Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-08-22
fHE oRPBIsB TRACED 10 hin.
Two Gardeners and Several Dsiry-Haids
Brought Over Under
Contract
CoULDTf GIT hi CHEAP RIoUGH
In Amsna---Ecidng Scsns During the
Progress ofths immigration Inquiry
---Candidah Norton 10
b SubpsnaA

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Nkw ioRk' Aususs 2.-Leu r. nor
ton, the Republican candidate for Vice
President recsived . variable russtips
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' w.. wv
"itnesses oeiote tne oonsfes'ooA commit
tee investigating immigration, and hs
stands convicted in the eyes Of h's fellow
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VINO knowingly violated tho law oy I'M
porting gardeners under contract 10 work
for begssrly wages on his palatiai
sstats At Rhinebeck. Aft@r Collector
w.- "a 60, ~. W.
"as'oe "nu "ens ~ "
man foWderiy nsd rsansd In
general way to the miseriss entailed upon
A Amsr;c.n vorkmsp bv ths ipAux of for.
.;sn nsnn.r Ishor W;II,sm N.,,in Tyh.,,.
nan pf Ne i,hit,,tion Conni.t.s ~ Nh.
Centrs, Iahor IJnion. took tbo vi,ns~.
ch.ir and aIsct,,s.d ~. co,,r.i,,.s n, ~.
inc that tbs most vl.riny vIoIstion oftSs
Law which had r,osntIy come 10 his potics
v.s I~yi p Morton's imnortin. s,rdonr,s
under contract. There Was . dead
silence for minnie, and then Cooefcs.
man Guenther hoped b his fest and
thundered:
How do you know that"
''The matter was discussed at . meet
ing Of the Central Labor Union" replied
Martin, quietly.
Chairman Ford-"Do ycu know the
names OF the people imported BY Mr..
Mortonr'
Answer-"No, sir. but they are on rec
ord In the CentrAl Labor Union"
Colonel OAtes-'how many gardeners
do you know Of Morton importinss
Answer-Two; one ut $U month and
another at $35.
Guenther, (savagsly) -"Was not tho
matter published simply with view 70
ipjure Mr.. Morton a. . candidatep"
Answer-"I don't think %. because
every known case Of tho importation Of
lab0rers under contract has been published
In the newspapers. Besides, the matter
has received attention from the Knights
OF Labor. Both thsss imported gardsuers
are now Knights, ] believe"
TRADES UNIONS TAKE A HAND.
Tn renlv IN q ou,stion of genersI Ami.
nola. MI. Martin sdded that ths tr.de,
unions of New York had also considsred
the case.
Gusnthsr-"Whst you ssy N simply
porsip. n n potgn
Ansver-"No. dr.n
Ouestiouv - 'tOsn Won teIl who thas man
ara and vbere thsy can ks found Y
Answer-'Tbers is . man here who has
talked With both men. and knovs tbcIr
Nance The names have escsped ma. mo-
mentarily, although tho Central labor
Union discussed the whole subject and
considered the sdyissbility Of prosecutipg
Morton for violating the law"
Arthur F. Curtis, Q reporter Of ths New
York Star, then took the chair and st Con.
gresham Guenther's re,usst was sworn.
Mr. Curtis tsstifisd a foliovs:
81 wss sent 70 Rhipebeck by The Star
TO look ND . matter of psws. I complst-
ed my work and wM waiting at
the hotel for The gsags when Q Mr.. Jess.
miah Welsh mentioned 10 ms the fact that
Levi p. Morton was excesdingly unpopu-
lar in the town. Othsru ooroborated ths
statement inquired the rsason Of this,
and one man said that Morton W. dis.
t Thought tbst the man r.fsrr,d T % o..,ls.
snd sr.,s...a nv ..tooisbm.nt thsA M.
.honld ~ hron,bt nm s,.in.t Mn, n
mean human cattle" b explained. Nor
ton imports them under contrsct 70 work
on his farm"
Q.-"Whst did you do whsu you bsssd
that Morton had imported laborsss under
contractT'
THE RrP0RTERs IHvnTIGATf0H.
Ar went TO the nsishbssins Villas
Of Rhine Cln and found that hs kad i'm
ported two dozen men and women from
Europe 10 work on his farm and IN he
dairy also ... found u. that ,: paid "a. = ,'.s. :s
town. l looked fanbsr isio tie mat.
ter and found that fouf of bis smplsyes
hsd been imported By him in direct
violation Of The contract labor lsw.
Their names were Boyd and Posb0,
gardeners, and the McCns
sisters. dairy maids. Boyd, found, w.
still in Moston's smploy, while Poeb@ had
left and eooe 70 Long lsland. thso ~
ku,nSA a Ma. Ynxk arH 0~<,axxsA A 80