The Labor enquirer., 1884-10-25
BUFFALO,.
A Printer Nominated for Congress.
The Peoples Agitation Making
Great Progress.
[By Associated Labor Press

BUFFALO, Oct 20.--Maior John NJ. Far
quhar was on Sunday nominated for Con-
gress by the Republican convention of the
Thirty second district, comprising twelve
wards of the city of Buffalo. The major
is a gallant soldier and printer, ex-Presi-'
dent of the International typographical
union, and conducted to success the big
gest printers strike ever had in Chicago.
He spoke after Martin A. Foran at our
great labor demonstration in Music hall
last April, protesting against the introduce
ton of Italian contract labor on the docks,
and the ostraeism of union printers by the
Courier, and has always been found es-
pousing the cause of organized labor, He
is idolized by the old soldiers, who rallied
TO the caucuses on Friday night last and
secured delegates for him against the ut
most efforts of Boss Warren's machine.
He got thirty five votes out of thirtynin
in thelconvention, but because of his labor
and veteran association the Buffalo Ex-
press bolts him to-day. The Express is
the original Blaine paper i'll Buffalo, and
not long since said editorially that the
old soldier cry is played outn 1t opposed
the abolition of the contract convict labor
system, and half justified the employment
of foreign contract labor. The Telegraph,
which published the original scandal about
Cleveland, also bolts the nomination. The
major will be elected, for the, soldiers and
the workingmeu are for him, irrespective
of party, 4 .... }s
The republican assembly convention has
indorsed the nomination of t. P. 0Dono-
van in the First district, However the
election may result, labor will have one
representative in the legislature from this
district, as all three candidates have
pledged themselves to aupport the prin-
ciples laid down by the Utica convention.
In the Third district the republican can
didate has assured your correspondent that
he will likewise support the principles Of
the State Trades assembly. This is salts
factory, because Mr. Hawkins is certain of
election as the democrats will probably
not make nomination. The workingmen
will stand by their own nominees for the
legislature, but it is cheering to find all the
candidates pledging themselves to support
our principles. .
The Peoples party congressional con-
ventiOn of the Thirty-third district COM
prlSlnS Erle anu .NldSdra COUNTIES, except
twelve and thirteen wards of Buffalo, call
ed for Saturday, adjourned without action
for week, only four delegates showing up
at the Butler headquarters, owing to some
misunderstanding The convention will
be held at Tonawanda, ten miles distant.
The Butler and West campaign here has
been sadly mismanaged, but better things
are hoped for, as the control has been
placed in new hands. Ralph Beaumont is
out in tine county, travelling in boiler
plate campaign wagon, specially construct
ed for the purpose Stone and bullet proof
delivering lectures and scattering cam
paign documents.
There is nothing new to report. Busi-
ness is dull in every line, and the railroad
war which the West Shore has initiated
threatens to make hard times for railroad
men through reductions salaries.-S. T.