Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-08-17
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Of the RmaIgamatsd Association
for the Ensuing year.
W. WEIHE. OF PITTSBURGH, PRESIDENT
The Wheeling Officials Re'Elected-A les
timOniaI to Jarett-The Telegraph
War-Yesterday's De-
YeIopments.

PHILADELPHIA, August 16-The business
Of the Convention of the Amalgamated
Association Of Iron and Steel Workers hay-
ing been concluded yesterday, the final
session this morning was taken up with
the election of officers for the ensuing
year, with the following result:
President, VIM. Weihe, of Pittsburgh;
Secretary, VIM. Martin, Pittsburgh; Treas
urer, James Penny, Pittsburgh; Vice
Presidents, First District, First Division,
P. F. Keeny, Pittsburgh; Second Division,
John NJ. Morgan. Youngstown, o. The
other Vice Presidents have not been ballot
ed for yet. On the ballot for President
Three Candidates,
were voted for, Weihe, Keeny and C. D.
Thompson, of Wheeling. On the first bal
let Weihe received sixty votes, Keeny fifty
and Thompson thirty-six. On the second
ballot ThOmpso was withdrawn, and the
result stood: Weihe, eighty.one; Keeny,
sixty. Weihe was then declared elected.
The other Eice-Presidents elected were:
Second district, c, d. Thompson, of Wheel
ing; Sixth district, Evan II. Davis, of
Cleveland; Eighth district, \. Lee, of Phiia-
delphia. The Third, Fourth, Fifth, and
Seventh districts are to be flied by ap.
pointments by the incoming Presidents.
The Trustees
chosen were Samuel Weighonright, of
Pittsburgh; J. J. Davis, OF Sharon, Pa,
and W. y. Lynch, of Wheeling. Davis is
chosen 10 succeed Trustee Weber.
After the election J. J. Davis, Of Sharon,
Pa, on behalf of the Committee appointed
to convey a testimonial OF regard to Presi-
dent Jarrett, the retiring official, made a
presentation Of q solid silver tea service to
Mr. and Mrs Jarrett and gold mahogany
cane to their beloved leader. In the speech
accompanying the presentation assurances
were given that had President Jarrett de-
sired re election
Would Have Been rendered
unanimously. His past record as the lead
er of the Amalgamated Association was tit.
tingly eulogized, TO which he feelingly re-
Piled.
The convention then resolved itself into
secret session for a quarter of an hour, after
which u adjourned sine die with three
ruusing cheers from the delegates. The
next annual convention will be held at
IittSburgh.
Among the business transacted was the
Reputation OF all Debts
OF the Association on account of strikes in
past years. Ii was also decided that the
nailers' scale shall be signed on the first of
June annually instead OF from June to
March first. A lsw was passed requiring
nailers to teach three per cent annually Of
the nail feeders provided the feeders are of
the required age and members Of the
ANA gamated Association in good standing
William Weihe, the newly elected presi-
dent, who is also a member of the Demo
cratic Assembly, says he heartily advocates
the principles Of the association regarding
a tariff for protection. He announces that
he will endeavor to pursue the same policy
in the future in regard to the admiAistra.
tion of the affairs of the association as ad
hsred to by Jarrett in the four years o |.
his inCumbency.
Jarrett, the retiring president, says there
is no immediate prospect of his return.
ing TO work as puddler. Steps will be
taken looking to his election as an honor
ary member Of the Brotherhood Of Tele..
graphers