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WOBKMEI'S
ADVOCATE.
THE TICKET IN NEW
YORK CITY.
STATE.
.For ime 0 Me Court of Appeals :
FRANCIS GERAU, of Brooklyn.
C1TV AND tor MY.
For Mayor ;
AUGUST DELABAR, Baker.
For President of the Hoard of Aldermen :
JAMES A. BOSTWICK,
Photographer,
For District Attorney:
EDWARD J. THIMME,
Journalist.
For Comptroller:
AUGUST WALDINGER,
Machinist,
For County Clerk:
CHARLES F. WILSON,
Rockdriller.
For Judges of the Superior Court :
WILLIAM N. REED, Wire worker.
HENRY FOTH, Cabinet Maker.
For Judges of the City Court:
ROBERT J. VICTOR, Machinist.
BENJ. J. GRETSCH, Notary Public.
For Slveriff;
ERNEST BOHM, Clerk.
For Coroner:
GEORGE C. STIEBELING,
Physician,
for Justice of the District Court:
7th District, JAMES J. DALY
For Congress:
8th District, ALEXANDER JONAS
9th " CHRISTIAN ENSMINGEF
10th " charles Wagner
11th " AUGUST FREUDIG.
12th " JOHN J. FLICK
13th " EUGENE H. ECKERT
Hth " FREDERICK BENNETTS
For Assembly:
4th District, C. F. CHRISTORFF
6th " SAMUEL MAJOWER.
8th " HUGO VOGT
10th " JULIUS GABLER
12th " LOUIS FELDMAN
14th " HENRY PEIN
15th " ALBERT MODROW
16th " HERMAN M. STOFFERS
17th " SAMUEL PHILIPPS
18th " JOHN A. DAVENPORT
19th " HENRY POHL.
20th " CHARLES GNEIB
22(1 " DANIEL DE LEON
23d " FREDERICK G. YOERG
24th " ANTON FRANK.
For Aldermen:
4th District, E. FRIEDMAN
6th AARON LEFK0WIT2.
8th " JOHN ROSE
10th " HENRY SCHMIDT
12th " ADOLF JABLINOWSKI
14th " JOSEPH LANGENAUER
15th " CARL FINKENSTAEDT
16th " CHARLES BEHNCKE
17th " CHARLES STEPHAN
18th " WM. F. GALLIVAN
19th " LOUIS SINNIGER.
v20th " JACOB BOEHM
22d ' WM. EHRET
23d " ALBERT FALKE
23d Ward, ERNEST MILLER
Street Commissioner for tlie 2Zd and 2ith
Wards:
WM- H. WECHMANN,
Do not neglect to register. The only two
registration days left are Friday and
Saturday, the 2ith and 25ft instant.
The receipt of a sample copy of this
paper is an invitation to subscribe.
THE TICKET IN KINGS COUNTY
AND BROOKLYN.
For Sheriff:
CHARLES RESS.
For School Commissioner:
MAX FORKER.
For Supervisors:
14th Ward, HERMAN WERNER
18th " ('M.S'. KCLKMANN
24th i' JIOBERT I'REISS
20th " G. DOMEJER
For Congress:
2d District, U. F. KOENIG
3d " MATTHEW LOVAN
5th " G USTA VE SC1LEFER
For Assembly:
7th District, CHR. P. I TTBERG
8th " JACOB FRANZ
11th " ADOLF RISK EL
12th " THEODORE F. CUNO
AMERICAN
FEDERATION
LABOR.
OF
President (iuiniii r Issues a Call for the
Aim 11a 1 Convention to ho Held in
Detroit, It, c. 10, 1X00.
To the Trade and Labor Unions of Ame
rica, Greeting.
Fellow Wokkmen: In pursuance of
the provisions of the ?onstitution of the
American Federation of Labor it affords
nie pleasure to call upon tlv hosts of
organized labor of America to send their
representatives to the 10th annual con
vention to be held at Cliuson's Hall. 96
Miami Ave., in the city of Detroit, Mich.,
December 8, 1890.
In issuing this call it is but necessary
to mention the fact that though the past
has been full' of success iu our move
ment, it behooves us to gird on our
armor, with renewed energy, devotion
and self-sacrifice to continue the battle
for the material, moral mid social im
provement, and the hoped-for ends the
Trade Union movement of our time and
country is destined to achieve.
