Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-10
WANT TO GO BACK.
Revival of the Runner that the
United Nailers
Are Disposed to Apply to the AmaIga-
mated Association for Readmis-
sion into the Parent
Order.

For the third or fourth time since the IN
augurstion of the present strike among the
employees of the nail mills belonging to
tae Western Nail Association, it is an
nounced, this time, apparently BY anthori'
", that the uailers, rollers and heaters, en-
braced in the organization known as the
limited Nailers of America, are about to
knock at the doors Of the Amalgamated
Association, for admission into that body.
On two occasions, at least, within the past
six months, this matter has been referred
to a. length in the REGIsrEa, the rumor
each time being based upon seemingly re-
liable authority, but as often the puollcs'
ZION brought forth q vigorous denial from
the officers Of the United Nsilers 1t seems,
however, tina. the project was really being
considered, probably, however, without the
knowledge or consent of the United Nall
era officers, the initiative steps having
been taken in this city,
where petitions were prepared snd
sent to all the western cities where
mills are located, for the purpose otteelng
| the pulse OF the men with regard TO the
matter. These petitions have, of late,
been rapidly coming back to this city, and
| their contents revealed q surprising uusnl,
miry on the part of the signersin favor OF
re-enteriug the parent order. here IN
Wheeling, and in the ~neighboring nall
manufacturing towns, there was some
deposition to the plan, bat not enough to
materially interfere with the accomplish
ment of the idea.
Last week Mr.. Newt. Lircb, who has
been foremost among the advocates
| of the plan, went up to Pitts
ourgh and spent several days working
up the project among nssleTs and Anal
samation men, meeting with a conslders'
Ole measure OF success among all classes,
Mr.. Inch returned from Pittsburg on Fri
dsy, and being satisfied that the sentr
ment of the nailers' would warrant public
ity. he allowed the result OF ms ilVesslgs'
tons to be written up, for simultaneous
publication in this city and Plttsburg Sun
dsy morning. The ides OF those at the
head of the consolidation movement ID to
push the matter to that point when an ap'
| ~nlieation can be officially made to the an
nusl convention of the Amslgausted
Association, which meets in Pittsburgh,
June 9Th.
Referring to this scheme, yesterdays Is
sue of the Newsletter said:
There are some drawbacks to the
movement, of course, but none that cannot
be s~urmounted. The principal one IS the
fact that the nailers' strike is rot yet ended
and may not BE- until the consolidation Is
| effected. The difficulty that would arse
in this connection would be the liability to
interfere with the present arrangement IN
regard to providing for the needy strikers,
but it is claimed by the projectors thai this
difficulty could be bridged, as could all the
others that have been presented. The
general officers OF the NallerS,
Heaters and Rollers Association,
while naturally sverse to the
| idea of asking for rsadmission TO the or,
gsnizstion from which they seeded, have
taken no very active part in opposing it,
snd will likely acquiesce in good faith II
thsy find the majority Of the membership
of the order in favor Of going back.
An effort was made yesterday to see
some of the officials OF the United Nsllers
in regard to the movement, but with very
Door success. President Weir was st his
| home in Bellaire, aud Secretary Chew out
| of the city. Several ~nsilers, however, talked
freely on the subject, each expressing the
earnest hope that the reunion OF the two
bodies would BE- accomplished. One OF the
gentlemen spoken to said The biggest
bluuder we ever made was 10 cutting loose
from the old Association. and our officers
can't get US back too quickF
The rollers and heaters at points outside
of this crty are still msUbers OF the Anal
gamate6 Association.