Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-03-14
WORKINGMEN,
Weekly Meeting of the Union Orsaniza


ton.
A meeting of the Workingmen's Union
was held last evening in the old court house,
under the craftsmanship of j. P. Munford,
first vice president. The seating capacity OF
the hall was completely occupied.
: The formalities having been accomplished,
the chairman briefly addressed the meeting,
while the executive committee was consider
ing it's report upon five applicants for adj
mission. He said, substantially, that the
union was neithor to be under the thumb of
any caucus, nor subject to the dictation of
any newspapers. Hitherto, workingmen, in
voting, had been ':going it blind" but it was
now proposed not to vote until they knew
how. Among other subjects of immediate
interest, it was intended to discuss at the
next meeting the propriety of the voting for
OF against the bonds for the Fort Smelling
bridge. Other States and cities had been
Minneapolis workingmen had nominated
a candidate for mayor, with every prospect
of his election. Would this union dare to
nominate a mayor for St. Paul? The Ger
mans, the speaker thought. ought to be
foremost in this movement. A German had
invented the printing press. The Germans
had produced the leaders in religion, music
and military science The Prussian- Ger
mans we're among the most enlightened and
best educated nations of modern times.
Therefore, it was desirable they should lead
in the workingmen's movement; therefore,
it was, that they had been invited to par
ticipate in the nights proceedings. Mime
apolis workingmen had shown their appre-
citation of the German character by nomin-
ating a German as their candidate for
mayor,
The five candidates for admission, we're
| then elected members of the union.
Mr.. A. Steinbach addressed the meeting
in German, regretting, by way Of preface,
that so few of his countrymen were present.
He then continued by reading German
translation of the constitution of the union.
Concluding, he gave some statistics concern
ing labor, the depreciation of property and
its causes, and announced the Fort Smelling
bridge bonds as the subject for discussion
next week, and invited Germans to attend
Mr.. James Dillon followed and, after con
trasting the present and past condition Of
workingmen, appealed to those present t.
study politics, in order to vote intelligently
and unanimously.
Mr.. ]. P. Daley having said few words
five more members were elected.
A committee was appointed on procuring
hall, and the chair announced that tn
Fort Smelling bridge bond discussion mex
week would occur in executive session, ant
that none but members would b.
admitted. It would, therefore, b
necessary for each to brinl
his ticket and said, ''When was in Mime
apolis they thought it was very fraternal il
us to have our tickets printed just like their
up there"
Mr.. Tim. Delaney that doing
on the Minneapolis plan?
The Secretary, with some degree of as
perity There is no Minneapolis plan abou
this union. It is Minneapolis and St. PAT
and New York and everywhere plan.
Mr.. Tim. Delaney, to the Secretary, an
with fire in his eye-It wasn't your put il
It was only joke, and if you don't kno,
any better, I'll teach you. Mind that, nov
. Eight more members were then elected
and the meeting adjourned for one week.