Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-25
lEAGUED LABOR.
Tie Miners Organized Over IN
Ohio.
The Full Proceedings Of the Convention
The Cooperative Meat Association to
Cheaper the foOd-General Capt.
tai and Labor Notes.

Cheaper the food-General Capt.
tai and Labor Notes.
The recent coal troubles over in Ohio
have resulted in the organization OF
the Ohio miners, - the pertectlon
of an organization on the plan OIL
the Amalgamated Association, which bids
fair to soon become very solidihed.
Through the agency Of the Pennsylvania
organization, q convention OF the ONO
miners was called and held at columbus
on Wednesday and Thursday OF last week,
at the Board of Trade rooms. The conven-
ton drew out full delegation and sat
with closed door. The proceedings were
of course, secret. but by courtesy OF dele
gate we are enabled to publish them in full.
The forenoon of the first day was entirely
occupied with the organization and lorna
ton of committees, with George Snedder,
of Steubenville, in the chair. The follow
ing delegates were reported a, entitled 10
seats in the convention: ]. L. y Macy
Salineville: VIM. AmiCk and Geo. Snedder.
Steubenville; John Stevenson, Akron;
Peter CaSsidsy, Akron; John Moore, hnsc-
toh Valley: David J. Evans, Carbon Hill;
Jobn Whalen and ]. X. williams, Tusca-
rawas Valley; James Maloney, Rolling
Mill shaft. Steubenville; T. \. Price and
and John Fowler, Massillon; John I. Will
Tams, Churchill: John X. Blanchard, Car
bondalc: David Goodwin and John l..
Reese. Mahoning Valley; John Davice and
Frank Toilet. Bellaire; Enoch Hill.
Brookfeld: John Mcbride, of the district OF
X. of Lie. G. Parsons and Charles Wright,
OF Bridgeport; Thomas Taylor, Furnace
mills, and Henry Harris. These delegates
were given one vote for each % and irac,
: thA,- tod
number of miners represented was about
80 short Of 5000.
The Committee on Rules, by its report,
gave each delegate three speeches on any
question, OF ten minutes each.
The permanent organization was effected
by calling John Mcbride, of MaSsillon, TO
the chair and making Enoch Hill, of Brad
field, Charles Wright, Bridgeport, and
John H. Williams, Akron secretaries.
On motion it was decided to elect one
General President, one Vice President Tor
each district, General Secretary. General
Treasurer and three Trustees, the same to
have jurisdiction in Ohio.
A tax of ) cents per month was levied on
each miner to pay the necessary travelling
expenses. stationery printing and stamps.
The following resolution was unanimous
ly adopted:
Rssoired, That the miners OF Ohio, whose
wages have been reduced since February l,
1882, make demand for former price, and
! if this is not conceded the miners of such
mines shall not mine any more coal on and
after the oath day of April, 1852.
The following was unanimously adopted:
! WHEREAS, The Peet bill abolishing the
contract system of laborin the penitentiary
J passed the House of Delegates at the late
| session of the general assembly, therefore
! be it
/ ResoIred, That we beg the Senate to pass
/ said bill and thus wipe from the statute
! books system which has been the means
| of reducingthe wages of working men, by
/ the unjust competition of prison labor and
/ that the thanks of this convention are due
Mr.. Peet, the author of the Peet Bill, and
/ are hereby rendered.
/ This completed Wednesday session and
/ the convention adjourned until Thurs
| day.
/ When opening. on Thursday, the work OF
/ cleCting officers was at once entered into
! by the convention as whole. The follow
I ing was the result
. General President-John Mcbride. Of
MaSsilOn, by reclamation.
= General Secretary-John III. Williams Of
! TusCarawas Valley, OH the third ballot
/ General Treasurer--ThOmas w. Price, Of
Mineral Ridge, there being no other nom
! inatiOn.
/ General Trustees-JOhn Kennedy, Church
/ Hill; John Stevenson, Steubenyille, and
I Thomas Taylor of Obiston.
/ First Vice President-.Iohn W. Murray,
/ of Hooking Valley. This district is conn
posed of the Hooking Valley.
Second Vice PreSidcnt-John +. Fowler.
! of the MahOniDg Valley, which comprises
/ the second district.
! Third Vice PreSident-J0hn WhalCn, Of
/ the TuScarawas Valley, which is the third
/ district.
Fourth Vice Prcsident-T. 7. O'Maley, OF
! SslinesYille; this district is composed of
! Columbiana Carol and Co>hocton couU-
! ties.
| Fifth Vice President-Alex. Simpson, OF
Steubenyille. This district extends from
Yellow Creek To Pomeroy, including Bel
mont county.
A special committee to draft resolutions
regulating the government of the a>soCia-
ton. reported the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted:
PsSohed That ii any trouble shall arise
in any district whereby the whole shall be
endangered. or injured, that the local Secre.
taries of said district shall notify the Cen
eral President and he shall send to the
different vice presidents the said grievances
and If the MAJ ority of them, in their judg-
| ment, think that a convention would be
necessary, the President shall call said con-
yenton.
The general office, was on motion located
| at MaSsillon.
The general officers were allowed the
same as now paid the Pittsburg officers. by
levy of five cents per miner per month.
A resolution offered by the Sainesville
delegation, advocating an amendment to
the Love mining law. was tabled.
Resolutions of thanks to the officers AMI
people of Columbus, for courteous treat
ment, and to the Pennsylvania association,
for encouragement, were unan mously
adopted and the convention adjourned Sip'