The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-08-27
EEDINGS
THE FOURTH ANNUAL SESSION
-oH THR-
NATIONAL LABOR CONGRESS- I!
wHIcH ooMMENcED AT
Cincinnati August 18th, 1870.

wHIcH ooMMEMcRD AT
Cincinnati August 18th, 1870.
The Fourth Annual Session of tn,
National Labor Union commenced it
sessions at Arbeiter Hall, corner O
Walnut and Thirteenth streets, Cincin
natl, on Monday, August 18th, thu
president, Richard F. TrevelIick, in tn,
chair.
Promptly at 10 o'clock, the Congress
was called to order by the president
who opeend the proceedings by few
appropriate remarks. The call wa
then read by the secretary, II. J
Walls, after which prayer was Offered
by the Rev. II. o. Sheldon, OF Mis-
sour.
After the transaction of some unim
portant business, the following dele
gates were appointed Committee oI
Credentials; Messrs. Jessup, of New
York, chairman; Charles Mclean, o
Boston Larkie McHugh, of Cincinna
ii; VIM. Cogswell, of Illinois, and A
Sandtord, of Kansas.
Mr.. John Flanagan, presiden
of the Cincinnati Labor Union. ther
rose and said:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen 1t be
comes my very pleasant duty to extend Il
you, the representatives Of the laborin)
masses of this great country, in the nam
and on behalf Of the Citizens of Cincinnati
cordial and heartfelt welcome. Tha
your deliberations may be pleasant and pro
htable Is my sincere wish, and that wher
you separate you may each carry home will
you the feeling that you have done you
whole duty to the people that have sent you
Again l extend to you welcome.
After which, to give the Committee
on Credentials time to report, the Con
grcss adjourned till O'Clock P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the reassembling of the congress
the pSf sident asked the appointment
of sergeant-at-arms, and M. Thoma:
of Cincinnati, was elected to that Of
flee. He was instructed to admit only
reporters and delegates to the floor.
Mr.. Jessup, president of the commit,
I g on credentials, then made the fol
lowing report:
Samuel d Rose, Cincinnati Typographical
union No. 8; William J McCarty, Labor urior
No. 5, New York; John Flanagan, Iron mold
ers' union No. g. Cincinnati; Elisha Stout, Work
II gmen's Association. Schuylkil county, Penn;
H Campbell, Machinists' union, Louisville
Ky; Jamas McGonigaI, American Industrial
League Detroit, Mich; John Brady and John
Siney, Miners and Lab5rers union, Sch q ylkil
county, Penn: R Gilchrist, Stonemasons, Lou
isville; W Browning Bricklayers, New York
Mrs. E Lane, Daughters of St. Crispln, Lynn
Mass. John Sperry. Stonemasons, Penn.
Blanchard, Knights Of st Crispin, Walnut Hill.
Lodge. No iO4, Cincinnati; O p Julian, Work
ugmen's union, Indianapolis; VIM. Haller
WoTkingmens Organic alton, Cincinnati; r o.
DOnohue, Workingmen's Association, NeSYork
VIM T Hill, Labor Lodge, jackson county, Ill
Whittick, Knights of St Crispin, Coviugton,
KY, Hugh Cameron, Labor union, Kansas, John
Collins, Ii Temple and Thomas w Flood, Iuter
national Typographical union, Alexander Troup
Labor union, New York, Long, Labor AS
sociation, Newport, XIV, J B Wolff, Agricultural
Labor Association, Virginia, r F Trevellick,
Ovid, Michigan. representative of the cigarmak
ers of Detroit, and Labor union OF Hillsdale
county, A Merrill, Riggers' union, San Fran
cisco, W D Delany, Mechanics Council, San
Francisco, R W Latham, New Brunswick,
Bell, Miners Association, District No l, Brazil
Ind, Sheldon, Oberln LABOR union. o
Ohio, S Cummings and G Mclean, State Labor
Sers, Cincinnati, Toliver Crews, American Mi
uers' Association, Illinois, Ben Filters, Hooking
Valley, Nelsonville, 0hi5, A @ Cameron, Pas-
terers union Chicago, N Davis, Labor Assem-
oily Cincinnati, w f Owens. District No l, Nj
uers Association, Illinois, JoHn A Curran, Iror
nolders, No 20 Covington. Ky; a Campbell
Hope Labor union La Sale, Illinois, A Csnnor
Stur City Branch No Labor union Lafayette
Indiana, Ii Lucker, Ironmolders' union Nash
vile Tenn, Alonzo Ramsdell, Ironmolders ant
Labor union Chicago, JONES Smith, Knights o
St Crispin. Cincinnati r Hodgkin, Harnessma.
kers. Detroit, + w Higgins, Ecrose and Spring
we'll Farmers Club Michigan, Miss NJ N Wal
bridge, Daughters of st Crispin, Stoneham
Massachusetts,, Charles Whitney, Social and Pc
litical Labor union Illinois, E E Peters, Pre-.
emptors' union, Washington d G, Allen Cofio
National Guard Industry, Wash, ,ngtOn d G,
Griffith, international Lodge Knights of s
Crispin, A W Phelps Carpenters and Joinert
union, New Haven Connecticut, NJ W Field La
Dor union No 2 Detroit, VIM Satin, Molders' In
lernstioDal union, + P Baker and Amos SanfOr
State Laber union Kansas, Hugh Cameron, Stat
Labor union No / Topeka Kansas, Brad
ford, Machinists and Blacksmith Cincinnati
L NcHugh. Ironmolders union No Cincinnati
VIM Coeswell. Ironmolders Alton Illinois, w
Jessup, WOrkingmens association State OF Ne'
York, Isaac Myers of Baltimore National Co
lored association, Owen Foy and Charles II Rib
State of Indiana Conrad Kuhn, Arbeiter uniO
New York city, Isaac @ Weare, United Hod
carrie 9 and I,sborers' association Philadelphia
Peter Ii Clarke, Colored Teachers co operltiy
association Cincinnati, S Nelson and Charlie
Anderson, State Labor union Missouri. Mr.
Hathaway, Workingwomen' co operation Chic.
go, Mrs. Willard. Sewing girls union, do, job
Magwire, Ironmoders' union No TO- 5: Louis.
Mrs. Lane objected to the admission
of Mrs. Hathaway, as she believed sh
was not the representative of a bon
fde labor association.
Mrs. Willard, of Chicago, said the lad
would answer the question if a chanc
was given her. She would ask Mr.
Hathaway TO explain.
Mrs. Hathaway attempted to reply
but was interrupted by delegate, wb
insisted on the question of reference
Mr.. Haller demanded that the Lad
e heard.
| Mrs. Hathaway read from the col
stitution of the organization she repr'
scented, to prove she was entitled to
seat.
Mr.. Cameron, of Chicago, warml
appealed to the common sense of I'll
Congress in behalf of Mrs. Hathawa
1t was true she had been only a sho
time in Chicago, but had come ther
he understood, to make it her HON
She had been duly elected, and hs
heen all her life a warm advocate