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THE LABOR PARTY MAKES
MORE NOMINATIONS.
Labor ILilly in New llincn Wire
puller KolMikfil Reneiradcs
Nut Wan Inl Hartford in
Line Mcridrii All
Kiirlit - Forward!
'l'lic rainstorm last Tuesday even
ing did not prevent ;i hall full of
straight-out Labor voters from i;; 1 1 h -eringat
Lnoinis' Temple of Music to
heir ami lunt the speeches of l:ilor's
cliosi'ii standard hearers on the live
questions which are up for discussion
ami action this fall. The resident
mem her of the State Central Coin
mittee of the Lihor Party presided,
and after a few introductory remarks
presented liobert Pyne, of Hartford,
eaiulidate for Secretary of State, who
spoke for nearly an hour, and re
ceived the closest attention.
Then the veteran lahor reformer,
(ieorge Mansfield, the mention of
whose name elicited hearty applause,
held the audience spell-hound with
one of his fervid speeches, in which
1 14 arraigned the monstrous system
which consigns so many lives to
poverty in order that a few may live
in wasteful luxury.
Succeeding Mr. Manstield, our
nominee for (Ioveruor, llerhert C.
Baker, stepped to the front amid a
storm of applause which lasted for a
in inn to or more. The chairman intro
duced himasa workman, and theonly
gubernatorial candidate before the
people worthy of the votes of the work
ingtueii of Connecticut. Mr. Baker
spoke deliberately, and assured his
hearers that he wanted none, to vote
for him who were not thoroughly in
harmony with the principles of the
Labor Party, lie used the Inures of
the last census to show what a miser
able pittance was doled out to Labor
while capital appropriated to itself
the lion's share of the wealt h created
by the working people of the I'nited
States, and showed that, even in Con
necticut the average wages were but
a trillc compared with the wealth
that Labor was robbed of through
rent olid profit., which was nothing
mare than usury.
Henry C. Baldwin was the last
speaker, and his eloquence fairly
electrilicd his hearers. What with
caustic denunciation of the robber
class, with stories, earnest exhorta
tion and careful warning. Mr. Bald
win nroved himself a veritable "war
horse." When he was asked about
Knights capturing democratic cau
cuses, he said it was very much like
a pig walking into the jaws of a
crocodile in order to take possession
very good for the crocodile. While
he was speaking some one in the
audience sent up a card to the chair
man containing these words:
"(Jive us Independent Lahor candi
dates for Senator and Representatives."
Mr. Baldwin (dosed his remarks
by announcing the nomination of
William A. Countryman and Alex.
II. (ireenefor representatives by the
Hartford boys.
The example was contagious, and
when the chairman asked the assem
bly whether they intended to vote
for a man who went to New York to
siti nt for "Boodle" Hewitt and at
tack Henry (Ieorge. there was a
unanimous cry of "No! No! Let us
nominate!"'
It was then moved and seconded,
amid cheers, to nominate straight
Labor candidates for State Senator
and IJepresentatives, and unani
mously carried. Nor did it take
Ion: to do the work. The best of
good-fellowship prevailed, and the
following nominations were made by
acclamation:
For Senator ( 'ail (i. Kneel.
For Representatives Albert L. Ilollistcr.
Luke Mi Kiernan.
Thus the honest workinginen of
New Haven w ill have an opjioi tuiiity
to vote as they shout, and have the
comfortable fading which is the re
sult of doing (die's duty as a citi.eii
on election day.
Ml-UIMF.N.
On Sunday afternoon there was a
Labor Baikal K. of I, Hall, at
which Hubert l'yne of Hartford
spoke. In the evening a meeting of
Herman eiti; ens was held at Turn
Hall. at which Mr. Paul .iininermann
of New 1 1 a veil addressed an enthusias
tic audience upon the duties of the
hour. Mr. Ziiumermann invited any
of his hearers to a discussion, which
was not taken advantage of. as there
was general unanimity of opinion
with I he views of the speaker.
II AKTI 01! I.
The Hartford independent work
inginen have nominated William A.
Countryman and Alexander N.
(Ireone for L'cpresentatives. Both
are well-known newspaper men, Mr.
( 'oiintrvman being the literary editor
of the' Hartford' W, while Mr.
