Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-05
IRONWORKERS MEET.
Fourteenth Annual Convention Of the
Amalgamated Association.
$4,000 FOR THE FLOOD SUFFERERS.
Vice President Roberts Delivers the Ad-
dress of Welcome.
A SUCCESSOR TO MR. JOHN JARRETT

Workers was called to order at 10 O'Clock
yesterday morning by President Weihe
The Eastern delegates were not present, al
tbey are anchored at some point near Harris
burg on account of the food and will mo-
likely reach here before this morning
President Weihe made few remarks anG
then appointed the Committee on Contested
Seats as follows:
James Swatman, John E Cunningham, Johr
Good, John Matthews, George Vennum. Jane:
McEldowney. Thomas n. Evans. Isaiah Parkes
F. g. Sullivan, P. h. McEvay, D. c. Marsh
Joseph w. Rutledge. Harry Hooking.
This concluded the business of the morn
ing session, and the convention adjourned
At O'Clock the committee reported on the
credentials of III delegates, and they were
seated. Some of them represented lodges that
were in bad standing, but the delegates paid up
all back dues and thus secured place in the
convention.
1t was decided to hold sessions from A. NJ. to
II NJ, and from to $50 P. NJ
The convention was then formally organized,
and Vice President William T. Roberts, Of the
First division of the First district, delivered
the address of welcome to the delegates. 1t is
appended:
AN AMALGAMATED WELCOME.
While it devolves upon me as duty, yet es-
leem Il pleasure indeed, to bid you hearty well
come to our city. Among you 1 see many old
familiar faces; to you 1t is needless TO say enjoy
yourselves. That you will do, so there is little
doubt from the fact that you have been here be-
fore, and know the ins and outs of the city. But
10 you who are strangers among us L would
that the members of the craft in the First dis
h,,-a
reaching and they will only be too glad to assist
in making your visit one long to be remembered.
And now; brothers, in telling you to have pleas
ant time do so feeling that you would consider
this only as secondary to the important matter
Which has brought you here Our ASSOCIATION mas
reputation for integrity and fair dealing second
to none in the history of its Kind and we as mem
bers should be proud to uphold the principles of
such an organization. beg you, then, that in
your pursuit Of pleasure your conduct will be
such as will rebound to the credit of us all.
believe in mingling pleasure with business
when consistent, but think that in this assem-
bly, the moment our president raps his gavel that
moment we should drop pleasure and devote our
selves entirely to the consideration of the many
important questions that will come before us.
There is little doubt but that your constituents
sent yoa here believing you to be the best fitted
among them to legislate for the best interests of
our association, and ask you not to betrsy that
trust in tdling away the valuable time while in
session by idle gossip but rather let us concen-
trste our minds on the matter before us, and the
result will be such as will make us feel proud Let
us make this law abiding as well as law making
body; Danish from among anything of dis
turbing element: be kind and considerate in our
actions toward each other, and 1 feel sure that
the old adage will prove true in this case, that
''all's well that ends WELL"
thanking you for your kind attention, again
bid you hearty welcome to our city.
THEIR SUBSTANTIAL SYMPATHY.
The following resolution was then offered
and unanimously adopted:
ITrrrrrs IN.
visited JOhnstOwn and vicinity devastated that
once beautiful and peaceful valley appeals to the
-sympathies Of this whole country, and calls for
immediate response; therefore,
Resolved, That we, the delegates assembled at
the fourteenth annual convention national ANAL
gamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
of the United States, extend to the bereaved ones
of the devastated district our hospitable sympa-
80 hearty God-speed to those noble men and
Nbmen who have SO kindly rushed to their assist
f3esolved, That in the name of our association
I'VE NedonateA 900 for the immediate relief OF the
President Weihe announced the following
committees. which will expend the money to
the best advantage and take the provisions and
clothing purchased to Johnstown: Fred NJ.
Shaffer, Cornelius Shed and Bernard Keelan.
The standing committees were then an
nounced and are as follows:
Wage Committee on Iron Mills-wiIliam Weihe
President; VIM. Martin, Secretary; James PEN
ney, Treasurer; Dennis O'Leary. James Grundy
James +. Cooper, VIM: Whiteman, M. Al. Gar
land, John Pierce, William PARCEL, j. C. KILL
gallon, VIM. Nichols, JAS, H. Mutt G. j. Becker,
Roger Reese.
