Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-08
PATCHING A PEACE.
President Thompson Hearing Charges
Against Local Painters.
A WALKING DELEGATE MIDDLE.
Freight Rates Reduced by the Central
Traffic Association.
SLATE ROOFERS SCALE FOR NEXT YEAR

National President Thompson, Of the
Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators, is
in the city for the purpose of patching up a
number of difficulties among the local
unions. From present indications he Will
have his hands full for a few days. To be-
gin with, he will be required to dispose of
series of charges, comprising IL pages OF
legal cap, filed against Local Union No. 10.
and certain members Of the same, by Local
U nion No. Is. The specific charges will not
be given out for publication, but the greater
part of them relate to the recent contest for
walking delegate.
1t is charged, among other things, that
early in the campaign, members of Local
Union 10 went TO the East End, and while
making an address there made the statement
that the time had come when all The Pitts
burg Councils must combine against Local
15 of Allegheny. The result Of the contest
showed that the combination, if one was
formed, was not successful. Then it is fur
ther charged that after 1t was discovered
that W. H. jewell was elected, Local
Union No. 195 formally decided not to sup
port him as the recognized walking dele
gate for the organization.
The Charges of the Opposition.
On the other hand, it is charged that
Jewell used unfair means to secure election
by having himself proposed for membership
in a certain organization which is largely
represented among the painters, and after
he was elected, Disseminated against
other unions III favor of his own.
1t is said that, while every member of
Union NJ. 10, of Allegheny, have constant
employment, members Of other unions are
idle. On this account Local Union No. 1875
carried out Its threat not to support Jewell
by withdrawing from the Painters District
Council. In a short time Union No. Y
followed, and as a consequence both unions
have lost their representation IN the Build
ing Trades Council.
The principal trouble is between Unions
Nos 10 and Is. 1t has gone so far that
when members Of No. 10 went out on strike
at a non-union shop in Allegheny, members
OF No. 10 are alleged to have gone over and
taken their places.
All these matters will come up before Mr..
Thompson on Tuesday. Mr.. Thompson has
been here since Friday morning, but sue
ceeded until yesterday to keep away from
1le SdIu lESl UlSHl ludt Ic
would rather not have his business made
public, as he expected to get it arranged
satisfactorily. He is here with full power
to settle the difficulty, and will do SO before
leaving the city.
Mr.. Jewell was seen last night and he
denied that there was any truth in the ru.
mors concerning his effort to join other or
CARNATIONS for the purpose OF gaining votes,
or that he had been treating his union par
tally.
Denied Representation by the Builders.
Local Union No. 1876 was denied its repre-
sentation in the Building Trades C3urcil
last night, because it had withdrawn from
the Painters Distric. Council. The dIspu
over the admissio, of the delegate from
2711 of Marble PolisherE was
referred to the EIecutiv, Board
for action. There are two organizations
of marble polishers. No. z is affiliated
with a national organization of marble
workers, while 2711 is connected with the
American Federation of Labor. No. is
now represented in the building Trades
Council and the rule Is that not more than
one organization can be represented unless
they are affiliated with central body of
their own trade. Sd
The paperhangers' scale and the me-
chauics' lien bill were indorsed. The
eight-hour question was not discussed.