New-York tribune., 1870-09-09
THE FUTURE GOVERNOR CONGRATULATED BI
TIE SOLDIERS.
MASSACHUSETTS.
THE LABOR REFORM PARTY-NOMINArION OF A
STATE TICKET.

STATE TICKET.
WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. 8.-Delegates from
the Labor Reform party OF Massachusetts, met in Con-
venon Mechanics Hall, to-day, to nominate officers
for State ticket for the october election. The Conven-
ton was called to order by Mr. s. p Cummings, who,
the motion Of Mr. Allen of Lowell chosen temporary
Chairman. He pTophesed the national triumph of the
Labor party in 1872 The independence and integrity Of
the Labor platform must be maintained at all hazards.
as bitter experience had shown that neither Of the old
parties could trusted He urged wisdom and mOdea
ton in their councils Mr. Charles Cowey OF Lowell was
appointed permanent President with James Chattaway
of Springfield Charles Mclean of Boston, and II others,
as Vice Presidents Mr. s. b. Pratt and three others
were appointed Secretaries.
The President said that as the Labor Reform party
after struggle, had obtained charter of ncor
poration for the knights of St. Crispn the most power
full Trades Union in the country. Legislature would
hereafter 70 labor right or franchise which 1t
conceded 10 capital The Labor party must obtain
Ten-Hour Factory bill This bill had been passed in
Great Britain nearly century ago. wherc the same
in Massachusetts This bin would 6e the best inter
est of both employers and laborers and would glye
pendence and larger liberty. No could doubt but
the British TenHour law would be realized in MaSsa-
chusetts With this law would come higher wages less
and vice. higher standard or nNlng ana
intelligence better and wider culture, and general
advance of the operative classes III the scale o evla
ton Tie immense profits realized by many manuidc-
turers during the had induced contempt Tor the
rights of others and pronGneSs TO oppreSSI9n "cn men
ere aeRnS To import wholesale into Massachusetts the
lowest dree of the population China. 1t belonged to
The Labor Reformers to erect an impenerabe barrier
against this invading horde of Chnese-ten times more
TO be dreaded than those ancient Huns ana Naias Nno
overran Rome under Ata and Gensere. Other matters
than this also pressed urgently for consideration the
dimnutiOn of the burdens imposed by the existing sys
TEN of the National Banks the reform OF the currency
the revenue service aud tariff the abolition OF super
fluOus Offices; the reduction or inc puDnc
the dscontnuance of land grants 10 railroads. On these
and other questions he trusted the convention %ond
speak in tones which all would near ana uh,erstdnu
Ii was moved and carried that delegates be assessed
one dollar each to defry expenses and thai the snps
be left in the hands OF the State Central COMMITTEE 10
expend they thought be fQl ile good Oh the cause
- AfTEKNouE SESSION. -
The Convention reassembled at u. MI ;; T. Gum
mings Chairman of the Committee on Resolutions, sub
mitted a series of resolutions: ,
The FIRST reaHmed the principles Of the Declaration OF lpenosa
the fundamental PRINCIPLES of democratic government Ils SECOND
chartered rights and privileges the aid and at
Of Legislators granted associated eapL lte
egbt boars carlinsl principle Of labor reform Tn IPs
The 6b nseIb opposed TePnsor but demanded the rpse I
Contract The sixth demanded Substitution OF leatende Govern
substitution for the present notes issued by he haona
be reserved actual settlers only The eighth welcomed emgsnis from
e ninth equitable equalization Of bouHties 10 soldiers
end % Ihe tenth Pag1a az eS en- d % Tue sns so Who were
favor Of the prseipe- Of the platform, ~ o Fored rho
first expressing the unqualified disapproyal OF any at
tempt on the part of capitalists backed ~ the
overawe or persecute the laborers OF Massachustts
under the specouS plea OF 2t 10 Seaser SG apd Charles
l. Woodbury. for their Infamous" opposition to factory
legislation, and charged the Republican party with
being responsible for It's failure.
Mr. f. Wilson of StOneham offered an amendment 10
the eighth resolution 10 the effect that the chinese
shoud not be allowed TO settle on American soil MT
Cummings condemned the amendment as wholly lnd1-
fensible. Another amendment was proposed 10 make
the importation Of Chinese piracy. third amendment
was proposed protective duty on imported IaDOI
the same as on imported goods The amendments were
lost. -, n. 49,,
The first ten resolutions and the first supplementary
resolution were then adopted unanimously The second
supplementary resolution Wab indefinitely postPohou
The NOMINATIONS
Mr. Cbipman moved that Mr.. Wendell Phillips De de-
elarpd the candidate Of the Labor party by acclaatOn
loud and prolonged appiauseJ In,
Mr. Cummings EXPRESSED his warm concurrence Win
the Last motion 1t was, however necessary 10 explain
that prey eyious TO the last Prohbitory ConVenuon az
which Mr. Wendell Phillips was nominated Tor Gov
eroOr Mr. Phillips declined 10 ndorse that movement.
That nomination was merely FORM i0r ar. IIiihl,s
was never Officially informed OF it, tie had never poeI
called TO write speak that n0nlnatOn out ne hai
pIciged himself TO pit by letter, II u shp9 DC ven
rred h the nomination Of the LABOR tfsiNfil par ".
The nomination of tine Prohhlt0ry party would III no
Ngay ple ge the Labor party % prohibition sehIihehs
TIE motion If Mr., ChtplGan was carried WitH SI.lt
cheering nominations were thcD nde as Ioi.o"s'
t;0csg0DT-Wcndcl Pfn ps. n,
/ Iic,d-aGAt GGrerHGi-J"neS Chattaway, Srrhglcld
| S,cretIyj ~ St0t Is. b. Pratt OF 30. ;Oh
l(tqraeu- GrHCgd.-t Ilr."s toWley, LOWELL
TreoeuJfr-N. W. Stoddtrd, North Brdgewaer 70. -.
Tho nInanliig nominations we're rele rtd 10 Sth o
Central ComAitte.. aud tne Convection atgoufLeu.