The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-13
CLOSE OF THE CONVENTION
Cigarmakers Elect Officers and Fix
Place Of Next Meeting.
PHILIP MONTHS is REFLECTED
SecretaryTrcnsurcr John Dc Bruyn Will
Also Serve for Another Ycar-Presi.
dent Cleveland Asked to Pardon
Dcbs and His Associates.

For three days delegates from all
parts of Pennsylvania, attending the
Clgarmakers' convention had been in
the city, and from their speech yester-
day, when adjournment was made, they
We're sorry to part from the associa-
tions formed in Scranton, although
many of them were from the large
cities of Philadelphia, Pittsburg and
Reading.
They speak with words of praise con-
cerning the hospitality of their brethren
of the Scranton union and assure them
that it will long be remembered. The
newspapers were thanked cordially,
also. In the closing minutes yester-
day afternoon the delegates unani-
mously adopted q resolution thanking
Delegate Alfred Butterman, Of the
Scranton union, for the thoughtful
manner in which they were entertained
at Farview on Monday, and in being
brought down into the Pine Brook shaft
and on a visit to the South Steel mill
Tuesday night.
Union 295, of this city, conducted a
picnic at Central Park garden last
night, and it was a social and financial
success. The delegates were present,
and today they will leave for home.
Officers for the Year.
The larger part of yesterday after
noon's session was occupied with i'm
.portant business, the election of off,
GERS and fixing the time and place OF
holding the next convention.
Philip Months, of Union 100. of Phila-
delphia, the present incumbent, was
unanimously elected to serve for an
other year; John De Bruyn. of Union
165, of Philadelphia, was reelected
secretary and treasurer unanimously.
S. A. Urch, of Union 1876, of Ephrata,
was chosen vice-president; Charles Cal
houn, of Union 236, of Reading. second
vice-president; and William K. Martin,
of Union 242, of York, third vice-presi-
dent
York was chosen as the place or
holding the next convention, whlch
will open on the second Monday OF
May, 1896, at $50 p. m, and continue
for three days.
The morning session was spent with
passing upon the remainder of reports
from the committees on resolutions,
and the treasurer's report AZ most
important resolution was passed re-
lating to the imprisonment of Eugene
U. Debs, of Chicago, president of the
American Railway union, and his asso-
ciates. 1t Is as follows:
Resolution Regarding Debs.
Whereas, Eugene V. Debs and his
associates, Howard, Hitler, Rogers,
Hogan, Burns, Goodwin and M. j. El-
inI a writ Of IN nj n n g
corpus, and are now confined in JAIL
being there imprisoned without being
granted the right guaranteed them by
the constitution, namely, the right to
trial by jury; and
Whereas, This injustice visited on
Eugene V. Debs and his associates is
blow against organized labor, be it
Resolved, That We, delegates of the
Pennsylvania State Blue Label league,
in convention assembled, petition
Grover Cleveland, president of the
United States, to pardon Eugene v.
Debs and his associates.
Resolved, That when we return to
our homes that each of us endeavor to
have our respective unions petition
President Clevelend with the same end
in view.
The report Of the treasurer was ap-
proved by the auditing committee and
1t showed that the receipts for the fiscal
year ending June 10, 1885. to be 81, ,0S73S
expenses, S9S0.76; leaving balance in
the treasury Of $116.62. There are now
5000 members in the state and last year
they distributed 24S,6O4 union labels
an increase Of nearly 100000 labels over
the previous year. This district of
which Scranton is the center led all
others. $4,000 labels having been dis
tributed.
Before adjourning the delegates gave
vote of thanks to George w. Chance,
Of Philadelphia, for the active part he
took in assisting the legislative COM
mittee IN passing the blue label law
of the state of Pennsylvania,