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Show Massachusetts Labor Reform Worcester, Mass., 6. About thirty delegates are holding a labor reform convention in this city, M. Chamberlain, Chamber-lain, of Boston, presiding. Resolutions Resolu-tions were roported in favor of the concentration of the eflorts for tho reduclion ol hours of labor; denouncing de-nouncing the Fall River manufacturers' manufactur-ers' advice to tbo working men, to keep away from all present political purtics; favoring tbo substitution of .'i 03 bonds fur 5-20's, and making greenbacks legal tenders, payable for j duties and all debts, and denouncing I the naiional bank system as one of tin: greatest swindles. Wendell Phillips was nominated for governor, Win. F. Bartlctt, for lieutenant lieu-tenant uovernor, Inrael W. Andrews, secretary of stale; S. B. Coflin, troas-1 troas-1 urer; John K. Fitzgerald, auditor; H. B. McLaughlin, attorney general. Resolutions wore adopted declaring Unit the power and atrongth of tho labor movement be concentrated upon the legislature, necessary to reduce tho hours of labor; a system of factory fac-tory inspection, the introduction of lire escapes, and tho protection from dangerous machinery; condemning the action of tbe manufacturers ot Fall River, declaring in favor of greenbacks for curroncy, and the retirement re-tirement of tho national bank currency, cur-rency, and declaring the banking system a fraud. The convention waa in session six hours, and tbe proceedings pro-ceedings were at times marked by diHunlur, which caused some- of the members to rofuio to act with tho majority. |