Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-10-31
CLEAN AND HON EST
THE LABOR PARTY MAKES
MORE NOMINATIONS,
Labor Rally in New Haven Wire
pullcrs Rcbuked - Rcncgadr>
Not Wanted Hartford in
Line - Meridem All
Right Forward!

The ranstorm Iast Tuesday even
ing did not prevent II hall full of
straight-out Labor voters from gath
cring at Loomis' Temple Of Music to
helr and hcei the spcecheso Of Inbor'a
chosen standard bearers on the live
questions which are up for discussion
and action this fall. The resident
member of the State Central Com
mittcc of the Labor Party presided,
and after II few Introductory remarks
presented Robert Pync, of Hartford,
candidate for Secretary Of State, who
spoke for nearly an hour, and re-
ceiycd the closest attention..
Then the veteran labor rcformer,
George Mansfield, the mention of
whose name elected hearty applause,
held the audience spell-bound with
one of his fcryid speeches, in which
he arraigned the monstrous system
which consigns so many lives to
poverty in order that u few may live
in wastefuI luxury.
Succeeding Mr.. Mansfield, our
nominee for Governor, Herbert {.
Baker, stepped to the front amid Il
storm of applause which lasted for IL
minute or more. The chairman intro
duced him as d workman and the only
gubernatorial candidate before the
people worthy Of the votes of the work
ingmcn of Connecticut. Mr.. Baker
spoke deliberately, and assured his
hearers that he wanted none to vote
for him who were not thoroughly in
harmony with the principles Of the
Labor Party. He used the figures of
the last census to show whata miser-
able pittance was dolcd out to Labor
while capital appropriated to itself
the lions share of the wealth created
by the working people of the United
States, and showed that even in Con-
nectlcut the average wages were but
trihc compared with the wealth
that Labor was robbed of through
rent ond profit, which was nothing
more than usury.
Henry c. Baldwin was the last
speaker, and his cIoqucnce fairly
electrified his hearers. What with
caustic denunclaton Of the robber
class, with stories, earnest eXhOrta-
ton and careful warning. Mr.. Bald
win proved himself a verItable "war
horse" When he was asked about
Knights capturing democratic call
cuses. he said it was very much like
pig walking into the jaws of a
crocodile in order to tai he possession
very good for the crocodile. While
he was speaking some one III the
audience sent up card to the chair
man containing these words;
"Give us Independent Labor candi-
dates for Senator and Representatives. .
MIR. Baldwin closed hlS remarks
by announcing the nomination Of
William A. Countrymm and Alex,
II. Greene for representatives by the
Hartford boys.
The example was contagious, and
when the chairman as kcd the assem-
bly whether they intended to vote
for a man who went to New York to
stump for "BoOdlc" Hewitt and at
tack Henry George, there was a
unanimous cry Of "No. No, Let us
mOmlnatc,
1t was then moved and seconded,
amid cheers. to nominate straight
Labor candidates for State Senator
ard Representatives, and unani-
mouslv carried. Nor did it take
long to do the work. The best Of
good-fcllowship prevailed, and the
following nominations were made by
acclamatlOn:
For Senator-Carl q. Engel
For Representatives-Alber l.. IIoIlster.
Luke Mckiernan.
Thus the honest workingmcn of
New Haven will have an opportunity
to vote as they shout, and have the
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