The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-07-05
FINISHERS MEETING.
THE SECRETS OF THE coNcLayE.
What the Action ofths Men sissIas,-1a raofltIal
Aerount Of the Deliberations erths conr,a.
tioas-AAttsnr rtry aush aI1,d-What
Sous ofth.n .,y Ibsut the 0u,tsnt.

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passed to quiet rumors about split in the
Amalgama,ed Association as follows:
Rtiolrtd, Tha, We, the finishing men,
deny the charges made against us that the
meeting to-day has been called for the
purpose OF Withdrawing from the Anal.
ganated Association OF Iron and Steel
Workers, as we believe that the advance
asked is fair and just, and we intend 10
stand by it until ii is granted.
Also that another resolution had passed
as follows:
Resolred, By the anishcrs in convention
assembled, tha. we endorse the action O.!
our President, John jarrett, and place all
confidence in his honesty and ability, and
would respectfully ask iha. he allow his
name 10 be presented TO the convention, 70
which we guarantee our undivided sup
port.
1t was also stated thatmeasurcs had been
taken TO secure better representation
from the hnishers in the councils O. the
Association. All questions in regard 10 the
character oi the changes asked for remain.
ed unanswered, the Secretary stating that
the above was all that he could give TO
the public. The reporter was assured tha.
not word was said about demanding that
the strike end at once, and tha. the whole
object and purpose OF the meeting was to
secure better representation.
An UNOFFICIAL ACCOUNT.
The official account Of the meeting was
necessarily so meaere that it was necessary
TO tap other sources to obtain a fuller ac.
count. 4 number ofthose who were prrs.
ent were asked regarding the nature OF the
proposition, which is TO be submitted bv
the tnishers to the National Convention,
and 1t was found difficult to obtain n clear
account. There seemed TO be much cloudi.
ness in the minds OF the gentlemen inter.
viewed, and from the manner in which
they spoke II was inferred that they did not
iul!y understand what action had been IN.
ken. 1t was gathered from all that was
sad that the meeting was not quite as
harmonious as might have been expected.
What action WAS taken in regard 10 rep
\ Der. '''e''' -
II cannot tell You. Nobody seems to
Know exactly what was done. Several re.
solutions were presented proposing various
plans, and the scheme that was finallv
adopted was 50 much mixed up that scarce
~ nybocy could give good description
OF It, It makes very little difference. how.
ever. The Chicago convention will be
controlled by the puddIers and muck
rollers, and the finishers will have no
show. ! don't think there will be anv
radical change in the existing rules ni the
order, and i only remains to see what the
Inishcrs will do. No, do no, think they
VIII break away from the association"
another gentleman, speaking OF the
meeting, said tLat it naae
80 CHANGE WHATEVER
IN the situation. There is lust as nucb
dissatisfaction among the tinishers nov"
said he, las there was before; indeed 7
might almost say that the convention has
increased the trouble"
cur?" ~
"lu the tirst place il was no. properly
iinlsheEs' meeting. l noticed few mud.
dters there and number OF muck rollers.
there were good many heaters and two or
three buudlers. Presumably there wore
more OF that rlass that did not know
iheTe vas no sys;emot credentials, and no
committee or credentials was appointed,
1t vas Go-as.you.please affair eli through.
and IN the afternoon very noisy and bois.
terous."
The ilnishers evidently 20 In for fight
lns out all summer, il we may Judge by
the resolutions adopted" said the reportet.
iIsierrIng 10 the frstresolution given q aboye'
That Was mere piece OF buncombe,"
was the reply. The meeting was called IN
order by sheet roller from Soho, forrat
his name, and that resolve was presented
by man named kearney, who lives in
Browns,own, and who was elected perma.
nent Secretary. kearney offered his reso.
!ut!on the first thing, before apv commit.
lee on resolutions had been appointed. and
It was passed before they had time TO ,hink
about 1t. Ailerward, when that commit-
tee was appointed, kearney.
HAD THE NAMING OF TIE MEMBERS,
and when the convention ai,erward refer.
red his resolution TO il, was approved os a
matter OF course. Yes, they referred The
resolution alter they had passed i, and !,
vas formerly endorsed by the convention .
Was any objection made 10 it?n
Yes, there was some little, but the men
who objected were in minority and wer.
choked of. kearney tried to DO all IN.
talking himself. Men who haye families
depending upon them, men who own
property or who have 6ougl,, real estate
and dpropose 10 pay Tor 1t ont OF their wages,
wanted 70 express their views, bu: they
could not make themselves heard.n
Then you mean 10 say ihst there was
opposition TO that resolution ?" asked the
reporter.
i mean to say that very thing" was the
reply; and it wasn't confaed 10 the rank
and file either. President jarrett was
there, and he spoke out plainly enough.
and said that the strike was ill-iirued and
and ought never 10 have been declared,
Things were moving along smoothly
enough, and We were all receiving fair VS..
Ses aud ought TO have been sstistird.r
YOUNGSTOWN MrM-wiirELlxG o. X.
What did The outside districts favor do.
I'M" was the next question.
lhe Youngstown me-; kept quiet. l
didn't hear them cay anything OF spec;si
note. They did no, seem to be pursuing
any regular plan OF action. With The
Wheeling men i; was different, several al
the delegation were from the Whitaker
mill, which is working on the scale, and
they took hold stand in favor OF con,inu.
ing the strike. They we:e loud and en-.
paa,lc in their counsel to fight i, out: and
well they might BIZ; they have good thing
Of it and can easily afford to have lie
Pittsburgh mills idle" =
"You think then the ilnishcrs are dis.
satisfied with the strike, in spite Of the
RESOLUTION % PA
There is a great d.sl oil .quirt dissat;s.
fiction. It did NOT express ITSELF, because
man might as well BE- q biack sheen ar
once as i4yor going to wo:k and giving up
the scale" S.. - 20 "
PEEE.So INTO THE FUTURE.
Shifting his ground little, the reporter
turned IRON the meeting and its doip-s IN
ask the gentleman wha; were the prospects
OF success. "a 52P.g m s'it'5SS-
IIeg;rePlied !; / believe The men will
eventually have to q make the CON.
ccasions. do not think the manufacturers