The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-01-22
BRICKLAYERS' NATIONAL UNION
Continued from Fosrth Page
THIRD DAY.
MORNING SESSION.

"WEDNESDAY, January IL.
The Convention was called to order at
the appointed hour. President Gaul in the
chair. The minutes Of the previous session
read and approved.
The President read the following dis
patch
New York, Jan. 8, 1879.
To r G Iul, President Nation Il uuion of Brick
layers,
The telegraphers Of this city are determined
~ fight the Western union monopoyl until the
ave accomplished a complete victory Prop
lions have been made by the officers Of the
Western union, but they are rejected by the Cd
orators.
THIS il one or the greatest and most universal
strikes against capital and monopoly ever au-
gurated in this country, and it is to our inter
est TO aid these operators with our sympathy
and with our treasury, if necessary. Other
trades assemblies have proffered M Aterial aid
ANA hope the brcklayers Of this country will
not Trove unworthy Of their reputation for lib.
rrtIity and friendship toward the rest Of the on
pressed hope this may be considered priv.
legged question, aud action be taken by the ma.
tIoual body at once. Send word to me Of the
action of the union. JONI w BRowNIxe
Executive Officer for the State Of New York
oa Obnoxious Lave, 20 the National Labor IN
Ior.
Mr.. p. J.O'Connell moved that it be re.
ceiyed and referred to a special committee
Of three. Adopted.
The president appointed the following
committee: Mr.. 3. Cullen, of No. Is New
York w. Z. Davis, Of No. l, Indiana J
III. Dunn, No. !, Wisconsin.
Mr.. A. Martin, Of No. 2, Kentucky, pre-
sented the following charges against Mr.
Richard Mathews
To the Officers and Members Of the Nationa
union,
GENTLENEN,-I, Alfred Martin, of No. 2, Ky.
10 prefer the following charges against Richard
Mathews, of No. 2, New York, that he did, IN
public barroom assert that be did defraud thu
national union out Of 5000 that does rightly be-
long to said union.
Mr. S. J. Burrows, n Y, moved that il
lay on the table until Mr.. Mathews be pre-
sent. Lost.
Mr.. Hall, Pa, moved that it be referred
n a committee of five. Adopted.
Mr. w. S. King, Md, moved that th,
Convention appoint the committee Adopt
3D., and the following committee were ther
appointed by the Convention Mr.. W. s
King, Of No. I, Maryland Mr.. W. E
Davis, No. l, Indiana Mr.. John O'Keeffe
SO. I, Ohio; Mr.. J. W. johnson, No. 2
Illinois Mr.. O. @. Knott, No. /, Mary
land.
The special committee appointed to ex
anime the secretary's report, asked for infor-
nation as to whether that report should moi
embrace the financial condition of the union
The secretary stated that be had never
been called upon to furnish such informa
uou,
On motion, the secretary was directed to
furnish such facts as the committee may de-
Sire.
Mr.. c. G. Knott, No. l, Nd, moved tina
tho chairman Of the Finance Committee hav,
power to increase said committee to nine
Adopted.
AIr. O'Rourke, then appointed the fol
lowing gentlemen on the Finance Commit
tee Mi J. 4. B. Slater, No. 1, Nd. MI
II. ". Nichols, No. 8, N. J.. Mr.. COnwa,
M. y, N. VI; Mr.. Mr.. j. ReardOn, No
., Ohio.
Nomination Of officers being now in order
MIR. b. Cullen, of No, 5, n, Y, moved
that the nominations made yesterday be nov
declared closed. Adopted.
The following communication was receiv
el from the Plasterers National Union
PORTLAND, Ne, Dec. is. 1869.
d. r. GAVIN, Esq,
DEAR SIR, Yours Of the 18th instant receiv
nj, and | would have cOrrespOnded with your
uui5H before this, if I had known where to adj
dress my letter. At tour last convention, held il
Boston, your president, Mr.. Gaul, delivered 1
very able address recommending amslgamatiOn
~ brcklayers and plasterers, and The national
union of plasterers, adopted the following reso-
luti0n,
Resolved That this convention recommend
mp che various unions herein represented, the
proprety Of receiving the cards Of the various
brckayers unions in their localities, if they are
uot already il union With them, provided that
they work under the rules Of the plasterers in
the locality IN which they are working
There was some discussion and opposition to
tha foregoing resolution, and myself was not
favorable to it, because of several bricklayerc
having worked in direct opposition to our union
in Portlsnd, but did not take into considera-
ton that they were outsiders, belonging to no
union, and IL is now my opinion--hsving given
the subject fair consIderatOn-that we ought
10 Je more united aud work together for each
others welfare. And hope your delegates, al
your coming convention, will do something that
will unite Us more than by simply receiving the
cards from each other. But great many of the
mechanics Of the building line fail to see the
grand result that would follow if we were all
united both i'll our opinion and our actions.
Hoping that the day may not be far distant
when the Labor Reform party will show to the
now tyrsnnical capitalism that our labor is equal
tD their wesl.h
With best wishes for your society, and hoping
70 hear from you On again, believe me yours
30 the cause Of labor reform.
JOSEPH CRAIG, Gen. Sec, l. U. 0. p.
Mr. II. w Nichols, No. 8, New York,
moved that it be referred to Committee on
General Good Adopted.
The reports Of subordinate unions being
next in order, Mr.. S. Hall, No. ?, Penn
'ylyana, moved that each delegate read the
report Of his Union. Adopted.
The following unions reported as follows
state5- Unions. Mem States. Unions. Mem
Massachusetts,, !, 4oNew Jersey, nos, .