New-York tribune., 1886-08-06
TRADE UNION MEN IN POLITICS.
ITO TAKE INDEPENDENT ACTION.
RESULT OF MEETING CALLED BY THE CENTRAL
LABOR UNION.

RESULT OF MEETING CALLED BY THE CENTRAL
LABOR UNION.
The first conference of the delegates from
trades unions, decide whether not they should
into politics this fall and what they should pur
sue In politics was held last night In Clarendon Hall.
There 4O2 delegates present each Of whom repre-
sented:l 90 men. Great precautions taken to
clude all sders. At the request OF a committee Mr.
charmann the pror retor OF the hail. double red all
the doors reading INTO tho main hall. The wlndows
closed however las the delegates arrived theS
taken into the ante and their credentials
examined. II they found all right they re-
red card bearing the inscription: Clarendon
Hall Labor COnferenceAu 1856 Delegates card.
On the back OF the card was delegates This
card admitted tho delegate to The floor
John Dewitt tho chairman OF the committee
Of the Central Labor Union, having the confer
once In charge called the meeting to order.
He spoke of tho corruption in both parties and the i'm.
portance OF workingmen taking independent
action. He then announced that tho election
OF officers for the meeting was In order. The
first candidate put IN nomination was John Morrison.
National District Master Workman or District Assembly
No. 1876. bitter opponent OF District Assembly No. 40
and the Homo Club, and then James r. Archibald.
eadin memDer Of the latter district was nominated. II
then became evident that it was tho Old
hgh: between No. 40 aud tho trades
unions. District Assembly No. 40 WAS beaten,
Tor tho tally OF the vote showed 2l6 for Morrison and
lS2 Tor Archibald. TDe annOuncomcut OF tne rcsuit
greeted with applause, which was continued until
Morrson took his seat The adherents Of the district
were not dishcarcned, however for In tho election
Secretary Archibald received 2l6 against lS6 for
George Bloch, the National Bakers Union, bitter
anti. knight OF Labor man.
There a fierce debate on tho question OF admit.
ting the labor press during which PAugustus Doody OF
the Federato OF Bookkeepers Insisted that Committee
Credentials be appointed to look after all the csTus
IN the He ruled out OF order ami appealed
the decision. Tho vote ON tho appeal
stood 4Ol In favor OF sustaining
the chair. 1t finally decided TO admit rep
resentatiyes OF labor papers but no others About
10 o clock a motion made to 90 into tue dscussi
OF the question OF independent political action After
some debate tho motion Was carried
followed Ludwig Jabenon.kI OF the Cigarmakers' Pro-
pendent political action. The politicians must go and the
offices be gwen to worklngmeD. who were just as
shrewd and capable ~ anybody else.
L. Hawks though. that independent action
foolish when workingmen couldn't re-
form evils for which they themselves are
solely blame Who Is 1t keeps the hat stores open
sunday r. he asked. Tho wOrkingmsn He also said
that they bought shoes sunday and rode on Third
ave cars These things Lad better be remedled before
following resolution was passed by a vote OF 2G9
TO 10.
R,sor,d That organized labor shall take independent poll
teal action.
committee on credentials was appointed and 1t was
press The conference adjourned to meet again on
August ia