(Jrecne earns his living as a press
man. Mr. Countryman has many
friends in this city, where he form
erly resided.
bimimiltokt.
It rained in Bridgeport, but the
Independent I'arty had an out-door
meet ing nevertheless. The Bridge
port Xi'trx remarked upon the sub
ject as follows:
Tlie Independent Lulior I'arty must
have genuine devotion to principle. They
stood on the wot. urass on the court house
green over two hours last night with the
rain falling on them, listening to speakers
holding forth from the hastily erected
platform by the lig;ht of Marine, smoking
torches, partly protected by iimlirellas.
If "JiHI uiillinehiiigdy faced such weather
what inighl. have been expected on a line
luglit:'
The speakers were Daniel Smith,
Labor candidate, for State Senator,
and Fred. II. King, of Naugatuck.
Mr. Smith made a short speech and
pledged himself, if elected, to work
for the reforms asked for by the
Labor I'arty. Mr. King made an
eloquent appeal to workinginen to
cut loose frmn the corrupt parties,
and called attention to the Indepen
dent Labor ticket, on which every
man was a workingman, sympathiz
ing with workinginen, understanding
their needs and to be trusted. "If
is not true," said he, "that the
Knights of Labor endorsed t he "dem
ocratic," State ticket. 1 1 has been said
that F. A. King of Naugatuck en
dorsed Spieer Cleveland and the rest
of that (iod-forsakeii ticket. It is a
lie."
n : w a n k.
JThere is no doubt, about Nauga
uVk in this campaign, for the ban
ner Titibor town has already told the
corrupt parties in language not to be
mistaken that they are not wanted.
In fact, as far as Naugatuck is con
cerned, the contest if contest it may
be called- lies between the capitalists
and the workinginen. This niueh-to-be-desired
condition of things was
brought about by straight-out, inde
pendent political action on the part
of Organized Labor. The Knights
in Naugatuck did not try to capture
the "democratic" party they ousted
it, clean out of existence in their
happy burg. Naugatuck is solid for
Herbert ('. Baker for (ioveruor, and
for (Ieorge Manslicld for Congress,
as well as for tin; rest, of t he nominees
of I'nited Labor.
IlIKMINdll M.
The rally on Friday night which
was announced in last week's paper
was a rouser. (ieorge Manslicld and
Henry C. Baldwin made the speeches.
Birmingham voters have seen the
folly of expecting aid and comfort
from the cnemv whether ho hvbfb.
himself "democrat" or "republican:''
tberefore tln- Jabo, men have i
termiiieil to go it straight hereafter.
MIMH.F.IOWN.
Through some misunderstanding,
Henry 0. Baldwin went to Middle
town on Wednesday night, and found
the Town Hall in lios.session of a
"denuM-ratic" caucus. The Labor
men rallied on an hour's notice,
however, and just before the re
doubtable "democrats" closed their
meeting tlmv were invited to stay
and hear Labor's side of the ques
tion. The consequence was that
Baldwin captured the "democratic"
caucus in a manner most surprising,
and the Middletoun boys are highly
elated over the generalship displayed,
and the immense success oT their
impromptu rally.
w ah km ni.
The Lahor rally here on Wednes
day night was a complete success,
though it rained and stormed inces
santly. Other political meetings
Were llat and tan.e besides this.
(Ieorge Manslicld spoke for an hour
and a half to the great audience
which was enthusiastic for indepen
dent, Labor politics. Herbert ('.
Baker, and (ieorge W. Hewitt, of
L'ocky Hill, also made speeches
Waferbury will give a good account
of itself next Tuesday.
Oh. no! the Labor nominees are
not genuine- of course not. Only
the "democratic" and "republican"
are genuine-- impositions.
"DEMOCRATIC" METHODS.
An (Mil liiiuii Man .Murdered l a
"Ui'iiioeratir" Scab.
John .MeKegiiey, an old carpenter
of Irish birth, with a wife and two
grown-up sons, has for seventeen
years past owned and occupied a cozy
cottage, surrounded by a neat fence,
at No. Flit Last Flighty-eighth street,
New York.
