Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-21
INDIGNANT PRINTERS.
'Big six" Repudistcs tho Endorsement
of Whiteiaw Reid.

of Whiteiaw Reid.
New York Commercial Advertiser. 20th.l
Al the special meeting Of Union printers
called In Clarendon Han yesterday afternoon 20
! consider the action OF the committee OF compost
tors sent TO tho Republican National Convention
! N Minneapolis. those who we've opposed to the
endorsement Of Whi,olaw Reid carried the day.
IL was tho largest ana most turbulent meeting
ihat typographical Union No. q has held IN ten
years. About 900 members were present, and
tho maicOntente were far moro humorous than
tho supporters Of President kenneys COM
mtieo.
Although the meeting did no, begin until 3
O'Clock. ). 4. Milholland. one OF Mr. rlatts most
trusted hcutenants, who Is NJ tho same time In
the pay OF she Tribune. az early rs In the morn-
| iug opened a semi-secfct bureau In tho Morton
House, but a couple of blocks distant rom
Clarendon Han. lie Occapied room No. 30 on
ihc se 'ond moor. fronting on Broadway ana an
ihe Afternoon secret agents Of his brought mes
Sagcs OF the dolngs OF the printers mociing.
Printers who had news FOR Mr.. Minoland
stopped before tho Fourteenth-strcet entrance
20 tho Morton House. and STEER gancing aoout
90 see they were observed, whiskei IN AMI up
The winding steps which led 70 The apartment
ia which Mr.. platt's man sat 10 receive reports
snd give orders. There was sparkling vine Tor
! those with dainty palatcs, whiskoy for those OF
coarser tastes, and beer and cigars for the rank
and Ole. At hrloi intervals printers, barge
Oflco employees, and Tribune reporters visited
Mr.. Mlholsnd, who became glummor and
An army OF dervishes could no. have created
the hubbGb the printers did The hall was
packed % suticcatOn.' and as there was little
Ventilation the throng would have NOTED had
not bglgades 81 them dashed 10 the street nov
and then Tor "A breath OF fresh air.
OF the committee sent 20 Minneapolis only
President John A. kenney and Thomas Hancock
we're present. MIR. Brennan could not DO there
because his mother died the day before
hr. Kenney presided. He has been ailing
with a stomach complaint and was 50 weak that
he could scarcely pitch his voice louder than
whisper Nice-President j. j. Murphy then took
the chair. Mir. kenuoy spoke In has ear and Mr..
Murphy transmitted ms thoughts 70 the assem-
biagc Through this meiiumship Mr. henney
said that owing 20 III health ne had not been able
Co prepare a report O. the committees work IL
Minneapolis. He promised however, TO submit
% the next regular meeting OF the union on The
lrst Monday in July written statement show
ing that the work OF tho committee, OF which be
was chairman, had done nothing 10 compromise
OF reflect upon the organization they represented.
This was received with caicaliS, yels, anu
shouts OF Minneapolis Minneapolis. tx
plain Explain," PaDdemonlum regned.
Wien the noise subsided little sir Murphy.
speaking for Mr.. kenney said that the tribune
had been a union Oilico since Monday last and
that everything would be satisfactory within q
day or two. This report WAS not pleasing 10 the
audience. and the disorder became SO terrific
that Chairman Murphy had several OF the most
obstreperous members elected. That move had
tue effect OF increasing the uproar. some one
moved 10 sustain the committees action. The
motion raised a hurricane. which did not suoside
until the shOuteTs were out OF wind. Some
thought ,he motion had passed. but others be-
litV,d The reverse There II ended.
William B)seliy. the Horids assistant fore
man, then made himself heard. lie said that
In order 70 remove tho stigma placed on the
union by its committees endorsement of White
law REID he moved the adoption OF the following
preamble and resolution, feeling that, although
ne had every confidence IN the committee, IL had
81 exceeded y. authority.
"NhereEs. the committee caused 10 be pub
l.shed the announcement that the union en-
d0rsed Whteiaw Reds nomination for the vice.
presidency aud whereas, they had no authority
10 endorse sir. Reid or any one else, but simply
to assure the convention nj Cincinnati that the
hostilities between the Tribune aud the union
"Res5lvei. That while Typographical Union
No. 6hns no grievance against the Republican
party. we repudiate the endorsement by the COM
fnffee representing this union, as a body, OF Dir.
Whiielaw Reid nomination. OF that OF any other
cnuiidafc: and that no one representing this
union has right 20 endorse any candidate Tor
political prefermenL
The reading Of the document was followed by
a storm Of cheers that could be heard block
away A yUI rJcs vote was called FOR. but the
tumult was al such height that The result
could not be heard, and when Dir. hurphy de-
ciarci that the resolution had not been adopted
the a-semblage sprang 10 its feet and the great
eft excitement prevailed
IL was clear TO nearly every one that the reso-
j0rity. The adverse decision put the printers IN
AN ucly bumor, and envoy after envoy vas sent
10 carry the uows 10 Nj. MilhOland IN the Morton
House. As soon a. exhaustion stllled the excited
crowd Mr.. Murphy declared the meeting al
j0urned.
At tine the printers set up another uemen-
dous outcry. Eugene Okourke tired 10 call the
crowd % order. lie roared az them and they
roared back q thoIsandiold louder. ms
salel,ned him. and james u. Duncan, an eA-
president, by his tact succeeded in quoting the
stsuters.
Mr.. Duncan deprecated the rudeness with
which the meeting had recc we'd MI henneys
explanation. lie then called for decision IS TO
whether the meeting was still Ia existence. ms
question was decided ia the Affirmative. lie
asked MIR kenney % preside but the presideni
refused. and with q company OF inencS LETT The
hall l. was then decided 90 20 into mass-inee Ct
ing. with Mr.. Duncan presiding. Inc audience
demanded that Committeeman Hancock say
whether the committee had endorsed Mr.. Rods
candidacy. he declined 70 answer, saying that
kir. kcnney's report covered the matter.
THIS put every one IN . bad humCr, Tor MT.
Eeuney nal explained nothing. AGAIN The
crowd broke out, but we're paclAed somewhat by
the adoDti0n o. Mr. bOscilys resolutions ny
vote II 80 10 :. Ex-Fresident John X. ODOn-
neil ehampiOned Mr.. henIey's cause. "lhe
President said ho. "has asked for week > de-
lev 10 prepare his report, aud the meeting dis
rourte0Isiy refused IT. he added mat The pas
sare OF the resolutions condemn II he commit
tee was Illegal. Eugene Okour1c wanted q
committee appointed 20 investigate MI Ken
ucY's case. DIS his motion was lost IA the shume
with other business.
Owen kindei0u. delegate 70 The International
Convention In Philadelphia, said that delegates
from seyeral states had expressed great sur
rriee over the action 81 tho keLney committee
in MINNEAPOLIS. The meeting then broke up.