Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-23
AGAINST THE BOYCOTT.
BUS1NESS.REN'S MEETING.

nine &c Differences Between Empioysfs ana
Empioues bv Arbitration. &c.. sc.
Sanger Hall was packed at hslS-past
o'clock yesterday evening. The stage
was crowded; men standing lined the
walls Of the room, and from the upper
door down to the sidewalk was jam
Of people that for a time eliectualiy
barred access or egress. The occasion
was business-men's meeting called 10
receive the report Of committee which
had been previously appointed at al
informal gathering Of businessmen 70
confer with the representatives Of the
Typographical Union and the Knights
of Labor. The audience was fairly
representative one. While merchants.
manufacturers, and professional men
were probably in the minority, there
were numbers Of mechanics, clerks. pr,
ether laboriDg men present. Herr
employers and employees had met TO
consider the recent labor troubles in
this city, and to take such action as
would likely restore and maintain good
feeling between all the classes in the
community.
ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. E. d. Taylor called the meeting
to order, and an organization was
effected by the election Of Col. Lu;ien
L. Bass president Of the Board Of Al
dermen) "a chairman; the representa-
tives of the press as secretaries, aud
the following as vice-presidents: p. A.
Sublett, Everett Waddy, Robert s.
Bosher, W. j. johnson, ID. S. Nc
Carthy. Z. II. Chalkly. George T. King,
Hugh Blair, Abram Gunst, and G. W.
AnTim-l0 in all.
Colonel Bass, upon taking the chair,
expressed his thanks for the honor con-
ferred. and said that he would not oc-
cupy the time of the meeting in any
explanations of the purposes for which
they were gathered, as that was pretty
well understood by all but that he
would say: With such body of reD-
resentative men in anything they un-
dertoOk there could be no such word
as fail" LGreat applause.l
EX-GOVERNOR CAMERON.
Some gentleman remarked that Gov.
eTDor Cameron was in the hall and he
moved that he be invited to the stage.
The Chairman said that he would take
that as the sense Of the meeting, and
he named a committee to escort the
Ex-Governor to the stage, which act
was greeted with great applause. Gov
eInor Cameron kept his seat on the
stage for about an hour, and then left
he hall by the stage door.
JUICE CHRIsTIAN--MR. MULLEN.
The Hon. George l.. Christian, who
was for some years Judge Of the lius-
tings Court, now Of the law firm of
Christian ~ Christian, and a director
and active worker in the Chamber Of
Commerce Board, as chairman of the
committee which had conferred with the
Knights and the Typos, was accorded
the floor to present the report of the
committee. lie declared that in
lifetime which had not been
diyested of grave responsibilities he
had never felt such a weight OF
responsibility as had rested upon
him in the past ten days. When
informed that he had been placed at the
head of committee to prepare busi-
ness he stated to the chairman Of the
meeting who came to see him (for he
had LETT the meeting before that action
was taken) that the committee would
be handicapped by having lawyer on
it and at its head, and he asked to be
relieved; but the chairman said Nc" " !;
that the meeting had appointed him
Judge ChriStian) to the position, and
there he must stay. Then the Judge
said that he had called his committee
together and requested Of them to be
relieved, and was again refused. Thus
situated, he determined to 60 to work :;
he could not be derelict to any call
made upon him by the people Of this
community. The first they resolved to
do was to open communication with the
Boycott Committee. After considerable
inquiry, they learned that at the head
of it was Mr.. W. II. Mullen. Of the
seven men on the BusineSs-Men's
Committee, all born or raised here,
not one of them knew Mr.. Mullen.
Here was cause working IN
our midst, and the head of it
was not known to one of the seven.
However, Judge Christian stated las
our readers already know that the COM
mittee opened correspondence with Mr..
Mullen, and as a consequence the
Knights of Labor and the Typographi-
cal Union appointed committees. The
conferrees met at the Chamber of Com
merce. The agreement they entered
into has been published. lIt was that
the boycott against Baughman should
continue the circular issued against
Baughman's patrons should be with
drawn; and all the parties, if their ac-
tion was ratified by their constituent
bodies, should appeal to the General
Assembly for legislation requiring the
settlement of disputes between employ
ers and employees by arbitration.l AS
a result of that conference Judge Chris
tian, on behalf Of his committee, SUBJ
mitted the following resolutions
| JUDGE CHRISTIANS REPORT.
whereas the business men OF Richmond
| have learned with great concern that an
| innovation has been introduced In this city.
the tendency OF which Is TO ALLEVIATE those
| who have always lived together in peace
| and harmony and enjoyed the respect. cou-
| ndence, and friendship OF each other; and
| whereas the growth OF this evil must neces-
| sarily paralyZe those business Interests
| which all classes have contributed TO ad-
| vance and build up-can only culminate In
| fnhfrg 10 all, and may lead 10 social dlscord
| and strife; and whereas IL is the right aud
duty OF all good citizens not only To express
| their sentiments against but TO take what
| ever steps are requisite and proper 10 stay
| the progress of any course that they know
| must result I'm harm 10 al: Therefore be 10
| /. ReSOircd. as the sense Of this mesfipg.
| That there is no Just cause for antagonist
| between capital aud labor in this city: that
| all other classes therein entertain no other
| feelings towards our 'aboring classes than
| those OF respect, confidence and frie ndship.
and will use their best efforts, by all LEGAL
| and proper means TO protect and guard
their rights, and 10 remedy any grievance
| they now or may hereafter have.
| 2. That We recognize the right OF all call
| ines. trades. and professions to form orsanl-
| zal lions for the promotion and advancement
| OF their several interests; and their further
| foht 10 oil nd IA stsch rftfa "A MI