New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-05
1T FAILS TO DRAW CROWDS.
NATIONAL CONVENTION OF THE SOCIAL
IsT LABOR PARTY OPENED.
DELEGATES FROM SEVERAL STATES AND FEW
SPECTATORS ASSEMBLED YESTERDAY IN THE
GRAND CENTRAL PALACE IN THIS CITY

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SPECTATORS ASSEMBLED YESTERDAY IN THE
GRAND CENTRAL PALACE IN THIS CITY
THE OPENING PROCEEDINGS.
Not ripple in the political pool was stirred by
the opening OF the ninth annual National Conven-
ton Of the Socialist Labor Party yesterday IN the
Grand Central Palace. at Iexington-ave and Forty
third-st. The big hall. which has been filled at
several political gatherings. looked almost empty
when the delegates to the Convention assembled
there about y m. and listened to the music OF a
band in the gallery.
Socialist flags and banners had been hung on the
walls. and there a cheap portrait OF Karl Marx
over the platform In front OF the platform were
sixty pine tables in rows. with chairs for the dele
gates Back Of the tables were seats for spec
tators but there were hardly any spectators
few women in the galleries
At 10 O'Clock Henry Kuehn. the National secre-
tary. opered the meeting The delegates present
represented the following States New-York. New
Jersey, Connecticut Massachusetts,. Rhode Island.
New Hampshire. Ohio. Illinois. Michigan. Pennsyl-
vania Missouri Iowa. Nebraska. Maryland and
California. Among the delegates were two women,
Mrs Charles Perkins Steson Of California. and
Miss Frances Mcdaniel. a niece Of Charles A. Dana
Luc,en SAME. was nominated for temporary cnair-
man by reclamation. He was at one time man
aging editor OF New-York newspaper which Is
no longer published. In accepting this Office he
mine disaster. Charles B. Copp. Of this city. was
elected temporary secretary. Then the Convention
elected committees on Credentials and Rules and
Regulations. A recess then taken until the
Committee on Credentials could present report
that there were no contests FOR seats. The Com
mittee on Credentials also reported that credentials
were received from e.ghty-eght delegates. The
chairman then called the OF the delegates and
as each answered. to his name a celuoid badge
upon which printed Delegate s. L. p was
pr esented 20 him.
Thomas G. Brophy OF Boston. the Socialist nor-
permanent chairman for yesterdays session Then
a resolution offered intended to exclude the
representative of a newspaper that had published
an alleged libellous article about Lucien Sanlel
ton. the chairman ordered recess.to enable the
delegates TO get their dinners. When the conven-
ton opened after the recess Chairman Brophy an
nounced that the resolution would be laid over
until permanent organization had been ef-
fected
Nominations for officers were next in order E.
Kreft OF Philadelphia was elected vice-chairman.
and Charles p. Copp. Of this city, was elected sec
was next elected Sressrs Matchett. De Leon.
Frey and Ruther The delegates TO frame plat
form next elected as follows: Messrs Patrick
Murphy. OF New-York:, Henry Corlis. OF Newark !:
brooklyn. and F A. Nagle Of Springfield. Mass;
Several other minor committees were then elected
and the report OF the National Executive Com
mittee read.
to be false and libellous. and the convention ex-
pressed belief in the honor nd integrity OF Lucien
San!el Fault found with the arrangements
the Grand Central Palace, and a motion TO
convention adjourned until this morning at .
O'Clock