Year: 1873

President who obbcd for and signed the him. as plum
derers more worthy of the Penitentary than OF public
Immediately when Mr.. Chase had finished read.
ing his resolution there was medley OF cheers
the applause Then followed promptly motion
to lay the resolution on the table aud IL was tri-
humanity disposed OF In this way by a vote OF
incidentally endorsed.


Mr.. Lyden, of Charlestown offered resolution
providing for the appointment of committee by
the Convention to correspond with representative
labor men In every Stale in the United states with
view OF calling national eight hour convention
and precipitate


UNIVERSAL EIGHT-HOUR STRIKE
by all the working people OF both sexes throughout
1ae na on e @ Fourth OF 51 e he centen
resolution met with general favor and was
nsanas unanimously adopted Ayother Charlestown
construction OF the Eight-Hourr law, and
thanking General Grant for ignoring Mr.. noar's
Oplnlon. one OF the delegates, in very excited
manner, declaimed against Grant at considerable
length, stigmatzing HIM as tyrant an ignoramus
Almighty ever made. These hard words found
hearty response from the Convention, and the por-
Immediately squeched.


TnE MASS MEETING IN THE EVENING.


The DAYS proceedings had handsome and
in the evening. About two Thousand were pres
ent, including large number of the mill opera
tives OF both sexes, and the stirring speeches Of





with inspiring music from Canadian
band: Judge Gowley presided, and the
nrst speaker was Ira Stewart, OF Cambridge who
favored the support for office of only such men as
are unequivocally pledged as friends and sup
p0rters OF the working classes. George r. Mcneil,
OF Cambridge made speech OF similar purport,
aud so also did Edwin M. Chamberlain OF Boston.
The chef event OF the evening, however, was the
introduction or Butler resolution by the chair
man OF the meeting, a feature OF the proceedings
entirely unexpected. The resolution was as tOl-
lows


BEN BUTLER BACKED.


whereas General BENJAMIN r. Butler has announced
his purpose to permit the of his in the ensuing
canvass ior the ONCE OF Governor, and his opponents
many OF whom are opposed to the ren-hour law, are
making extraordinary efforts to secure his defeat


Resolved, That II Is alike our pleasure and duty as
true men 10 stand loyalty by friends when they are
struck at by our enemies; that hold In vivid and
grateful remembrance the able cloauen persistent and
faithful efforts of General Butler In former years to
secure the enactment OF the Tenhour law that all his
utterances this subject later years In full accord
with his speeches in this hall twenty years that
have entire confidence in him the long friend and
untirng champion Of the Tcn.hour law and should his
name be submitted for the surfaces of the ,ople in No
venoer next we pledge to him earnest support at the
polls.


The unanimous adoption OF the resolution
showed conclusivey that Butler Is the champion
OF the labor refOrmers.


William DODblns, an old man OF the city, pro-
prietor of the Lowell Boiler Works and one Of the
intended vice presidents OF the evening meeting,
WAS instantly killed by boiler falling upon hlnl
Just as he was about leaving his establishment for
the hall.