Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1886-08-08
STRAIGHT POLITICS
INDEPENDENT POLITICAL AC-
TON BY WORKMAN.
Organized Labor to the Rescue A
Blatant Politicians Attempt at
Throwing Dirt Slimy In.
nucnd0cs Labor W.
Politicians.

In close order following the action
Of Che New York Central Labor Tn
ION, It's prototype the Trades Council
OF this city has taken the first step
towards the Inauguration of an hon
est political movement to supple
mcnt the industrial agitation and in
crease the power of the organized
workingmcn.
At the regular meeting of the
Trades Council last Sunday evening
it was decided to issue an invitation
to all labor organizations in the Sec
ond Congressional District to send q
delegate each to n conference to he
held at Trades Council Hall next
Sunday, This conference is To- de-
wise ways and means, and decide
upon time and place to hold a
congressional convention in the near
future.
The following call has been issued
by the Trades Council
TO dH Ldbor OrImHi.dtiOnS in the Second
Congressional District of Connecticut
GREETING:
At the last regular meeting of the
Trades Council of New Haven, held sun
day evening Aug lst, il was unanimously
voted that every Labor Organization in
this District beinvited 70 send delegate
to il conference, to be held at Trades
Council Hall, this city, Sunday evening.
Aug 10Th, TO consider, and If deemed
eNpedient to arrange for, convention
to inaugurate an independent political
movement this coming fail.
Please take notice and govern yourself
accordingly.
Each bona .Ele Labor Organization win
be entitled to one delegate who must
present n credential heariug the signature
Of the Secretary and the seal Of his or
ganization.
This action is taken at the earnest So
licitation of many active members OF Ia
Dor organizations in different parts Of the
District, and it is hoped that the labor
elements Of this District will he fully
represented upon this occasion,
SEAL II. II, LANE, Sec'y.
New Haven, Conn, Aug. 8. 1886,
1t will be noticed that this il not
a call for u nominating convention,
but for u conference at which il will
be decided what steps shall be taken,
and to determine the manner Of
carryingo Oh nominating convention,
the time, place, representation, etc.
Every organization should therefore
be represented by u delegate, or at
least send letter to show that there
is an opinion upon the subject Of in
dependent, honest, labor politics.
All branches Of honorable toll
will be represented. and X, Of l..
Assemblies and Trades and Labor
Unions Will participate.
This very sensible step will, Of
course, be opposed by the reptile
press. for il the bosses understand
perfectly well that United Labor ut
the polls means a general clearing
out of the political lepcrs who have
coddlcd and deceived the workers
for years.
Like drowning man grasping at
straw, and an imaginary one ut
that, the EaiOa, owned by a polite
ian holding an appolntiyc Office, prc-
sumably for valuable services per-
formed in past rotton political cam
paigns, prints the following Shiny
and lying innuendoes concerning the
workngmen's movement:
LIE NuMBEi: ONE.
The knights Of Labor, however, ii is
understood, will have nothing to do with
a convention of this sort, as ii would
not be in accordance with Grand Master
Workman Powderly's advice.
LIE NUMBER TWO.
II is also intimated that n. ID. Sperfy,
| than whom there is no one better known
as wire puller, is willing to help out n
workingmans convention, so called,
quite substantially
SO says Politician Troup's paper,
! the Union.