Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-03-30
CHICAGO POLITICS.
LOYAL SOCIALISTS NOMINATE
A FULL TICKET.
A Solid Platform and Clean Socialist
Candidates BOOdlers Worried.
The Situation in Chicago,
Anarchs in for Pc.
litical Doodle.

Socialists, as well as all friends of
practical progress and improvement
of the working people, will be glad
to learn tnat the labor movement in
Chicago has not been left entirely in
the hands of boodlers and political
"labor" tricksters.
A few weeks ago it looked as if
the working people of the Western
metropolis would either have to
withhold their votes or choose be-
tween evils, the least of which was
not by any means the ticket nomin-
ated under the auspices of such an
archist worthless as 10. Gruenhut,
George Schilling and George NJ.
Sloan, who are in very close connec-
tion with certain capitalists well
known to the wide awake socialists.
This coterie of gay deceivers actu-
ally tlattered themselves that they
had a political labor movement in
their fists. But their particular
candidate, Gross, refused to run.
This they were well aware of in ad-
vance, and no doubt all these little
details were arranged for the pur-
pose on the part of the politicians to
catch the labor vote, and on the
part of the clique of "labor" anarchs
to catch the nimble dollar. How
successful they may be in the latter
object is immaterial to the socialists.
But the action of the Socialist Party
will have the effect Of reducing the
value of Gruenhut, Schilling and
Sloan's services to the politicians
and capitalists who are at The back
of their puerile attempt at political
bunco.
THE CONVENTION.
The nominating convention was
held on Friday evening, the 22d
inst, at Plasterer's Hall on La Sale
street. There was a small attend
ance, considering the size of Chi
cago, and considering also the al
legged influence of the local "social-
istic' newspaper. But the conyen-
ton was composed of active mem
bers of the Socialist Labor Party,
bound to carry out the will of their
organization.
Comrade G. L. Heeg, Secretary
of the American Section, called the
meeting to order, and after a few
opening remarks proceeded to Or
ganize the convention. Comrade
Thomas j. Morgan was elected per-
manent chairmen, with Comrade
John Knefel as German chairman.
Comrade Heeg was elected Secre-
tary.
A committee on platform and
resolutions was elected, consisting Of
Messrs. Charles Orchardson, J. II.
Randall and Jacob Winnen. While
the committee were preparing their
report, the chairman explained the
uncompromising position of the
Socialist Party as to its principles as
well as tactics, and gave notice that
any idea that might prevail flor
there were some in the hall who
were anything but friendly to the
S. L. p. that nominations could be
made other than by and of mem
bers of the S. L. P, holding the
red card, would be promptly shown
to be a mistake.
j. II. Randall, on behalf of the
Committee on Platform and Resolu-
tions, then reported the following:
The Socialist Labor Party of Chicago,
acting in accordance with the decision
of its National membership, expressed
through general vote in December, 1888,
and in harmony with the political meth
ods of socialism in Europe, hereby de-
clare:
That henceforth we shall nominate
for political office only members Of the
Socialist Labor Party.
That the immediate object of our
political movement is propaganda of the
following declarations:
Labor creates all wealth and civiliza-
ton. 1t is equitable, therefore, that