New-York tribune., 1872-08-01
THE LABOR REFORMERS.

THEIR CONFERENCE rs THIS CITY MANAGED BY
GRANT POLITICIASS-THE MASS or THE La
BOR REFORMERs HAND-IN-HAND WITH THE
LIBERAL REFORMERS.
Many of the delegates to the Labor Reform
Convention which held brief adjourned session in this
city on Tuesday remained in the city yesterday and
some Of them whom reporters Of THE TRIBUNE called
for explanations of the attempt Of outside politicians to
control the Convention in the interest OF Grant and
Wilson, bitterly denuncatory OF those who had in
terfered and Of others of the organization who had
sought to beray it, According the statements made
10 the reporters the Grant politicians believe that the.
nomination of third ticket will affect the election IN
several States where the Labor organization is sron
and hence they seek to prevent the Endorsement OF Gree
lev and Brown by the Labor party by the Democratic
party. The delegates who favor the nomination OF
Greeley and Brown able, however, 10 prevent
action by securing an adjournment until Aug a. to
Philadelphia.
One of the Pennsylvania delegates, who had been
prominent in urging adjournment and in opposing the
nomination Of third ticket made the following state
ment in reply to questions of a reporter:
In Pennsylvania the Labor ReformeIs are thoroughly
organized. In the County of SchuylkIll alone pol
$500 votes turning the scale OF the election thre ana
Northumberland and Scranton Counties we hold the
i'm New York was undoubtedly 10 make the Labor Re
formers declare for Grant and Wilson, hut got ahead
Of them by prompt adjournment. The wOrkngmen
were disposed TO nominate third ticket as far as
l can understand They manifested Their do,,r IN,
Convention think, however, that two-thrds Of the
wOrKingmen In Pennsylvania are for Greeley, ana that
Convention will be instructed 20 vote for Greeley and
Brown. The Convention that met here yesterday was
called without legitimate authority and those OF Us who
favor the nominees Of the Cincinnati and Baltimore Con
ventiOns fOrestaed the proposed acton OF the COnVen
tOn by adlOurnng TO Philadelphia, where 1rIy DeeVe
the Labor RefOrmers will decide for Greeley The labor
ing OF Pennsylvania admit that Greeley the rep
resentave of the Reform movement, so that the reso
on Of Mr. Steward OF MASSACHUSETTS 10 the eueot las
wOrkngmen have nothing 10 choose between Grant ana
Greeley which was adopted yesterday does not denne
our position at all. The resolution "as PASSED
before the delegation was properly nIied up
The nominees Of the Cincinnati and Baltimore Conven-
tions really thoroughly Endorsed by the Pennsyl-
Labor ReOrmers, and all their organs hoist their
Convention there a few delegates from COnnecti-
cut other States that poll Reform vote scarcely
the most enthusiastic for the nomination of Reform
ticket and the total ignoring OF Grant and Greeley but
for Greeley There Is danger OF Outand-0ut nom
inatOn OF national ticket in Pennsylvania The spirit
troll the Labor Reform vote by a third nomination.
The prominent districts that sent delegates to TINS
most all the Reform out West have declared for
Greeley. In the Convention there were about 90 men
who opposed 10 putting tbrd ticket IN te ned
aud 10 or II were from Pennsylvania. Massachusetts
formerly had the largest Reform organization IN the
Union but Pennsy lyania now polls over oooO working
lngmens votes.
The most active Reformers in Pennsylvania are for
candidates for Congress and the Leglsatro as wen as
party ye o. su Shs fs eo@ % S get detapmhed to
garry ihe State In October for Buckaev, for Goveruos
a OueL 10 secure II Tor Greeley. PcuDsyIVaDA Is
ouIlnehtIy aeslrous OF eecting wOrkingnan
70 GOV Geary, have 10 say that nave Dau
fcPcauou aSsurahces from him that he hostile 10
1fhn anu was considerably surprised when ] heard
OF MS oppOsltiOn 70 Greeley. He cent Mcdowell, his
chcI o the LABOR Bureau In State as delegate 20
the against the protest Of every Of
the EAecuute committee one He appointed Me
DoTel chei Oh tne Labor Bureau against Tie wishes Of
the Reormers, who knew very little of hs mast eary
and Mcdowell are working direct" " a. niS p1; -, 1n
terest, by urging thrd ticket, but they Will fail
and Greeley will undoubtedly carry Penns Ivsnia In
Buckaew recognize an honfssf tbongSS ronr ,,an
while generally throughout the state 4, an
sidered as corrupt Cameron himaelf 80
dollars will be spent TO elect Hartranft and in ia 49, ~
York Convention l have had gates sav 70 % % - =,
you know what Is for your interest do MOI sm, -
Greeley make something out of It," We diP Dat
PROPOSE honest men, TO be sold out In that way w
delegate from Kansas In conversation with anotbsr
TRIBUNE reporter denounced the resolution adopted NV
the Labor Convention, which declared that the working
classes mad nothing whatever TO choose between Pres
dent Grant and Horace Greeley as not expressing the
true sentiments OF honest Labor Reformers. He at.
tempted 70 speak the resolution but was put down
in the most disgraceul manner. He desired 10 call at
10 the fact that the aborng Of the State of
Kansas which he represented In the Convention, mum
bcTed 2O that they have already declared for Greeley
as an unauthO riLed The action OF this Conven
Committee OF the Reform organization ho considered 10