The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-01-22
OFFICIAL REPORT'
OP THE
Fifth Annual Session
OF fHE
RUIcKLAYERS' NATIONAL UNIlN
AT CHICAGO,
Commencing Monday, Jan. 10, 1879.
CHICAGo, Jan. 10, 1915

CmoAoo, Jan. 10, 1s7d
Tbo 9Th annual session Of the Natidna
Union Of Bricklayers was called to order3 a
"a o'clock this forenoon, by President
Gaul.
The roll cf officers was called with Fhe
following result
prrsExT-S. r. Gaul, President; Pi J.
O,ConneH. Vice-President; j. Edward sNir'
II secretary: S. J. Burrows, Vice-Setre'
XIV w. B. Dobson, Treasurer.
4RsEyr-Davd NJ. Pollard, Delegate at
Large. 4
Secretary Kirby moved that committee
Of five be appointed to collect examine tnd
arrange the credentials in alphabetical form.
Adopted. v
The president appointed the following
gentlemen as a Committee on Credentials ::
EJward Rourke, of No. !, New York !: c.
Z Knott. Of No. !, Maryland ; Jo&ah
Close Of No. 25, New York A. MaHin,
Of No. 2. Kentucky; J. ". JohnsoDs Of
No. ,, Illinois. z
Vice President O'Connell rendered ithe
delegates a hearty welcome to the city OF
Chicago.
Vice-Secretary Burrows moved that the
Convention take a recess until o'clSck,
PM .
Vice-President O. Connell moved to amend
bv making It 2 o'clock. Lost.
The question recurring on the original
motion, It was adopted.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The time Of recess having expired, the
Convention was called to order by the pre-
sident.
The Committee on Credentials sub
mitted the following report:
To the officers and members Of the \ Y.
Of Bicklayers: !
GENrLENFx.--We. your committee, appoElted
10 examine credentials, beg leave to report
that we have examined all the credentials lat
nave been submitted 20 us, and 6nd the foEow-
ing named gentlemen emitted 70 seats intthis
Couventon:
Vice -Presidenl-P. j. OConnell, No. !, Of
Illinois.
Secretary. f. Kirby, No. /, OF BalIilf ore.
ce-Secretary-Stephen j. BurroW-' NJ. 8,
TTeasurer-waIter B. Dobson, No. 4 Of
Washington.
Deleeates-A. J. Abbott, No. Z, Keutrt rtky
J. B. Aeman, No. II, New York; Jacob
Bott, No. Wisconsin; Michael ConNay,; No.
6, New York Bernard Cullen, No. is, New
York; Joseph Close, No. 25, New York
Bartlett Campbell, No. 2, Pennsylvania !;
John O'Connes, No. l, New Jersey; G. Chvan
augh, No l. Ohio J. P. Childs, No. l, M ssa-
chusetts; Joseph Doody, No. 4, New York (,
VIM. E. Davis, No. l, Indiana; J. G DunG, No.
!, Wisconsin; Walter B. Dodson, No. Il Dis
trict 0, Columbia Gerhard Eberline, 10 8,
Illinois; Peter Foley, No. s, New York Michael
Fennell, No. 10, New York; Edy FsirdhfHds,
No. 2, Ohiu; Frank p. Garvan, No. lis New
York John Gorman, No. 3, Ohio; JhOseph
Hackney, No. /, Pennsylvania Aexandeq Hall,
No. ., Pennsy lvania N. HOsick, No. 3. Penn
ylvania William Harris, No. 4, Ohio; MI sholss
Holland, No 8, Ohio; j. W. johnson, No. 2,
Illinois Charles Kelley, No 2. Illinois C. c.
Knott, No !, NJ ryland VIM. S. King. 20. l,
Maryland Micha.l Lynch, No. l, Indiana !;
Richard Mathews, No. 2, New YORK Stephen
B. McGrath, No. 3, New York COrmick AcWil-
liams No. 6, Nrw York +. W Mauvill4 No.
l. Nebrasaa; Wm. Murphey, No. !, NeS Jer-
sey Alfred Martin, No. 2, Kentucky Peter
MeClusky, No. l, Delaware; VIM. McKslvey,
No. 2, New Jersey; H. W. Nichols, No g New
Jersey; John O'Keefe, No. l. Ohio; Edward
O'Rourke, No. l, New York; ] Reardon, mo. 5,
Ohio; Charles Ii. Rhle, No. !, Indiana Henry
Riedel, No 8, Illinois Sam. Stober No. 2, Hi
nois; j. 7. b. Sla er, No. /, Maryland Ezra
Thomas, No. 2, Ohio T. c. Tinker, No (, Wis
consiI Geo. D. Van Vorsta, No. 26, New York;
J. D. Walker, No. 3, Pennsylvania.
Ex Dclegates-A. Peart, No. ?, OF PsSnsyl-
vania; Samuel A. Steel, No. 2, Of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Hall, of No. ., of Pennsylvania,
moved that the report Of the Committee on
Credentials Be received Adopted.
Mr.. Johnston, Of No. 2, Of illinois,
moved that the credentials of ex-dtlegate
Albert Peart be read. Adopted. !
Mr.. Peart's credentials were theh read
and approved.
Vice-President O'Connell moved tha
the reporters Of the press be admitted il
the Convention, except when in seG,et ses
sion. Adopted.
Mr.. Martin, of No. of keAtucky
moved that the Secretary call the}roll o
delegates Adopted.
ice-Prosdent O'Connell novel tha
Mr. James Mcclure, of No. = of Illinois
be appointed Sergeant-at- Arms bf thii
Convention. Adopted.
The credentials of S. b. Childs wert
read and referred to Committee on yreden
tials, who reported the same to be correct
Mr. Abbott, Of No. 2 of Kcatucky
moved that the reading Of the miqutes 0
the last Convention be dispensed wah.
Mr Hail, Of No. Of Pennsylvania
moved to lay the motion of Mr. A5bott OF
the table. Adopted
On motion Of Mr.. Hall, Of No. 2, Q
Pennsylvania, the proceedings Of sbe las
Convention were adopted as read. !
Mr. Walker, Of No. 8, of Pennsylvania
moved that one hundred copies Of the re
port Of the Committee on Credersials b
printed for the use Of the delegates
Adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. johnson, cf No.
Of s Illinois, the Convention adjourned unit
tuesday morning, at 8 o'clock a. n.