Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-08

tons, State printing office, the encour'
agemcnt Of labor papers, and ballot
reform SO far Az to favor the single
official ballot.
The Cummitte on Resolutions reported
that communication was received from
the United Watch Case Manufacturers of
Brooklyn calling the Federdtion's atten-
ton to the great quantity OF mIsrepre.
spnted material in watch cases now
being put upon the market, even with .
the i. :. assay stamp attached, and /
again asking the Convention to indnrse |
the bill now in the Assembly, liking a !
penalty for this fraudulent practice.
The committee said they were not in /
favor of granting the request of the .
Watchcase Manufacturers Of Brooklyn +.
because of rehabilitation with any labor
organization. But the convention voted .
to indorse the bill before the Legislature,
1t being stated by Brooklyn delegate
that the United Watchcase Makers would
in all probability soon be IN the FEEDER
alton.
The committees recommendation that
the Federation declare the Clgarmakers
blue label to he the only one worthy in
dorsement was adopted.
They reported in favor Of InstructIng
the Legislative Committee to look after
the apprenticeship laws on the statute
| books and that committee was SO IN
struCted.
| Charges and counter charges between
| the Buffalo G.. l.. u. and the last Legs
| lative Committee are being investigated
| by a special committee.
| The Committee on Resolutions Gale d
for general demonstration throughout
the State in favor Of eight hours on
Washington's Birthday.
In recommending the continuance of
work on the new Capitol the Federation
will insist upon the eight hour benefits
and the employment Of citizens in pre-
ference to all others.
The Federation's Legislative committee
will endeavor to have annulIed the con,
tract for the laundry work, recently
IN lde with the authorities of the Albany
penitentlary.
A special committee of five: Messrs.
Barker, Solomon, Waterman, Wilkins,
Gain, was appointed to prepare recon-
mendations as to prison labor,
A boycott was declared against Lang's
Beer, Buffalo, sold all over the State.
There were two reports from the Com-
mittee on Resolutions on Ballot Reform.
The ma 0rlty recommended that the
secret system he approved without max
ing any distinctions between the various
methods proposed. The minority re-
ported in favor Of the Australian system.
Delegate Myer, printer, of Albany, was
opposed to committing the workingmen
.1Gf l,1 iot -
be used for partisan purposes. lie look
ed upon the minority report as practic.
ally an Endorsement OF the Sa&ton bill
which he would not agree to.
Delegate Harris, cigarmaker, New
York, spoke for the minority and claim
ed that organized labor all over the
United States had declared for the
Australian sys EN-. He could not be
denomnated political partisan, for he
had never voted either democratic or
a republican ticket. The National FEEDER
alton had indorsed the Australi IN system
and the State Federation could afford to
do the same thing. He would not ad'
vocate either the Saxton or Linson bill,
Both were faulty. 1.-THE Saxton bill, "
D continued Harris, sis not the Australian
system, neither is the Linson. The
, Saxton bill does not provid for registra-
ton which we demand the Linson bill
provides for unofficial ballots which we
don't want the Australian system gives
us registration and the Official ballot;
Z both of which we insist upon What we
do want, and do demand, is some meas
ure which embodies the Australian
system. This system could not be claim
| IA a. 4 Il
: a general registration which the Saxton
bill avoids
Delegate Mahan, carpenter, Of New
York, spoke in favor of the registration
: of voters as of primary Importance.
The morning session was almost en-
. tirely consumed by speechmaklng rep
t resenting the majority and minority OF
! the Resolution Committee; all the
. speakers being very careful to disclainl
f preference for any of the party measures
+ and the matter was finally settled in
the afternoon by the adoption of the
9 following resolution declaring for the
Massachusetts system with the provision
| for general registration:
| "ReSohvd, That we are unilinchingly
q in favor of the passage of the Secret
> Ballot Law, known as the Massachusetts
System of Voting, with the additions
provision for general registration, The
, enactment of such law will tend more
than anything else to peoples legisa
| tufe in the interest of the masses instead
!. of the present corporate monopoly
, Legislature"
D A resolution from Buffalo delegate
, to approve the new charter of the city
r of Buffalo. provoked a lengthy discus
h sion, based upon the suspicion that thu
resolution was in the interest o.
D "Schwanz" politics. 1t was referred
i tack to the Resolution Committee. The
: Resolution Committee reported favor
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