The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-02-15
THE TRADES ASSEMBLY
Dluapproves of tho Police Board
Idea-somo Talk
.EBOUT THE FARMERS ALLIANCE,
Some of tho Mcmbcrs don't think
Much of tho Farmers ms Allies.
Resolutions nonounoins tho Police
Board Agitation Adop.cd...An
Amendment to tho Constitution.

EtmUly yestcFuhf, AHu DuslnCSS was
transacted promptly. Delegates wcro
o1n;,tcd from nm c,,ssworLoro, loo,
"N,"' -, ~ e. ~" S'''
Nn!oNs NO. ahu NO o. from tho stove
filters union, from the hod carrieEs
union No. 5O20, from the bakers' union
;.or ,oco, NJ Ao5, iror ,od,o 90 ,f
I'm 49," Nv" - 80 .oeeo - -
the Aihaisatna'eu AHsociatioh' anu
from the Moundsvillo miners union.
Tho carriage workers union roported
t,o, oovcrol c,rr;o,, and wo,on sbon,
-, - ta..1.oLi,. ""N -, o"ors
LOOKUP '"Not"oi' VI my os'aOl.ShnlehI
OF 4 nlno hour working day, but that
c, J, Elig & Co., Kramer, Lutz 4: Go.
md August Boltz thought unfayorably
OF it, Tho union potitioncd tho as.
scmbly 10 place boycott on tho last
named firms. A delegate of tho union
reported that these firms had been
pIveu plo MY OF time. that two OF them
refused absolutely to allow nine hour
day. and that one OF them alsorciused TO
sign, having agreed not 10 10 go unless
EllE q w. aiSt ;,,, ~ ilos.Gh 1i't US
cott On tho three firms namcG
Tho Monongah coal boycott. ono OF
the delegates stated, was still on, though
some union mon were known to have
bought some of tho boycotted product,
II was stated that two delegates OF the
executive committee OF the National
Miners association would DO in the
city some time this week to investigate
the whole affair.
The committee appointed to visit the
stores in the city 10 inquire what boy
cotted goods, if any, were sold, reported
that it had seen several firms, who had
expressed themselves as willing to cease
selling boycotted clothing, collars and
cuffs and other articles of wear. 1t was
reported that o dealer had offered to
deal in other than the boycottcd cloth.
ing, but that he would make no definite
promise unless he received assurances
from the labor unions that they would
support him. The committee was
commended for its work and was con-
tinued.
.norr rur1,pop co.o,rsr
- ~,
~ ie''eF WIS ieao rom VIZ. hervey'
sccretnrT-trcasurer OF the state oxecu-
tive committee of the 4. OF L.. CONCERN
ing tho holding OF state labor congress.
Mr.. Herycy stated that no thought
fully 800 delegates should attend tho
labor congress, but that, to arrange tho
preliminaries for the congress, be did
not think tho preliminary conference
should DO rendered unwieldly by the
attendance OF more than two delegates.
\ resolution was offered referring tho
communication to the legislative com.
mittee, with power to select the two
delegates who we're to attend the con-
. ference. Some objection was made to
this arrangement, and ono delerate
thought the Trades Assembly should
elect tho two delegates. The five dele.
gates who wero elected some time ago
to represent tho Trades Assembly in ar.
ranging the prelininarics for tho labor
congress should be discharged, one
member moved, and the whole matter
I Ann,ho. ~ o Wy ieg.sluL.'e commttee.
nbnlish tbo whola hns;noss onS 49, +hro W.
the labor ronoros. ;dno oyo-hn ~
Tho FarIonrs' AlI;nnce was ;nm,od
on NV sovorol dolnpotns and caiJad q
political orpanizot;on Ono deInoo+o
enjd tbc fornera wo1,ldn,t oya, oJ)o,r a
fellow 10 hunt IN tho;r lands and o,.on
formed committos, r. shoot tha o;tu
workinpmon down who triod:to In .
rohh;t en- tho;r Icnds ~ = 'oN' " A''t q
Whv the Fsrmnrs, Alliance wos
]ncrcd into This discnsa;on No ono comiJ
tcil. The question nn yas 10 boIJina ,
Of n labor congrnsa. n oil tba oon r,T nMn;
cot;..,a thot Rad nosoaJ hotu.nnr H.
Assemhl, and tho atoto oxocut;~n cow.
.nittce III, na,na of H. Earn,o I Az;
qnco Ind NOT ones beon ,nont;onoJ
yarious motions and omendmants ,varo
made, and Times wcre n,1itn n-citino
ior awhile rntil . d"leooto ~ ovsd ~ ras
fer tho whole labor connroos Lusin.ss
bac,, 10 mo con,m;ttoo ~ f,,o i'll 49,.
or to oct 80 = '''0o - W. WV po"
=, w
eo'oEANAFioS WITH THE FARMERS ALLr-
-, AScE.
Tho arbitration committee reported
on tho recent conference OF Trades AS
Fcmbly representatives with those Of
the Farmera' Alliance. Mr.. Doblor
stated that Mr.. Garyin. OF tho Farmers
Alliance, had informed him that in tho
sub.al!iances tho question Ind often
been discussed whether the interests OF
tho farmer and tho workinrman wore
not identical. A meeting Of the lepis-
latiyc and arbitration Committees Of
the Trades Assembly was called by Mr..
Dobler TO confer with tho representa-
tiyes Of tho farmers alliance. The
meeting was held, and then, MI Dobler
stated, tho alliance men showed that
they had discussed tho labor question
intclliecntly. They also showed TINT
tho political nrcss had done tia best TO