Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-06-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CHILD~ AND DHEXEL GIVE $lO,-
600 70 THE Typos.

The GIT Accompanied by No Conditions
Save til At it be Used for the Best In
! terests of the Order-A Vote Which
Favors the Knights of Labor.
/ PITTsBURG, June 8.-The second days
4 session of the International Typographical
! Union was opened at 9 O'Clock this morn
ing by President Witter. Among those
present was Congressman John Nj. Far
| quehar, OF Buffalo, an eX-president, who
was invited to seat on the platform.
He made short address in which he
took strong grounds against uniting with
the Knights of Labor, although, be said,
he was not hostile to that organization.
President Witter in reply said there
was only small fraction Of printers who
! were in favor of such move.
The election Of officers was next in or
/ der, and Charles b. Stlvers, of Chicago,
| and William Amison, Of Nashville, were
nominated for the Presidency. The ballot
was taken with the understanding that 1t
would voice the opinion of the convention
on the question OF joining the knights OF
Labor, Mr.. Styers being announced as
determined opponent. The ballot re-
/ suited in the election of Mr.. AmisOn by "a
! vote OF SO to 40. Mr.. AmisOn thanked the
! convention tor the compliment paid the
| South and his city. The new President
! has been a member OF the Tennessee
! Legislature for three terms, and is re-
1 garded as one OF the strongest men in the
union. After the election the convention
! took a recess for dinner.
/ THE OTHER OFFICERS.
The convention resumed the election of
! officers upon reassemblIng in the after
noon, and the following ticket was
chosen:
First Vice President, James F.
| Reymer, Of New York; Second
| Vice President, Charles Game
well, OF Philadelphia; Secretary and
Treasurer, David Nj. PascOe, of Phlladel-
| phia; Chief Organizer, David p. Boyer, OF
Columbus, o.; delegates to the National
| Federation of Trades and Labor Unions,
j. X. Winders, of San Francisco, Julien
| l.. Wright. OF Washington, d. c., and
John Scott, of Baltimore.
The matter OF sending aid to unions
where non-union printers have caused
trouble and proven costly, was taken up
but afterwards postponed till Thursday
| afternoon, when it will be made the spe-
cial order of business.
At O'Clock motion was made to adj
jOurn, when President Witter said that
James j. DALEY, of the Philadelphia
Union, had a matter to lay before the
convention.
A LETTER FROM G. w. CHILDS.
Mr.. Daley arose in the rear of the room
and said he had Deen delegated by George
w. Childs TO present letter TO the con-
ventiOn.
Mr. Childs,' said he, stakes a deep in
terest in the welfare OF workingmen, but
his intimate relations with the Topographic
cal fraternity make them more particu-
larly the object of his attention. In all
matters tending to the elevation of the
craft he is always ready and willing to
extend to them the weight of his name
and influence"
The letter was as follows:
PHILADELPHIA. June 3, 1886.
| To the President and Members Of the Internd-
tional Typographical Union assembled in
PittSbUrg:
! GENTLEMEN-With this letter is an enclos-
! ure which 1t was intended should be handed
| you by James j. Daley, with verbal message
| of good wishes, but at his suggestion it is aC-
! companied by a written communication. #
| is known to some of your members that feel
a warm interest in what concerns the welfare
| of al VINO WORK for wages and in the wise man
| agement of trades unions and other kindred
| organizations it has become advisable for
| them to establish for the promotion of their
true interests. This feeling being especially
| strong towards printers unions, with whose
| members | have had close and very salts
| tactory business relations for many years, il
| Is my earnest desire-a desire IN which am
heartily joined by my friend A. j. DreXel-tO
| extend to the time-hOnOred International
| Typographical Union. as representative of
| the united craft in North America. some ex-
| preston more substantial than words. How
To do this in way tnat may produce lasting
| good has engaged the thoughts of both Mr..
Drexel and myself, ana we conclude
that your union, or such trustees
as you may select for the purpose,
viii know better than ourselves how
that good can be best accomplished. We
therefore send to you herewith BY hand of
Mr.. DALEY, foreman in the Public Ledger office
our check for the amount OF $l0.000-S5, 600
from Mr.. DreXel, who Is now in Europe, and
5000 from the gned-wthout condi-
ton or suggestion of any kind, as an absolute
gift, in fun confidence that the sagaclous and
conservative councillors of your union will
make or order wise use of IL for the good of
the union. Very respectfully and heartily
yours, GEoRGE W. CHuDs.
The letter was received with tremen-
dous applause, and upon motion of Jos.
l.. Evans, of this city, the gift was re-
ceived and a committee appointed to
draft suitable resolutions of thanks to
Mr.. Childs and Mr.. Drexel. The COM
mittee will report to the convention
tomorrow.
The convention then adjourned for sup
per.
The evening session was devoted to
reading reports. President Writer'S re-
port was quite LENGTHY and strongly OPP
posed to amagamttiOn with the Knights
of Labor. "Such a move" said he,
"would add nothing to the effective re-
salts of the organiZatiOn."
1t was decided 10 hold the next conven-
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