Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-05
WINDING UP ITS AFFAIRS.
Continued from Fourth Page.

Shortly after the adjoursmsnt OF the
Convention the Wage Committee met fol
the frat time and preliminary discussion
ensued in regard TO the new scale, which Ii
the momentous question that is to come
before the convention. A member OF the
committee who was spoken to said: "The
report published this morning that We
com mmenced our committee work yesterday
is uufounded, as our meeting this morning
will be 6rst We have held here. We expect
that it will be several days before ii will be
ready to be submitted finally to the Con,
vention. The Wage Committee is not the
one that will wait upon the Manufacturers
Committee, but special Conference Com,
mittee will be appointed. He refused to
express an opinion as to whether the 10
per cent advance had been decided upon
as yet He said, however, in regard to the
Western delegates being sverse 10 demand,
ing an advance. that the committee itself
had not heard what these delegates views
were.
The three delegates Of the Nsilers and
Heaters Association, who were admitted to
the Convention, held conference with the
other members OF the Com mit,ee at eleven
o'clock this morning. 1t WAS learned that
the object of this meeting was to report
whether the different districts throughout
the country were to appoint delegates TO
the Convention. "0ur organization, said
q representative mailer, "is composed OF
FIVE districts. Ifit is decided that we shall
appoint delegates to the Convention, we
can notify each district, and even those in
the West will call meeting and have Il
delegate appointed within the next twenty,
four hours. Each Lodge would
not be represented, but each cf he five dis
trict would appoint delegate TO represent
all Of the lodges OF that district. 1t is
probable that the delegates 10 the Confer.
ence Committee now in the city would BE-
appointed to represent the districts. Each
district would then telegraph its insuuc
tions 10 it's delegate" The gentleman in
referring 10 the feeder-nailers who took The
places OF the nailers dOring their strike in.
tims,ed that they would probably now be
thrown out of employment. Whether they
will be taken back with the nalsrs as feed
ers is one of the important qqesions that
will come before the convention.
1t was further lesrrei that there is
very interesting point that will come up in
deciding upon the nailers' scale. The
compromiss sc sle." said mailer, is real
ly a. good il not better for US than the one
originally demanded. The compromise is
based on 8 cents, and the original demands
were for Il cents. But on the compromise
scale we would be allowed an advance on
each Is cents advance 10 the price Of nails
while, on the 81 cent scale we would only
have gotten on advance for each advance
of 81 on the price OF nails Thus you see
the nsilers would really be benefited il the
compromise scale is the one asked for the
ensuing year. think. too that the com
promise scale is the one that will be put in
the new scale
The afternoon session was taken up with
routine business and an address by Gener
al Matter Workman Powderly, who visited
the convention by invitation. In the course
of his remarks he advised the Amalgsma.
ted Association Of Iron and S'eel Workers
TO join the Knights OF Labor. Said he:
The day is coming when all branches
OF labor will come into cloaer relations with
one another. am here for the purpose Of
thanking you for your kind reply to my
recent letter and to convey TO this conven.
ton the friendly greetings and the per.
sonsl feelings OF the delegates who recent.
ly attended the Knights OF Labor conven.
ton in Cleveland can insure you that
as far as | am concerned, and | think
voice the general sentiment Of our body,
that whether the Amsgsmated Associs
ton come into our order or not, the hand
of sympsrhy and encouragement will be
freely rendered them il ever needed. There
has been no step made and none will be
made to force the Amalgams sted Associa
tion to join the knights Of Labor. The
matter OF joining ss will De made optional
with yourselves II, hosever, your organizs
tion should conclude ~ form an alliance
with the order | represent, | promise you
that your order will not only retain the
right TO govern your own business and re-
tain your identity, but you have the sym
pathy and support OF every branch Of labor
that goes to make up the great order OF the
Knights of Labor" Mr.. Powderly'S nd
dress was received with great applause by
the delegates.