The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-13
The Brass workers' Convention.

l "oteIpuiy, ouiy lA.-lHe SeCOnC
 days session of the United Brass Work.
 CTS and Metal Polishers opened at {
 a. m. and was very harmonious one
 National Master Workman Fitzgerald
 again presided. Eighty delegates were
 in attendance. fifteen more having ar.
 rived. Of these five were from Penn.
 sylvania, three from Ohio. three from
 Michigan and four from Illinois.
 The morning was devoted to business, the body discussing the work Of the committee on resolutions. appointed yesterday. A portion of the morning was devoted to & talk on trade paper, as 1t was shown that the assemblies were financially able to support paper with paid editor and manager. The matter of headquarters for the publi- cation of the paper was discussed and action deferred. It was also suggested that the order secure a national or ganizer to visit all sections of the coun- try. A telegram was received from New York city stating that delegates from two outside unions. one of Ohio polishers and the other of Illinois brass workers were to be in Waterbury for purposes of amalgamation.
 At the afternoon session the following preamble and resolution, reported by the committee appointed for that pur- pose, was adopted: -+.n |
 Whereas, We have viewed with ap- prehension the immense power yielded by the Pullman Car company, and the Western Railroad association in their warfare against organized labor, in having not only the state assistance, al- though the cause of the trouble was the Pullman company and further by the action of the Pullman company refus-; ing the large delegation headed by the mayor Of Chicago to leave matters to arbitration.
 Resolved, That the N. T. A., 259, in convention assembled, condemns in the strongest terms the Pullman Car con- pany for their action in the matter, in not leaving the matter. to arbitration.
 To-day's session was occupied by the report of the treasurer, which showed a net balance of $4, ,402, and the election of officers. Following are the officers for the ensuing term:
 National master workman-John E. Fitzgerald of New Haven.
 National worthy foreman Thomas Finn of New York
 National secretary and treasurer-E. J. Lynch of Meriden.
 National statistician-George B. Kin ney of Elizabeth, N. J. /!
 Executive board-John E. Fitzgerald (chairman) of New Haven, D. J. Lynch of Meriden, Thomas Finn of New York, F. Zeler of Trenton, N. J., and Joseph Crooks of New York.
 new office was created, that of chairman of the labor bureau, and F. N. Mackie of Meriden was chosen to fill it.
 Frederick Tester of Elizabeth, N. J., Thomas Luddy of Waterbury and Jo- seph Flynn of Brooklyn were elected as judges to settle all disputes which may arise between minor unions.
 Edward Sheedy of New Britain was elected judge advocate and George T. l Carroll of Elizabeth, N. J., clerk of the court. . As delegates to the national conven- tion of the Knights of Labor to be held | at New Orleans in November E. J. Lynch of Meriden was chosen.
 No action was taken on Master Work man Sovereign's appeal for general strike further, than to refer the matter to the executivesboard with full power. The next convention will be held in Brooklyn on Tuesday, July 2, 1895.