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THE TICKET.
STATE.
For 7(c of the Court of Apjieah;
DR. FRANCIS GERAU, of Brooklyn.
CITY AM) Col T Y .
For Mayor ;
AUGUST DELABAR, Baker,
For Resident of the Hoard of Aldermen
JAMES A, B0STW1CK,
Photographer,
For District Attorney ;
EDWARD J. THIMME,
Journalist
For Comptroller,
AUGUST WALDINGER,
Machinist.
For Judge of the Superior Court:
WILLIAM N. REED, Wire worker,
HENRY FOTH, Cabinet Maker.
For Judge of the. City Court ;
ROBERT J. VICTOR, Machinist.
BENJ, J, GRETSCH, Notary Public.
For Sheriff ;
ERNEST BOHM, Clerk.
For Coroner;
GEORGE C. STIEBELING,
Physician.
Nationalists Join houa-ilde Organized
Labor in a Body Honest Work
men as the Representatives of the
Progressive Element Kinging
Speeches and (ireat Enthusiasm.
The County Convention of the New-
York Conference of the Socialist Labor
party took place last Thursday at Clar
endon Hall. At 8.30 p. M. Chairman
Jonas called the Convention to order.
The hull was crowded.
Credentials were received from the
United Machine Wood Workers' Union
No. 1, Progressive Laborers No 1, Pants
Makers' Union No. 1, Assembly Districts
4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15, 10, 17, 18, 20, 22
23, 24, and 3 delegates each from the
four Nationalist organizations. The
latter 12 delegates appeared in a body
headed by Daniel De Leon and Charles
Sotheran; and they were vociferously
cheered as they entered the hall. The
Credential Committee reported favorably
on all, and the delegates were seated.
Prof. D. De Leon then spoke on be
hslf of the Nationalists. He said that
the call of the Nationalists for a con
vention some weeks ago, had been
actuated by a desire to reach labor or
ganizations which presumably could
not have been reached otherwise. The
promises of certain people had amoun
ted to nothing. Two or three "pocket'
organizations of the K. of L. had re
sponded; the others were bogus labor
organizations. The Nationalists, there
fore, had to disavow the Commonwealth
party and join the party of organized
labor. Continued applause.
The various Assembly Districts re
ported as follows :
The Fourth had been organized on
Monday and would hold a mass-meeting
during the week. Meets at 165 East
Broadway.
The Sixth holds meetings every Friday
night at 80 Clinton street.
The Eighth held several largely at
tended meetings and will nominate on
Saturday. It holds public meetings
weekly at 125 Rivington street.
The Tenth will nominate on Tuesday
and meets at 414 E. 5th street.
The Twelfth holds large meetings reg
ularly at 625 E. 5th street.
The Fourteenth will have a mass-meeting
on Saturday and meets at 220 ave. A.
The
fifteenth reported rapidly in
creasing membership and meets at 350
W. 39th street.
The Sixteenth meets everv Friday
eight at 409 E. 14th street.
The Seventeenth was organized two
weeks atro: will hold a mass-meet imr on
Saturday and meets at 408 W. 41st
street.
The Eighteenth holds meetings regu
larly every Tuesday. Arranged a mass
meeting for October 7, at 231 E. 33d
street.
The Twentieth has had fair meetings
but I'nquents all members of trades living
in that district lobe a little more dili
gent in their attendance. They meet
every Wednesday at 310 E. 54th street.
The German branch of the Twenty
second meets every Sunday at 10 a. m.,
and the English branch every Sunday 2
p. in. at 1422 second ave, Will organize
a Bohemian branch.
The Twenty third holds large meetings
every Saturday at 235 E. 107th st.
The Twenty-fourth hud good mee
tings; meets every Thursday at Friede
rich's Hull, 15th st. and 3.1 ave.
The report of lhe Cunmaiun Com
mit lie was read next. It was a very
elaborate document and an important
feature of it was the correspondence be
tween the McGiynn Doody Committee
of Twenty-live and the Executive Com
mittee of the Socialist Conference, whose
reply, published in our 1- t issue, was
eiishusiHstically applai '"'.
