The national Republican., 1869-06-21
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SIR Your note OF May IL In regard TO the
time. 1taEe ihe drsi opportunity of replying
10 u. Iwouid have written to you sooner
could only have found the man wanted. I
Sai, failing ia hat / sadre.ssi b,m 'sa : noisi
forsnsh q NJ Dossls:.' once for % some eye yesr., s
icn. ssS = "a "a fsss. sosy.
other Inquiries which I have made believe
he states all the facts.
Yours, &C., fRED. ID. RooxRs.
AZ. RI. aoesps'J5.s. siw fosr, Mar "a, is's
.Dskasip Your note Of to-day informine mo
that your havsrseeived . commune ion from
the oolumbl. Usion Of wsshinston inquiring
into the standing Of q "eoiofed printer named
L<,cis or Trederfet Douglass who has applied
for admission Into that Society Is bef0fe me,
10 reply would say that while engaged sew
all Of his sons-Lewis II, Frederick, and
type snd doios other duties pertaining thereto.
Both Lewis II. and Frederick were very iAir
typos while under my cares but they were
never bound apprentiees. although they worked
"by the pieeenfo a number Of years. Thoy
ter, smart and active; and have yet TO learn
snythlnE derosatory to their character. Fred.
hs. since bcen work Ing At tho business In one
OF The Territoriesj butI did not learn until re-
Gently that Lewis was following the trade.
He has eertainiy had as much cxpcticncc In
the arr A. most OF the young "Jours" nova.
k',pseifuIiy, = WILLIAM oLtven
Som,,s,,,. sw..LsarCs; s1. D q, I'm. "a, iSsG
assriss.s. r M ~ rA., there m,y b. no mistake
or 9uibbiins I submit TO YOU In writing my
the colored printer.
In June, isG7, I arrived At Dcnver, Colo.
rsdo. While there at this time found Doug.
la la h. Wl-.s II
"ratj' he having, as have since Learned, been
In Stantons smrioy since some tins In 1850,
working for him at least upwards of six
Union 4 man By the name o?wsIIaee and /
went TO work for stanton, ondeavofing to
make Union once OF his. We were In his
iSs III ,sra day & S 's.' 'apE mo va. ns %ot "'s
member Of the Union, but doe med II necessary
| that the Union should take coguIz,noc OF MY
| Aotion while in that place,
| After quitting Stanton's Office, on the bih Of
July, think, 1 learned from man In Stan.
| tons employ that he hsc sent man out to
hunt ne up that might go to work again. l
| told This man to tell stanton to 90 TO hell, or
words to that effect, l was In the city some
two weeks, and went Into the eountry where
remained some four weeks and upwards, bslng
| something over six weeks In Denver and
| vicinity. while in the country I visited the
Neir, oihce several times and losrned from re.
liable sources that Douglass had again gone to
| work for stanton, thereby helping him out OF
difficulty TO the detriment OF Union printers.
Douglass was looked upon as an unf,lr or
rat printer, and bis action In this matter was
condemned By the members OF the beaver
Union. II was generally believed that they,
Doufl ns and hts brother, never received just
wages heard as much stated that stanton
no doubt paid them little or nothing. II was
notoriou. fact that stanton failed 10 pay tho
men In his employ.
This. Esniienen, /, my statement. nni It /,
thorltios Of the Denver Union. This is sub
stantially the statement that l have made
heIetoiore, any statements to the contrary
Notwithstanding. Yours, &c,
CONRAD o. EDWARDS.
The reading OF the majority report was re
ceived with mingled applause and hlsscs
When both reports had been read, Mr.. Flynn
assistant foreman at the Government print
ing ofllcc,) moved to lay the minority rcpor
on the table. This proposition was met will
applause, and loud calls were made for The
ayes and noes TO be taken.
Tho Chair suggested TO Mr.. Flynn that n,
both OF the reports approved Of number o
gentlemen as members, II would DO we'll Il
vote upon those names and admit the can
dldatos.
