The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-08-06
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"tAs Coli. Is. rrespohdin! Secre-
W. Union t. "a indianapolis lad
RAT Af 3iu ~ o.. C,,aan.n q lc Atm gu me "a
The case u John Gotten vs.. Union No. So YOU
say that you have no answer to make SPOUT the
statements made by Gotten. The statement
made by Gotten is about as follows :. Gotten
wLle acting as standing committee in one g. he
shops at Indianapolis, collected five dollar from
one John Rushton being an endorsement on
kushtons cardG Gotten was to pay ane same
over TO the financial secretary Of theAlnion at
ne next meeting before the uHeting lok place
Gotten concluded to leave the city AM applied
lor MS card, stating TO the then faal Icial sec
It'ary "a Dir A. Andrew that be had left the
money collected With Ole Michael Pctvers no
vas at work 10 the same shop with Cdten Mr..
Andrews thea went TO see Powers hbout the
money collected BY CotteE. Powers assumed
Wv debt and agreed to pay the same a Mr. An
uIe"s before or at the next meeting, uton which
statement ". Andrews, the financial secretary,
issued clear card TO Mr. Gotten. afterwards
row, rs refused 10 paw the same, and hen Uni
loH NJ "3 cir,utttd the name of Hr Gotten
among the craft charging him with embezzle.-
menI Of money belonging tn Union No 80, &C.
ChIOn No 90, giving them a statemk! of facts
nus '@lied to obtain tie proper redkcss called
loTi then Gotten submitted tie case y me
AnS"er-lti is very evident that al the blame
w Tie case lay with Mr. Andrews d g. fuar cial
secretary OF onion no. 80. Il Gotten was not
oe4' from the books, and clear from al charges
on inc union, he should not have had a clear
sra until az charges against him were paid
andrew IN fact assumed the responsibility OF
tHe debt when he accepted Powers as guaran-
III, hc Is, therefore, the only person that can
" LtiC Ff-nonshle by Union No 81 for the S.
collected by Gotten from, Rushton. Union ~.
90 mould Pay the $ to the unior to whom il
I uu'' ASP issue circular 10 thq craft giving
statement o. The case and e1onoI ting Gotten
iron lhe charge 81 cmbczzlement, al IA compel It's
o'u'. + ~ adhere more strictly u the laws il
W Their Official business transactiozs.
Yours irtcrualv
FRFD BLEND. Int Pres
COLUMBUS, o., Aug 2, 1870
~ ,ihct, AMI members Of local unions under
tae jurisdiction Of the Ciglrr aNers' Interna-
tiouai union:
GENrLENEN-Thc following unto. notified me
that they had voted in the aiirk tive on the
quest. n O. holding a special ses On Of the IN
terrdti1nal utioa.
10. Location. ~, IA,uo,
8, Syracuse, New York co, KeokuI Iowa
u Columbus Ohio. &, Rochester, New York
y, sprnGhel6, Illinois 81, St. PAIL, Minnesota
~. pai1sylle. Ohio ~, Burlington, Vermont
lc5, Jsnesvle, i-consia % Detroa Michigan
~, Qnircy, Illinois. AZ, Hartford Connecticut
ITO, Council Bluffs Iowa IL Cleveland ohio
p, Milwaukee, Wisconsin los. Erie Peppsylyanla
~ EmirA, New York. 81, Wilmiagto Delaware
10 jamestown 80, Louisville Kentucky
IS, Frt Wayne Indiana AS Salem uassacbusett
d. Aurora Illinois 81 EvanryilIe Indiana
~ Des Mones, Iowa 81, Auburn, New Yotk
so So Joseph, Missouri 10, st. L. us, Missouri
Nc-ative-No 2, Buffalo, n. "
Uaions flat have not taken Hany action on
THIS question viii oJlige me bv 4oing SO imme-
uatcly and rotify me Of the res t.
Yours fratcrnajlv,
FRED BLESD, Int. Prs,
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