The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-07-30
Gathering of tho Delegates for tho
National Moeting ut
Chicago,
To Review the Action of the Two Great
Parties and Decide Which, If Either,
is Worthy of Support,
Pleased With the Outlook, but Recogniz-
ing the Necessity OF Continued
Organization.

batch of delegat2sto the National Anti
Monopoly League arrived yesterday, In
Gliding William Z, Carsey, President of
the Independent Labor party; Jno. A.
Thompson, President of the Car Drivers
Unions Jno j, Cayan0ugh, President Of
the Engineers Union, and others. They
claim the coming Convention Is simply
to devise means to benefit laborng men,
and not to discuss politics, nor to boom
any candidate. Tho only political work
they admit Is to try and capture all the
Congressman they can elect.
A press dispatch reached the city last
night, signed by Jho. w. Keogh and Jas.
Rooney, of New York, stating that the
Convention of the National Labor party,
which is announced to take place at
Hershey Hall tomorrow morning, was
postponed until September | Tho rea-
sons alleged In the dispatch are that the
letters OF Cleveland and Butler accepting
their nominations are not yet pub
llshed.
The Executive Committee of the Ma
tional Labor party are all here with the
exception of Kcogh, and they repudiatc
his action. Tho Convention will accord
ingly take place rs originally contem-
plated. 1t VIII be called TO order to-mor-
row ut one O'Clock. What 1t will amount
to Is hard to tell until the affair really
does come off, for those who should know
all about it are very contradictory in the
statements they make about it. The Con-
vcntlon was called by II Natloaal kabor
Conference held in Philadelphia,
January 18th last, for the purpose
of nominating candidates for President
and Vlce-Presidcnt, and an invitation TO
send delegates was extended TO all "who
favored industrial class organization for
their own interest and protection" The
conference also appointed National
committee of which John A. Rooney, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, was elected chairman,
and w. A. A. Carsey, OF New York, Sec.
rotary. The latter is here at present
making preparations for tho convention.
Mr.. Carsey was asked to tell what was
the object of the Labor Convention.
"The Convention" he said, "has been
called by the Philadelphia Conference, in
which all the new party movements, like
anti Monopolists, Grcenbackors, and La
Dor Reformers, were represented, to re-
view the action Of the two great Ma
| tlonal Conventions, and to ascertain II
either of the two great parties are os-
pesially deserving Of the support OF the
elements our movement represents.
We have come TO the conclusion that Ii
would be waste of political power to
make Independent nominations unless
both the old parties utterly refused to
recognize our claims, but both parties
have been only too glad to grant us
all we ask. Under these circumstances
it behooves US to be entirely neutral with
regard to Presidential candidates. But
at the same time 1t is necessary that we
should have National organization for
the purpose of exercising our influence
in every Congressional and Legislative
District in the country. believe that
fully ten per cent. OF the voters In
each district are in sympathy
with us, and that we pos
sess the balance of power in each
district. Now, If we organize, not for
Independent action, but for the purpose
of forcing the old parties into adopting
our principles, we shall soon acquire all
the influence in the National and State
Legislation we need to put our reforms
into practical operation-far sooner In
deed, than we could by fighting for our
principles outside Of the existing par
ties"
Delegates to the Chicago Convention
already on the ground emphatlcally re-
fuse to comply with the order issued
from the New York headquarters ycster-
day for an adjournment till October, say
ing that no individual or committee has
authority to postpone the meeting. There
are over one hundred delegates already
on the ground. The headquarters at the
Briggs House present lively appearance.
The Convention is claimed both by But
Ter and Blaine adherents.