Delegate Hugo Vogt thin presented
the list of candidates as proposed by the
Committee on Nominations, ami printed
at the head of this report. He Raid that
unfortunately the party had no law -
anionir its member, fa delegate: "l-or
tunately!") who could be placed in judi
ciary nominations; they had therefore
taken honest workingmen (Applause.)
.Messrs. Jonas and DeLeon were nom
inated for the mayoralty, but de
clined, Each nomination was received
with cheers and unanimously endorsed
Delabar then answered the repeated
Crtlls of the Convention with a few time
ly remarks. It was not, he said, the
nomination, as such, that he was proud
of, but the fact that he had received it
from the Socialist Labor party, Many
may not now look upon this as a serious
movement, but the time must come
when success will crown our efforts. A
plain illustration of its progress was seen
here and to day in the accession of the
Nationalists to our ranks. Though we
mav not and do not. in fact, pv?nf rn
elect any of our candidates this move
ment wm steaaiiy advance, growing in
intensity and power until victory is
won.
Delegate Sanial said that this was the
oest ucnet mat nan ever been presented
to the voters of this city. It whs a
ticket of honest workinumen. uledered
to treat nrincinles. and no boo, I If
party could olace its like in the field
If elected August Delabar would prove
the best. Mnvnr TCwur Ynrlr owr lm,l
He would see to it that the streets of the
tenement house districts were kept as
clean as Fifth avenue; that proper school
accommodations were provided for the
one hundred thousand children who are
now growing in complete ignorance and
waue slavery. Under hisHiiniinistrHlir.il
the compulsory education law would
not be a tarce and the children of till,
poor would no Ionizer hn used hv on.
ployers of labor, including such "public
spirited" citizens as Joe Pulitzer anil
fathers and mothers for the privilege of
eking out a miserable existence. The
police would no longer commit outrages
with imnunitv llnne.nr. nemiln u'nnl.l
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receive adequate protection, and rascals
would be dealt with an t.hev deserved
It was in the power of the workingmen
oi iNew i oi k to elect tins ticket, livery
man w ho del onptt r.r. an ornfunivutw.
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represented in thin f!nnferenre should m
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u' wuis unu canvass ms election district.
It IS PV SllCh work Oil V tllllt KllcnOKU ia
possible, and this work must be done ag
if succe'ss was within our reach.
Delegate II. Vogt spoke at length and
was frequently interrupted by ap
plause. He laid ereat, stress uiion t he
necessity of casting as large a vote as
possible. The delegates should insist in
their respective trade unions upon laying
Aside Hit (It her hlltmiPKU f.ir iho novt fattr
weeks and labor with the utmost energy
iur im' success oi tnis tiCKet.
Delegates Wm. N. Keed and Charles
Sotheran also electrified the audiprw-n
with ringing speeches.
l he Contereuce then ent into exec
utive session. The wnrkincmf thn Hnl.
lot Reform I flit- w:i4 fnllr i.vr.tairi.., f..
the delegates and organizers of the vari-
UU IIIHUICIN.
The Canmaiirn Committe wna nlar
instructed to challenge to Dublin dpi
the candidates of the old parties; also
Chauncey M. Dejiew, as the special
champion of monopoly and plutocracy.
The Committee was further instructed
to arrange a ratification meeting at an
early day
the Convention then adjourned to
meet airain on Thurwdnv. ( trtnhcr o at
Clarendon Hall.
The following donations were rprnr-
ded: Scandinavian Section $25 ; Polish
Section. 5.00: Bakers' Union X.. !tr.
$2; Bakers' Union No. 1, $5; Surgicai
instrument Makers flu; Bartenders
Union No. 1. 10: Barliera I'nion 1
$2; and Progressive Tailors Union No.
11, 5.
The law of Levy and Chanin ordains
that no ball or entertainment can be hud
on a Jew if h religious fast-day, in Brook
lyn.
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THE CAMPAIGN.
ENCOURAGING REPORTS
FROM ALL SIDES.
