Workmen's advocate., 1890-05-31

garmakers' Progressive A ssembly Pro- gressive Carpenters No. 3 and English Framers one delegate each from the Enterprise Association, Progressive Ce- ment and Asphalt Layers Union and Edison Association.
 Had not the Reliance Labor Club, the Paperhangers Progressive Carpen- ters No. and the Theatrical Progressive Union also sent credentials!'
 "No. none were received. The Con- vention elected for its Oh airman Robert Hamilton of the l1th assembly district, A committee of five on resolutions was appointed, l being the chairman My asso ciates were John Finn and John Keegan of the l7th, Charles Rogers of the C. L. U. and fourth whose name 1 don remember. At the meeting of the com mittee, during the d iscussion of a resolu tion on ballot reform favoring the Saxton bill and condemning Gov. Hill for vetoing the same and branding the Linson bill as a subterfuge, Charles Ro- gers sought to have the name of Gov. Hill eNpunged from the resolution, also the name of the linson bill. His attempt proved futile. The comm ittee reported the resolution, which was unanimously carried, none daring to oppose it on the open floor. A motion of P hilip Kelly to endorse the candidates of otherpartes was ruled out of order on the point that this party was not to endorse or support the candidates of any other party, The chair was appealed from, but was sustained by large aJority. After few speeches the meetlng adjourned From this time the amalgamated com desire of organizing the state this furn- ishing apparently a sufficient excu'e for not organizing their districts. Atasub- Sequent meeting of this committee George Warner in the course of his re- marks said that if we wished to do any thing practical we might endorse the fusion ticket composed of county de- mocrats and republicans; that in return the county democrats would give us four aSsemblymen, in the 22nd. l7th, 18th and in down town q istrict. The subsequent nomination of John Kerri. gan in the l1th assembly district; the ackno wledgement by Thon as Costgan, the County Democracy leader of the 10th. of an agreement to endorse the nomin a tion for Assembly of Ed. Conklin in the 18th, and the efforts of J, P Archi bald to receive the noninai0n for Assem- bly in the 22nd prove that George Warner knew what he was speaking about.
 How did you know that James F. Archibald was making efforts to get the nomin ation for Assembly in the 22nd district?"
 "Through Tammany leader of that district who tried to induce me and some prominent members of the old U. L.. F. to oppose his election in the event of his receiving the nomination"
 Do you know the author of the reso. lution denouncing Gov, Hill for vetoing the Saxton Reform bill?"
 Yes, drafted that resolu tion, and it was approved by the other nembers of the U. l.. F."
 John J. McKenna, an x-member of the executive board of D. A. 49 was asked: ''1t has been stated that you knew of Mir, J. P. Archibald having re- ceived the sum of $2, 100 from the demo- cratic campaign committee during the last presidential election; is there any truth in this statement?"
 "ln regard to the amount 1 know nothing'', he answered, "and to say what I do know would be viola tion of the confidence which people have in me. My connections with the national demo- cratic committee were open and above board. | did what believed was right in principle and made no secret of it."
 Would you have any knowledge of the fact of Mr. Archibald having been paid if such had been the case?"
 Mr. Mckenna declined to answer.
 By not answering you virtu ally admit that you have knowledge of the fact" Again, McKenna declined to ans yer.
 "Wlll you state upon your word of honor that you have no knO " ledge of MT. Archibald having received money from the national democratic committee in the last presidential election?'
 No, I'll be damned first; the best thing you can do is to get h old of the cancelled checks at the bank upon which they were drawn; then you will have positive proof
 What use could the democratic party have for his services"
 "At the beginning of the campaign he presided at large meeting at Cooper Union which was opposed to Governor Hill, Dr. McGlynn and Henry George were also opposed to Governor Hill Many politicians thought that the three men controlled the entire labor move ment Of thus city and that 1t was good policy to secure Archibalds services so as to show split between those three leaders,"
 James r. Archibald was seen at Car- rendon Hall and asked Did y ou make any effort at the last election or know of any efforts being made in your behalf to get the nomination for Assembly in the 22nd. district from the County Democracy!
 Not for me personally I was not a member of the L, R. never knew any 1 Of its 1nInUS ar ,1a1 af A.