The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-03-02
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List of Delegates, Etc, Etc

List of Delegates, Etc, Etc
Pursuant to call, the National Convention
Of the Labor Reform Partymet at 10 o'clock,
AM, Wednesday Feb. 21, at Wagner Hall,
Columbus, O., and was called to order by
A. NJ. Puett, Of Greencastle, Ind, Chair
man Of the National Labor Reform Execu-
tive Committee
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATIONS
On motion, John Siney, of PENNSYLVANIA.
was made temporary Chairman Of the Con
ventiun.
Mr.. Sney on taking the chair, thanked
the Convention for the honor conferred
and announced his readiness to proceed
at ONCE to business
On-motion, A. G. Cameron, of Chicago,
Illinois, was elected temporary Secretary
COMMITTEE on CREDENTIALS.
On motion committee Of five on creden-
tials vas appointed by the chair. Consid-
cradle debate sprung up on this motion,
some of the speakers urging that the com
mittee should consist of member from
each State represented. The motion finally
prevailed by vote of thirty eight to TWEEN
ty-two.
The chair appointed the following persons
on said committee
Alex. Troup, Of Connecticut; VIM. Cogs.
vel, Of Illinois Hugh Dalton, Of New
York Thos. II. Greevey, Of Pennsylvania +;
). P. Cummings, Of Massachusetts
On motion the chairmen of the delega-
tioas present were requested to present the
credentials of delegates to the committee on
credentials
The Convention then upon motion took
a half hour recess to allow the committee
time to examine credentials and prepare
their report.
Upon the reassembling Of the Conven-
tion the committee on credentials presented
the following report
COLUMBUS, Feb. p, 1877
To the National Labor Convention;
Your Committee Credentials having attended 70
the duties assigned them would respectfully report that
they have examined the credentials of the following
named gentlemen, and would recommend that they be
entitled TO seats as delegates in this Convention:
CONNECTICUT.
Alex Troup. Walter R. Goodnough
r. NJ Graves Otis r. Porter
James Craig, Albert K Harrison.
ILLINOIS
Alex. Campbell. A. C. Cameron
John Hinchclihe, l.. De Wolf
n ". IhOrnr I. J. Turner,
Jehu Baker, William Rutherford.
W. Cogswell, G. W. Aiken.
s. Webber William Neece,.
H. Badaker, John Logan,
William Washbume
MASSACHUSETTS.
E. n. Chamberlain, J. c. Hunt Jr.,
{. r Crane, H. b. Maglathln,
5. p. Cumming
MICHIGAN.
R. F. Trevellick, Moses W Field.
Robert Hodgkin.
NEW YORK.
Horace H. Day. Hugh Dalton.
Joseph A. Taylor, John I. Elliott,
James Connolly, John P. Malloy,
John Ennis, James Degnan,
b. Franklin Clarke, Pliny Freeman,
W. =. Groom.
ONO
f. NJ Davis Louis Kechler,
U. II. Desnoyer, P.J. Manley
Louis Green, H. o. Sheldon,
E. NJ Leonard, T. NJ Talon,
r. j. White William II Hell,
John Fehrenbateh John Flanagan,
@. II. Lucker, Thomas Harpeek,
william Burden, j. c. BULL
p. Hughes, Ii. kessler,
L. Miller j. y. Winters,
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Samuel O. Morrison O. F. Weaver,
H. L. Acker Thomas J. Morgan,
G. Ben johnson, Thomas n. Greeyey,
John Beard, W. z. Bevan,
John Fl Powell, James s. Birmingham,
George W. Ray, W. W. Jones,
y. d. kiian, J. G. Durbin,
J " SteventOn, George II KillnRer,
Frank A. Hover, Thomas Mcdowell,
John sney, !. G. sylvis,
Theodore W. Herr, +. n Burdick,
W P. Schel, Col. J. + Knipe.
INDIANA
A. NJ. Puett
VIRGINIA
John A. Thomson.
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