Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-10-05
THE CONVENTION.
LARGE MEETING OF PARTY
MEMBERS IN NEW YORK.

Unanimous in Support of Right, a
Sound Policy and Vigorous Ac-
tion-No Side ShOw-A Full Con-
yentiOn to be held In Chicago,
October IL.
There was wellattended joint meet
ing of the members of the S. L. p. of
New York and vicinity at Clarendon
Hall on Thursday night About $50
members were present.. The meeting
had been called by order of the Board
of Supervision to discuss the present
situation of the party. Comrade Zwieb.
Ter, who attended as delegate from the
Board of Supervision, submitted to the
meeting a resolution that the partys
property remain and be maintained in
the hands of the Board and the New
York Section, and also the further sug-
gestion that the convention proposed
for October IL be adjourned indefinitely.
This, he said, might on the one hand
give time for the bitter feeling now cre-
ated by the late Rosenberg Convention
to calm down. On the other hand, il it
was impossible to bring about peace, an
adjournment would give time to get
better attendance for convention, and
to enlighten the members of the party
throughout the country about the situa-
tion.
Comrade Schevitsch spoke against
postponing the convention indefinitely.
The proposition of the Board was weak
and uncertain. 1t would create an i'm
preston that the bogus convention had
overawed the party. 1t was necessary
to have a convention, and to have It in
Chicago. He had information from Chi.
cago that the best members there had
their eyes opened as to the true charac-
ter of the Rosenberg crowd as soon as
they saw and heard them. If the old
and good socialists of Chicago were now
called upon to organize a new section,
we could have one many hundred men,
bers strong, while there were only sew
enty in the present section. He also
thought that it was necessary to REIN
state the new Executive Committee for
the purpose of properly conducting the
party, and watching over its property.
lie therefore moved that the Board of
Supervision be called upon to reconsider
the suspension, and intrust the new Ex-
ecutive and the Board of Supervision
jointly with the management of the
party until the convention.
The speaker suggested as a further
reason for holding the convention In
Chicago, to give him an opportunity to
expose the base ISLANDERS published con-
corning him by the Rosenberg crowd,
and to vindicate not only himself, but,
what is more important, the party. He
further moved that the new Executive
Committee, conformity with the Board
Of Supervision, call the convention to
meet in the last week of October in
Chicago.
Comrades Foth and Bruckmann spoke
in favor of holding the convention on
October II at Chicago. Comrade Zwieb-
Ter spoke in defence of the Board of
Supervision. He said that it was the
duty of the New York Section to take
steps before, or submit the complaints
to the Board He also further explained
the necessity of postponing the conven-
ton. Comrade Negendank spoke ear
nestly in favor of October 12. 1t would
create confusion to order further post
ponement. This was favored by Glaser,
New York; Plattberg, Seubert, Forker
of Brooklyn; Stein, of Newtown; and
Hilkowitz of the Jewish Section. Vogt
favored postponement to October 26.
The motion to call on the Board of Su-
pervision to reconsider the suspension
of the new Executive Committee was
adopted. The motion to hold the con-
vention on October u at Chicago was
also adopted.
The meeting appointed Comrade
Christ. Pattberg to go to Philadelphia
and urge the Board Of Supervision to
take the action recommended by the
meet ling.