The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1874-01-10

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in Delegate Convention at Alliance, Dec.
IL, 1873.
The convention was lled to order at !
O'Clock, P. NJ, BY electing William Thomp-
son, temporary chairman ID John Pol
lock, secretary
The chairman appAted COMMITTEES on
credentials who reported the following del
egates entitled to seats
Thomas Gwine, Weathersheld William
Davey, Straitsyille John Penburthy, Mas
sillon /. ". Smith, E. Palestine josh
ua Hughes, Brook6eld John Mason,
Shawnee Q. q. Ables, Syracuse Will
liam Thompson, Mineral Ridge John
Graham, Massillon Hugh d. Merryman,
Massillon John PollC *, Lawrence VIM.
Hughes, Lawrence John Morgan, ALI
ance Edward George, Canal Fulton /;
Henry Furrier, Straitsville David Will
liams, Atwater; Andrew Roy, Church
Hill Alex. -Gihbs, Nelsonyille.
On motion, report was received and del
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then went into the election of officers with
the following results William Thompson,
President William Dayey, Secretary.
The President made short address,
showing very clearly that capitalists were
straining every nerve to further poverish
the laborer, and reduce the working men
to a state Of abject servitude-that we are
powerless in our present condition to resist
them. Unity and concert Of action is
needed. He hoped that the present con-
vention would lay down a constitution in
accordance with the Miners National Con-
stitution that the miners of Ohio would
soon become a unit Of the Miners Nation
al Association. Let 10 bad blood arise
between you. but let your deliberations be
guided with wisdom, and whatever is done
let it be done with an eye single to the
amelioration Of your oppressed constitu-
ents.
The following committees were then ap-
pointed
Committee on Constitution. Thomas
Gwyne, John w Smith, c. G. Ables, Jno.
Pollock, Edward George, David Williams
and Henry Spurrier.
Committee on Legislation. John Pen
burthy, John Graham and Joshua Hughes
Committee on Organization. John Nor
gan, William Hughes and Hugh D. Mer-
ryman.
Committee on Hours of Labor-Ed-
ward George, Henry Spurrier, Andrew
Roy. G. &. Ables and John Penburthy.
Committee to divide the Mining locali-
ties iuto Districts. Pollock and An
drew Roy.
The convention then adjourned till
A. N. next day, to give the committees
time to report.
Dec. 1S, A. M.-Convention met pur-
suant TO adjournment, President Thomp-
son in the chair Roll called, all present
Minutes of previous day read and approved
Committee on Constitution then sub
mitted their report On motion, report
was received and committee discharged,
when the convention went into committee
Of the whole on the constitution. The re-
mainder Of the day being occupied in ad-
opting the constitution, the convention
adiourned at III p. NJ to meet next day at
3 A. VI.
Dec 10, g A. M-Convention met pur-
suant to adjour ment, President Thomp-
son il. the chair. Roll called. all present
Minutes of previous day read and ap-
proved.
Committee ON Legislation reported, rec
ommending further action OH the part of
the men, to procure more efficient law
for the better protection Of the life and
health of the miner, and to demand from
our State legislature the establishment Of
bureaus OF labor statistics. On motion,
the report was received and committee
discharged
Committee on organization reported,
showing the imperfect state OF the organi-
zation in the State, and recommending that
organizers be put in the field to complete
the organization in the State Report re-
ceived and committee discharged.
Committee ON the Hours Of Labor re-
ported, showing from the long excess
i've hours that the miners are working,
that an over supply Of coal is produced,
thereby causing Cutting Of the market,
which has too often proven the forerunner
Of decline III wages /; we recommend a
restriction Of the hours Of labor and di-
minution Of the output, and recommend
that an address be issued to the miners Of
Ohio, praying them to draw their earnest
attention to this existing evil, and the re-
suit to be sent to the State Executive pri-
or to the lst Of March next. Report was
received and committee discharged
Committee on Districting reported as
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