Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-25
INTERESTING SESSION
OPTHB OHIO VALLEY TRADES AND LABOR
ASSEMBLY
Yesterday Ahsrnoon-Ihs Matter Of Endorsing a
Nan hr Labor Commissioner Comes
Up-A Pleasant Presentation.
Vote Of Thanks, &C.

The regular semimonthly nesting OF
the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, was held yesterday afternoon at Trades
Assembly Hall, Beck's Block, on Market
street A large number Of delegates were
present and the meeting proved to be
very interesting one. In the absence OF
President Conrad Wssaman, Vice Pfesi-
dent Charles T. Parish presided, and Sec
reta,y W " Wood was in his plsce.
Tlsre was q very lengthy discussion
over the advisabIity Of endorsing a candi-
date for the poei;iou Of Commissioner Of
the State Labor Bur,au. The discussion
was animated end interesting be.
cause Of the very peculiar con-
dition Of the Gubernato-ial situation.
There are four candidates for the position
from tbs city, namely, Richard Rober0on
and Hon. John Corcoran, Democrats, and
n r. Chew and Conrad Waasman, Repub-
lcans.
It was generally admitted that Ohio
comfy should receive the appointment for
several reasons In the FIRST place the bill
establishing tie Bureau was originated in
this county, s2d it wac pushed through by
the DELEGATES iren this county. Then
aea;n. the c mmis-iouer VIII naturally
have bis headquarters in this end OF the
State. SO The main part OF his operations
will De iu this section. The Assembly felt
that they should endorse csndldat9 for
the POSITION. but who could they endorse,
when they did not certainly know who
the next Governor viii be, and n there are
two Governors, two Commissioners may be
appointed, OF there nigh. even be three
APPOINTMENTS made, 1T Governor Wilson
insists that he holds over until a succ s3or
IA declared hy the Legislature.
This muddle1 condition of eiiairs stared
the Assembly in the fsc7. and sitter wrest-
ling with the SUBJECT for some time they
al last disposed of the question Tor the
tim by referring 10 go tie J. gisla.igs Com
mittse with Instructions 10 report plan by
which d suitable man could be selected.
As Mr.. Robertson, one of the candidates,
Is Chairman OF 90 Committee, It was init
mated by some of his friends last evening
that DO would decline 10 selye further as
Chairman, a. least while this matter Ia
being considered. Aud now for the soiy'
ing Of the intricate problem
John C0rc0ran was present and reported
that he was ably assisted ia pushing
the labor measures by Delegates Harr,
Carr and Kirk. Everything had been done
lo get the bills sll passed, bat the une
was TOO saolt. A resolution was offered
and unanimously adopted extending the
thanks of an the organized Labor repre-
sented in the Assembly 20 Messrs. CorcOr-
an. Car Harr and Kirk for tEeic efforts
In behalf oi labor legislation.
Secretary Wood cad an article from the
Journal or United Labor, stating that an
effort wss being made 20 have the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor. the Knights OF
Labor. and other labor organizations
brought tozether and work more harmOni-
ouslv A plan of procedure was being
c0usi1 cred By the heads Of the principal
labor organizations, and an address would
he sent out M lhe near future to ali organ
lied bodies. and those who were u0t organ-
I'D The plan, 1t successful, ard there
seems every prospect chat 10 will he, Will
uaito the working CLASSES aud prevent any
aniagonism between them.
Then a very pleasant event, not exactly
la the line Of business, occurred. Mr..
Richard Robertson, 90 behalf Of Local
Union no. "a, Bro.heIhooi Of Carpenters
%. Martins Ferry, OHIO, IN neat speech
p-esented Mr. Theodore Wagner, Of Local
Union No s.. of Wheeling a fine gold
headed cane as a token OF their apprecia-
ton Of the services rendered them at their
&. rval short time -iaCe The union
was In pretty bad snaps financially, ana
ths success Of the festival and he placing
OF the organization en- a firm foundation
was due IN great measure 20 Mr.. Wsgner's
efforts, and the present was deserved one.
IRE recipient was tksn completely by
surprise but recovered sufficiently to re-
lu,u his thanks i'm pleasant little speech
After tte routine busincs vas disposed
OF the Assembly adjourned.