Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1891-03-21

movement.
LOCAL PLATFORM
Eight hours and union wages for all
mechanics and laborers employed 10y
the City Government or engaged in city
work.
2-Rigid enforcement of all laws relat-
ing to child labor,
3-StriCt enforcement of all laws reat
ing to the Inspection Of workshops, fac
tories, stores, and tenement houses.
4-StriCt enforcement of compulsory
education laws
Establishment of the kindergarten
and manual training systems of educa-
ton in our public schools and municipal
aid for destitute children.
6-Free use of public school rooms in
the evening for open political meetings.
THE Board of Education to include
at least five women. Appointments to
membership on the board to be made
strictly upon loyalty to the public
schools and special fitness in all other
respects.
S-Free public baths and gymnasiums
direction and maintenance of places
of refuge other than police stations for
destitute homeless humanity.
1O-AbOlition of the private contract
system IN relation to public work. All
city work, including street sprinkling,
street and alley cleaning, scavenger
work, etc, to be done by the day d, The
city employees,
1l-All street, alley, and sidewalk in
spection to be done by the regular police
force, each officer on day duty being re-
quired to make daily reports of the con-
dtion of his district in these respects.
12-Municipal ownership and manage
ment of gas works, electric lighting,
telegraph, telephone, street cars, either
surface. elevated, or underground.
13-Municipal civil service; all Off
cials to be paid wages, All free or other
coruptng perqulsites o be swept
away
RESOLUTIONS.
After the preamble aud platform had
been read and adopted the following re-
solution was also adopted amidst APP
plause:
RcSolred, That the convention indorse
the movement of the international Labor
Congress Association of the city, which
has for its purpose the holding of an
International Labor Congress in Chicago
during the Worlds Fair; and
Poen'l'@d, That tho c. Atra C3..;E. :,:2o
be instructed 20 correspond officially
with the international Labor Congress
to br held at Brussels, Belgium, the
coming summer, requesting that body
to name Chicago as the place of their
meeting in 1893 during the Worlds
Fair.
Great enthusiasm was aroused when
Comrade Morgan offered resolution
reciting the steps already taken to secure
Oscar Neebes release He said that,
although $50, 900 citizens had peutIOned
Governor nifer, the latter had not taken
any steps towards the liberation of the
innocent man, and urged all to renewed
efforts in that behalf. A delegate favored
asking also for the pardon of Fielden
and Schwab. This was opposed as mex
pedient at present by Mr.. Greif. Others
favored it and lengthy but moderate
discussion ensued. Mr.. Greif replied
that the matter of the release of FIelden
and Schwab would soon be brought to
the attention of the Supreme Court Of
the United States; that he had received
lately letter from Ben butler, their
attorney, which stated that he had great
hopes of securing their release as a mat
ter of law.
THE NOMINATING BEGINS
Nominations were declared in order,
and on the roll call of the bodies repre-
sented the Jewish Section Socialist La
Dor party came first. 1t named Thomas
J. Morgan, who was indOrsed by all the
bodies represented except the American
Section Socialist Labor party, of which
Mr. Morgan was a member. 1t made nc
nominations. On motion of Greif the
nomination of Morgan as the Mayoralty
candidate was made unanimous. 1t was
adopted amid cheers.
The nominee said: CAS- your leader in
this campaign am proud. There is of
course no show of being elected, but
will promise to make good fight and
not to barter away anything to the enemy
| for positions at their hands:
Chairman Berlyn said: Tommy Nor
gan can well represent us. He is a
/ thorough Socialist. He is the worst
cursed Socialist in the city He can tel
| our principles and hold his own in {
| public controversy with the Stuffed
Eagle or the Dead Duck, or the lawyer
/ that is liable to run, or with any money
bags that long clawed politicians may
put up. We like him because we hate
his enemies"
For City Clerk Henry Gers of th'
Bakers Union and ex-Ald. Ed Conner
were nominated The latter declined
and Gers was nominated by acclamation
He accepted the honor and promised hi
most active support.
For City Attorney the Chair state'
that the nominee must be an attorney
and member of the local bar. Peals o
laughter swept over the convention a
this. Several delegations were calle'
before any nominations were made
Then the Fortschritt Turnverein nom
| mated Henry Kraft of their body. II