Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-11-07
WILL VOTE FOR LABOR.
Citizens Industrial Alliance to Sc.
lect Its Candidates.
NO PARTY LINES TO BE REGARDED.
Each Ward in the City to Be Organized and
thoroughly Worked.
$4,000 MEN ALREADY IN THE MOVEMENT

The Citizens Industrial Alliance held
another meeting in the Jane street Turner
Hall yesterday afternoon. A large number
OF delegates from labor unions in Washing
ton, Allegheny and Westmorcland coun-
ties were present. A permanent organiza-
tion was formed and the movement put on
firm basis. Besides the regular officers
elected an executive board of 81 members
was appointed. This board will have con-
troll OF the general management of the Alli-
ance. 1t is intended to hold meetings at
stated intervals, and after the election SO
arrange its affairs as to form a complete Or
ganization to include all the union men
wherever the alliance may get a foothold.
The efforts of the organizers will be con-
fined to Pittsburg and vicinity for some
time.
The following officers were elected ves-
terday: President, c. V. Arbogast; Vice
President, T. j. Conboy; Recording Secre-
tary S. n. Mccarthy; Financial Secretary,
Val. Remmal; Treasurer, George Fleet,
and the Executive Board, which includes
representatives. from the labor unions in all
parts of the county
Will Outline Policy.
This board will hold q meeting in Berk-
ley's Hall, on South Tenth and Bingham
streets, next Thursday evening, to draw
up an outline of the policy to be adopted.
1t is the intention of the leading spirits in this
movement to do little at the coming election,
as the time is not sufficient to allow much
work to be done. The candidates indorsed
at last Sundays meeting will be generally
supported by all the voters included in the
alliance, and all were urged yesterday to de-
vote their personal efforts toward putting
their favorites into office.
The plan proposed, as outlined by its
members after yesterdays meeting, is to
work for the election of wage-earners to
municipal, county and State Offices No one
who is not a member of a labor union will
be Endorsed. Each ward in the city will
have its suD-union that will work under the
direction of the Executive Board. Tne ter
ritoIy outside the city limits will be dis
tr!cted, and worked by its own body of work
ers. The plan is to form q compact party to
control all the labor votes Political lines are
not to be drawn, and candidates irrespective
of party are to be looked after. The only
requisites necessary for a candidate will be
fitness and loyalty 10 the workingmen.
This movement was started by the
American Flint Glass Workers soon after
the Homstead riot, and has been gradually
gaining headway since. 1t was not intended
at first to draw all the labor organizations
into the alliance, but the labor troubles and
complications arising from them gave the
movement an impetus unexpected by its
originators.
Testing the Workingman's Feeling.
To test the feeling Of the workingmen on
the subject q call was issued for O meeting
and this led to other meetings until now
the hall is completely packed. It is esti-
mated that the 400 delega tes in attendance
represent not less than 50, 900 wage-earners
Each one present reported that his constitu-
ents were In hearty accord with the move
ment and were willing to abide bv the
ruling of the alliance, supporting the candi-
dates recommended and doing all they
could to aid in bringing union labor into
closer re latiOns.
Secretary Mccarthy in speaking of the
alliance Yesterday, said: "rhIs movement
was begun on d very humble basis, but we
expect 1t to be felt later on. We are making
no boasts us to what VIC will do, but as il
now looks we expect to be in good working
trim for the spring elections. No candidates
for any office have yet been thought of, as
we will wait until after the national election
before taking definite action. We don't care
whether man is a Republican, Democrat or
to what party he belongs. so long as he is
loyal to labor. We don't want to be consid-
cred as a political organization, but simply |
ns eXerting all our efforts to help the |
wage-earner in any way possible. As the |
ballot is one or these ways, we are naturally |
drawn into politics. Our efforts will be di.
rected toward organization, as to succeed |
We must understand each other. We rlatu- |
rally expect the alliance to spread to other |
places, but want this city to be tile central /
field for its operation"
The candidates to be supported by the |
alliance tomorrow include men from the |
Democratic, Peoples and Socialist. La Dor |
parties. Another meeting will be held in |
the Odd Fellows' Hall on South Eighteenth |
and Sarah streets next Sunday afternoon.