The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-09-13
SIXTH DAYS PROCEEDINGS
MORNING SESSION

The Convention re-assembed pursuant
to adjournment At 8 clock, President
NOerr In the chair.
On motion the Convention adjourned h.
meet at III O'Clock, to enable the Commit
tees to complete their reports
At III O'Clock the Convention re- assem-
bled-the delegates All present
On motion If Representative Cannon tn,
reading Of the minutes we're di.peusel
with, the rules Of order suspended am,
that the Convention proceed ~ the reports
Of Committees.
The Finance Committee presented the
following report
ST. ANDREW HALL, Sept q. 1873.
To the Officers and Members, &c
Your Committee appointed On Finance,
having carefully examined the retiring
Secretary's Books, tnd them correct anu
corresponding with the Report submit teo
by him to your body.
Your Committee would most respectful
ly recommend that the bulls offered b,
President Noerr and Secretary Cady, In
| ternatlonal Secretary, 1st Vice President
Olive, End Nice-Presdent Heenan. ana
Assistant Secretary Rollet, for Stationery
and expressage, be ordered paid
And We would further recommend thai
the Secretary, elect, BE- requested to pur
chase new set Of books, adapted for Ia,
purpose
All Of which is respectfully submitted
The report was unanimously adopted.
The Committees and officers Reports
presented the following
To the Officers, &c
Tha
having carefully examined the decision ot
the President, would respectfully recon-.
mend them to your honorable body for
adoption.
We recommend that the order Of Prtsi
dent Noerr forbidding the pub c ttion ii
the Circular Of Syracuse union, No. d. IN
relation to State organizations IN the off,
ciGi column Of our OIL, an, Oe approved
And would furthNr rec, muend that To-
ledo union, No. ~, VS.. Detroit union. No.
22, be compelled to return the go As i'll
tiation fee payed to Toledo union, No. A.
by Rudolph Roth be approved.
Your Committee would further report IN
the case Of Rochester union, No. }, W.
Mr.. Courtney, he becoming manufao t,lr-
er, Is not amenahle to Rochester union,
No 8, for the charges they prefer.
Your Committee do sustain the claims Of
BlDghamtOn union, No. Ia. In regard to
Gibson Wsbcrs case, through mlsrepre-
sentatiOn on the part of Gibson Weber. a.
1t deceived the President in his Judgment.
MIR. JUNO stated the objections offered
by his union taking exception to the sec
ond recommendation.
President Noerr explained the reason
why he ordered its non publication AS an
official document in the official columns 81
the ADVOCATE.
A rising vote showed the following re-
suit
AYES -Irion, Cassidy, Cannon, Bokien,
Flood, Faulkner, Bellmix, Hayes, Geor-
gen, Hussman.
NAYs.-Junio, Lemkie, Cox, Plate,
Burke, Fitzgerald, Shelter.
The motion was declared lost.
Recommendations 3 and we're adopted.
Recommendation Occasion reversed,
on the ground Of misrepresentation.
On motion the Convention proceeded to
an election Of officers, for the ensuing
term, Messrs Cassidy and Georgen bein-
appointed tellers, and Mr. Cannon clerk
The Informal Ballot resulted as follows
Bellnix, q; Juno, 2 Cannon, .; Cox,
2; Cornwall, l; Shelter, /.
FIRST FORMAL BALLOT
Bellmix, z J; Cannon, IL, Blank, L.
Mr.. VIM. J. Cannon WAS thereupon de-
clared elected President Of the Interna-
tional Union, and on motion of Mr.. Bell
mix his election was N ade unanimous.
INFORMAL VOTE FOR FIRST vscE-PEEsIDENr
Shelter, 2; Fitzgerald, s.; Bokien, 8
Cox, i; Lemkie, l.
FIRST FORMAL BALLOT.
Fitzgerald, Q ; Bokien, o.
On motion of REPRESENTATIVE FitROarAld |