The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11
M'BRIDE EXONE TED
NOT GUILTY OF ACCEPTING A BRIBE
DURING A STRIKE.
Action OF the Federation OF Labor on
Other Matters-Sociulists Not Al
lowed to Run the Convention.


dent John Mcbride was exonerated Of the
charges that during a strike in Pennsyl-
vania he had accepted bride. 1t became
evident early in the day that any attempt
on the part Of the Socialists to run the
convention would be nipped in the bud.
In fact, the other delegates claim that any
interference whatever on the part of the
Socialists will be promptly "squeiched."
The first business of the day was the
determination by the convention to hold
meetings daily from $50 to 1880 and 100 TO
$780, 1t was also voted to make Thursday
afternoon the latest time for the presenta-
ton OF resolutions. Debate on questions
will be limited to five minutes. Secretary
McCraith read the report of the executive
council, which hears various grievances.
The report relates to the boycotts Of the
past year and the manner in which they
were settled. Action on the report was de-
ferred until the printed copies should be
in the hands of the delegates. The COM
mittee on credentials reported in favor CT
seating the delegates Of the Iron holders
and Painters and Decorators Unions. ard
seating ]. III. Sullivan in place of J. w.
Kenny, of the Painters and Decorators
Union.
A report from the executive council was
read by Secretary McCraith. In the report
President Mcbride was exonerated OF the
charges that during a strike in Pelnsyl-
vania he had accepted bride. The inves-
tigation, which resulted in the exoneration,
was made by Vice President Mcclure. II
move that the report of the committee on
credentials be deferred until the report Of
the executive council can be printed and
put in the hands of the delegates. moved
a delegate. 1t was carried.
Miss Eva Mcdonald Walsh, Of ST. Paul.
convention. She said she had come here
to spend her holidays among the labor
leaders in order to learn of them and
take back to the workingmen and working
women of Chicago what she learns here.
Il am on my way to Europe che said,
where 1 intend to spend six months.
will take my bicycle and visit the homes
of foreign working people and learn as far
possible how they live. what wages
they earn and how they spend them
On motion she was voted letter IF Gre
Dental to the foreign labor unions.
George Mcneil. the father in this coun-
try of the labor union movement, was r,ade
one of special committee to report On
the resolution regarding the eight-hour
movement.
A part of the report of the executive
council, which is likely to cause a breeze
in the convention, refers to the request OF
the Trades and Labor Assembly OF st:
Louis that the charter OF the Musicians
Mutual Benefit Association, No. SOB, be
revoked because the latter organlzation re-
fused to strike to support The Theatrical
State Employees. The council refused 10 re-
woke the charter, and presented several
aQODtiOn
Of them reads:
.'Resolyed. That no central body or State
federation affiliated with the A. j.. of L;
shall have the right to expel or suspend
delegates of any local or national union
for refusing to violate contract existing
with the employers.
the trouble between the st. Louis central
body and the musicians, we refuse TO witn-
draw the musicians charter. because the
constitutional autonomy accorded affiliated
bodies prohibits them from interfering with
bonafide contracts of local unions"
Among the resolutions handed up for &C
ton by the committee on resolutions was
one presented by E. H Diehl, delegate from
the Pattern Makers National League. The
resolutions recite that there are laws re-
stricting the employment of laborers and
mechanics on government work TO not
more than eight hours per day, and that
1T Is positively known that the officials OF
the Treasury Department not only do not
enforce the law, but openly violate it, and
that the officials tend to pervert the efforts
of the trade and labor organizations 20
shorten the work day. Then 1t was re-
solved THAT the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor is hereby di.
rected to prepare charges under general
sued Aug 6, 1892, to the President OF the
United States against the Secretary of the
Treasury, who. being cognizant Of such vio-
the eight-hour work day properly complied
with" 1t was further resolved, That the
delegates to the convention believe that it Is
the government must see to the strict en-
forcement of the eight-hour law, and we
hold him to a strict accountability The
resolutions were referred to the committee
on resolutions.
Delegate Kennedy, of Omaha, introduced
a resolution in favor of the free coinage
ferring with "any other nation on earth
AS the committee on resolutions reported
in favor of that res resolution lirsiting the
sRoers Oh to a0u nine hours the report wss
brought before the convention for confirma-
ton. Opposition was shown to the report
being adopted WITHOUT f It being o sent to the
Dor. "All We want is the authorization OF
the convention to go ahead with our fight
e er hours who saa
the bank with which to make our
fight. We ask no financial aid of this fed
Grafton. We want your moral support But
we will go ahead whether you give IL Oh
not" The convention voted to send the re-
port to the committee on shorter hours.
Protests from the Iron Molders' Union o
St. Louis, and from the Journeymen Brew
ers National Union against the seating o.
delegate Joseph Ferris were sustained by
the committee on credentials. What are
the grounds of his rejection?" asked a del
egate. Chairman Elderkin. of the commit
tee, read long report. in which it ap
peared that Ferris had not been regularly
elected TO the convention as he represented
only himself and no central labor organi
cation of Springfield, H., from which h,
claimed to come.
Patrick McBryde, OF the Mine Workers
Union, moved that the report of the com
mittee on credentials be rejected. 1t wa.
seconded by another delegate, who how
ever, a moment later. withdrew his request
Ii was learned that II Ferris were ad
mitted, motions would be made to sea
many who had been denied admission be-
cause they were Socialists. The amend
ment to reject the report of the committee
on credentials. rejecting Ferris. was theI
voted down, and motion was carried con
firmi1g the report OF the committee The
convention then adjourned until to-mor
row.
TatlOrs Locked Out.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-A local paper this
morning says: The Brotherhood of Tail.
of III. IT,