Workmen's advocate., 1889-12-21
SOCIALIST LABOR PARTY.

Nailohal secretary Grctch Re-eleCted
 The National Convention of the Social ist Labor party, held in Chicago, October 12, 1889, having designated Brooklyn as the seat of the National Executive Com mittee, and its action having been ratified by the general vote the Brooklyn Sections, in compliance with the pro visions of the Constitution, held a joint meeting in that city last Tuesday, December 10, and proceeded to the cleo tion of seven of their members to con stitute the new National Executive Con- mittee.
 Eight Comrades were nominated, viz; G, Schweppendick, M. Forker, F. AIohr, Gustav Schaefer, Henry Kuhn, Charles Pattberg, Jos Griesbeck, and J, Straden.
 The seven Comrades first above named having received the greatest number of votes were dulv declared elected.
 For Auditors SIX candidates were nominated and the following three were elected: r. Fiebiger. Schwarz and Lang.
 In compliance with the provisions of the Constitution, the joint meeting pro- ceeded furthermore to the election of q National Secretary. Two Comrades were nominated, viz: Benj. J. Gretch and Ernest Bohm. COmrade Gretch having received q majority of the votes was declared elected.
 As appeared from the discussion, the reelection of National Secretary Gretch by the almost unanimous vote of 3S to 2 was chiefly induced by the general desire to reduce the expenses of party manage ment to the lowest possible figure
 FIRST MEETING OF THE NATIONAL
 EXECUTIVE.
 The first meeting of the new Exec utive Committee was held at the Brook lyn Labor Lyceum on Thursday Dec. 12. All the members were present also Reinhard Meyer, Treasurer of the former National Executive, and Benj. J. Gretch, the reelected National Secre- tary. Max Forker was elected Chair man of the meeting. A permanent organization was then effected as fol- lows Recording Secretary, G. Schwep- pendick Treasurer, Jos Griesbeck; Auditors, r. Mohr and Charles Pattberg; Publishing Committee, II. Kuhn and q, Schweppendick; Grievance Commit tee, Gustav Schaefer and Max Forker.
 A long discussion arose from the question. where to locate the office of the National Secretary and the Labor News Co. motion to temporarily leave matters unchanged until satis factory arrangement could be made, was lost by vote of against the majority holding that it was best to take no action, even of temporary character, which might by any possi- bility induce the misconception that Brooklyn was only nominaly the seat of the Executive Committee. Schaefer and Forker were instructed to look for an office in Brooklyn.
 A special meeting was called for Sun. day, Dec. 18th, at G P. M.
 Regular meetings will be held every Friday in the future.
 The National Secretary was also elected Financial Secretary.
 In regard to the editorship of the Socialist the comrades recommended by the Chicago Convention and some others will be asked whether they will accept the said position and on what conditions. Lucien Sanial was unan- mously elected editor of the WORK MEMS ADVOCATE
 Pattberg, Forker and Schaefer were instructed Ito prepare an address to all the sections and to submit the same at the special meeting of the full Board the said address to be published in the next issue of the party papers Pattberg and Schaeffer mere delegated to a meet. ing of the New York Section on Monday night. Letters from Cleveland, Rock vile, Holyoke, Sheboggan, Chicago and Derrick were read and placed on file.
 SECOND MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE.
 As previously ordered, a special meet, ing of the National Executive Commit tee was held on Sunday, Dec. 10th, at the Brooklyn Labor Lyceum. All the members were present, Fr. Mohr ill the chair. The Committee on Address re- ported and one of the drafts was adopted and ordered to be published. The report of the Office Committee caused long discussion. It was found that the resolution adopted at the pre- vlous meeting to establish the office Of the National Secretary and Labor News Co. in Brooklyn could not be car ried out forthwith. This resolution was. therefore, reconsidered, and a motion adopted to postpone any change in the present arrangements. The Office Con- mittee, however, will continue to look for an office in Brooklyn, and d state ment of the difficulties in the way of an immediate settlement of this matter was ordered to be printed in the party papers. A special meeting will again be held next Wednesday, Dec. 18th.
 Many communications were received and disposed of.
 letter from Alhang, N. r., informed the Board that the Albany Section,