New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-26
GEN. BANKS And THE LABOR REFORAERS.

A HARMONIOUS CONVENTION AT BosTON-GEH.
BANKS UNANIMOUSLY NOMINATED FOR CON-
GREss-THE GRANT CANDIDATE CAN HAVE
NO HOPE OF DEFEATING HIM.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THR TRBUNR.1
BosToN, Oct. 25.-Pursuant to a call issued
by the Chairman Of the Labor Reform Committee of the
With Congress District OF this State for the reassembng
of the Convention Of the party to nominate candidate
for Congress, Andrew Hall crowded, this noon, TO
OVERLOOKING The cities Of CharesOwn, Somervile and
Lynn, and the towns of swampscott, Nahant saugus,
stOneham, Wakefield Woburn Melrose, Maiden, Airing
ton, Lexington, Winchester. Burlington Waltham. Med
ford, Belmont and Everett represented by dele
gates. The Convention called TO order at o'clock
by G. Hunt, Chairman of the District Committee who
stated its object after which George Sanderson of Lynn
was nominated for and chosen as Temporary Chair
man. Committees upon Credentials, Resolutions, and
Finance also chosen when the Convention pro-
ceeded to business. After few remarks from
the Chairman, the Committee on Resolutions made it's
report. The first resolution tenders thanks TO the Hon.
N p Banks and B. f. Butler for their energies to
the passage Of the Eghhour law, which declares that
eight hours shall constitute days labor, without any
reduction evasion whatever the second resolution
says "that Nathaniel P. Banks has truthfuly and
eOQuently said, The inventive genius of American
mechanics has cheapened the production Of every species
Of industry by the invention Of the seam-eDgine the
locomotive, the prntngpress etc. We the labOring
classes will support HIM ;" the third resolution welcomes
such immigrants the privileges of laws and equality
in every field of industry resolution four claims that 1t
is but Just to have the pensions of the soldiers
and sailors Of the Union army, and their widows
and orphans paid in con the as the bondhoders
are paid their bonds and coupons the fifth resolution
declares that the party is opposed to the granting OF
public lands TO corporations, holding that such lands
should be devoted TO homeseads for actual settlers upon
favorable to induce settlement upon them IN
preference to those lands held by spectators and cor
poratons and pledges the whole strength Of the Labor
ReformeTs worRngmeD, to oppose any other DISPOSE
ton Of the public domain; also that they will not vote
for any person for Member Of Congress who can be in
duced to lobby at the doors Of Congress for those ggan
tic punderers Of the people, the great railroad corpora
TONS or put in nomination any in the interest Of
those corporations capitalists, any one who may be
induced to engage in schemes OF land robbery The
resolutions were unanimously adopted aud loudly APP
pluaded
1t was then moved to ballot for candidate for Con-
gress the first ballot 20 be informal The first ballot re-
suited as follows n. p Banks 107; ID. W. Goocb, 1;
Thomas Lockley /; scattering 1-tota ITO. Upon the
announcement Of the vote the hall shook with the en-
husiasc applause of the crowd 1t was then moved to
make the second ballot by reclamation, which was sec
onded. The result the nomination of Gen. Banks as
the candidate of the Labor Reform Convention Of tho
VIA District for Congress- committee was appointed to
call upon Gen. Banks inform him Of his nomination, and
request his presence in the hail. In half hour the
committee returned with the nominee, and upon
his stepping to the stage tho crowd applauded
as one man. Gen. Banks, upon being In
troduced TO the Convention, addressed them in
very fine speech in the course OF which he pledged
himself that he would hereafter he had heretofore
DONE use his efforts in behalf Of the laborng masses
The General accepted the nomination, and returned his
thanks for the honor done him. saying in conclusion that
he would address letter TO the Convention in day
TWO fully setting forth his views upon questions interest
o9odt oI otra ham fhn
harmonious convention Of Labor Reformers ever held In
and that the night In the With District
is fully way Gen. Bankss chances for reelection
are growing stronger every day. The Grant candidate,
d. W. Gooch, using every effort TO defeat Gen. Banks,
lint ne seems growing in disfavOr with the voters
OF the district The Liberal meeting announced 20 take
place at Watham tonight has been postponed until next