Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-04
LABOR LEADERS PRESENT.
THE STATE FEDERATION con-
WINES ~ DALLAS.
Fully $4,000 workmcs Represented
In the Conference by Their Dele
gatcs-spcech of the President
In Euii--rhc Proceedings.



GRAFTON OF Labor representing about
10000 laboring men, met In annual
session In Labor hall today, The fol-
lowing cities and organizations are
represented Galveston. Houston, Fort
Worth. Waco Temple and Dallas; the
Dallas County Alliance, Ellis County
Alliance. Galveston Alliance No. O..
Local assembly Knights OF Labor No
1891. sub-Airance OF Ferris. Galveston
BARRIERS union. Franklin association.
knights OF Labor No. 1850, Pioneer ass
sembly knights OF Labor No, 23se
The meeting was called to order by
Vice President John Mccullough at
1880 a. m. The chair appointed com
mlttee ON credentials an follows; John
Dwyre OF Galveston, James Fitzgerald
OF Dallas, and W, II. stevens OF Fer
ris, This was all the business that
could be transacted In the morning
session or account of the absence OF
u large number Of delegates. so the
meeting adjourned until p. m.
AT noon delegates from the following
bodies had reported; District Assom-
bly, No. rs knights OF Labor. repre-
Council. representing 1000 men. pal
lac Typographical union No ia. ROM
resentlng 900 men. Toxaa Labor Con-
ference No. 1 OF Galveston, tho Gail
weston County Farmers Alliance; nv
Musicians union OF Dallas. Galveston
Knights 90 Labor No. e2fG; Dallas
Carpenters union; pnllna Harness
union; Dallas Collar MnlScrs' -union;
Dallas Cigar Makers unioni Dallas
plumnarat union
Tho state rederation In ita ,fter-
noon session. was called "a order ~ .
O'Clock. with an Increased attendance
making IN nil about nftv mr. stxtv drlc'
gates present. The Inst annual re-
mort was rend ana referred IA eom-
mitteo on rrnnrtu and rcsniutions
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fhe president delivered MS annual
address MS follows.
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tcrial TO which TO cnll your attention.
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losa to even make proper selection
OF the most important questions that
ME now htee,lnE inh9rlng interests
sant M u" s,os s, ."s ~ ,uns w nin
GRAFTON In suoh nm nttrnetivn mnnncr,
thar they win receive your attention.
l MISC feel my lncompetcnoy when /
unuerlhke 10 HukEest rerneuleh Where-
ny we Whse earners may ne releNeu
rom inc oppressive wtiRht OF many
nllo. o,- W. corr ns
oppressive Yet shhl Try 10 40 my
pest' we tonhS nave met mere az tne
representatives. or our various orgnni-
cations.
We are the oNponents OF the sentl-
ment that We can better our condition
by organization, How many OF ny
are rcaiy to advocate tho doctrine that
II II by the ballot and not by the
et-lke aud boycott that we VIII ac-
comnllsh real and permanent better
conditions. We must vote together
ana Aolldly ThiH way OF dividing up
and killing each others votes by voting
In opposite parties VIII not accomplish
anything 1t Is absolutely FOOLISH
and childish,
Must stand Together.
We must vote for measures and men
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