National Republican., 1878-07-24
The WoRKINGMEA'S NIGHT.
Proceedings at the Assembly Last
Evening.
The Application OF Cohen and His Colleagues
for Admission to the Organization
Formally ReJected-Steps Taken
to Organize workingmcn.

The regular weekly meeting Of the Work.
ingmens Assembly was held last evening, Mr..
Alfred Thomas In the chair, and q. L. Taylor
secretary.
The credentials Of Mcssrs. s. Haldeman, J.
Maloncy, S. II. Bell, and g. Dancnhower as
delegates from the Typographical Union were
favorably reported upon by the executive COM
mittce.
Mr.. Spier, from the committee on organiza.
tion, read the following report upon the appli.
cation Of a man named Cohen and several
others. TO be admitted to seats In the Assembly
as delegates from so.callcd Work ingmcn $
Relief Association
The credentials Of McsSrs. Isaac Cohen, Daniel =.
Spear, James lAnIcrc.:cr aud II. 4. Paris, as dele.
been carefully examined by your committee,
which, 10y unanimous consent, has agreed upon
the following report:
The constitution Of the Assembly provides that
no delegate shall be admitted except they come
duly accredited froin regular and permanent or.
gantEcd body OF worLingncn. In our opinion, we
cnnnot recognize the NOrkingmCn's Relief ASsocin.
ton nS q regular aud permanent organization. We
have based this decision upon the following facts
The Workimnmens Relief Association has never
met IN hall or similar suitable place, their meet
iIls being held ut the strcct.corIuTs the insuih-
cheney Uf this measure will be seen by future state
in hall was answered BY the president Of the as
sOciatIOn that this would he an unnecessary per
furnancC. Mr.. Cohen states that he will leave this
city In the near fuiurc. and that in this the
meetings will be discontinued and logical cOr-
sequence, MI association without mcCtngs becomes
dciuncL Now, We hold that public meeting at u
str. Ct-cOrncr where everybody l. admitted as u
member upon giving his name, eau never transact
business IN satisfactory manner, and the true
wants OF the association Will never reach the sur.
face The committee has reason to believe that
Mr.. Cohen is the sole aud independent business
manager Of that association. The minutes OF their
mcetings show peculiar uniformity as nearly all
the business has been transacted unantinOusly. To
illustrate the transactions of said associations,
peculiar feature Is noticeable their delegate, being
not at all representative men. Tho association.
II appChrs upon the books consists Of 2O7 mcmbers
OF which about 100 are labOrers the other seven
being crniEmcn, the latter being representatives,
either uihCcrs or delegates. The delegation Of
f,ur which has been sent ~ this Assembly by tie
Rbprcrs consists of one machinists, two carpcntcrs
aud one printer. Now the question arises, can We
admit, for Instance, printer, whu is not member
Of the typographical Union. who is-wcll, you
know how the printcrs call these men and is Il
not the same with the carpcntcr7 There l., with.
out doubt a pressing necessity of organizing the
lab0re OF the District, and II Is the duty OF the As
semby to assist them in getting permaiiently aud
ton, II would lie against our principles as trades
uniOiists to report favorably upon tho above ere.
dcntias. and We therefore, recommend that the
sanlc be not accepted.
Upon being put to a vote the report was
unanimously agreed to. The set of credenta s
were ordered TO be returned to Cohen.
Mr. Hamilton moved that the Assembly meet
each alternate Tuesday evening until October
I. Adopted.
Mr.. Armstrong offered the following resolu-
tim, which was unanimously adopted:
ResJrci, That the sum Of sJj be, and the same is
hereby. appropriated for the purpose Of securing
halls and organizing all unorganiLed workingmcn
IN this city.
Mr.. Bishop asked if the condition Of the
treasury of the Assembly would stand the ap.
preparation. lie had asked several weeks ago
for financial statement, bat none had been
rendered. lie was opposed TO money beiny
appropriated when the treasury would not
warrant it,
Mr.. Evans replied to the last speaker by
saying that lately no resolution had hccn of.
| fcrcd In the Assembly but II was opposed by
some Que. No tangible reason had ever been
assigned for such opposition. The only way
for workingmem to succeed was by pulling to-
gethcr. He had recently visited New York,
and while there had seen the workings Of the
tralcs unions of that city. Every man helped
his ncighbor, and no pickering or disputius
WIS INDUCED in at the meetings.
Mr.. Barker said that the money asked for
was absolutely necessary to pay for hall rent
| and advertising. The committee on OrganiZa-
tion had talked the matter over, and, as hard
work would be required, money was au inds.
pensable adjunct. The committee had heard
HNoIap'c Icpprh ito'h All sSC' !ohs VI 'hc CITY
regarding the scheme of organizing new unions,
and as workingmen II bchooved the Assembly
TO help their brethren.
Mr.. Armstrong stated that "Ike" Cohen
was advocating fourteen and sixteen hours rs
a days work, at any price. Many contractors
would pick up unskillcd mechanics aud pay
sixty cents day; but il the Assembly could
sec the latter aud form them into unions, .
regular scale Of prices would be adopted aut
higher wages would be the result
At the conclusion Of the debate the resolu
tion was unanimously adopted.
A committee consisting Of Messrs. Thomas
Hamilton, Evans, Barker. Stewart, levitt
Spier, Emmons, Cranston, and Plass was ap
pointed to revise the constitution and BYLAW
Of the Assembly aud report at the next meet
ing
4 motion to so Into executive session thel
prevailed.