Public and Business Meetings in the
Assembly Districts .Many New
Members Enrolled Candidates
Nominated.
Fourth Assembly District.
A rousing meeting was held on the
top floor of 105 East Broadway last
Sunday evening. The room was filled,
every seat taken, and the space be
fore the speaker's desk was packed
with a compact mass of humanity,
The audience consisted almost exclu
sively of Polish ami Russian Jews,
but that they understood English quite
well was shown by their timely applau
ses. DeLeon. Cahan. and Hilkowilz
spoke in the order mentioned, taking up
me piauorm arm snowing wnat labor
had to gain. Comrade Cahan, who had
heard rumors about the probability of
r "Citizens nominating Jesse Selig-
Comptroller, took occasion 10
I the intense hostility of the
p i! idlic Jew to his exploited co-relig-lonisis,
and to exhort his audience to
vote as workingmen. There was intense
enthusiasm at that meeting, and 50 new
members were enrolled.
Sixth Assembly District.
Held an agitation meeting at No. 80
Clinton street on the 26th September.
Comrade Waldinger, the candidate for
Comptroller, was in the chair, and the
large meeting was addressed by Com
rades Kalian, Modest and Majover who
reviewed the issues of the campaign.
After the meeting several new members
were enrolled.
Eighth Assembly District.
Met in convention at No.'iuS Allen
street on the 27th of September. Com
rades Hugo Vogt and John Rose were
unanimously nominated for the Assem
bly and for Alderman respectively. Com
rade Alexander Jonas was put in nomi
nation for Congressman, and a com
mittee appointed to confer on this
head with the 4th and 0th Assembly
Districts. The popularity of Jonas
leaves no doubt of his nomination.
At the business meeting, a mass-meeting
waa decided upon for October 2, at
8 p. m., at No. 77 Essex street. A. com
mittee of six was appointed to take the
matter in charge and induce the active
co-operation of the trades unions. The
speakers of the evening will be Jonas,
DeLeou, Harry Robinson from Boston,
and Mrs. Greie. and also the candidates
of the district: Vogt ami Rose.
It was also decided to hold open air
meetings in the afternoon and evening of
the 29th and 30th of September, those
being Jewish holidays, when the popu
lation thronged the streets and could be
easily reached. Captains were chosen
for the election districts
Tenth Assembly District.
Met last evening at 414 Fifth street in
full strength to make nominations.
Julius Gabler was put up for the Assem
bly, and Henry Schmidt for Alderman.
The congressional nomination was de
ferred until the other districts could be
heard from. It was decided to meet on
Oct. 3, for the purpose of signing the
certificates, and from that date forward
to push the campaign vigorously.
Twelfth Assembly District.
Held on the 27th a business meeting
at its headquarters, No. 625 Fifth street
for the purpose of taking steps to
wards holding a Convention to nominate
a Congressman. A committee of three
was appointed and charged to visit the
other two Assembly Districts the 10th
and 14th which together with the 12th
constitute the respective congressional
district. It also issued a call and circulars
for a mass-meeting to take place on
Saturday the 4th of October at its own
headquarters.
Seventeenth Assembly District.
Met in convention on the 28th Sept..
at its headquarters, 408 W. 41st Btreet.
Comrades Philipps and Foth addressed
the body which thereupon nominated
SamiKl Philipps for the Assembly and
Karl Stephan for Alderman. The con
gressional nomination will be made in
conjunction with the 15th Assembly
District. An executive committee was
also appointed to organize the 13th
Assembly District.
Fourteenth Assembly District.
Met in Convention on- September 27.
Comrade Modest of the cigarmaktrs
union delivered a stirring address in
which he elucidated the revolution
effected by machinery in the productive
industries, and pointed to the capitalist
outrages at Dinghatnton and to the ne
cessity of the co-operative common
wealth. Thereupon Comrades Henry
Pein and Joseph Langenauer were put
in nomination for the Assembly and for
Alderman respectively, and were unani
mously chosen. Twelve ne members
were enrolled.
Sixteenth Assembly District.
Held a large meeting at No. 4(11) E.
