The Washington critic., 1885-12-08
oRGANIzED LABOR.
Convention Of the Federation OF Trade

Convention oftho Federation of Tradcs
Unions.
When the first business session Of the
eth annual convention Of the Federation
Of Organized Trades and Labor Unions Of
the United States and Canada, which con-
vcncd in this city to-day, was called to
order at Grand Army Hall at noon, there
were present delegates representing nearly
every trade and labor association in the
United States. The bodies represented ut
this session with their delegates are as fol-
lows:
.Amalgamated Society Of Englncers-W. W.
| MCClollaud, New York.
brotherhood OF Carpenters and Joncr5 Of
America.
Chicago Trade and Labor Assembly-wm.
J.. TOmson, Chicago.
Cigar Makers international Union-Samuel
| Gumpers, New York; John S. Elrchner, Phila'
| dClphia; w. Mahuucy Springfield, Ill.,
Cincinnati Trade and Labor Asscmbly-M.
| D, Connolly.
Columbia Typographical Union No. fOl.
Central Labor Union OF Philadelphia, Pa
Federation Of Labor Of this city-E. W.
| Oystcraud Thomas Dcuham.
| Granite cutters National JnOu-P. +. Nc
| Auiin, Washington, u. G..
tlliuui. state Federation,
international Furniture Workers - Henry
! International Scamcn's Union.
! international Typographical Union-W. J..
| Hammond, La; S. s. Green, Louisville KY;
! William Graydon, New York
| Jouueymen Tailors' Union - Charles II.
! sharp, Philadelphia, Pa,
queen city Assembly, No. $50 knights OF
! Iahor-W William -. Ogden, Cincinnati o.
| Trades and Labor Assembly Of Minneapolis,
| Minn-N =. FinnCgan, MINI.
| typographical Unon No 3, OF Cincinnati
| Ohio.
.German-Amerlcan Typoraphia-IIugo A.
| Miller.
| baltimore Trades Assembly Of Baltimore
| j. $. Pyc and George G.. King Of Baltimore.
The session was called to order by the
! chairman, j. VI. Smith ofSpringtlcld, Mass,
! who, after extending cordial welcome to
the delegates present, introduced the newly
| elected Hon. Martin FOran of Cleveland,
| Ohio, eX-president Of the International
Union. In his opening address Mr.. Foran
stated that the object Of the session was to
encourage the formation Of labor and trades
| organizations, ana to secure legislation
favorable to the industrial classes, and cX.
pressing his hearty concurrence with the
organization in its labors.
a vote of thanks to Mr.. Foran for his re-.
| marks and advice was unanimously passed.
On motion Of Charles II. Sharp OF Philadcl-
phia the Legislative Committee We're APP
| pointed to act MS q committee on credentials,
after which the meeting adjourned until 3
|
one Of the most important questions that
will be considered during the session Is the
eight-hour law question. At the last annual
meeting u resolution was adopted that eight
hours shall constitute legal days
work, from and after May l, 1886,
and during the past year the various organ =
i2ations have taken action upon the matter,
and It Is probable that the delegates will re-
affirm the action Of last year and decide to
carry it out after May /. The convention
will continue for -four days.
ASSOCIATED LABOR PRESS.
\ preliminary meeting of the editors of
the Associated Labor Press was held at the
office Of the Craftsman in the Webster Law
building this morning, Twenty-Five papers
are represented in the association, and an
effort will be made at the session OF the
Federation of Organized Trades and Labor
Unions to unite all trades union papers in
the association. Another meeting will be
held this evening at o'clock.