The New York herald., 1877-10-02
woRKINGMEN IN CONVENTION.
WENDELL PHILLIPS SoMINAIED FoR GOVERNOR
BIZ THE LABOR PARTY OF MAssAcHUsETrs-
A STATE TICKET OF THE GOLDEN TIME"
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


BosTox. Oct /. 1877.
The political movement on the part Of the working
mon IN Massach usetts confined 10 a few I'm
practical demagogues, If Is TO Judge from their
delegates to tho State Convention held this city
to-day. II was In sympathy with the now working
mems party, called, and was very weak In
numbers as we'll as slim In organization for any den-
mite, practical purpose. Comparatively few OF the
real manufacturing districts were represented tho
only places besides Boston rending delegates being
Cambridge, East Cambridge, Dednam, Lawrence,
Stoneham, North Brookncld, Fitchburg, Brighton.
Holyoke and Marlboro. Richard G.lday, Of Hoiyoke
presided speeches OF the general labor party char
actor were made by him and nearly every other mem
Der OF the Convention.
LARoK RESOLUTIONS.
The Committee on Resolutions reported o preamble.
heartily ndorsng the platform Of tho national work.
ingmcn's party and submitting TO the people OF Mas
sachusotts resolutions asking for legislation TO protect
tho people from the extcrtion OF monopolizcrs ana
speculators IN iood fuel and tho other neccssaries oi
lie: tho repeal OF trustee law, as Ia injurious
to both creditor and debtor; that the nutu.
ralization OF foreign born citizens DO free Of
cost; that, as lar as 1t comes Within tho
State domain, indirect taxation DC abolished anu
single direct progressive income tax be substituted
therefor: that the uncaed Tor, unfair ana partial
practice Of teaching military drill In the higher grades
OF public schools The pubic expense be discontinued
4 reduction oi hours OF labor in tho State and mu-
nicpa Departments nd an impartial and rigid enforce
ment OF the ten halt time schools for chil.
dren under sixteen years OF age employed IN all
branches oil industry; prison labor 10 Dc under tno
control OF the state, and not to bs brought into
competition with honest industry through contracts
with private Individuals the prisoner and his family 10
receive fifty per OF the proceeds OF his labor after
dcductng expenses; thorough inspection OF the lac
tories the protection OF employees from dangerous
machinery.
NATIONAL AFFAIRS
Indorsing the Efforts OF the Chef Magistrate oi the
United States to tho different sections OF tho
country and destroy the monopoly oil politicians IN
controlling the parties ana inc oinccs OF trust ann
fully recognizing tho Importance OF the finance ques-
ton, aud requesting tho national congross oi The
workingmcn's party to tuy define its position on that
question.
There was considerable discussion upon the forc-
gong report OF tho committee, but II was nnally
the atter nominating State tickot tho delegates
wore very much divIdcd, but tho majority OF thcm
deemed such course expedlcDt and the nominations
were made, Ward NJ. chamberlain oil Boston, who
had formerly occasions been the defeated
Tor honors OF the labor reform
party being awarded the nomination this time; but
when he heard of tho compliment ne came into the
Convention and declined.
WESDELL PHILLIPS NOMINATED.
The delegates, therefore. settled upon Wendell Phil
lips, ma found HIM more gracious, Tor he informed
committee oil Convention that ''he did not object"
tho .tsilvory tongucd orator has also ad
vantage of tho grecnba party nomination is hardly
Ik ey that he will be called upon 10 servo as Chief
Magistrate OF the Stale. The State ticket was CON-
plcted by the nomination OF William Earle, OF Wor-
ccster, Tor Lieutenant Governor; W. d. Goss. Of MARI
boro Tor Secretary OF state; Dyer D. Lum, OF North
ampton for Treasurer; Israel w. Andrews, Of Dam
vcrs Tor Attorney General and y. 4. Chase, OF Bos
ton, for auditor