Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-10-03

STRAIGHT, HONEST, CLEAN
AND INDEPENDENT.
No Cut ana Dried Political Tricks in
the Labor C0nycntions-A Plain
Statement Of FnctS-Tick.
cts for Men Of prin.
ciplc to Vote.

\ GOOD friend wants to know how
the Labor candidate for Congress
was nominated. Perhaps Il few
words in answer would unacceptable
to Il number of friends, SO the WoRk-
NENN ADVOCATE prints the honor
able record.
The convention which nominated
George Mansfield for Congress was u
b0Ua fde, uncontaminated conven-
tjon Of workingmen elected by their
organlzatlons--mostly r. of Ito
make an independent nomination.
The following were the preliminar-
lrS to that convention.
FUH.-Thc Trades Council of
New Haven, in which eighteen labor
organizations are represented, sent
out call to each labor organization
in the 3nd Congressional District,
for conference to decide whether
or not to nominate an independent
Labor Ticket. Said notice WAS also
published in the labor papers.
Nec07d. 1.-The conference met in
New Haven, August ID, and decided
by an almost unanimous vote for IN
dependent political action, and issued
Il call for congressional convention
to be held August %. The organiz-
ations represented were not RESPONSE
bic for the failure of others to send
representatives -.
WUW. The call for the congress
siona convention was printed in all
the labor papers in the State, and
the organizations notified d-some by
letter, and some by marked copies of
the papers in which the call was
printed.
foUrN Congressional convention
was held pursuant to call, and after
balIotlng several times. George Mans
field received the ma aority Of the
votes east, and the nomination was
made unanimous by accIamation.
The state convention was con-
Quoted on similar sound principles,
and ifany organizations failed to send
delegates, or were so foolish as to
send wcII-known political hacks,
such organizations have only them
selves to blame.
Straight, honest and clean. Be
yond cavil by honest men.
Finally, the honest, straight-out
labor men intend to keep mp the in
dependent movement till they bury
the old corrupt parties, and to do
this they rely upon the increasing
intelligence of the working people
which will prompt them to leave the
old parties. Also, some reliance is
placed upon the fact that the bosses
will continue to rob Iaboring men of
their earnings in the shape Of rent
and profit, and that, too, will open
their eyes and convince them that
their only hope is in an honest, in
dependent, clean and persistent
labor movement, both political and
industrial. We have been deceived
too often to require any more such
practical lessons. Let those who
are of the same mind vote with us.
And the others, why let them live
and learn.
Remember, George Mansfield is
the only labor candidate for Con-
2rcss. ln,l tir State i.ab0r Ticket IS
as follows: For Governor, Herbert
{. Baker, Of Hartford Lieut.. Gov
crnor, Walter F. IIinckley, of Nau~
gatuck State Secretary, Robert
pync, Of Hartford !; Comptroller,
>iegfricd Seller, of Bridgeport
Treasurer, Samuel VI. Camp, of
Mcridcn.
If YOU vote on principle, vote these
tickets; if You vote simply to have
the satisfaction of saying you voted
for the successful candidate, you may
be accommodated elsewhere - and
still be mistaken. Better do the
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