Workmen's advocate., 1889-11-23

l others protested against a secret session, maintaining that there was nothing to hide and all business ought to be trans ! acted opeuly anu above board.
 Tue secret session idea was aban- l doned
 Edmund B. Murphp, the Secretary of the committee read the report. No less than eighteen meetings had been held by the committee to create har. mony. Henry Enrich had acted as Chairman and Edmund B, Murphy as | Secretary.
 The difficulties between Confection- CTS Union No. Go and Progressive Cake Bakers No. had been settled. Pressmen's Union No. 9 had been ex peled by the C. L. U. and consequently no further action was necessary in the case between them and the Newspaper Printers No. |.
 The Teutonia Labor Club, the Urania Labor Club and Walters Union No. were to be suspended until all three | had amalGamated.
 Regarding the protests against the | Progressive Assembly of Cigarmakers, the Skyljght and Cornicemakers and
 
 only way to settle them was to have these three organizations send in new credentials after the amalgamation had taken place. And in considering their admission the protesting organizations should have no voice or vote.
 The name of the united central bodies should be "The Central Labor Union of New York"
 On December 18th the amagamation should take place, to give the various organizations that had left the C. L. U. while in arrears with their dues time to settle their accounts.
 The delegates were to be pledged not to take part in any political movement of the parties of the capitalists
 Within two months the organizations were to vote whether or not the c. L. U. should keep the Charter of the American Federation of Labor held at present by the c. l.. F.
 1 A financial statement of 10th central bodies was given. The united body should hold itself responsible for the debts contracted before the split oc- cured
 It was moved to receive the report of ] the committee, which was done by fl voting for its reception and fl against It. The motion was made by Edward Conklin to adopt the recommendations of the committee, which was seconded by George W. Middleton.
 At once a large number of delegates clamored for the floor.
 George Warner of the Housesmiths' Union was of the opinion that the body had no right to vote upon the request as it had given full power to its com mittee and for that very reason he would decline to cast vote.
 The Delegates of the Progressive As- sembly of Cigarmakers, United Brother hood of Carpenters, Teutonia Labor Club and Hexagon Labor Club protested against the receiving of the report.
 Delegate Edwards of the Hexagon Labor Club protested vigorously against such summary proceedings.
 Delegate William Hotchkiss of the Trunkmakers, one of the most re- spected delegates of the c. L. U. and one of the old war horses, spoke warmly and eloquently In favor of union. If this amalgamation," he said in ringing tones, "does not take place it will be the downfall of the labor organizations of this city. There is no place in New York for two cen tral bodies. We must unite. Let us set aside all trifles and be united once more."
 His remarks struck responsive chords in the hearts of his hearers and they applauGed enthusiastically.
 George w. Middleton took the floor next and appealed to the delegates to let no eleventh-hour protests stand in the way of amalgamation. There had been time enough to send in protests, but to send them in now was wrong and mean and tricky.
 Also George Cavanagh of the Amal- gamated Carpenters addressed the dele- gates at some length and urged them to bury all the old issues and feuds and unite with the c. L. F. The com mittee had done it's duty fully if ever committee had and it would be a shame to say they had not done their duty well He considered that he had faithfully discharged the duties devolv ing upon him. In no uncertain language the speaker told the delegates present what he thought of the efforts that had been made to cast obstacles in the way of amalgamation at the last hour. His appeal made deep impression on his hearers.
 The previous question being called for, 2S delegates voted against adopting the report of the committee and 2l in favor.
 Before the result was announced, however, it was demanded that the roll be called.
 When it was announced that 19 or ganizations had voted in favor and r against amalgamatIon the announce. ment was received with great and re.