Mr.. Flynn, however, insisted upon hi
motion, aud the call Of the five hundred ant
odd names commenced. The call over, th,
result was announced, rs follows: yeas 40
nays 1874.
So the minority report was laid upon tn
table.
The result Of the vote (which was realty I
test one) proved to the satisfaction Of tn
friends OF Douglass that, although they haI
q large majority, they had not the two third
necessary to elect to membership, as required
by tho constitution of the Union. A chang
Of tactics was therefore necessary, and 1t wa
hurrledly decided among the leaders OF tn
Douglass party that an adj journmcnt shoult
be forced. Accordingly, they all got scat
together, and what their plan Of action wa
J will be seen by the following report, whlcl
we continue.
As the minority report had been nctc
upon, the question recurrcd upon the rccep
tion Of the majority report.
Mr.. Flynn moved that IL be accepted.
Amid many cries Of "Call the yeas an
nays" the Chair put the question by ytp
roee vote, and decided II carried.
Mr.. Flynn then moved that the names 0
the candidates bo read, and that vote b
taken upon all but that Of Douglass.
, This motion was agreed to; but as q SCI
, aratc ballot WAS demanded in the case q
Messrs. Bennett and Ethel, II left but ilv
candidates 10 be voted for. .
A vote upon these names was then take
by ballot, and they were declared elected.
As objection had been made on the call G
Mr.. Ethel's name, It was necessary that
separate ballot should be taken In his case
lHC SuulI Nub bNhtihk tuC HuustlOu u
this ballot, when he was interrupted by
Mr.. Flynn, who made motion to nt
. journj which was promptly seconded b
! my voices.
A fearful scene OF confusion was now vii
. messed, every member Of the union cndca,
/, oring to make himself heard, and for tim
the tumult exceeded the noisest ward mce
D ing Of the last campaign.
The Chair kept pounding upon the table
calling out "order."
: Finally, something like quiet was obtainct
I and the union was addressed by
. Mr.. Wilmington, who hoped there woul
2 be no adjournment that the Union woul
y ' meet this question fairly and squarcly. II
/ wanted q direct vote on the election {
!, Douglass as q member OF the Union.
'. Mr.. NJ. B. Goodwin wanted to kno
, whether this controversy had not gone fl
r enough. Let the question come to an issu
/, now.
g The remarks OF these gentlemen wei
= made amid a terrible din, the motion Of NJ
!: Flynn to adjourn having stirred the cit
printers to quite high state Of cxcitcmou
8 and they were crying out loudly that I'll
o Government printing office men were afral
d to meet the Issue. The Sergcant-at-Arm
: Mr.. FechtIg, endeavored to stop the uproa
but In vain did he raise his hands and In
4 plore quiet. Loud cries were made for Il
g yeas and nays on the question to adj Journ.
Captain Robinson arose TO q privilege
= = question, but was cried down; not, howoyc
|. before lie had requested tho Sergeaut-a
}. Arms, "not to lay your hands on me-"
:, Mr.. A. 7. Cayls obtained the floor, aud |
q q dlnt OF the exercise of his powerful lungs
o succeeded In getting hearing. In stcnto
!. ian tones he stated that he made the poi
e Of order that a motion to adjourn was not
;, order while ballot was being taken. III
L ballot must not be interrupted, said NJ
# Cayls.
r These remarks were received by the Go
y ernmcnt printers with shouts Of derlsio
2 while the city printers were loud In their c.
" pressions Of satisfaction.
D. The Chair decided the point Of Mr.. Cav
l. well taken. As great disorder prevailed,
Is instructed the scrgeant-at-arms TO rcmo'
. any member who was disordcrly. Tn
\. order, however, had no effect, and the yc
,e ing, hallooing and stamping OF feet still co
tnued.
y Mr.. Flynn attempted to speak, but WI
u uncercmoniously choked down with cries
"shut upr "Bottlc up" $50 out Of Il
house ~
e Mr.. A. d. Brock, who, In company wi
1nl ntis foraman nf thn nj uri n