Mr. McKegney, who was a staunch
union man, had been working for the
piisl two weeks on a job in Nine
teenth street, and returned home on
Monday evening at the usual hour,
sober and cheerful. Looking over
his tools after supper, he found if
would be necessary to get a saw of
peculiar pattern for his work h"
next day. He went, out to buy it.
and on his way home stopped to get
a glass of beer. After drinking it.
he engaged in coiiversal ion with oth
ers who were in the place, and the
subject was the all-absorbing (Ieorge
campaign, and the old carpenter
proudly proclaimed himself a (ieorge j
man. 1 his was overheard by a
"democratic" political heeler named
Meliralh, who witlj a curse demand
ed of Me Kegney whet her he intended
to vote for Henry (ieorge. McKeg
ney quiet ly answered in the nllirma
tive. whereupon I he enraged "demo
crat." st ruck t he union man a mur
derous blow on tlx1 forehead with a
pair of ''brass knuckles." The old
man sank to the Hour, bleeding and
dying, lie was taken to the hospital,
but was past surgical aid. and soon
his lifeless body was taken home to
his weeping family.
The miscreant. Mclirath. three
years ago was appointed on the police
force through the inllueneeof "dem
ocratic" politicians, but on the same
day he was arrested in a beastly state
of intoxication, and the police com
missioners Were forced to refuse him
the job. Since then he has faith
fully served his party as a heeler and
his kith as a bartender. ( If such is
! the constituency of Hewitt! i
Mciinw bile the Carpenters I'nioii
loses an old and respected member.
and the cause of Labor a devoted
supporter.
Compare Carl 0. Fngcl's letter of
acceptance with Jim (iallagher's
course in opposing Henry (ieorge.
WORTHY OF ITS CAUSE.
The iV . seeniS to sink lower
and lower towards the level of the
blatherskite
num.
Even the demi-
College hlecdnlg oj us euitol' ser'lir-
t0 . ni) hindrance n, u down wan
f.i.r.'e,
en it i'.t ct i i I'll iiini
upon tin- independent workingun n
i and makes personal attacks upon in
: dividual among them. The ,'. ji.t r.
like the 1'itinii. is what is called a
"democratic" sheet, and judging
: from the character of the New oi k
' rowdies of that denomination, it is
! worthy of the unholy cause it es
! pouses.
! l.'eniember S. (. M. A. and vote
I the Labor ticket.
LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE,
Maj. Carl ti. I'.imrl, Labor ainlhlate
far Slate Senator, to the I'cnplc.
The follow ing lei ler fi'oiii Ma jor
Lngcl, accepting the nomination
vv Inch was -o unepeoiei tendered
him at Loomis" Temple la -1 Tues
day, w :!! show p! mil v I ha! I Ic I ,ahor
I 'art has w iclv selected its i audi
date for State Senator:
N t;w II w i , ei. . I .v;.
Believing wiih oii that, only
I h rough clean, independent, polii io,-il
aet ion can I lie people lie n lieved
t' roii i t he inisen w hn h is I he result
of I lie com pel 11 i v e s stein, I accept
the nomination as candidate for
Stale Senator
And 1 ask all mv fellow citizens
W ho belle e ill universal eo Opel', it o
and ! lie a bold ion of vv age slavery :
who led icv c t hat 1 he land and I he
means of labor should belong' to and
he collt l olled by t he people for I he
people, to Vote the I'll 1 1 I llilependelll
Labor ticket.
I lirinlv believe that no private,
irresponsible individual should be
permit ted I he power w hich enormous
wealth mi the one hand, and cring
ing poverty on the other, confers
upon 1 he ruling class, and w hich is
subversive of the tiioralsaiid liberties
of our peoplv The condition of I Ic
workers in the industrial centers,
where t heir wives and children are
in many cases sacriliced tot he greed
of I he few t hroiigh the operal lull of
the competitive .system, is a disgrace
to a civil i.ed nat ion, and demands
s dv remedy.
Iii accepting the nominal ion so
unexpectedly tendered. I wish if to
lie understood t hat 1 stand squarely
upon t he plat form of I he K nights of
I , ibor w Inch has been adopted by
the Labor I'arty.
C.i;t, (i. Fm.i:i,.
The capitalist papers are howling
a new how l. They say t he lulcpoli-
lent. Labor I'arlv is a. bogus parly,
This is er reliable coining from
,;n bosses.
A NEW DODGE.
