Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-11

Mrs. Judge Sheldon. The meeting was composed of thoroughly representative oitisens' assembly. The labor people were out in force to gain their point, if possible, while their opponents had marshaied their forces for the fight in solid rank and file.
 The meeting was stormy ono from the beginning. Benjamin R. English, clerk of the district, called the meeting to order promptly at 3 o'clock. Postmaster N. D. Sperry immediately arose and nominated Attorney Isaac Wolfe for moderator of the meeting. MT. English was about to put the question when John E. Fitzgerald, leader of the union forces, jumped up and demanded that there be fair play. He said they had come there to fight the matter and that he nominated Captain Sucher for moderator. A standing vote was taken tor by a large majority. This told the story of how the meeting was going. The vote showed that the non-unionists were present in much larger numbers than the union men. It would be impossible to fix the proportions, but fully two thirds voted in favor of the non unionists. President Tyler of the Southern New England Tele- phone company said after the "ball was over" that the Eon-union voters were fully three fourths.
 MT English then read the minutes of the last district meeAng and read the resolu tions to take action on which the meeting was called. MT. sperry immediately arose and proposed the folio wing as an amend ment to the original resolutions:
 Resolved, That in the erection and equipment of the Boardman Manual Training school by the New Haven city school distri:t, and all other contract be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder, and that no restrictions be placed upon the contractors other than would be by private in6Vldnal9. that nQSq20 former school meeting, inconsistent with this resolution, be rescinded and declared null and void.
 This resolution was received with cheers and misses.
 MT. Spsrry's motion was immediately seconded. MT. Sperry again sross and said that he wanted to say one word why and for what purpose he proposed the amendment. He was interrupted by various cries from all parts of the house, and so he simply moved that 8 vote be taken on the matter. It was immediately moved by one of the labor leaders that Mr. Sperry's amendment be laid on the table. A vote by exclamation was taken on the question whether or not 1t should lie on the table. The moderator decided that the nays had 1t. gling for recognition. John E Fitzgerald at length gained the floor and proposed the res,l lutions of the call as g substitute to Mr. Sperry'e resolution. MT. Spsrry arose and said he did got want to bs behindhand in courtesy, 50 he moved the amendment be laid on the table. Moderator Wolfe de- cided that laying the amendment on the table would carry with 1t the principal question.
 The resolutions offered by MT. Fitzger- aid, which were the questions on which 1N-.3
 lutions of the call, were then voted down by an aye and nay vote, the noise made by the nays being decided much the louder. The union men ''hollered" the loudest man for man.
 MT. Fitzgerald then gained the floor and moved that the matter be referred to the polls. He said that the people who had been instrumental in having the meeting called should have recognition. The time at which the meeting was called pre- vented a large number of their peo- pie who were interested from attending But you may bet that the master build CTS are here, with their employees at home at work under strict orders not to leave, and also large contingent from Yale uni versity ,and other people who have nothing to do. He said further that they had no
 intention of trying to iujure Mrs. Board man. But the labor man has to be pretty careful what he says. His particular
 friends, the newspapers, are at all times ready to traduce him. But he has just as much right to enjoy gift to the city ss the resident of Hillhouse avenue. Far from being opposed to the erection of such a school the labor man is strongly in favor of it, for it furnishes his son with supe- rior method of learning trade. But 8 son of a lsboring man studying in the Board {o{r nh0c take much interest in his studies if he could think that the very desk and seat he is using was made by prison labor while his own father and brother are walking the streets, out of work, because prisoners can do it cheaper. MT. Sperry tells us an excellent story of how he came from Beth any with only rag on his back. If he did that to-day he would be arrested.
 This last invective was received by hisses from all parts of the house. Walter Leigh jumped to his feet and said, ''I move that that man be called to order. I don't think anyone ought to be insulted st public meeting.
 Attorney Wolfe decided that MT. Fitz- gerald was not sticking closely to his sub ject and requested that he should do so. Afr. Fitzgerald then briefly made the mo- tion that the matter be referred to the polls.
 MT. Sperry then arose and said that he would withdraw the resolution he had proposed and that as the business for which the meeting had been called had been transacted he would move for ad journment. This was received with cries and misses. The labor people seemed to have just walked up to the fact that their said that they had not been voted down. So Attorney Wolfe submitted the rssolu- tion offered by Mir. Fitzgerald to stand ing vote, which showed as before that the non -unionists were in great minority.
 Considerable disturbance arose after this. Several gentlemen tried to gain the floor. Cries of "Sit down." ''Put him out," were heard from all parts of the house.
 Chairman Wolfe finally secured attention and declared that he should be compelled to enforce the rule of order, and would see to 1t that every disturber was put out.
 MT. Fitzgerald cried out "You are doing your duty" Moderator Wolfe said that he was out of order and that he would have to enforce against him the same rules as against those who had interrupted him when he was speaking. Attorney Wolfe ] after the meeting made 8 statement to the ! press that he had been in error in repri- l msndiDg MT. Fitzgerald at this point. The 1 motion to adjourn was again put and was l seconded. Amid all the cries from the l union men 1t prevailed and the meeting was 1 declared adjourned by the moderator.
 After the meeting it was stated by the | union men that they were not through yet, but that another petition would be pre- sented to the board of education.
 While the meeting was in progress sev- eral hundred well known citizens came to the hall and were much disappointed at finding the doors closed, as they were afraid, as said one of them, that the out sndish demands of the union men would prevail; but after learning what the meet np had done they went home satisfied.
 Also while the meeting was in progress many laboring men who stood outside in. iienantly protested against the idea of living one set of men work to the exclu- ion of others, just as good men and work nen, if not better.
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