Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-07-04
LABOR CONVENTION.
OF the Different Trades
and Labor Organizations Meet.
Temporary Organization is Effected and
Number of Familiar Resolutions are
Read-The Proceedings.
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, TEX. July 3.-The state labor
convention met in the Alliance exchange
auditorium this morning. Mr.. Golden of
Dallas called the convention TO order
when about one hundred delegates had
gathered, and read the call which had
drawn the laborers together. The call
consisted of resolutions favoring the
eight hour movement.
When the call had been read w. E.
Farmer of Mineola was nominated for
temporary chairman, and on motion of
Melvin Wade Mr.. Farmer was elected TO
preside by reclamation.
Mr.. Farmer mounted the rostrum and
made few appropriate remarks. HIS
illusions to the eight-hour movement
were Justify applauded.
1t was understood that Mayor Connor
had been invited to deliver the adj
dress of welcome this morning, but
the mayor notified the convention that
he would perform the ceremony to-
morrow, and on motion it was voted to
receive the address at 10 O'Clock at the
auditorium.
elected secretary pro tenn.
The convention ordered the selection
of committee on credentials, and the
chairman appointed the following gen.
tlemen to act in that capacity: Messrs.
Hall of Paris, P. H Golden and James
Scott of Dallas, G. W. Geers of Denton
and L. L. Rhodes of Mineola.
At this stage a member arose and sug-
gested an adjournment until l 'clock so
that in the meantime more delegates
might arrive, and the suggestion pre-
vailed.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
1.-The convention re-assembled a few
minutes after the appointed time, and
Chairman Golden of the commit
lee on credentials read the
report of that committee, which
report was adopted. 1t showed delegates
in attendance from the Knights of Labor
organization, from the Lamar county
American Federation of Labor,
carpenters and joiners' unions,
iron moulders, stone cutters,
farmers alliances, bod carriers,
painters, and the Workingmen Mutual
Aid association of Waco.
J. T. W. Lee of Dallas offered the
following resolution and it was adopted
without dissent:
Resolved, that a committee of ten DE
appointed on platform and resolutions,
and also that committee of ten be ap-
pointed on permanent organization.
Resolved, that all resolutions be re-
ferred to the committee on platform and
resolutions without debate.
In accordance with the above Chair
man Farmer announced the membership
nf hos mi q fol
QIkHlatform and resolutions-J. T. w.
Lees ID. Finkham, S. T. Worley, W. r.
edwards, C. A Hall, u. B. Marshall,
daniel Miller, J W. Allen, Melvin
Wade.
Permanent organization-J. II. Col
Inns, P. H. Golden, James Scott, J. E.
A. Hall, T. A. Hope. Lee Williams, w.
F. Atkinson, A. L. Cook, J. R. Goode,
G. w. Geers.
Resolutions signed by ]. t. Collins, T.
M. Read and William A. Syred, repre-
senting the different labor organizations
at Paris, were submitted. They favor
the establishment of eight hours as a
lawful day IS work; favor legislation MAX
ing it a penal offense to receive di-
rectly or indirectly more than per cent.
interest on loans; oppose the owning of
real estate in the United States by aliens;
favor the removal of protective duties on
goods carried by trusts and combines;
favor amendment of the homestead act
so as to limit the exemption to 100 acres
of land and improvements of the value
of $500, or if town property, not to ex-
coed $4,000; favor the election of the
president and United States senators by
popular vote; urge the adjustment of
the national banking system; favor the
free coinage of silver, and the payment
of the Federal debt as soon as practical
BILE, and favor legislation to regulate
railway traffic.
The resolutions were. referred under
the rules.
The committees retired to transact
their business and the convention was en-
tertained in the meantime by several
speakers. After an hour or so of ora
tory recessNwas taken until tomorrow