The recent movement begun to reduce
the hours of labor has been crowned
with such success, the whole column of
Organized Labor has advanced with
such rapid strides for improved condi
tions, and the Trade Unions have re
ceived such an impetus from surround
ing circumstances that the toilers of our
country have become more and more
convinced of the advisability and neces
sity of gathering within the fold of our
organizations.
On the one hand, the corporate and
speculative classes have become more
arrogant in their efforts to intimidate
and crush out the spirit of the toilers by
methods hitherto unheard of in labor
difficulties; and on the other, the de
mand of the wage-workers to be larirer
sharers of the product of their toil has
become so loud and impressive that the
forthcoming convention of the American
federation of Labor will, without doubt,
be the most important gathering of la
bor's hosts within the annals of history.
We cannot allow any retrogression in
the natural development of our move
ment, lite watchword of Organized
Labor must be upward and onward.
1 therefore call upon all National and
International Unions, State Federations,
Central Uioor unions, trades Assem
blies, Local Unions and Federal Labor
Unions, which are afliliated in the Ame
rican Federation of Labor and entitled
to representation, to elect their full
quota of delegates they may each re
spectively be entitled to, to attend the
10th annual convention of the American
Federation of Labor. The convention
will be called to order at ten o'clock in
the morning of December 8, 1890.
Representation in the convention is
upon the following basis: National and
International Trades Unions, one dele
gate for 4.000 members or less; two dele
gates for 8,000; three delegates for 1(5,
000; four delegates for 34,000; five dele
gates for 64,000; and so on. State Fe
derations, Central Labor Unions, Trades
Assemblies, Local Trade Unions anl
federal Labor Unions, one each.
lbe per capita or delegate tax of the
organizations must be paid up in full
and the organizations must have re
ceived a certificate of affiliation at least
thirty days prior to the convention or
the delegates will not be entitled to seats
therein.
Accommodations have been secured
at the Griswold llouse at 2 per day.
urging ail trade and Labor Unions
of the country entitled to representa
tion to semi tneir delegates so that the
greatest good may result from our joint
councils and deliberations, I am
t raternally yours,
Sam'l Gompers,
President American Federation
of Labor.
Attest: Chris. Evans, Secy
THE CAMPAIGN.
PROSPECT OF A LARGE SO
CIALIST VOTE.
Attentive Audiences at Open Air
Meetings The People Disgusted
With Hoodie Politics-Socialist
Speakers Well Received Every
where. A number of important decisions were
taken by the campaign committee at its
regular meeting on Wednesday, the 15th
instant. Hand-hills are to be printed for
all the organized assembly districts con
taining important information and to be
distributed among the crowd at the op n
air and other meetings; r"), 000 pasters
are to be provided for and mailed to the
voters; a ratification meeting is to take
place on October 25, at Union square;
regular open air meetings are to be con
ducted from headquarters beginning
with the 25th instant; and, last not
least, a large and special issue of the
Workmen's Advouatk may be dis
tributed to the voters during the last
week of the campaign.
The last certificate of nomination from
the party in this city was filed with the
County Clerk on Wednesday. It was
the nomination of Ernest Miller for Al
derman of the 2Ud Ward. On the whole,
the Socialist Labor party in thiM city has
tiled eerulicutes for t tie State ticket, for
a full County ticket, for seven Congress
men, from the 8th to the 14th inclusive,
for thirteen Assemblymen and thirteen
Aldermen, for Street Commissioner of
the 23d and 24th Wards, and for Justice
of the 7th Judicial Distiict. In the ag
gregate these certificates contain the
signatures of very nearly 2,000 voters.
Do not neglect to register. Tlie only two
registration days left are Friday and
Saturday, the 21th and 25th instant.
Fourth Assembly District.
Regularly on Saturday the headquar
ters of this district are filled with an
earnest audience of listners, wdio break
out into frequent demonstrations of ap
proval at the tenets' advanced by the
speakers in favor of the Socialist Labor
party. Open air meetings are also fre
quent in the district, and the large
crowdb that throng the streets In the
evenings nave naa more man one oppor
tunity to hear tlie truth in this cam
paign.
Sixth Assembly District.
