The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-07
TEXTILE WORKERS MEET.
There Was Little Done in the Big Conven-
 lion in Providence


 Providence May 6.-The sixth an-
 nual convention of the National Union
 of Textile Workers was opened in Tex
 tile hall at olneyville this morning.
 There was little done except in com Ipleting the organization, As the dele-
 gates arrived at the hall they filed their
 credentials with the secretary. Short
 ly after il o'clock the meeting was
 called to order and the committee on
 credentials reported that there were
 fifty accredited delegates present and
 they were seated,
 Immediately motion was made that
 representatives of the press be exciua-
 ed from the convention. One delegate
 expressed fear that if the reporters were allowed to be present names of delegates would be published. He came from district where the union is not strong, and publication of his name as a delegate and participant in the pro ceedings might operate to his disad- vantage. One or two others were great ly disturbed by fears of having the re- porters present though in some in- stances they did not appear to know just why they were so afaid.
 Two or three of the Olneyville dele gates spoke In favor of having the reporters remain in the convention, arguing that full and reliable reports would be beneficial to the union. But the most the liberal ones could accom- plish was to obtain the passage of a motion to lay the matter on the table until the afternoon, and this was car ried by vote of 27 to 2S.
 The reporters remained throughout the morning session. At noon the con- ventlon adjourned until 1;30 o'clock The afternoon session was attended by three more delegates, who had ar- rived at noon, making a total of 54 There was some delay at the conven- tion this afternoon, as there was some question as to the eligibility of the sec retary, T. P. Cahill, sitting in the con vention as he had not been sent as a delegate from his union One of the first things done when the afternoon session was called was the passage of a motion that the convention should go into executive session, excluding all who were not delegates. A press com mittee was appointed 10 give to the re- porters such reports as they saw fit to make outside of the hall.
 Shortly before o'clock the press com mittee waited upon the reporters and gave them an interview, stating that the annual reports had been received When questioned as to the details of these reports the committee stated that they were highly satisfactory, and indl- cated the growth and prosperity of the 
 When asked for something more defin- ite than this they stated the report showed eighteen unions added to the national body and that seven more are on the verge of applying for charters. The committee was asked as to the total membership and gave the reply i've estimate that at 25,OO0.'' An in- teresting feature of the convention is the fact that there are a total of forty four delegates present and the officers say 1t Is the most representative body that the union has had assembled in a convention. Of that number thirty-fve | represent the 5000 union workers in | this state and the other nineteen prob- | ably represent a proportionate num- Der.
 The OlneyvilIe delegates this after | noon brought up the present condition | 1f affairs In Olneyville for considera- lion and it was made the special order Tor Tuesday afternoon.
 This evening the delegates had a banquet, after which speeches were made by the labor leaders. Previous to he banquet there was one of the big 5est parades ever seen in Olnyville.
 At all the mills to-day the situat ton vas quite the same as Saturday except hat in the Riverside mills few more if the help in the worsted department md about a score of weavers had quit york to-day. In each of the other mills he officials stated that there was no hange in the conditions which pre- -ailed Saturday and all of them expect o be running to some extent in some apartments at least until Saturday, he time set for the closing of the nillS