New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-20
LABOR UNIONS IN POL1ICS.
PLANS FOR CALLING A CONVENTION.

.,xTrER THAT WAS RECEIVED WITH CHEERS
FIVE DELEGATES FROM EACH DISTRICT
Tho second conference to decide on the qucs-
49,. a, vhat political action the TABOR unions s'ou'u
-. IN the present csmpagn was held las nSht III tue
$50, a, Clarendon Hall There were sos delegates
...,, representing lis organizations Inc nan was
s,owa.a and there enough noise TO starte uo"er
80 yr,. COMMITTEES on Creden tials carefully examined
rso.ntias OF each OF the delegates 50 that no undc
,r.h,s persons should get in and they did not
.ompe,e their labors until o'clock The meeting "a'
lid 10 order by Secretary Archibald In the absence
q, chairman John Morrison. W. o. Cloyes, oil the eA-
nr,c engineers and George X. Lloyd OF the tin pail
"a ,ap mak-rs were nominated for the charmansnlp
Tn. cote was 1874 10 50 favor OF Cioyes After the
Committee on Credentials had made Its report and u
,. heen accepted George McVey. OF the PianomsKer'
Union made q motion that commit tee OF seven on per
oan.nt organization be appointed The purport OF 'hs
motion was aud dozen delegates TOOK
,,a opporunity mtke speeches which had ~vldahN'
hssn preparsd James p. Archibald opposed the motion
an the ground that the committee was too small nc
said: , m,
There has never been such chance for dealing ana
Gisser'ns ." or.n spoken of as possible
candidate has already opsnay .n"nSh -
VIM There are men here VINO are ready 60 deal. we
should put men on the comini'.es. .o cast vote |
have Information which viii give to any psDpTTrES
authorized committee mat hTre sn Of no influence or
sntbor We are not give any men chance to
grow fat on us. We want only men In 'nis c"mP"'s"
who are willing 10 make sAcr'nee.
AdAleyate from the Washington Association OF shoe
makers thought that the committee should be COM
no.ed OF one man from each Assembly DisircI linen
John Moran, OF tae Excelsior LABOR .iu''
nut An end TO the speeches by explaining
that the committee was simply to nominate
ofc.rs THIS settled the discussion and the resolution
VA. carried Theu IL declared that nominations
for the committee were In order. AT least 200 dele
gales Jumped their feet with nominees and there was
great confusion John Moran had the loudest voice ana
got in the of p. Augustus Dorsey the gentleman
who spoke against an elephant IN Union-square ana
was beaten One big delegate with voice Ike a Jog
horn shouted out " Mr.. Chairman! ~ IN voice th"t
could heard far Third-ave lie oecAne 50 o'ei-
powering that there was unanimous shou' oi s'
down from al lover nall He wouldn't sit down. how
aver and at last the chairman turned on him and said
"You stand there and hoer as much as you please Il
you We got anything 10 say, say IL
.Oh don't make a bloody donkey OF YOURSELF! shouted
delegate. and he of the fognorn voice suosded lac
vote for wember. Of the committee showed that Patrick
n r. 2nrich Frank Ferrel J. J. Beam
eected. Ferre Is colored man and received the
loud cheers.
s.u,.on by announcing that he hsd letter which pur
ported 70 eoae Scr.iaTv ArsHhad aid thar he wrote
the ette but chairman decided that IL out OF
order TINS raised storm OF protests from ali parts OF
strncei the secretary to read the letter 1t
dressed 70 Everett president OF Topographic al
by this days issues OF several papers that your
honorable body. typographical Union No D, mas de-
cied bot 10 participate In The parade on september o.
for the that the parade is TO be narshaed by
man whois nooriousy opposed 10 Iralss OhlohS 10
you dear cir and through you 10 iypostapncs' UniOn
No. .. desire 10 convey my most urqnahhcd contra
10 n' matter by whom uttered. the above
Statement. As ! stated on the foor OF
been, the OF clique or party In the recent
trouble OF the csarmakers never was appealed To by
ence. The took the result OF my own inae
pendent Judgment based on clear perception OF the
facts IN the full knowledge OF tue char scier OF
the parties thereto trades union sts and knights OF
Lanor. This. claim: had perfect right to CO. and
alone am responsible for it | am Old trades union
h. have alw.ys defended their good name
no reason change my opinion There trade union
Of my occup ation. but local assembly Of the Knights
Of Labor. l Knight through the natura
growth Of that order and the CONNECTION Of my trae
with il. JAMES p. ARCHIBALD"
When the letter was read a unanimous cheer went
and Delesate Gus. Of tae Clothing Cutters Union.
Jumped his feet and said: 81 move that
we indorse the sentiments in that letter" The
motion put and carried with rush.
George Lloyd called the attention OF the conference
to the charges OF deksring aud trading made by secre
tary Archibald and moved that committee OF five be
appointed Investigate them. as If there was any such
work golns on II should be known The chair
declared motion OF order Speeches were then
made by Edward King. A. 5. Nichols aud
others and about y O'Clock the Committee on Per-
msnent ORGANIZATION mate its report. long predm
bic declaration OF principles was followed oy the
following demands:
That all existing beneficial labor avs shall be rig ly
enforced Eight hours snal constitute a days labor
PToMOlnn OF child labor untsr fodrteen years. DIS
continuance OF the co tract system on pubic WORKS
Abolition OF contract prison labor Payment
OF waves weekly, In lawful money, and no
more truck pay. First lien for
w0rkmens wa-es.-Equal pay for equal Work for both
sex >autary inspection Of mines factories. dwell
ns> AMI al conditions OF Naturalization OF co sJrtcy
laws Tramp lsws, and ali class priyeges.-Tae govern
rnent shall issue all currency money witnO out inter
ventiOr % banking cOrpJTStiOus.-Ihe abolition OF
tenenlent-h0use cEarmaSng
There some discussion the report and it
finally resolved to refer to committee to be APP
painted who would report platform the
Ing In addition the demands the report PROV
that one delegae shall be appointed for each Assembly
District. who snail call primary IN his district
five delegates 10 county convention. which TO be
held at some future date The Old committee was re-
appointed as a committee on platform.
J0nr McM'ckin. OF the Painters Union, then
unanimously elected as permanent chairman % the con
ference and James Archibald permanent secretary
Tue meeting adjourned 10 September O.