Mr.. Hughes offered as an amendment that
the pass word be changed every three
months, and the sign every six months. This
amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Crane then proposed q resolution.
which vas at once carried, tbat the Commit
tee on Secret Work prepare signs, &c, to
submit to the newly-elected officers after in
stallation.
On re-assemblng, the formal ceremonies
OF re-opening the meeting over, the Presi-
dent announced that nomination Of officers
was in order. The names Of A. w. Phelps
eud Henry Hughes scaosed the FIST fer the
Presidency. The question being raised
whether MIR. Il. L. Rosemon, Recording Sec
retsry, had the right to vote, considerable
discussion arose on that point President
Phelps settled the controversy by declaring
that Mr.. Rosemon vas entitled to all the
prerogatlves ofia private delegate. .The
votes were then taken, resulting in Is for
Mr.. Phelps and for Mr.. Hughes, AMI the
former was accordingly declared President
OF that Convention.
The ballot for first Vice President was
IL en- proceeded with, Messrs. Thomas Ma.
hcny and William Mowbray having been
nominated for that position. The following
result was afterwards announced thirteen
votes for the former and six for the latter
Mr.. Thomas Mahony was therefore accepted
AS first VIce-Presideuts.
Messrs. Charles o. Crane and Charles
were nominatedl,for second Vice
President, and the latter was elected by a
vote Of seventeen to one. Mr.. McHoes was
elected Secretary and Mr.. Brewer Treasurer.
Is A vote OF thanks to the retiring officers.
for their past valuable services. was then
by Mr.. Durkee, and carried unari.
mously.
The COMMITTEE on Local Unions presented
;hrir report, which was read and adopted.
The reports of the Committees on Consti-
tuition and Bylaws, snd also on organIza-
Ll"r, were received and adopted; The re-
port on apprenticeship was rtai, received
an1 referred 70 Local Unions.
The Committee on, Ways and Means pre-
seuled their report which was received and
adopted.
committee was appointed 70 draft resol-
un0ns TO express thanks to local Unions No.
Of New York, and No. Is of Brooklyn, for
the kind manner in which they had received
the delegates as well as for the handsome
which had pr1vids or
them.
The Convention decided 10 5old its next
session IN New Haven, Connecticut, on the
second Tuesday in September, 1870.
After the installation of officers, a resolu-
tion was offered by Mr.. Gordon, Of Brook
lyn, that the Jyiners OF the National Uninn
send no more delegates to the National Labor
Congress.
President Phelps left the chair AMI ad-
dressed the meeting eloquentlyl pom this
suggestion. lie was surprised that any
gentleman protesting TO take an interest IN
the great labor movement Of the dav. should
come into that national body with views
such as those just expressed. He had al
ways found their body convened for the
mos: noble purposes-the elevation of the
toIling masses. He would ask them not to
allow that body to disgrace itself b. re-
lusal Of q representative among a body of
men sworn to protect each other, and ID
snatch thou>ands from the very Jaws Of that
starvation and poverty which threatened
them. After o long and earnest address.
The President resumed his position, and the
resolution being put to the Convention was
lost. After full days session the Conven
Lion adjourned.
From the Detroit Daily Union.
Evidences OF Civilization.