Regular meetings of this district are
held 011 Fridays at 80 Clinton street. A
ratilication meeting is called for next
week, (fltunnio-n HneiimentH nr hpinir
distributed, and a Bteady canvass is
going on.
Eighth Assembly District.
The agitation in this district continues
in the steady, systematic manner in
which it was inaugurated nearly two
months ago. The voters are being in
structed on tlie manner of voting, and
the urgency of rallying to the Socialist
Labor party is being preached from day
to day.
Ninth Assembly District.
Though too late to make official nomi
nations, the Ninth has organized and
will, with the party's pasters, be aide to
cast a fair vote. The campaign is now
fairly started there. Many believe the
Socialist vote in the district will be a
surprise. The nominations will lie made
early next week for Assembly and Al
derman. The headquarters are at 109
Christorer street.
Tenth Assembly District.
On last Friday evening a large meet
ing of the voters of this district was ad
dressed by their candidate for Congress,
Alexander Jonas, who declared that the
pending campaign was the beginning of
a movement that would not stop until
the class contrasts were put to an end.
Other speakers, among whom was Com
rade Lnstuiiiger, addressed the meeting
on the progre-s of the campaign and its
promising outlook.
Twelfth Assembly District.
On Friday evening this district held a
well attended meeting. Delegates were
elected to the conference at the Labor Ly
ceum; a ratification meeting was decided
on for the next week, and a mass-meeting
at Bceckleman's Hall, 625 Fifth
street; resolutions were adopted order
ing a banner to be spread over the head
quarters containing the names of the
candidates, and monies were collected
to this end.
Thirteenth Assembly District.
The organization in this slow district
is gathering strength with every meet
nig. Even though sutlicient signatures
could not there be obtained in time to
put its local candidates on theollicial
list, yet, the agitation being continued,
there is no doubt but this district will
cast, through the party's pasters, a vote
large enough ro entitle it to othcial re
cognition next year.
Fonrteeulli Assembly District.
This district held its regular meetings
during the week. A large number of
new faces turned up, listened attentively
to the addresses, took the circulars, at
times asked questions, and 111 many
instances joined tlie organization.
Fifteenth Assembly District.
The agitation in this district is con
tinuing with unflagging activity. The
regular meetings at headquarters have
been addressed by t he candidates for
Congress and Assembly, and all proved
successful affairs.
Sixteenth Assembly District.
Regular meetings are held at head
quarters in this district. Its full set of
candidates received the requisite signu
tines, and it is pushing the campaign
well.
Seventeenth Assembly District.
The candidates for Congress, Assem
bly and Alderman, and also James A,
Dost wick, the candidate for President of
the Board of Aldermen, addressed the
last mass -meeting ifnd aroused their
hearers with the principles of the party.
The canvass is conducted thoroughly
among the union men residing in the
district.
Eighteenth Assembly District.
The agitation is pushed with vigor in
trrdistrict. 500 posters have been or
dered with tlie names of tlie 'candidates;
and other clever measures to bring tlie
party prominently before the people of
that section have been decided on.
Nineteenth Assembly District.
A very successful agitation meeting
took place at 883 Nineth Ave. in this
district. The question of the railroads
was the principal one taken up by the
speaker, E. J. Nieuwland, and the
power of the politician, owing to private
ownership in this important department
of industry, was graphically expounded.
Twentieth Assembly District.
The public meetings in this district
are well attended and draw large audien
ces. The largest meeting in the district
during the campaign will probably be
held on Thursday at the Felsen Hall,
Ave. A and 57th street, and is to bead
dressed in English, German and Bohe
mien. Twenty second Assembly District.
The open air meetings that are being
regularly held every evening, when the
weather allows, are doing invaluable
work for tlie campaign and the cause.
Attentive audiences gather around the
truck, take the handbills and often
break out into applause at the facta
stated.
Some times questions are asked from
the crowd, and tlie answers have uni
formly been well received. Many de
vices have been resorted to by the pluto
cratic heelers to break up these gather
ings. Children have been paid to yell;
policemen have pretended to start on a
run down theavenueafteran imaginary
run-away with the view to draw olf the
crowd. JJut all these have failed. The
meetings are a growing success.