The polil iciatis have a new dodge
in mind loook out for it. They
propose I o send circulars around to
the organizations asking the mem
bers to vote again! themselves - that
is. Vote the "democratic." ticket;
and I hey want, to have il appear as
coming from a "labor club." Look
out for I he fraud, and remember I he
fellows u ho handle the art ieie.
(Ti: AS YF SIKM'T.
A TERRIBLE POWER.
Fxtract from a I'rhate Letter from a
New irU Journal
The (ieorge boom is iiniiieil.-'e.
I'liless you ha v e watched New
York politics you have no idea of
I w hat Ic must struggle against. The
"machines" are wonderful itistitu
lions.
We have M .' election districts in
this city. In each of these there is
a captain, who is generally a liquor
dealer, or some similar person whose
business brings him in contact with
a great many people. This captain
lias from three to b n persons who
depend iiiiieh on him for favors, and
who know every resident of the dis
trict. There are three "machines"
- the Tainmanv. County "Deiuocra-
- "'
and " 1,'epubiicaii." L-t una! ing
U::er "be
eF Ti" a' yiv. to a di. .trie!,
each machine has about .".' hi Mibor-
dgioito .fl,das Add " 'W' the
elect ioll ilispoe'ors, foil V t o a d 1,-t I'ii t ,
the horde of olliee-hohlers, the Work
men under eitv eoiit liielol's, all1 ! the
gamblers, thieves and dive-k'eepers
who are under the thumbs of the
police, and Mill will see what il ter
ribl power Mr. (ieorge has to over
come, to sav nut ii ing of the danger
of Hot getting his otes collided.
Still, we Wol give a good aeoouiitof
ourselves, and have. I think, a light
ing chance to vv in.
ONCE MORE 1
AT TRADES COUNCIL HALL,
Sun. I. IV vl'li'i noon at '.' o'clock.
For I he ; i -1 I line before elect ion
the 1 1 1 1 '1 M -1 1 1 1 1 '1 1 1 I ,ahor V elers will
meet at Trades t 'olllleil Hail. I Ills
(Sunduv ) afternoon at o'clock, to
make linal arrangements for election
day. Let the ward commit lees all
attend.
Fraternally,
'I'll i ' Com vi 1 1 i i i:.
The Labor I'arty is the only part;
that has adopted the Knights of
I ,abor plat form. But "democrat ic"
sheets sav il is "bogus."
THE BANNER WARD.
l oiirtli Uanl Slrauln Out Lalun Men
Speak I'lainlv.
The workinginen of tin- Fourth
Ward have organized t he tirst I inle
peiiilent Labor ward club in this
cit y, a ml t hey ev pressed I hei r sen I i
uieiil s at a recent meet ing by t he
adoption of the following:
1 1 cTn.s, ic necessily ol i i!'j.';a II i,a t loll
for I he purpose of concent r;it ing and y U
iug a del'miie direction lo the eneleje-i of
the I. ibor element is mil v ers.illv fell : and
II In rcu.s, our political system lias been
eoio ei ted inl ii a inoiisi i iiiih in.icIhiic i i-
ol v inn periodically for t lie bench! of
sellish individuals lio are enemies, not
onlv ol I lie laboring classes, Inn of nil re
specl.ible people in the Commiinilv ; and
II 7e n ils, t lie pi ip jo.i I ; i 1 " i i 1 r of I he ei ly
ha e been conl rolled by nmisellers and
corrupt politicians v ho iae iiecjeeleil
i I it ere a : of its cil i.ciis, and bav e Used t lie
povil ions hit rusted to llicui to advance
I heir in II ends,
.' sii'c, that in older loell'ect lol'oiiu
united action is absolutely necessary.
o snrr,l, t hat we form an association
lor I he purpo.e of advancing the interests
of honest Labor by cast ing our ballots for
I he eleel ion of men who will faithfully
represent t he I oilers , in I be place of pol it
ieal wire pullers and bribe lakers, and hv
inducing; all hoiie-a voters in the w ard
who ha e I he welfare of I lie Working;! lie 1 1
at heart to cast t licit- influence and ballots
with ours.
A ud w c hereby pledge ourselves nol lo
vote for any candidate wlm is iioiniiriled
in I he interest of corporal ion-,, or who
get I heir living by selling nun.
The Foiirlh Ward should furnish
an example lo sister wards, which, if
followed, Would soon place Labor
whel'e ll belongs ill the lead.
