Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1889-09-21

The Committee on Organization will
meet next Saturday, 8 P. M, at 1856
Bowery.
CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
Ed. Conklin presided at the meeting
of the G. l.. U. last Sunday. while Geo.
Cavanagh acted as vice-chairman. The
following ridiculous "screed" was re-
ceived from the World as an answer to
the notification that Pressmen's Union
No, 8 had been expelled from the
c. l.. u:
"THE WORLD, Sept. 6, 1880.
"MR. MATTHEW BARR,
"COr See. G. L. e.,
"114 East 18Th street, Ne,c York:
DEAR sIR,-Yours of the 9th at hand.
| am very sorry for No, 8.
Yours truly,
&c. w. TURNER,
business Manager"
The delegates were polite enough to
place the insulting document on file.
The delegates from the Miscellaneous
Section, seven of whom were present,
renewed their protest against political
action. The secretary was instructed
to write to the Section to send more
delegates and less protests.
Then the committee on political ac.
ton reported The minutes of the diff
ferenJ sessions were read, from which il
appeared that ten Assembly Districts of
the defunct United Labor Party were
ready to join hands with the C. L. u.
III political campaign next fall. Dur
the debate upon the report, Henry Col
Inns said that in order to attain satisfac-
tory results it would be necessary to
unite all labor organizations, and urge
them to proceed in fraternal spirit.
George Cavanagh also favored political
action, declaring that the economic fight
alone could not secure to labor what it
was entitled to; but, once for all, the
workmen would have to cut lose from
the Democratic and Republican parties.
VIM. Middleton was opposed to politicaII
action. He said that the workingmen
did not know what they wanted, and
that they should support the "honest
men" of either of the old parties. Mat
thew Barr denounced the politicians of
the old parties fiercely, intimating that
they even had their tools within the very
ranks of the c. l.. U. to prevent it from
taking political action. Frank Bell, of
the Patternmakers, was of the opinion
that the workingmen, if they only
wanted to-, would poll as many votes
this year as they did in 1886. A. Harri.
son, of Eccentric Engineers No. /,
wanted to refer the matter to the Har
monizing Committee, but the chairman
lad n ,f npIn ~
also favored political action, while VIM.
Hotchkiss said that political action
should have been taken long ago. Dele
gates Collins and Kelly warmly advo-
Gated the adoption of the report of the
committee, Mr.. Kelly declaring that he
was willing to accept the aid of the devil
himself in order to elect labor candidates
to the State Legislature. George War
ner and John Mallom also were in favor
of political action. Henry Hicks wanted
a general vote to be taken by the differ.
ent organizations. He thought that the
way it was now proposed to proceed
looked too much like machine politics,
John Doyle, of the Franklin Association,
was firmly opposed to all deals with any
of the old parties, and declared that
"ohiu hHub UOOLll anu udll.
Charles Rogers, of the Marble Cutters,
pointed out the fact that the workmen
had been ANONYMOUSLY treated by the
politicians composing the legislature,
and that there was no way to abolish
obnoxious laws except by electing labor
men to fill the places of the tools of the
captalistic leaders. The report of the
committee was hereupon adopted by a
vote Of "A against Ia.
The Committee on Arbitration reported
progress in regard to Pythagoras Hall,
which would be thorough union place
as soon as union beer was sold there.
The Parade Committee reported that
the receipts had amounted to $30S,
while S279 were expended. As the c..
l.. +. had contributed $15 more than the
C. l.. U., this sum was added to the
divided balance, SO that the former or
ganization received $2605, while the
latter part was $11.05. The report was
adopted.
George Warner announced that next
Sunday he would render his report as
member of the Committee on Sites and
Buildings for the Exposition of 1892.
The Paperhangers reported that their
members are ON strike at Ball & Co.'S
shop, $40 Broadway, because that firm
refuses to pay union wages.
At the meeting of the Committee on
Political Action, it was decided to ask
the Socialist Labor Party to join the
G. L. U. in its political movement, and
send delegates to conference on Sept.
10, when the issues of the day are to be
discussed in conjunction with represen-
tatives of the late United Labor Party
The date of the proposed convention was
changed from the fourth to the fifth
Monday in September.