Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-01-21
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About the last week IN August Of last
ear Vice President Thompson notihed the
iodgea IN this city and vicinity that
general meeting OF AL the lodges would De
held in this city. for the consideration Of me
steel naiL Every lodge vas represented y
one or more delegates and ali were o. me
,V11;;uiou that the nAilers should make the de-
mand Of 20 per cent allowed BY the scale
The members at that meeting saw that
This question not Cnly interested
az boilers and other employees
Of TIE forge department Of the mills.
IN this CITY. but also the coal diggers and
he general business public Of the city we're
interested in this question, and the only
Weapon given to them to fight 70 this end
was this 20 per cent advance.
A committee was appointed at that meet
ing consisting in one from every trade rep
resented in the Association, and this COM
mittee vas given power - examine WIT
pesses and report back to the meeting. The
committee reported that, according to the
evidence given to them, the steel mad plate
vas harder than iron nail plate, aud in
strueted the vicepresident TO compel Nan
CITY lodge, Of this city, to demand the 20
per cent advance on and after the 9Th OF
September, 1884.
This motion was carried BY large ma
jorify Of the voters present, some few nallers
voting against it. The Vice President
failed to comply with those instructions,
and some time afterEard, when asked about
II he claimed that the above meeting was
not legal, and that be had not the power to
enforce the resolution. He was then re-
opS-ted TO consider the resolution as q
charge apsiust Nail City Lodge in order to
bring the matter before the board Of investi-
cation. This he also refused to do, but
promised that II the signatures OF
some nailers were given to him
stating that the steel nsii Piare was harder
than the iron nail plate, he would present
the charges. Some signatures were pro-
cured and presented 70 him three weeks
before the Republican primaries; still he
refused to take any steps in the matter.
A member of the association finally got
those signatures and served the Vice Presi-
dent with notice charging Nail City Lodge
with violation Of the laws Of the associa-
ton.
The Vice President notified Nail City
Lodge Of the charge, and set the time for
trial of the case January 10. when he
knew this was the duty Of the President oil
the National Lodge only. This may seem
unlmportant to the general public, but to
the boilers IT is of the utmost importance.
Mr.. Weihe failed to appear at this meeting
and the case was postponed one week,
President Weihe failing to appear again.
Vice President Thompson had dispatch
purpOrtiug 10 come from Mr. Weihe, and
also a postal card from Mr.. Martin
stating, Mr.. Weihe was in the
east Now Mr.. Editor, We have positive In
formation that the President was in Pitts
burg on Saturday, and we believe never
sent any dispatch at all. The object OF Mr..
Thompson was to postpone this matte IN.
I'll after the election. The case was post
pored until the 25th inst; but now as the
Vice President did not comply with the law
in relation to the charge, we will have to
go over the same ground again.
Now Mr.. Editor, it is our opinion thai
Vice President Thompson has shown q de-
sire to favor the manufacturers at the
sacrifice Of his own fellow work
men from the beginning, and
had he done his duty the steel question
vonld have been decided long ago Vice
President Thompson placed himself in such
a position that he could not afford to make
enemies of the manufacturers and nailers,
and were be disposed to do right he would
have resigned bis position as vice president
some time ago and allowed some other per
SON to FL it who was not seeking an Office
and could give the position q
proper attention, but he has held
on to this position for polit-
ical purposes and has neglected the inter
est Of two-thirds Of the members in this city
to further his own ends, and knowing at
the time that large number of his fellow
workmen in this city were living in great
measure on the charity Of their friends.
We deem it our duty to make these facts
known to the voters of the city, the dilatory
manner in which Vice President Thomson
has discharged the duties Of his Office during
the past six months and if he is entitled to
the suffrage of the voters of this city.
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