I loii'l. vote for ( iallaglcr for Sena
tor, but cast, Miiir vole for ( 'ai l ( i.
Fngel, t he Labor ca ml idate.
A. A. OF I. AND S. W.
Flm ( it y I lodge, of t he Amalga
mated Association of Iron ami Steel
Workers, gave a grand soiree at the
Huinnipiac h'ink last Monday night,
which proved both a, social and
financial su ss, '',t. ,ovs know
how to enjoy themselves as well as to
stand up bravely for I heir rights.
Now, wouldn't you he ;t fool to
lake advice from your enemy!'' The
capitalistic papers evidently think
thiil, von will vote for Miiir cin-mics
just to please them.
THE WOOD CARVERS.
The National Wood Carvers' Asso
ciation have chartered a new ioo.al
Carvers Association at Pittsburg. Pa.
This association goes steadly forward
regard! i s-of ddl'ienlties and obsta
cles. By quietly attending to their
j ow n business every year niius ticm
! in r.t.oiigt ; an 1 more prosp r:,us
j condition, (ileal credit, is due to
i ,iu.;r rOVeut. 1 v.v.tral ' 'nmmitt ,
which isocat"din New York city.
Communications in reference to t be
establishment of new locals xhoiihi
be addressed !o the Secretary, John
( '. Holt, No. do Pitt street.'
James (iallagher went to New
York to sp, nk against Henry (Ieorge.
(Iallagher calls himself a "demo
crat." and is running against Carl
(I. Fngel for Senator. Boycott (Ial
lagher at the polls.
WARNING TO VOTERS!
I'.xamiiie Your Tickets ( andiilly.
I f the party pol it iciatis and wire
pullers arc true to tradition, they
will make every ell'ort possible to
cheat the people out of their Voles.
Therefore we warn our friends to ex
amine every name upon their tickets,
and see that each corresponds with
the ticket published ollicially ill the
W i u; k t v. s s A 1 1 x hi , 1 1;. See that
t he spelling and iii it ials are I he same.
Vote Lnrly in the Morniiur.
W hen you go to I he polls sec that
your I icket is deposited in the ballot
box before you leave.
See t hat your friends who are in
favor of our nominal ions are sup
plied with the correct tickets.
Don't take advice from strangers
on the streets or in the assembly
rooms; the heelers will be out, in
force.
Keep your eyes open for "artful
dodgers." and warn your friends
against the enemy and bis methods.
Let t he boss take can' of t he shop
next Tuesday, and devote the day to
your interests.
Don't, trust (he capitalistic daily
papers for any information regarding
your interests. Kvery newspaper in
New Haven except the WmiK mks's
Anvoi Air is on the side of the
bosses and lujd 'nisl iou.
Iicmember these things, act upon
our advice, and rely upon it. wheth
er our candidates are elected or not.
you will have gained by so much.
y
STRAIGHT '
LABOR JACKETS.
Below ate the Straight Labor
Tickets. Stale and b'epresentati vc.
The li'epresentiit ive ticket is voted
separately, and deposited in a special
ballot boy.
Sic that vour tickets compare with
these, or, if you are not supplied
with tickets, cut, t hese out and use
ticm for ballots.
LABOR STATE TICKET.
for Ioveruor,
HFI.'BFb'T C. BAKFi;,
of ii vicri' ii.'H.
I i r Lieut . I J ov ernor,
WALTFII F. IIINCIxLFY,
OI-' 1 I i I K.
I'or Secretary of Slate,
KOBFLT PYNF,
i K u vin l i h;i.
I'or Treasurer.
SAMFFL M. CAMP,
or- Mi:i:ii'i v
I'or ( 'ompl roller.
SIFCFBIFD SFILFi:.
or iu:iiidi-;i'iiitT.
I 'or ( 'engross f', I list i iet i,
;foi;;f. mansfifld.
or i;vv ii a v en.
For Sheiilf,
I'or Senator I list rid i,
CAI.'L (I. FN I FL,
1 or .iiidge ol 1'robatc,
CI I Oil- nil' SII oil -tl'AIUIKH.
LABOR NOMINATIONS.
For Representatives,
ALBFIIT L. II0LL1STKIJ.
LUKK Mi K I KILN AN.