Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-05
THE NAILERS.
TEE PROSPECTS ARE THAT THEIR SCALE WILL
BE RAISED.
A Disposition on the Part Of the Amagamatsd
Convention to Give Them Lift-0ppO-
sltion to Secretary Madden.

The indications at Pittsburg are that
the Amalgamated Association Conven-
ton is looking with more favor upon
the petition of the nailers for an in
crease in their scale, and the proba-
bilities are that something will be done
in that direction before the wage scale
is finally approved. Secretary Madden
seems to have been unfortunate enough
to stir up considerable opposition, and
he may be supplanted by another man
when the election Of officers comes
around.
Below is our special report
Special Telegram to the Register.
PITTsBURG, June "A large part of
to-day's session of the Amalgamated
Association Of Iron and Steel Workers
was taken up in discussing the failure
of Secretary Madden to have his reports
and other documents ready to Submitto
the Convention. There has already
been considerable opposition to Secre-
tary Madden apparent, and this discus
sion will make his RIVALS still more
numerous. The chances are that two,
and perhaps three, candidates will OPP
pose his reelection. The fight. it is un-
derStood will be made on Secretary
Madden's neglect or inability to have
the necessary documents before the
Convention.
The discussion of the scale to-day
also caused considerable excitement but
nothing has yet been definitely settled
concerning next years prices, the fight
in the puddlers' scale having kept back
the action Of the Association. The
Wage Committee is as follows: Iron
Workers-William Weihe, chairman;
Stephen Madden, James Penney, John
Pierce, e. H. McAninch, John p. Shee-
han, James J. Cannon, Raymond Bauer,
Dennis O'Leary, ID. A. Williams, j. d.
Hickey, John Martin, P. II. McEvey,
Frank Dickinson, Hugh Goff
Wage Committee, Steel Workers-M.
NJ. Garland, chairman; Herbert w.
Spencer, secretary; James l.. Melon
aid, John II. Harris. John Watkins, j.
II. Nelson, John Burns, Thomas Mars,
William McGiDty, August Bahra, j. J.
Haggerty, Frederick Loxterman, James
DAWN, S. M. Russell, James Mahoney.
jeremiah Doherty has been named as
Chairman of the Committee on Officers
Reports: Thomas Mansell, Of the one
on Constitution and General Loans;
John D. Carey, Ways and Means;
Thomas Kimberly, Grievance; Samuel
Robbery, Claims; Sonatean Davis, APP
peals; George d. Evans, Auditing;
William A. Carney, Secret Work; James
II. Mutt, Mileage.
In discussing the scale after the con-
vention adjourned one member said:
"It is probable that save in, the
extras little change will be made in
the scale, but it is likely that an ad-
vance will be ordered for the nail cut
tiers. This has not been decided as Yet.
If the advance for the nail cutters is
recommended it will give great salts
faction and will show the strength Of
the delegates from the nail mills. Yes
terday il was stated that they would
not be able to carry their point, but to-
day it looks as if they would"
The convention, however, has not
vet fairly gotten down to business, and
it's temper in matters of wages is very
largely an unknown quantity. Several
months ago indications cropped out
that an advance all along the line
would be recommended by many lodges
The very conservative of the member
ship, including the executive officers,
knew that such demand would be
nothing less than suicidal. The bust
ness outlook, they thought, is not Of the
color to sustain general demand for
an increase in wages, and they at once
set about to place the situation Squarely
before the various lodges The
speech of Vice President Carney
yesterday, while not positively
committal, outlines the opinion
that the present rates are good enough
at this time, and it is regarded as good
as settled that President WeiheS advice
will be against advances over the exist
ing scale. There are those in the con-
vention, however, who will demand the
very best reasons before they will aban-
don their attempt to bring up wages, at
least in certain lines, one of which is
for waiting. When the wage commit
tees report is discussed in detail, very
warm time will enSue.
Ten or twelve thousand people will
attend the reunion and picnic at the
Beaver fair grounds, on Saturday. All
the railroads are securing all the spare
cars they can to carry the crowds.