Mth street on the 20th September. Com
rade Edward Benke in the chair. After
inspiring addresses had been delivered
the meeting resolved itself into a eonven
tion ami nominated Charles Benke for
Alderman, and 11. M. Stoflers for the
Assembly. Comrades Weislmch and
Strempel were added to Benke as dele
gates of the district to the county con
vention. Captains of election districts
wero appointed; and the rest of the eve
ning was taken up with discussing the
new election law, and enrolling new
members.
Twentieth Assembly District.
I las issued a proclamation to the voters
of the district exhorting them to set
their hands to the plow. Durimr the
week its nominations will be mad. ml
a mass-meeting held at 316 E. 5 1th si,
Tweuty-seeonU Assembly District.
At headquarters, 1422 Second ave., the
regular meeting took place in the fore
noon of last Sunday, The large mem
bership seemed to be represented in
full, all the sections English, German.
and Bohemian meetinu together. After
some preliminary business matters had
been disposed of, the meeting resolved
itself into a convention for the nomina
tion of officers. Ehret was nominated
for Alderman, DeLeon for the Assembly,
and upon the suirirest.ion of n mmmitiuo
from the. "0th Assembly District, Flick
was nominated for Congress. Great en
thusiasm prevailed during the whole pro
ceeding, in which Comrades Wilson
and Daly participated with vigorous
speeches. The agitation committee was
enlarged and ordered to see to it that at
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leusi uiree meetings were neiu on the
streets of the district every evening.
The enrolled membership is now 150.
From three to four hundred men
crowded the Turner's Hall at 314310 E.
63d st. last evening in response ton call
for a ratification meeting, and to sign
the nomination certificates. While in
the big hall the speakers were addressing
one portion of the crowd, another was
streaming in single file, in an adjoining
room, before the notary public, signing
their names and making acknowledg
ments. All the district certificates are
in good shape; and about 160 signatures
were taken for the county and state
slips. The work was begun at 8 p. in.,
and was done at 11.30.
Twenty-thinl Assembly District.
This district met in convention to
nominate officers at 225 E. 10th street
last Saturday, at 8 p. m. The first part
of the proceedings was a purely cam
paign meeting to which the public was
admitted. The hall was full and for two
hours the audience listened to addresses
from Messrs. Cahan, lleschel and Do
Leon. After the visitors had withdrawn
the convention nominated Falke for
Alderman and Yoerg for the Assembly
amid uproarious applause.
The congressional nomination was
postponed until the other assembly c-is-tricts
constituting the congressional
district should be ready to join in the
Convention.
Other Meetings.
Besides the meetings at the Assembly
District organizations, a number of
trades are organizing and agitating
within their own spheres, and large mass
and open air meetings are being held
almost daily. Among these, two were
most notable.
First. The joint mass-meeting of the
8th, 10th and 12th Assembly Districts
that took place on the 20th of September
in the large hall of Concordia Assembly
Rooms was among the best attended and
most enthusiastic of the campaign up to
date. Comrades Jonas and Cahan, the
sneakers of the evening, elicited rounds
of applause upon the telling points they
made, showing the urgency on the part
of the working people to divorce them
selves from the plutocratic parties and
found their own by voting for the Social
ist Labor party.
Second. The open air meeting at Iiut
ger's square drew a large assemblage of
passers by that literally filled the square
to overflowing and listened to the doc
trines enunciated from the truck with
intense attention. To many what they
heard was probably new, but to judge
from the applause, it was welcome and
pieaaing.
ORGANIZED LABOR.
WEEKLY MEETING OF THE
CENTRAL LABOR FEDERA
TION. Busy Session of Kontiiie Business
The lliiilding Trades' Council to
hi' Organized this Week-Archi-hald
Defeated in All his Attempts
to Injure the Paper hangers-Tlie
I'nited Hebrew Trades to Hold a
National ( ongress in this City on
Oct. 4.
At the regular weekly meeting of the
C.
