The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-06-24
LEFT TO THE SUB-LODGES
The AmaIgamated Scale Com
mittee Asks the Views
OF THE SOCIETY AS A WHOLE
ON the Matter at Issue Between the
workmcn and the Manufactur-
ers-The New officers of the
Association Elected.

A lockout in the iron and steel indus
tries will likely be averted, as both sides
seem to be anxious for II settlement.
The manufacturers are determined, says
yesterdays Pittsburgh Dispatch, to re-
ject anything but the scale drawn up by
them, but stated that they are willing to
make any correctionsif it is shown That
they have made mistakes.
Another conference was held yester-
day afternoon in the Engineers Socie-
TVS room in the Penn building, when
the two scales were discussed. The IMAM
ufacturers said they could not make any
material Q ncessions in.theirscale, while
the workmen insisted that the wages OF
lsS7-SS could be paid for another year.
The manufacturers scale was put forth
as the ultimatum and the workers COM
mittee made several speeches, when it
was finally decided tosubmit the matter
to the different sub-lodges. The Anal
gamated committee were notvested with
power TO act while the manufacturers
committee have this power. When il
was learned that the manufacturers
would insist on the adoption ofthe scale
a member Of the workers committee
proposed an adjournment for one week
in order to hear reports from the differ
ent lodges.
The result Of the conference will be
conveyed to the lodges by the delegates,
who will return home to-day. Special
meetings will be held, and the members
OF the Conference Committee will be i'll
structed us to what they shall do in the
matter These instructions will be
mailed to national headquarters, and
will be handed to the committee when
they meet the manufacturers next Fri
day.
Some of the delegates to the Amalga
mated Association Convention say thai
no reduction will be accepted, but sew
eral OF the manufacturers who are mem
bers OF the Conference Committee say
that, from the opinions expressed by
the workers, the reduced scale will
be signed, with, probably, some sligh
notifications.
The election OF officers of the Anal
gamated Association on Friday, resulted
in the reelection by reclamation o
President Weihe, Secretary Martin ant
Treasurer Penny. There were sever
candidates for the three positions on tn
: Board OF Trustees, us follows: Charlie
II. Kaufman, Of Bridgeport, o.; Jane
II. Mutt, OF Youngstown; Patrick vii
son, OF the Southside; Ed A. Keil ant
Chris Evans, OF Allegheny; David Reese
! OF the South Side; W. james Werner, O
/. Steubenvillc. The first three named ar
present inCumbents. The election re
suited in the choice OF Ed A. Keil, in
, stead of Patrick Wilson, the ballot Of
the first four candidates bcingas follows
kaufman, 142; Mutt, l3l Keil, III Wi
l son, 50.
: The election of Vice Presidents wa
9 then taken up. In the First division OF tn
, First District, Thomas NARROW, the pres
ent efficient incumbent, was defeated b
William 4. Roberts. In the Second di
vision, Jonathan Davis was reelected
, Dennis O'Leary, OF the Second district
,, Wheeling, was reelected. James Grun
dy, OF Covington, was reelected in til
Third district. James i. Cooper, Q
Bay View, Wis, was elected in til
Fourth district in place OF J. n. Bullock
who declined to run. William White
man, OF Terre Haute; John Miskei, q
Youngstown, and Edward o'Donnell, Q
., Philadelphia, were reelected III tn
Fifth. Sixth and EIGHTH districts.