The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1880-10-30
Afhdavis Respecting the Employers
Union and Morey.

Union and Morey.
Special to the Repu blican.
New York. Oct. 27,-Mr. o. III. Will
con of Massachusetts, who claims TO be
able to prove the existence of the En-
ployers Union of Massachusetts and II. w.
Moreys connection with it. is on his way
to this city. and sent the following telegram
yesterday:
BosToN, Mass. Oct &c. l8S0.-To z,
B. Dickinson. 1873 Fifth avenue-The fol-
lowing original affidavit is in my possession
and will come with me:
The undersigned shoe manufacturers Of
the city OF Lynn, county of Essex, on oath
depose and say that during the labor
trouble existing in Lynn ia the years of
1877 and 1878, an Employers union was
formed for the purpose of resisting the
de I'D ands os the "Crispin organization
aud procure cheap labor in cur factories.
The association had q place for meetings,
several of which were beld. We discussed
the situation aud formed plans as 10 what
had best be done 10 protect Its Interests.
The undersigned were mem bers OF said
organ cation. aud know that il existed and
was III active operation and em braced
every other large manufacturing company
| in Lynn, among others Keen Bros. Benz
f, Spinuey & Co., jerome Ingalls, & Co,
Zeeber Bros. Francis W, Breed. Joseph
Dervis & Co. @. Il. Drake Il Co, aud
John Shaw & Co.. Republicans. John
Shaw was president thereof and Alfred A.
Mower was secretary. The meeting was
| held in the First National Bank building
| at Lynn, corner of Exchange and Broad
streets.
Sguedl MARTIN B. MOWER,
L. B. MOWER,
Jas. PHELAN.
Alfred a MOWER,
| COZ Mower Bros j
| Commonwealth of Massa chusetts. County
of Essex. SIS. Lynn, Oct. &c, 1880.
The following affidavit has been given to
the democratic national committee:
| Personally appeared before me. on the
above date, F. B. Mower. Jas Phelan.
Alfred A. Mower and Martin B, Mower,
ali of said Lynn, and each of whom is to
me personally known, and made oath that
| the above affidavit by them subscribed is
true, JOSEPH Z. HANNAH.
| Justice of the Peace
| Certificate If court OF record under the
| seal attached.
No;e-'See the commercial standing Of
the sianers They are the wcaithiest
| manufacturers of Lynn"
A lso the following, sworn to by Mr..
Edgar E Mann, OF Lawrence. Mass ::
Meeting again in Salem, in March. 1878.
A man approached me on the sidewalk
aud wanted me to aid in procuring me-
chauics in the shoemaking line, and gave
me card bearing his name as follows:
/ II L MoREY, LYNN, MASS.
| Mann's address is 20S Broadway, Law
renee. Mass.
S.-Positive proof is in my hands of
Fl. L. Morey having lived here and in
other Massachusetts towns.
State of New York. county of New Y ork,
city OF New York, ss Richard s. Good
win of the city and county of New York.
being duly sworn, deposes and says that
be resides at 1l9 Fourth avenue, in the
city of New York; that he resided in
Lynn, In the state of Massachusetts,, from
August Is, 1860, to January Is. 1880;
that he is shoe cutter by trade, and was
working in said city of Lynn; that there
was an organization started between
the 10th and 18th of January,
1878, by the shoe manufacturers oil
said city, known and spoken of as the
Manufacturers' league, afterwards known
as the Em ployers' union that the purpose
OF this union was to have their work done
as cheap as they dictated regardless Of the
Interest of the men employed to do sach
work. To the best of dependents knowl
edge aod belief this organization known as
the Employers union was in existence al
the time deponent left the city of Lynn
to wit: January Is, 1880; that during
tho deponent's residence in said city Of
Lynn. and during the fourteen weeks lock
out Of the knights of St. Crispin said EN-
ployers' union employed as their agent G
man by the name of Morey, whose specia
duty was to 60 through the farming coun
try to engage men to supply the places OF
those workman who had participated il
the lockout as aforesaid. The matter Of
this man Morey's employment was the
subject of common knowledge and CONVEX
sation among the employees of the manu-
facturers of that city; that the interests o,
of the man Morey and those of the EN-
ployers' union were identical and that the
action of the said Morey was the subjec,
of constant discussion and comment among
the members of the knights of St Crispi1
aforesaid; that the headquarters of the
said Employers union was IN a room in
the first National bank building, on Elk
change street, in said city.
fSignedl r. S. GOODWIN
Affirmed to before me this 9th day OF
October, 1880.
| lSigned1 VIM. SUTHEN.
Notary Public for New York city and
County.