Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-06-13

/ VEXAS-DatlaS-A Garder, OeOEse
Hamm and Samuel Peterman.
i NEW YoRk-New York City. w.
Ayres. jacob Bloch, William G Wag-
uer, George Thompson and Sig. Gut
friend.
Brooklyn-J. A. Hncken, j. Schroe-
] der and ID. Schoenlken.
I CoNNEcTIcUr-New Haven-C. Hart,
C. Richards and John Pohlman.
Meriden-E. b. Sanderson and w. u.
Gallagher.
NorwalK-E. s. Adams and A. Avi-
son.
Danbury-Ira w. Stillman, Thomas
F. Heneby. Richard Meaney and Charles
Goose.
Soutb walk-Am0s G. Judson.
Hartford-George f. Kellogg and w.
J. Tolhost.
Rodgers.
C. NJ. Bitz.
IowA-Burlington - Nicho las Lau,
| Wiinam Muelrseceyer and Charles
Wiers. -
O1Io-Columbus-N. Hennes, IL.
Sneider, }. Mayer, A. IL. Martin. a.
Vogel, Joseph Souer. c. Roth joseph
! Schaefer. 2. Dalter, John Zeigler, w.
Frass. Albert Daubert
Cincinnsti-John j. Dupps.
OTHER DELEGATES ARRIVE.
Durinc the day other delegates ar
rived, among whom were the following
named gentlemen: Gus Hitler, of Har-
risburg, Pa; John Kretchgan aud Two
Others. OF Scottdale. Pa: VIM. Z. Pfeii,
| Fred. Breilstein and Nose Grenewalt, oil
Pittspurg. Two Of the Smoky CITY
delegates were accompanied by their
wives. They state that delegation OF
twenty-five or thirty will be down TO-
day.
The convention here took recess
until two O'Clock. At that hour, the
delegates were all in their seats. A
communication from the Butchers AS
ISOLATION Of Great Britain was read and
filed.
The principal business Of the after
noon session, and Of the convention,
was the report O! the COMMITTEES on
Policy, embodying plans for complete
REORGANIZATION of the association.
Shortly after three o'clock, the COM
mittee presented its report. The new
constitution aud bylaws, which 1t re-
commended for adoption, were read oy
the Secretary, and copies placed In the
| hands of the delegates.
When the paper was read, aud before
the discussion opened, President Shaw
stated that all butchers would not be
entitled to vote upon the proposition 10
reorganize the Association. This caused
a general misunderstanding, and
waste of a considerable amount OF ora
torial pvrotechnics, which suggested
the remark by adelegate-"Where are
we at?" The matter was finally
Strengthened no, and motion to con-
slider the constitution, section by Sec
ton, was carried.
THE NEW CONSTITUTION.
The debate upon the proposed change
was lively and interesting at all times.
II deyeloped the fact that one OF the
fundamental objects of the organiZa'
ton is to fight the Chicago dressed beef
men, who are entering into competition
with retailers in many OF the large
cities. and in a number OF cases driving
them from the business, on account OF
the almost limitless resources at their
command. The discussion was opened
by Delegate Latterlin, OF st.
Louis, who did not believe
In paying sick and death benefits, but
would favor anything OF practical oene-
fit TO the retail butchers. This brought
Delegate Stillman, OF Connecticut to
his feet, and he stated that he under
stood the object of the convention was
to reorganize the Association. de rep
resented the Association OF his State,
which had accomplished more practical
good in the few years OF It's exlstance,
than the National Association ever had.
The reason was plain-it had been con-
Quoted upon proper basis
Several other delegates participated
in the general discussion, which was
cut short by motion of Secretary
Brokate to suspend the rules and take
up the constitution by section, each del
egate recommended by the Credential
Committee as entitled to a seat being
permitted to vote.
A HARD QUESTION.
The preamble as adopted makes the
name Of the organization the National
Retail Butchers Protective Association
of the United States.
When section OF article 2 was read
a lively debate took place. This section
provides that mem oership shall be made
up exclusively OF retail butchers. Del
eVate w. M. Aiken, Jr., Of Evansville,
asked the president for an interpreta-
/ ton of the term retail butchers. The
chair did not like to interpret the
meaning OF the term, believing that to
be a proper question for the delegates
To decide. Mr.. Aiken stated that the
question was OF vital Importance to his
local association, as it was a peculiar
one, inaSmuch as 1t embraced
butchers who were both whole
salers aud retailers. II an
INTERPRETATION broad enough to allow
retail butchers who are also wholesalers,
to be members Of local associations, was
pIsced upon the language OF the section.
read, it would be well; otherwise, his
organization would be disrupted.
This was a knotty point, and the
delegates wrestled with it Tor an hour
and q half. one delegate suggested
that the matter of deciding who is
eligible to mem bership be left to the
local associations. Another thought
the wholesaler should be defined as one
who kills certain number of cattle in
day. President Ochsenbein, of
the Wheeling Association, reviewed
the sitnation in practical
way, and was loudly applauded. The
discussion developed into sort OF ex-
perieuce meeting. the individual dele
gates each having tale Of woe to re-
late. The methods of the big Chicago
packing houses, ia coming into compe-
tItion with retailers, were exposed in all