The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-05-23
THE TRADES ASSEMBLY
Notified that tho Conferences Com
mlttoo has arranged
FOR THE STATE LABOR CONGRESS.
Prof. Vincent, tho Kansas Farmers
Alliance lecturer, Engascd 10
Speak at the Next NIcctlng..ar.
engagements for Labor Day to DO
commonccd-.-Thc Fircmou's Race
OF last Year Settled.

The Trades Assembly met yesterday
in regular session and transacted Its
business promptly. Tho credentials OF
three delegates OF tho team owners as.
ISOLATION were presented and tho dele.
gates qualified.
A communication was received from
tho tobacco workers OF st. Louis, stating
that tho boycott on Liggctt 4 Myers
was still in force, and asking tho CO.
operation Of tho Assembly. A rcsolu:
ton rc.endorsing the boycott was
passed.
a communication was read, saying
that the confercnceot the labor commit
tees, to mako arrangements for tho
holding OF tho state labor congress,
would DO held on May II. Tho commu.
nication was mailed early in the month,
but did not reach tho Assembly until
yesterday. The conference having been
held, tho Trades Assembly discharged
its conference committee. Any further
arrangements to DO made for tho labor
congress will be attended to by the
West Virginia legislative committee.
a committee OF nine was appointed,
to begin the arrangements for tho labor
day parade: Messrs. Doblor, Does, Sails
bury, Meade, Lewis, Farrell, Rcdall,
Gould and Cooke. Tho committee will
hire the grounds and conduct the multi
tudiuous business connected with the
celebration. Its subcommittee will be
composed Of delegates from the local
unions.
The arbitration committee reported,
that it-had investigated the complaint
Of the dairymcn's association and that
many dairymcn no. belonging to the
dairymcn's association, when APP
preached by the committee, had SAID
that the association had not asked them
to join: The matter was referred back
to.tlle dairymon's association, with in
structions for it 10 do all it could to get
the other dairymen in line, and to re-
port the result OF its efforts to the
Trades Assembly.
Prof. Vincent, the Kansas Farmers
Alliance man, will speak at the Trades
Assembly hall, on Sunday, June ., in
the afternoon and evening. Messrs.
Farrell, Boes and 1mhor were ap-
pointed committee, to take the pro-
lessor in charge.
Some time ago 4 communication was
sent by Secretary Salisbury to the Sec
retary of tho Northwestern tiremen's
associations stating hat n race for a
purse OF $50 had been run at the last
labor day picnic between the Martins
Ferry and Bcllaire fircmen's teams, and
that the teams desired tho matter re-
ferred to the general association. The
money had not been paid and the
Trades Assembly was willing to pay the
purse to whichever team tho general as
ISOLATION would designate. The reply
was read yesterday, and the Northwest
ern firemen's association left the matter
to the assembly to settle. After several
motions and substitutes had been de-
bated itEwas finally decided that the as
semblyshould hold tho money, add $50
to it, and oilerthe entire purse for a race
to be run on next Labor day between
the Bellaire and Martins Ferry teams.
Should the Bellairc team refuse to run
the race the $50 will drop back into the
treasury OF the assembly.
Tho result OF the convention of the
Farmers Alliance was reported, and a
committee was appointed to got up sub.
scription forms for the cooperative
store scheme. They will be distributed
among the local unions and any mem
Der may subscribe to shares.
/, There being stories atloat accusing ].
W! C%orcoran, candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for sheriff, Of having
not always acted in support OF tho prin-
ciplcs OF organized labor, the Assembly
passed a vote OF confidence in Mr.. Cor
coran.