Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-06-05
IN A PECULIAR ROLE.
A Minister Assists in Discussing the
Price Of Pudding Iron.
PRESIDENT WEIHE IS LENIENT.
Striking Carpenters Claim They Are Not
Getting Benefits.
DUQUEsNE TRACTION MEN ORGANIZED

The orators put in an appearance at yes
terday's session of the Amalgamated Asso-
ciation.- The few puddlers who favor an adj
vance in the boiling scale were on deck early
and succeeded in holding the floor more
than two-thirds of the day. President
Weihe is lenient with them, giving all an op-
portunity to talk as much as they want to so
as to preclude any inference that gag law
had been enforced The vote has not yet
been taken II the boiling scale, but the
opposition to an advance is so sooverwhelming
that the present scale with a few slight
changes in the extras and other details
seems sure to be adopted
The second clause in the list of extras of
last years scale will likely be modified some
so as TO insure more protection to the pud-
dlers in case the custom of running strong
for common, iron increases, or even con-
tinues. At present the time fixed for heat
in single furnace is an hour and As minutes,
for double furnace, an hour and 80 mir
utes, and Siemen's furnace an hour and So
minutes 1t is proposed to reduce the time
from five to ten minutes on single and
double furnaces, and 80 cents ton extra
will be charged for overtime. The extras in
last years scale. on dephosphorized iron,
Bessemer pig, castings and runners, hot ore
fix and boiled metal will likely be retained.
Considerable excitement was created yes
terday by the statement that the Puddlers'
lodge of Jones & Laughlins' mill had threat
ened to surrender its charter unless it got q
better show from the convention. When
this lodge undertook to have a mass meet
ing of all puddlers' lodges called for the pur-
pose of securing united action in the pres
ent convention, President Weihe headed off
the lovement, and the meeting, called for
May 3, was never held. This raised the ire
of the members OF that lodge, who claim the
officials of the organization are against
them. The lodge has its full quota of rep
resentatives in the convention and some
lively times are looked for before the con-
vention adjourns.
The convention this year is characterized
by the presence of q minister. John w.
Jones, local preacher, represents the lodge
Mt Harrisburg, whose members are impli-
Gated in the strike at the Eochiel mill. Two
years ago there was a full-blooded Indian
named Migaro, from Chicago in the conven-
tion, but his presence did not create nearly
so much comment as does Mr.. Jones. The
latter had the floor several times yesterday
and displayed considerable oratorical ability.
He is one of the strikers, under arrest for
conspiracy, and he related the circumstances
of the difficulty from beginning to end for
the benefit of the convention.
The puddlers from Shoenberer & Co.'S mill
are mad. They are entitled to three represent
atives and only had one seated. Two of the
four contested seats were from this mill, and
they claim to have been Disseminated
against in the report of the Credential Com
mittee.
An Explanation by the President.
President Weihe, when spoken to last even-
ing, said the difficulty was that the delegates
who were not seated were not eligible for
representatives. The national constitution
says: "To be eligible rs representative to
the national convention, candidates for the
same must be clear on the Secretary's books
up to and including the night of election;
must be fully qualified to perform the func-
tions of the office to the knowledge and sat
lsfaction of the lodge they aspire to repre-
sent, and must be working at some of the
trades represented in Section ], Article l,
and shall have served six months in Office,
in any sub-lodge, either as President, Vice
President, Recording Secretary, Financial
Secretary, Treasurer, or Corresponding Rep
resentative."
1t is claimed these delegates had not served
their time in their sub lodges. and therefore
could not be admitted to the convention.
To-day's will be the last session of the con-
vention until next week. Great preparations
have been made for the reunion tomorrow,
at the Beaver Fair grounds. 1t is expected
that from Is, 900 to 10000 people will be pre-
sent. Trains will be run from o'clock in
the morning until afternoon. the last train
returning TO the city about or 10 O'Clock in
the evening.