New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-27
TIE LABOR ELEMENT PULLING APART
SIGNS A RUPTURE BETWEEN FREE TRADE AND
PROTECTION ELEMENTS.

SIGNS OF A RUPTURE BETWEEN FREE TRADE AND
PROTECTION ELEMENTS.
Colonel Lee Crandall, of Washington, secre-
ary OF the National Greenback party and editor oil ts
organ which has recently out for Butler for Pres
dent yesterday by TRIBUNE reporter hurrying
for the Washington train.
So you are going to nominate Butler and capture the
Government |" was asked.
That is for the Convention to decide I'm for Butler
myself My paper tells plainly enough. There will
he convention in Washington in May. Present senti-
ment indicates the nomination Of General Butler on
Greenbnck-Anti-MOnopoy Labor platform"
VIII this be purely Greenback convention T.
"No; our call will comprehend all the elements OPP
posed to the old Bourbon Democratic and Shyock Re
publican twins. 1t will be 80 broad that every honest
voter who is in sympathy with the National Greenback
Labor party the Autobiography Leagues. knights OF La
Dor Assemblies and Changers may come In. These or
CARNATIONS throughout the country represent four
million voters"
"Your idea Is to nominate a ticket and make Butler It's
head I"
That Is my preference. Butler has a following IN
nearly every section OF the country and Is most
available man. He is known everywhere, Is an active
worker and lift the peoples movement to the high
est plane"
To ascertain more OF this movement the reporter
called on William A. A. Carsey president OF the indie
pendent Labor party at No 319 Broadway and asked:
What do you know OF the movement a.
saw Crandall few days ago. and he Is pushing his
plans vigorously. They conflict very much with move
ments already inaugurated At the Autobiography
meeting at Chicago officers suggested conference
OF all the labor organizations, anti-mOnopoly leagues,
etc, which should determine upon future course.
Cranda then favored this movement. We have called
such conference for January H. at Philadelphia and
have OF the presence OF the most noted labor
men OF the country. From the New York and Brooklyn
organizations regular delegates have been elected We
have letters promising attendance from Charles Itch
mond and John L. McDavt OF Boston, John Jarrett, Of
Pittsburg; Richard Powers OF Chicago; Andrew Roy Of
Columbus, State Mining Inspector Of OHIO; Henry Lus
key, of Columbus Labor statistcan OF Ohio; John
W Hinton OF Milwaukee, John Tyler OF Virginia; Denis
kearney and stephen A. Bell OF California; James
Springer and Colonel Blood OF Maine and many others
Cranda will he there he tells me- and propose that the
conference unite In the call for convention to nominate
"A ticket"
Your plan IA different you say I"
"Our proposition Is not TO form third party by the
nomination OF ticket. We would form our ranks ON
who should prove our friends. This would be holding
and exercising the balance OF power which effective t
years The Butler business being engineered by Free
why do you say that"
." All through the West nj Chicago 81. Louis and San
Francisco especially there strong sOCalisuc com
munites. They have bitter quarrels with capital and
have become rabd Traders. There labor papers
81 LOUIS, Chicago and Milwaukee which voice these
sentiments. Bright WOrklngmcn are being picked mp
her. I'm New and paid y the free trade organiZa-
IT, q, - 49,, ,n,rtra i,,,i,, rco,ic NJ putlcr
h nominated he will draw large element from the Re
publican party. protection element But the Democrats
viii poll every last ffyctradc vote Our organization II
more Interested In protective tarh than any other issue
We believe that WIFI be the live year and we
ho,i want 70 throw h"ay ay ,ol,s, , c n rrror
treasurer Of the organizations were present and Endorsed
cmpaiichy for protection and TIE result OF our con-
ference al Philadelphia VIII Ice for protection