The daily gazette., 1882-09-04
PENN. |YLvANIA PoLHTlCs.
Charges that the Recent Labor COnven-s
tlOn was Worked i'm the Interest of
Beaver

Charges that the Recant Labor Conven-
taOn was Worked i'm the Interest of
Beaver.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 3.-The predictions
made on the floor of the recent labor con-
vention In THU city about the dragging of
the workingmen into politics are apparently
about to be realized. Prominent men idenH-
fed with trades organizations say that events
have already occurred which may lead to
serious split in the trade and labor council.
They assert that they have discovered since
the adjournment of the Concordia Hall body
that everything had been cut and dried and
that the Republican State Committee fur
nished the money which brought about the
endorsement bf Armstrong, the. Greenback
candidate for Governor. They say that many
of the secrets of clique which ran the con-
vention have been divulged by men in their
confidence, and that more win come to light
which will gb far towards substantiating
the charges made before the meeting OF
sell-out I'm the interest of Beaver. All the
information which they have thus far OBJ
tanned they are not willing to make public.
They say, however, that thecircular calling
Tor the election of delegates was the slip in
a scheme which had been fully perfected
before the paper was sent out. In proof of
this they point to the fact that 1t was sent to
only few trade organizations not connected
with the knights OF Labor. 1t was the in
tention of tho manipulators to have none
others represented, feeling that they could
control the Knights with far greater ease
than the independent associations or unions.
Then they declare that three days prior to
the assembling of the convention the work
Of caucussirg In the back rooms of
beer saloons br at the residences of members
of the ring had been begun. Only the
faithful were invited to these secret meet
ings and It was at one of these, it is charged,
that the groove In which the proceedings
were to run was carved out. Frank Heath,
the chairman of the Greenback Committee,
according to their statement, was present at
all of these conclaves and had all the
arrangements made to suit his purposes. 1t
| is said that ON the morning OF the CONVEX
tion there was gathering of the self-styled
| leaders, at which the organization was
revised and the names of the various CON-
mittees agreed upon, including that upon
| platform, and that there would have been
| smooth sailing for the clique had not one
I of their number thoughtlessly indicated what
had been done. The original arrangement,
they say, was to have nominated President
Jarrett, of the Amalgamated Association o.
Iron and Steel Workers, for Lieutenant
Governor, and Major 7. Y. Powderly loi
Congressmah-at-L Large, adding to the lis
| the names OF tne GreehDhck cahuluhOes ~
Supreme Judge and Secretary OF lnterna
Affairs. 1t Is said that on Thursday nigh
last number OF the labor strikers held an
other secret meeting, at which the question
of reconvenkng the convention for the pur
pose of forcing Jarrett and Powderly to g
upon the ticket was discussed. 1t is believe'
further meeting was provided for to b
held during this week, as some of the dele
gates from the interior still remain in tn
city with nc apparent business to hold then
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