Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
MAY GO BACK AGAIN.
A Proposition Said to. Have Been
Made to Vim. Martin to Take
OFFICE In THE A. A. of. AND s. W.
No Developments in the Strike to Indicate
o Settlement. ..
GRIsT OF DAY FROM LABOR CIRCLES

For the past four or five weeks there ha,
been more or less talk among members oi
the Amalganated Association In reference
to the coming convention. The conversation
naturally drifts toward the election oi
officers. As intimated IN THE DIsPATcH
some time ago, there are great possibllitiel
In store for the organization during the
coming year, and one Of them Is no les,
than the fact that William Martin may
again be connected with the association In
an official capacity.
1t was reported in labor circles on the
Southside, more than q week ago. thai
members Of the National Lodge, who can
guess pretty closely Mt least "a
hours ahead what IS to transpire
in the organization, had made proposition
to Mr. Martin to 60 back into the assocIa.
tion; that he could have any Office he de-
sired, and that he might even name his own
salary.
In Need OF Mr.. Martins Services.
Considerable comment has been created
by the report, and when it reached the
ears of the reporters last night, the latter
set out to find Mr.. Martin. The search was
in vain. From what could be CLEANED
from outside members 1f the associa-
ton, it seems that Mr. Mar
tir's rare executive ability, his keen
judgment Of right and wrong, and his ever
willingness and desire 10 do what is right
made him many friends, and the associa-
tion lost a valuable and able Off
Ger. To win him back again is
what some of his friends seem
to have set about to do.
The trustees OF the national lodge met last
night for the last time before the annual
session. William Carney, the first Vice
President. was seen after the meeting
adjourned. He said he had not heard OF
any proposition having been made to Mr..
Martin, but he had the kindest words
for that gentleman. Mr.. Garland,
the Assistant President of the association,
was next seem He said: "WhIle do not
know anything about the, PROPOSE
ton supposed to have been made to
Mr.. Martin, we must all acknowledge
that mis- work was among the ablest ever
done for the association. If any such action
has been taken it has been done by individ-
uals as no subordinate lodge has acted on
the matter.
Everybody Friendly to Him,
E. A. Keil was rather more outspoken in
expressing nlmsel1 on the matter: Ii Such
a proposition has been made to Mr.. Mar
tin, know nothing about it, but will say
this very frankly, without meaning any
disrespect for any who are in the association
at present, that, if Mr.. 20 Martin
will accept any Office within the gift of the
association he can name his price. so far as
I am concerned. 1 regard Mr.. Martin
as the one man who was the
life of the association at times.
He was to the association what James G..
Blaine is to the nation. I am not aware of
what position he has been offered. His name
having been mentioned for any. office is
sufficient to arouse the support of the greater
portion of the older members of the organi-
Zation."
There will be another change on the
Board of Trustees. James Mutt of
Youngstown, who has been in the
National Lodge regularly ever since
the lodge was organized, has been
elevated to the Office of Police
Commissioner in youngstown, and his
place in the association will be filled by
P. F. McAfee, of that place. The trustees
will be in session tomorrow.