, 1876-09-20
THE LABOR LEAGUE.

nATIrY1No THEIR NoMtHATloNs.
The Chicago Lnhor League held meeting In
Twelfth street Turucr-llnll last night TO ratify
certain nominations for members OF tho Lcgis-
laturc. There was large attendance. and gull
siderable enthusiasm was shown during tAc
meeting.
Mr.. havanagh was elected Chairman. After
explaining the object Of tue meeting, he stated
that nominations had been ma1e rs follows:
First Legislative District, A. II. Brown. printer;
Second, Air. Flavln, stouc-cuttcr; Third, JOHN
b. Taylnr, irot-snoder; Fourth, John McGll-
.wrny; Fifth, Stephen c. Holm. Ono of the
grea: objects for which these nominations wcrc
tnade "us tic abolition Of prison labor.
AID. LAWLER
Was the first speaker. lie was introduced as
representative workingman, ind hts speech,
though brief, showed that bis srInpathies were
thoroughly enlisted In the cause Of tho horny
handed ctfzens Of Chfeago. At the outset tle
explained tt,at the contract System operated
. against ihe wUrkingnan. 1t bcnoorcl them to
send thulr felluw-workcrs to tile Legislature,
and then they would procure legislation whlAh
would serve their Interests. II this tad been
dune ycars ngo tho troubles with which ttlcy
were lluw n.lllcted would have been avUtled.
There wcrc l,U0 conyicts In Joliet competing
Of things, and they ought at onee
to begin and remedy 1t. Only d
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way ns u leave their employees without cent;
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poth paft'Ss LIZ etaef Mele H!t nisPvsen a1ly
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at this point, tho Chairman stated that the
political partics ulight indUrsu tIclr uou.tIla-
1iu,a n ,iu.v ,.1,,ec Int In n1rJrn woulI IN.
s.iy.,, -, ,ifiur tiIe RcnnS!t,nn a,r tia ncmt,.
crat,r n,rtr :" tr"'' Law A'e'"'''-' ~' y.
liz lex; speaker was Mr..
JOHN y. TAYLOR.
lle snal WoIktnginen had obtained nothing from
II the wurisingn,ca had tho l.,als ng Ut tAe
laws, LAWYERS would not grow 10 rich, ault ttcte
would Le mvrc fust.e unl less litigation ii, tito
Etntc jjn h,mI ti,r ", Irk irnI.,i w,m,li innite
'sa.e' t'e htoi,tu wv ~. s4tseA "o'sa !''to ny
6ile!, HlaGt1eatat!oh ~ November aS "oa1n cur
Fy tilGis t'sEet; X lAppianIise.j .,..,
Mf.J"llll alttiHHlA} lolloWeu III h1lorlbpeec!i
arguing that tile tra1cs-unlons hatl been trahl-
pied upon aud It was time they stood up Tor
their rights. C.,s,vlct labor uagut to be sup
pressed, aud lie had NJ doubt thut II tllclr cat-
didatcs were elected they wuul1 work to tllis
and otler beneficial ends.
Mr.. Flayn WAS requested to speak, hut Lc
excused nintclf un tlle ground tllat he could
unly intorsr what tho other speakers bud SGT
forth.
LETTER FROM AN Ancn1TEcT.
IL Ha8 ifonl prominent Arel&tcct, Wh0so hlf1ln