Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-06-04
THE IRON WORKERS.
They Send Greeting to President
Cleveland.
The Feeders to Knock at the Association
Doors Next--The NaiIers Admit
ted to Membership,


and Steel workers resumed its session yes.
terday morning at Turner Hall, Pittsburg,
and alter adopting the following resolution
adjourned until two o clock the in afternoon.
The intermission was occupied in commit
tee work:
Resolved, That this convention extend
its most heartfelt. congratulations 20 Pfesi'
dent Cleveland on the event of his happy
Journey to the state OF mstrimony bliss;
we hope his journey through life will be
both prosperous and happy, and that all
bachelor Presidents will profit by his ex-
ample.
The introduction Of the above caused
considerable hiIiarity because the closing
suggestion was aimed directly at PRECEDENT
Weihe, OF the Association, who is also
bachelor. The resolution was adopted.
The iron workers we're unit IN the cordial
expression OF the sen timent OF KIP Van
Wrinkle, that Grover and his bride msY
live lopg and prosper.
Alter the adjournment the committee
appointed 10 confer with the nailerS met
the Nsilers' Committee at Turner hall.
The latter explained more fully why they
desired to Ie-enter the AmaIRsmattd asso-
citation. The conference between the two
committees was short but amicable, and ii
was thought that the SpecislCommittee will
report favorably to the Convention during
the afternoon A mailer stated yesterday
morning thai the different nail mills that had
signed the compromise scale and which
were now running, wouid continue 10 do
80, aud not stop until new scale was
signed as wss generally supposed. These
mllls are running on the compromise
scale of - cents for lOd nails,
while the original demand OF the nailers
WAS for Il cents. The mills which are
running on the compromise scale, said
the gentleman, have signed contracts that
do 10 not expire until the l7rh of next
February. So that Whatever action is de-
termined upon by US will have no bearing
upon these mills until The expiration OF
that time" He EXPRESSED himself as it.
dividualIy favorable to the proposition OF
General MaslerWorkman Powder y for the
Amalgama,ed Association to ioin the
Knights of Labor in a body. But, said
he, Il don't think that the Amalgsma.
ted Association will take any action this
wear It's members are cautions in max
ing q new move, and it will take
time to educate them to benefits to be
derived from such Il combination before
they would Try such an experiment, There
will necessarily be differences between la.
Dor organizations which would be equal
lied il they joined in one united comb
nation For that reason favor Mr. Pow
derly . proposition"
Another representative mailer expressed
an entirely different opinion. lie said that
where differences occurred in mills where
there were X. Of l.. employees, then the
members of tho Amalgamated Association
in ouch mill would be called upon to
support them The AmalgRmsted Asso
aion at preseLt," he ssid, is strong and
no manufacturer where their members are
employed will run his mills unless he signs
the gcale as agreed upon by both mauutac.
turer and Amslgamated Association"
With the admission of the nailers the
Amalgamated Association will beincreased
to the number of 500 This will be fol-
lowed in few weeks by request from the
feeders, who number from 5000 10 1000,
for admission TO the organization. The
Nail Plate Feeders Association ia com.
posed Of 81 lodges in Plttsburg and the
West. Yesterday call was issued for q
meeting of the different lodges to be hSld
on Tuesday, Jane l5, to consider the prop.
osition TO join the Amalgamsted As9ocia.
ton and to elect delegates to 4 convention
which will be held either in Wheeling or
New Castle. At this convention some
definite steps will be taken toward joining
the Amalgamated Association.
Mr.. Joseph Christy, q leading member Of
the feeders organization, in speaking on
doubt that the feeders will be admitted to
the Amslgsm ated Association. We are
almost 1000 in number, and the feeling is
almost unanimously in favor of joining the
organization. At cur convention, which
will be held some time in July, commit.
tee will b. appointed to confer with sim.
liar committee from the Amslgamated As
sociation. The president Of the organize
ton will appoint this committee We have
received every assurance that our request
will be granted"
A copy OF the naiIers petition TO enter
the Amslgamsted Association ia as fol-
low:
To HE officers and Delegates 10 The Elerenh Annvol
CoHrsH'ion cfhhs i. 4. Of l. Il 5. ~:
GENTLEMEN AND FELLOW woaKMES: The
| mil. .nI Il.
percentage o. whom were formerly members OF
yOIr honorable body. InOst respectfully petition
you TO again make provision iJr the ad issiOn OF
I the men Of our trade 10 membership. We frankly
al nit that In leaving the slmO't impregnable Or
ganZatiOn OF which yoI Ihs y. az the legisla-
live body committed almost irretrevabe
| error, aud to us cDsty nIiStake and recognizing
| the indispUtable fact that our trade, ia comm
with all wage workers. Is unable itself TO success.
| fully battle With combined piia We most
tpeLt ully petition your honorable boJy to allow us
| to return IN the protecting wings ol the Amalga-
nation. Trusting 10 The well known generosity
anG the Oi-pr0yen good sense oil tina de eSat o. to-
gether with the big hearts OF its Officers. we leare
our case with you, believing that we will receive
| justice at your hands. The undersigned COMMITTEES
have BEEN duly authorized By the officers and
members Of the United Faers, Heaters and Roll.
ers 10 enter into any gotialion with your honor
able body whi'h may be necessary 10 bind The tgo
| organizations together In one f0ld
At the afternoon Sess.on OF tie commit
! TOE proposition was read from Samuel
Def, OF Steu5enviIc, Ohio, in which he
offered the association forty acres OF ground
and the muck iron TO start co operative
mill. 1t was referred 10 the Committee
on the Good Of the Order
The question Of gesdnitling the nailers
was then taken up 1t wss de.
bated for three hours aud twenty
minutes and resuled in An affirmative
vote. TIE committee to which this matter
had been referred presented a resolution
in favor Of taking thu nsiIers back Messrs. !
". N Lynch, Stephen Ripley and J. K |,
Potter, OF the Nsilers' Association, we're |
admitted 10 the convention and given the
privilege Of participating in the discussion
The report Ct the committee vas taken up
serislim and every recommendation
adopted The admission Of the nailers ia
accompanied by certeia Eesuietions which
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