L. r. last Sunday the fo
Unions were not represented, and if their
respective interests are not protected, it
is due entirely to the inexcusable negli
gence of their delegates,
Cigarmakers' Union 141, Silk Ribbon
Weavers' Progressive Union, Architec
tural Iron Workers, Bakers' Unions Noh.
1 ami !)3, Beer Drivers, Boot and Shoe
Workers, Buttonhole Makers, Advance
Association, Hans von Sagen Associa
tion, Suspender Makers, Boheir.'an Ba
kers' No. 22, Vest Makers No. 1 and Ce
ment Laborers No. 3.
Delegate George 11. McVey of the
United Piano Makers held the gavel,
while delegate Chris. Ensininger of Ba
kers Union 13, seconded him as Vice
Chairman. Credentials were received from the
Italian Mosaic Workers.
An animated discussion ensued as to
the admittance of a delegate of the Carl
Sahm Club protested against a week
previous by Progressive Musical Union
No. 1. On motion the protost was not
sUbtiiiued and the delegate was seated,
A member of the German Waiters'
Union protested against a certain action
of that union and the case was referred
to the Grievance Committee.
Eccentric Engineers No. 3 reuuested
that all unions aid them' in getting the
engineers employed in the various shops
to join that union. Granted.
The special Committee on police out
rages reported that the case of Delabar
will be tried on Oct. 2. at police head
quarters.
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joi
ners 513 and Bakers' Union 1)2, reported
in favor of the American Section, S. L.
P. remaining in the body.
Barbers' Union No. 1 reported that
boss Win. Rausch, 213 E. 4l,h street,
now employs scabs and requested orga.
nized labor to keep awny from that
shop.
Out of respect to the memory of dele
gate Paul Lorenz of the Custom Varni
shers and Polishers who died lat week,
the delegates rose in their seats.
The United Hebrew Trades requested
permission to organize a Hebrew Bar
bers' Union. Granted.
The German Waiters' Union reported
that the Lyceum Opera House, 34th St,
and 3d Ave. employed non-union wai
ters and sold non-union beer, cigars and
bread, and that Terrace Garden (Lexing
ton Ave. Opera House) did likewise.
Notwithstanding this fact, the Gotham
Asso'n. of Knife Cutters had arranged
a ball at the latter place. In the dis
cussion which followed it was stated
that this association had continually
asked the aid and BUpport of the diffe
rent unions represented in the clothing
trade aud said that it was time that
they be informed that they would re
ceive no more support. The matter
was leferred to the TailnrK' IT nionu
The Jewish Carpenters reported that
they will very soon receive their charter
from the United Brotherhood.
A Committee of Tailors' Progressive
Union No. 11 and the Coat Operators
had tried to hire "Concordia Assembly
Rooms" on Ave. A for a mass-meeting,
but were curtly told by the proprietor
that lie would not' let his place to d
Jews. Delegates Waldinger and Bohm
will interview this aiiti-semite hall
kee(er and put him on record.
Eccentric Engineers No. 3 and Brother
hood of Paerhangers No. 182 reported
having initiated many new memliers.
4 Delegate Hard of the Paperhangers
triumphantly exclaimed: "Archibald
l)oasted to ruin us; he strikes our mem
bers out of jols, but they get other jobs
immediately, and he does us no harm."
This union will meet hereafter every
Wednesday night 85 E. 4th street.
Bakers' Union 02 urges all organized
labor to keep away trom boss baker
Giebelhouse, 2d ave. between 77th and
7Hth street.
Bakers' Union No. 81 requests the
Hebrew Trades to acsist them in pushing
their label. The utmost vigilance
should be excercised as the scab bosses
are imitating the genuine union label.
In the next issue of t he linkers' Journal
a fac simile of the l.ibel will be pub
lished. The Oloukmakers reported a strike at
Rothschild Bros.. Canal street. The
liriu violated the contract, hence the
strike. Referred to the Arbitration
Committee.
The Italian Mosaic Workers reported
that the Hexagon Labor Club, K. of L.,
who are represented ill the C, h, U..
were striking against them at Booth's
snop. '"in m. iV .tlt Ave, This was re
ferred to a special committee.
