Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-11-02
THE W0RKIN G M EN-.
Meeting Of the League--A Lively Session.

The iWorklngmen's League, Thursday,
held meeting in their hall, third story of
the Water Witch Engine House; c. q.
Carpenter In the chair.
Mr.. Wood moved that the session be a
secret one.
This motion Mr.. Devlin opposed, as be
said he wanted the people to know what
they were doing.
Mr.. Wood supported his motion. He
wished to speak Of some Of the candidates
privately, ard did not care TO run the risk
OF being misrepteeented, as He Had been a
week ngo 10 the Commercial
The motion was lost by one vote, and
so decided by the Chair, but an effort to
get another vote was made by those voting
In the minority, which was promptly
ruled out by the Chair.
After much discussion had been in
dulged In at this point, Mr.. Roberts
moved that committee GU the dlstribn-
tiou of the pamphlets containing the an.
swers Of Legislative candidates TO GER
tain heterogeneous, be appointed.
Mr.. Wood desired the majority to give
way and allow secret session Of the
League.
Mr.. Devliu said that as the measure had
been defeated once, he was opposed to the
meeting considering further such action.
Mr.. Roberts motion was adopted, aud
he thtn moved that committee be APP
pointed to select Legislative Ticket.
Mr.. Wood said he wasn't ready for the
question. He belonged, he said, TO another
workingmen's association IN this city that
was considering these answers, an asso-
citation capable of controlling ESQ votes,
and that organization did It's work in
secret.
Mr.. Roberts said he had been accused
OF introducing politics INTO The League
This he denied aud said no was ever
working for what he considered was most
calculated to subserve It's purposes.
great many Of the candidates had
answered sQuarely plain heterogeneous,
and he thought that men who had done
this needed no recommendation from the
League, but that worklngmen would
readily comprehend that In them they
have II friend.
Mr.. Day agreed with Mr.. Ro' erts.
Mr.. L,ary Op, osed the character Of The
interrogations, as one was political evil
IDENTIFY referring 10 the represents ton
according to population terrogatory, and
doubt rs thinking that all questions by
virtue of their being Just are political. lie
didn't think workingmen would be bound
to support ticket If decided upon by the
League.
Mr.. Roberts motion was then lost.
lie now moved that a committee be
appointed u draw up Two tickets, one
wOIklngmtn's Democratic ticket, and one
workingmen's Republican ticket, con-
tanning the names Of those In each patty
who had answered favOrably, and that
they be enclosed in the circulars and
distributed.
Mr.. Leary, in an excited manner, de-
nounced the resolution as child's play,
absurd, boyish, foolish, etc.
Mr.. RObtrts then went for him. He
said, addressing Leary, that If he was SC
brilliant and strong he should offer some
suggestion that would enlighten the League
and enable II to arrive at satisfactory
conclusion but Instead Of that he comes
here to Islander and TO sneer,
Mr.. Roberto motion was amended by
Mr. Devlin moving that this work be
attended to by the committee appointed
on distribution, and passed as amended.
The Chair announced Messrs. Wood,
Deylin, Roberts, TAYLOR and Day as the
committee provided for.
Mr. Day moved that a committee be up
pointed to act In conjunction with the
Finance Committee In relation to giving
a lecture for the purpose of improving the
financial condition ofthe League. Adopted
Mr. Carpenter ca led Mr.. hcary to the
Chair, but the latter nnceremoniously left
II, aud MIR. Wood was invited to preside.
MIR. Day read Il series of resolutions de-
ining the objects Of the League, aud sub
mitted a number of rules for the govern
ment of the association, which were laid
over one week.
The vote by which the committee to act
in conjunction with the Finance Commit
tee was created was reconsidered and tAe
matter referred to the Finance Committee,
Mr.. Roberts being elected IN additional
member.
No further business being before the
League, the body adjourned.