The advocate., 1892-07-06
ORGANIZED LABOR WILL REPUDIATE
REID

and No. 2, OF Philadelphia, explain
themselves. It is plain that organized
labor will never support ticket that
contains the name of Reid:
NEW YORK, June 2O.-[specIal.l-Wild dis
order. shouts, cat calls, and Kisses marked the
meeting Of typographical Union No. Sunday in
Clarendon hall, called to consider the action Of
the union committee Of printers which at Min
neapOlis lndOrsed the candidacy Of Editor White
law Reid, Of the Tribune, for vice president Of
the United States
President Kenny chairman of the Minneapolis
committee, after order had been partially re-
stored, said that he had not had time to make
written report, but would give verbal state
ment. All he cared to say was that the COM
mittee had acted for the best interests Of the
union while In Minneapolis, and that no union
scale had been violated In regard to the earrange-
ment made with the Tribune.
Some one then jumped up and moved to ad-
journ. The motion was regularly seconded.
This stirred up the printers who had gone to the
meeting with the intention Of repudlating the
committee Endorsement. Men all over the hall
hOWled for recognition, but the chairman would
not notice them. Cries Of "Snap meeting"
''Snap meetlng!" reSOunded.
Chairman Kenny was determined and called
for the yeas and nays. Terrific rOars were given
by both sides. Mr.. Kenny decided that the mo-
tiOn was carried and declared the meeting ad-
j0urned. All over the hall demands were
shouted for count by tellers, but Mr.. Kenny
refused to yield. and abruptly left the chair.
The printers then took possession Of the hall,
and started mass meeting.
Kenny declined to preside and 90 did Vice
President Murphy. Ex-President J. NJ. Duncan
was asked to preside and took the chair amid
cheers.
William A. BOuelly took the floor and said
that he had set Of resolutions that he would
like to introduce. This announcement was
greeted by cries Of "Readl Readp He read as
follows:
Whereas, It has been claimed by the public
press that Typographical Union No. 6, through
committee, has lndOrsed the nomination Of White
law Reid for the office Of vice president Of the
United States; and
Whereas This organization has never given
the Minneapolis committee power to indOrse any
person for political prsferment, but simply
authority to assure the Republicans in cOnven.
ton assembled that hostility to the party had
closed; therefore, belt
Resolved, That while No. still asserts that 1t
has no grievance as an organization against the
Republican party, we cannot indorse any person
for political office.
We desire to have lt thoroughly understood
that No. is an organization Of printers designed
solely to advance the interest Of It's membership,
and that no one individual or individuals, nor
any Newspaper publication Of any description
whatever, has the right to speak for No. unless
upon duly authorized credentials given under
the seal Of the union.
Mr.. BOurelly said that the differences that
existed about the work Of the committee and the
Tribune Ofnce being uniOnlzed. could be settled
at regular meeting Of the union three months
before election. He called for vote on his
resolutions. They were carried with tremend-
Gus roar. The minority called for the yeas and
nays. The result was 675 to In favor Of the
resolution.
Eugene 0'Rorke read long set Of resolutions
which attacked the committee, declaring that
they had brought organized labor into dlSrepute
and contempt 0'ROrke was hlssed by the
friends Of the committee.
Chairman Duncan stated that as the resolu-
tons called for the revocation Of much that the
committee had done under the power given
them BY the union, they could not not be enter
tained.
1--WE are not here to talk politics, but to con-
denim those who have dragged US into politics.
Mr.. Blaine, who ls the dearest friend Of Mr..
Reid, was unable to get him to make his paper a
union office when the former was running for
president. Now when he sees chance to better
his own political fortunes, Mr.. Reid has bought
the printers for sixty pieces Of silver. For q
palLry 500 q week paid to union foreman, No.
Is to be bound to our old enemy's chariot
wheel"
A.. A.