Year: 1867

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NEw-HAyEN, Ct, Feb. 22.-The first day of the
WoIkinglnen's Convention was occupied by an eX-
citing and rambling debate no business being done
in the morning and Intellectual attempts being made
TO organize Most of the speakers protested against
allowing the workng1nen to be made the tools of
politicians though ii s understood that the friends
of Mr. English Democratic candidate for Congress.
are working to obtain his nomination from the Con-
yentiOn which is in danger of being made the lnstTu-
ment of the Democratic party and not the organ OF
independent worl1ingmcn and the eight-honr move
ment About 800 delegates present, and 90 unions
represented At $50 p; m the Committee on organ
izatiOn reported the following resontons:


Whereas The welfare and general prosperity or the
State Of Connecticut largely dependent on the labor
OF our population and whose interests have heretofore
been neglected; the representatives OK the varied ~
dusry u the state In convention assembled Tor me pu
pose Of promoting the interests OF labor DO hereby set
forth purpose and design IN the following resolutions


Resolrod That the comfort and happiness OF tire work
ing aud their families would be greatly increased by
essenBg their hours OF toll and we therefore ask mat
amended constitute eight hours legal days work
believing that Il VIII not In any way be detrimental to the
true interests 81 any class in the State


Resorod That IL is not our purpose TO seek conflict
with capital but 10 maintain the honor and dignity VI
labor 70 elevate the laD0Ier ana secure 10 MN ir m
share Of tho product Of his to and We recommend me
energy and IN the use OF all honorable
means for the accomplishment OF object as was ex
hbited by many OF our nuQber ~ the great contest
which saved our nation from destruction


ResOred That is the duty OF all who desire the moral
intellectual ana physical mproy ement of the producing





district and Representatives IN every town, who VIII
agree 10 support aud carry out the purposes OF the work
ugmep pf this State set forth Ia the resolutions Of this
Convention.


After the resolutions were read another intro
duced. which met with some opposition from the
Democratic portion Of the house. Ii related TO the
rendering Of n vote of thanks to the brave soldiers
who nobly fought in defense of the country. The
resolution was carried. The melee continued. Some
threatening words passed. and one moved an
adjournment sine die while another tried TO nominate
State Central COMMITTEE Eaeh trled TO get as far
above the floor he could and drown the voices OF
others


At last they succeeded in appointing a State Cen
trail Committee and at clock y. III. the Convention
adjourned sine die.


Taken, all in ALL il is the most exciting CO1ven-
ton ever held in this State. In the morning session
il was the firm intention of TIE New Haven Demo-
cratic Committee to turn the scale of the Convention
in favor of Mr. English and they were persistent IN
their efforts but their designs were frustrated the
afternoon session going entirely against them. In
fact il seems that the whole affair was eoncocted III
this city for the purpose, in underhand way, OF
raifying the nominations and sentiments OF the Cop
perhead party of this State In this 1t IS signal
failure and resulted in a complete triumph for the
Republicans.