The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-10-26
TIE rnApEs ASSEMBLY,
Ro.IsesoIves to Work The boycott N III,
Daily Papers,

Ro.IIesoIyes to Work the boycott on the
Daily Papers.
From The EpaiNO RIGckmdir October %.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Ohio Valley TTades assembly held At X,
IT l. hall, this city, Sunday afternoon,
wss one Of tho largest in point OF numbers
and one OF the most important In the ma,
lure Of the business transacted, IN the his
ory OF the organization. Delegates were
present from all the local Assem- bliea and
,rsdes unions OF the city, and Glso from
N~oundsyillc, BellRire, Bridgeport, Mar
ms Ferry and Brilliant, President Fin.
az occupied the chair; in the absence Of
Secretary Ehmaun, MIR. Burt acted as
secretary. .
Among toe important business brought
~ wax the printers strike A resolution
passed by Typographical Union No. 70 at
Its last regular meeting wa read, wherein
II Was stated that inasmuCh as tho print
ers' strike had been on for more than 0
nOath and I'LL other means having failed
20 bring about o settlement, they nov
askod tho Assembly TO plsGs an impera'
tive boycott on the Wheeling IETRLLIGEN
CIR anu the Wheeling Reghtsr. A motion
To giant tho request Of Photographed
Union was unanimously adopted.
In the BpeeChes made upon the motion
% grant tile printers request the fact was
brought out that many Of the local unions
had found objections TO the gentle manner
in which the printers had heretofore bsen
dealing with the rat newspapers. They
believed in the more aggressive plan, aud
aoW that the printeIg had declared an
open boycott, all the force and machinery
Il the Trades Assembly would be put in
active operation. The local unions had
lnly been waiting for this movement to
brow themselves besrt and soul into the
york. A con mittee from tho Trades Az
emily was appointed toRCtin conjunction
with the printers committee, and the dele.
yates were Instructed to have a committee
appointed from each local union to proge-
mia the work in connection with the gen.
eral committee.
Mr.. Askew, q member OF the Pittsburgh
Typographical Union, who was brought
here by tho printers union OF this city,
Ess present aud addrpFGpd the assembly
IN the subject Of the printers strike and
ooyCotting in general. MIR. Aakew is a
gentleman who had large experience in
conducting strikes and directing boy.
colts, and has been eminently successful
in that line. He was largely influential
in bringing to a successful termination
two important priuterg' strikes within
the past few %yeRrB-the n against the
Commercial Gdseie, Cincinnati, and the
great strike OF 1881 In Pittsburgh, Mr..
Askew pointed out to those present the
manner in which the boycott could be
most effectively conducted, and gave them
many useful pointer.
The report Of the legislative committee
brought forth n lengthy and animated
discussion, which was participated in
by every delegate present, The Benti-
ment was unanimous that workingmen
must stand firmly by their principles at
the polls in tho approaching election, and
vote for men who not only pretend to be
friendly 10 working people, but whom
they know TO have the interests Of tho Ia.
boring clauses at heart, and who will
work increasingly after they are elected
for the advancement Of the workipgmen'a
cause. The three candidates recommend
cd to the nominating conventions by the
Trades Assembly were unanimously en-
dorsed and recommended 10 oil working
people rs worthy OF their sutfrsges, and a
committee appointed to be al each voting
place on the election day toRatCh the in
tGrests Of the labor candidates.