The Uni ed Hebrew Trades reported
that they will hold a Congress on Oct.
4, ), and 6, at Clarendon Hall, for the
purpose of forming a National Union,
and a strike fund and taking act ion con
cerning the eight honiH workday.
The City Peddlers' Benevolent Union
requested a comniiltie to aid them in
organizing their trade, and all union
men are uriceil to patronize such peddlers
as show the union card.
The Clothing Cutters' Progressive
Union reported that Charlie Millers'
cutters were trying to injure their
union Nevertheless they are gaining
new members,
The Board of Walking Delegates will
be organized on Monday. Wednesday
and Friday at 4 o'clock P. M., at 385
Bowery.
For the Defense Fund $3,00 were
collected. The unions are requested to
place collection boxes at each of their
meetings,
The following donations wero repor
ted for the Binghamtoii strikers:
Cement Laborers Union No. 3, $2.20;
Tailors' Progressive Union No. 11, $5,00;
District No. 4, Cigarmakers, $20.00.
A committee wan oleetml in , Ir
resolutions denouncing the authorities
of Brooklyn for int.Hrfei 'inir with tha
right of assembly.
It was resolved to organize a Miscel
laneous Section, and delegates Waldin
ger, Meisel. Modest, llma-on And tvnelr.
lein were elected to present a plan next
Sunday.
Ale & Porter TTnh-m M i 1
nflVlnLf urrii.i,ru,l r. l.nll XT
6i4 VV. 44d street. All union arrnmnt.
Illents had lien mndu
invited to attend.
vacancies were filld nn tin rVfllo
, . v vv; v i u e i r-1 1 -
tint, Grievance and Arbitration com
mittees, and the meeting adjourned.
NATIONALIST CLUB NO. 3.
IJiiniol im I.ot.n llellvei-K n I.erture on
"The Commonwealth Purly; Its
Kind, Ki-cliiiH nn (I Full."
Nationalist Club No. 3 and an apprecia
tive audience of visitors listened on Sun
day afternoon in the club's roomu to
Mr. D. De Leon's address on the "Com
monwealth Party; Its Rise, Decline and
Fall". The speaker introduced his ad
dress with the remark that if the Com
monwealth Parly had possessed the vigor
and influence of a Roman Empire one
might be sure that some 500 years later
some Gibbon would rise, give its his
tory, and point to its moral. In this
case, however, if all that were not done
now and quickly, there was danger of
the lesson being wholly lost and there
fore those who saw the meteor should
take its picture before it was wholly
buried in oblivion, and draw from it the
important lessons it teaches. The speaker
went into a detailed account of the
party from its earliest beginning down
to its final collapse. He showed how it
was originally intended to harmonize
all factions, how it then forgot its pur
pose and deliberately hostilized not only
the bulk of the laboring element but the
self-respecting Nationalists themselves.
This narrative gave him occasion to
point to the wisdom that guided the
Socialist movement in that it does not
for a moment tolerate within its ranks
any one who. once a!tilinhi tn it aiti.
labors for or receives office from either
or tne plutocratic parties; it gave him
occasion to prove on the one hand the
necessity of a full nolitii 'III llTVurrnmnm
and on the other the folly of expecting
... .u,iiiai roLuuHi.ihui wun one
idea fractional agitation, and he clinched
this point by contrasting tlm .,1,,.,.,
enal success of "Looking Backward',
wmt-ii gHVBa iun picture of the future
commonwealth and of what should be
our present demands, with nil ft. nna.
idea lxoks, such as those on the money
question only, the monopoly only, the
land only. etc. In coneliwiot. im im
pressed the hope that the late lamented
iniirht rest in neace. arid thn
it deserved the thanks of Nationalists
for the instruction of men and things
which it had afforded to thn liann.ti?!.,
chit.
The address interrnr,o,l ...Ilk .
quent applause, which revealed the una
nimity of the popular opinion towards
the defunct and the unanimity of the
Nationalists in their decision to d is ;on-m-ct
thpnixelves from it and j )in tie
Socialist convention.
The receipt of
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papiT m an invitation to subscribe.
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