The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-09-27
MORAN NOT BARRED OUT.
HE HID BEEN IN Politics, BUT
THAT FACT WAS OTERLOOKED.

Resembling an Anti-Political Rule of the
Central Trades and Labor Assembly
Candidates Can Now Come In as
Delegates.
Last nights meeting of the Central
Trades and Labor Assembly was lively
in its proceedings and important as to re-
suits. Politics again persisted in coming
to the front and on this occasion were
not knocked out.
At its formation the Assembly decided
TO keep politics on the outside, trusting
that such an uncO mpromising attitude
would have the effect of preventing the
body from being diverted from its legiti-
mate duties and used to forward the in
terests of ambitious politicians. While
the adoption Of such hard and fast
policy did certainly keep out the obnox-
fouS politicians, it did not stop politics
The local unions developed a strange
tendency toward sending as delegates to
the central body just the very men who
were barred. Naturally these individuals
were among the brightest in their trade
organizations andwer especially selected
for their fitness for the work to be done.
But they were politicians. They had run
for Office on labor tickets in the county.
That settled them in the opinion of the
4Id0CO AsS6iuO1J.
POLITICS COMES UP AGAIN.
The question came up once more last
night on the presentation of credentials
from the Building Trades Council. One
of the applicants for admission frankly
acknowledged that he had been O candi-
date for public Office on the Labor ticket,
but was told before coming to the meet
ing that the Assembly had changed its
laws with regard to politics. The AS
sembly had not, it turned out, fixed
matters so that this delegate could be adj
m1tted, but had contemplated doing so.
A lengthy discussion followed, the out
come of which was that the law in regard
to politicians was got rid of, and the ques-
tion which cropped up continually at the
meetings of the body set at rest
Delegate Callahan, of the Tin and Sheet
Iron Workers, called the meeting to
order last night. Credentials were pre-
sented from the Building Trades Coun-
son, Thomas Flanagan and James #.
Moran. The credentials were referred to
committee, and its report was favorable
to the seating OF the delegation
On the motion that the report be
adopted there was some opposition. Dele
gate G. Hudson raised the point that the
Assembly had passed a resolution for
bidding the admission of any one who
had run for political office or was an in
tending nominee of any party. Until the
former action OF the body was rescinded
the credentials could not be received and
the delegates seated
MR.. MORAN WOULD WITHDRAW.
James +. Moran admitted that he had
been labor candidate for public office
on two occasions. But in seeking seat
in the Assembly he did not wish to sneak
in. His name was put forward by his
own trade organization previously, but
he declined to stand as delegate in con-
sequence of the attitude of the Assembly
in regard to politics. Before coming there
he had been told that the action of the
body had undergone change. He begged
to withdraw his name from the creden-
tials and would request the Building
Trades Council to send another delegate
in his place.
Delegate Gruber was of the opinion
that men who pos eSsed the confidence of
their trade unions should not be debarred
as delegates, even though they had been
in politics. 1t could be shown that such
men as Moran had been forced into run
ming for Office by the labor element
Delegate Kenar thought it was a dead
wrong to shut out q man because he had
run for office in the interests of labor.
After considerable discussion, Delegate
Hudson moved that the resolution which
stood in the way of Mr.. Moran's admis-
sion be rescinded. Delegate Zola sec
ondsd the motion, which, on being put,
was carried unanimously
The Assembly next decided to hold fort
nightly meetings, in place of coming to-
gether weekly as at present. 1t will in
the future hold its sessions on the second
end fourth Thursdays in each month.