On Thursday, the aoth inst., a grand
mass meeting will be held at l'arepa
Hall, 8(ith st. and 3d Ave. The candi
dates of the party and eminent speakers
will address the audience. The pluto
cratic parties, the 1'. M. L. included,
will be challenged to answer the charge
that they are hostile to the interests of
the working people, and, if ibey have
the courage to be present, will have the
cast proved to them.
The success of the open air campaign,
which has teen regularly conducted in
the 22d District, justifies the belief that
from now on all the districts should
throw their strength in that direction.
One open air meeting do s more good
than three in-doors ones. The attend
ance in doors is mainly of sympathizers.
The attendance out-doorB is mainly of
strangers, many of whom have never
heard a full exposition of our objects,
aims and methods. These men should
be given a chance. Go on the streets
and preach there !
Twenty.tliird Assembly District.
On Saturday evening the district held
a muss-meeting, and in the absence of
speakers from headquarters, itself pro
duced the orHtors for the occasion. Com
rades Thiinnie and Yoerg addressed the
voters of the district in English, Com
rades Bauer and Ellig in German. A
ratification meeting will he held m the
course of the week. The district is being
thoroughly canvassed.
Twenty fourlli Assembly District.
The regular meetings t i this district,
during the week bay been well attend
ed, The nominal,. of Frederick Den
netts for the 14th Congressional district,
of which the 21th Assembly is a part, has
been rejected by the Secretary of State.
wi,o thereby showed his ignorance of
the law. Proceedings for a mandamus
compelling this recreant oflicial to per
form his duties have been begun and
contribute not a little towards infusing
a good spirit iu the agitation within this
district.
Other Meet lugs.
VltOUHKsKIVK CAHPKNTKUS.
The campaign club of this union held
on Friday of last week a meeting at the
Labor Lyceum, where it was resolved to
concentrate their whole strength upon
the campaign until elections are. over; to
canvass their retXve neighborhoods
iu favor of the Socialist ticket, and in
all possible manner to imitate in the
district.
DISTRICT ORGANIZATIONS.
Places a ml Dates of Meetings,
The following Assembly Districts re
ported regular meetings as follows:
4th A. D. 105 E. Broadway, Sundays.
(ith " " 80 Clinton st., every Fri
day evening,
8th " " 105 Allen street.Satnrdays
10th ' " 414 E. 5th Ht., Tuesdays.
12th " "... (535 B 5th st Saturdays,
13th ' 2S4 Tenth ave., Fridays,
14th " " 230 Ave. A., Saturdays.
15th " " 850 W.S'Jth st Thursdays.
10th " " 40!) E. 4th st., Fridays.
lTth " " 408 W. 4th st., Saturdays.
18th " " 231 E. 33,1 st., Tuesdays.
19th " " 1518 Tenth ave., Tuesdays.
20th " " 3!(!E. 51th st., Wednesdays
22d " " 14322dave.,Sundavs. 10a.m.
" " 1422 Second ave., English
Section, at 2 n. in.
23d " " 235 B. 107th st., Saturdays.
'.Ulh ' 1.17(1, of Jb '1,1 ...... If...,
Mlt Ell'. W Mil ave, 4HU11
dnys.
Do not negh ct to register. The only two
registration days left are Friday and
Saturday, the 2Wi and 2hth instant.
IN DKOOKLY.N.
ElUFITEKNTH WARD.
This ward held a large mass-meeting
on Tuesday at 805 Central Ave. It has
organized its election districts and is
pressing the campaign in a thorough
and systematic manner.
Two well attended meetings of read
ers of the Wokkmkn's Advocate were
held last week at 57 Duflicld street,
Brooklyn, and an organization effected
for the purpose of promoting (he prin
ciples and ticket of tlie Socialist Labor
party in that portion of the city. Dele
gates were elected to the Kings County
Conference. Another meeting will le
held at ttie same place on Thursday eve.
Oct. 23.
New Utrecht.
The Socialists and a large number of
sympathizers residing in this district
met at Mi-id's Uall, 5th Ave. and 91st
street (South Brooklyn) on Sunday even.
ing and were addressed by Theo. F.
Cuno, the candidate for Congress, Julius
Hosiery and several others. A number of
young voters of American parentage
were present, who listened attentively
to the addresses and put several ques
tions, the answers to which were receiv
ed with laud applause.
IN YONKERS.
