Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1890-02-08
NJ FEDERATION or LABOR.
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF THE
NEW YORK STATE BRANCH.


NEW YORK STATE BRANCH.
Many important Measures and Res0.
lutions Adopted - Eight Hours
Prison LabOr-C0mpulsory Ednca
tion-State and City Ownership OF
Railroads, Gas and Water Works,
Electric Plants etc, 1872 The New
York School Conference Com
, mended for its Good Work.
The third annual Convention of the
New York State branch Of the Federation
of Labor was held in Albany last week.
It was called to order in the Supervisor
Room, City Hall, --at noon Wednesday,
Jan. 2s, by President II. j. Ogden, an
iron moulder who represented the Utica
Trades Assembly inthe Convention. Al
G. Howe, Editor of the 1'rddc Uai0njst
and representing the Salt City Associa,
ton of Syracuse, acted as Secretary. The
President appointed Messrs. Wetier, So
lemons, Hoeher, Ray and Foy as a com.
mittee on credentials and the Convens
ton adjourned to 2 O'Clock. On re assem-.
bling the credential committee reported
favorably on the following credentials: :
Albany, VIM. Henzie, Central FEEDER
alton of Labor; Henry Meyer, Typo
graphical Union No. A; II. A. Barker,
Cigarmakers No. 6S; Adolph Schoop
Bakers No. 46; Michael Ray, Iron Moul-
ders No. 8; Martin keely, Bricklayars *
plasterers; Edward P. Fay, Lasters' Pro-
tective Union, Syracuse; II. M. Hogan,
Beer Drivers and Brewers Unions;
George Schaefer, Stone Cutters; Jesse
Galoin, Cigarmakers No. 6; John Held,
Iron Moulders No. 80; i. II, Banford,
Trades Assemble; A. c. Howe, Salt City
Organizing Association; New York City:
N. G. Mahon and VIM. H. McCord,
Amalgamated Carpenters; Daniel Har
ris, Cigarmakers No. IA; James Nc
Auliffe, Iron Moulders No. 25 Brooklyn:
w. ID. Wieken's, Central Labor Union;
r. G. Barnes, Typographical Union No.
9s; Samuel Solomon, Cigarmakers No.
81; Utica: Ii. j. Ogden, Trades Assem-
bly,; l., II, Gain, Brotherhood Carpen.
tiers; Henry p. Hoener, Clgarmakers No
7; Buffalo: John Muench, Cigarmakers
J. M. Wetier, Central Labor Union
Geneva: James Roach, Iron Moulders
Troy. George Fencott, Cigarmakers
West Troy; M. M. Waterman, Carpen
ters No Q: Schenectady: A, s. Lewis
Carpenters No. lag; Cohoes: Chas A
Wayt, Iron and Steel Workers; Kings
ton: d. W. Chip, Carpenters,
The Presidents address opened with ,
reference to the resignation of Fred
Whatter, the cigarmaker who wa
elected President at the last session, ant
to his own promotion by the executive
council from the position of first Vice
warm compliment to ex Presiden
Halo's labor record and valuable ser
vice to the cause in this State. He thel
proceeded to consider the question 0
legislation. Under the various heads o
prison labor, weekly payments, Stat
printing office and ballot reform. Ii
advocated the limiting of prison prodnC
ton to the supply of public institutions
The weekly pay bill now before the LIE
gislature should have the hearty sup
port of all labor organizations. Tn
establishment of State printing otiic
would be saving to the taxpayers of tn
State. On the subject of ballot reform
it was immaterial what measure wa
passed, but the Convention should Il
once recommend something honest an,
thorough. The President advocated tn
adoption of more effective means o
keeping the labor element Throughout
the State posted on the records of iegls
lators and recommended the generou
support of all labor papers to that end
The coming eight hour struggle shoul'
have the united energetic support of al
the trades throughout the State and tn
two cents assessment should be prompt
paid by every trade unionist.
In their report the legislative commit
tee referred to their Illustration of TIN
attempt to repeal the Saturday hal'-holl
day law their disapproval of the Fas
sett factory inspection bill, and the CON
pulsory arbitration measure which che.
offered and defeated. They alluded ais
to the alliance between the Farmer
Grange and the Federation of Labor 70
the advocacy of ballot reform, whic
they said, is a great public demand
They made charge against the Butfal
Central Labor Uuion, which they aske
to have investigated by special con