Wage Committee on Steel MiIls-CornelIus Shea
Hugh 0'Donnell, W. T. Griffith, W. j. Abbott
John Watkins, A. B. kaighin, James McCapue
Th9mss 4 a., waters p: !; SpaighL James swatman
T. Ralph, l. j, Jury, George W. Sarver, j. h.
Presidents and Other ofHcers, Reports-Rees
W. Prosser, William A. Carney John Walters
John Ryan; Z. G; Sullivan. Bernard Keelan John
g. Marsh, Edward Hagan, NJ. E. Wins, joseph
Leonard, James H. Rosser, Thomas H. Evans
Twain, Thomas Henderson, Edward Rogers
Henry Light
OTHER IMPORTANT COMMITTEES.
Ways and Means-Thomas NARROW, F. M. sbaf-
fer, W. H. Williams, John Grifiths John ken
ney, Terrence McShane, John E. Cunningham
Frederick Vockel John Prytherch, James T.
smith, Thomas j. Welsh, NJ. A. Collins, William
J. Evans, William Gaughan, John Quigley, u. X.
Morgan, Thomas Wood, James Llewellyn Jr
William Frazier, Thomas Bradley
General Good Of the Order-M. ID. Flynn, Joseph
Bland. Frank McEvay, Thomas Williams Thomas
jacob ]. Brown, John Wilkes. j. c. CalIaban'
Ephraim Brown, John 7. Jones, Albert Cooper
Joseph Moudy William Sullivan, Dennis Done
gan, Francis Monaghan, JAS. Hogan, Martin Nc
MahOn.
Constitution and General Laws-ceorge S. Baird.
T. h. McAninch. Alexander Hanion, WILL
lam Hassenhour, Hugh Boyle, James r. Stark
John Richards, Alfred Dew, John A. White John
Matthews Thomas kimb berly, John Madden, r. L.
Jones, Benjamin Jones, John +. Lynch, Thomas
A. Hogan, Joseph Sturgeon, Thomas W. Davies
Frank Martin, Isaiah Parkes, John Good.
Grieyanees-Harry Hooking. I. j. Brady,
samuel Hollis, Thomas Croke, John Donahue,
James W: Harvey, Michael Moore, Robert Morris
Richard Brew, M. j. Kane, John Durbin, Kane
Mckall1p, Jeremiah Doherty, Simeon Davis
Daniel Cush, W. w. McCleary, John Graham,
William c. Weichsel, Robert Fitzgerald, Patrick
Claims-Charles Johns, George Vennum, Daniel
tinnegan, Joseph w. Rutledge, James Doughertv
g. L. McCreary, Frederick Ertzman, George Bay-
ton, Dennis mccarthy Thomas ID. Thomas, z. 81.
McEvay, Isaac Green, j. ID. Hickey, Jonas Cher |
rington, Eugene Buckley, Philip Jones, Thomas
J. Lynch, John 4. jenkins, John W. Mccoy.
Appeals-John McCann, William A Russell
John McConvflle James McEldowney Patrick |
Monaghan, William McPike, John Price, Ben |
lamn / Davis, David T. Edwards Edward Davis
Evan Evans, W. ID. Lewis William Connolly |
+ J. Walsh, John Cooney, William Rosser, A. r. |
Auditing-w. j. Hunter, Arthur ID. Cue. Grff-
nth Davies, Thomas E. Perry, james A. Knighton /
= D. Renshaw, Patrich Deane, John ID. Wood /
Robert Clark -
secret Work--wm. t. Roberts Dennis o,Le.rx
Jonn J AlskeL VIM. Whitman, Edward O'DonnefL
theodore Swartling, Jonathan Davis, James
Grundy James +. Cooper, VIM. McNamee Frank
hlggs, John Round, Jr., Richard Harris, W. n,
Mileage--Ch Charles Il. Kaufman, James h. Mutt
Ed A. keil.
Nothing further was done and there will be
no special business before the convention until
to-day.
A SUCCESSOR TO JARRETT.
The American Tin Plate Association Hold