Section Yonkers has moved Into the
campaign by making nominations for
Assembly, County Treasurer and Coro
ner; these together with the nominee for
the 14th Congressional District niake a
full Socialist ticket for Westchester
County. The candidates belong to the
Painters' and Silkweavers' Union. On
last Saturday evening they held a mass
meeting, and the information conveyed
from headquarters, in New York, that
prooeeeding were being instituted to
obtain a mandamus commanding the
Secretary of State to put their nominee
for Congress on the ticket infused them
with enthusiasm.
ORGANIZED LABOR.
WEEKLY MEETING OF THE
CENTRAL LABOR FEDERATION.
Trade Disputes-Will the American
Federal ion Protect Its Members!
The V, L. F. Accepts the Invita
tion of the S. L. P. nntl Appoints
Speakers for the (ireat Kntiflca
lion Mo-ting to be Held atUnion
Square, next Saturday, Oct, 25.
Delegate G. H. MeVey of the Piano
makers was Chairman at the meeting
last Sunday, and delegate Simon Gom
pers of the Boot and Shoe Workers was
Vice 'Chairman.
Credentials were received from the
United Machinists, Bakers' Union 31 and
the following new unions; Piano Varn
ishers' Union of New York and Vicinity,
Bakers' Union 05 and the United Mas
ters. They were all admitted.
A committee from T pogrsphia No. 7
was granted the floor nnd made a concise
statement as to the trouble at the Morn
ing Journal Oflice. It was claimed that
after the case had been investigated by
an arbitrator agreed upon by the man
agement of said paper and Typographi
cal Union No. 0, the decision had been
in favor of Union No. 7. Typographical
Union No. 0 thou refused to abide by
the verdict and deliberately violated
every union principle.
A committee of Union No. (I also de
sired the floor. It claimed that they had
not agreed on arbitration, that they had
arranged to furnish the German edition
of the Morning Journal with composi
tors and did not see why Union No. 7
was trying to injure '"good, fair and
just't employers. The C. L. F. spent
almost three hours at this matter and
finally decided to refer the case to its
Arbitration Committee for immediate
action.
Branch 10 of the Cloakniakcrs com
posed of the gentler sex invited the dele
gates to attend their ball, which invita
tion was accepted.
The report of the Building Trades
Council was then heard, It showed that
the old trouble existed as to the attacks
of the Knights of Labor on the Trades ,
Unions, The Italian Mosaic Workers
had been threatened with utter annihi
lation by the famous or infamous Board
of Walking Delegates presided over by
tlie Archihald-McKim wing of the cle
rical sorehead party. Delegate Hard of
Union 182 of the Paperhangers voiced
tlie sentiment of the delegates when he
said: "I cannot see why my union shall
pay taxeR to the American Federation of
Labor any longer, while unions connect,
ed therewith allow tlie Walking Dele
gates to strike our men from olf jobs.
Where is the protection of this much
advertised body. What are the Presi
dent and the Executive Council doing?"
Delegate Sanial held that the only place
to find out whether the A. F. of L. was
organized to protect its afliliated unions
was at its next convention. If the stand
taken by its President and Council was
sanctioned, then the unions would know
that the body was a mere bagatelle, un
reliable and injurious to progressive
labor. A committee of three was elected
to wait upon the District Council meet
ing of the Brotherhood of Carpenters,
and explain the wrongful action of
Walking Delegate McKiin to them and
demand protection, The committee
consists of F. Hard of tho Paperhangers,
C. Wilson of the Italian Mosaic Workers,
and II. M. Stokers representing the
C. L. F.
The United Malsters requested a com
mittee to be constantly at their meet
ings. This was granted and delegate
Neil man so deputed.
Henry Foth representing the Socialist
Lator party invited the union to attend
the ratilication demonstration on Satur
day, October 25, at Union Square for the
candidates of Organized LaUir. Every
union will le requested to attend in a
body with its trade banner. Delegates,
Sanial, Modest, Gamier, Uosenfelder,
McVey, Fneljf r and Hard were elected
s(eakers at the meeting to represent this
body.
Delegate Ensminger of Bakers' Union
No. 31 reisirted that the Jewish Baker
bosses had conspired to ruin the union
and, like the gentiles Fleischman, etc,
had leaked out the union men. All He
brew Trades are requested to lend all
possible assistance.
The committee on Cigarette and Che
root Maker Pose's case reported, having
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