The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-29
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
An Interesting MootIng of tho
Labor Organization.
new DELEGATES WERE OBLIGATED
And Considerable Routine business
Transaoted--The Giassworliors Arc
Not Now Rcprcscntcd--somo Dis.
custom Regarding tho Reason
Which Is Said to 30 Clique Rulc.
The Tunnel Project Encouraged.

hrcgular meeting OF tho Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly was held at
the rooms on Market atteet yes.
terdHy afternoon. Tho new psesi.
dent, Mr.. Richard Robertson, was
In tho chair, and Secretary "Toln"
Salisbury at tho dcak. There was a
good sized attendance OF delegates.
Anumber Of now delegates were OBJ.
ligated as iollows:
United Minc Workers No. 476, David
Kiddor.
Plumbers Union No. SO, B. E. Lawson
and John Witty.
Friendship Lodge No. .. A. A. I. s,W.,
S, II. EngOl, John Rush and Harry
Jones.
Local assembly. No. ESQ, X. OF l.,
Lewis Phillips.
J,ournoymen Butchers No. $500, Jos.
bcllville, George Bauers.
hod Carriers Union No. 5O2G, Ga.
ptlel jackson, Osborne Gray and Ed
WARD Strautman.
The president OF tho assembly nd:
dressed the assembly and said he had
taken tho trouble TO hunt up some OF
INC glassworkers, and no had endeav-
ofea TO ascertain tho reason that union
had not elected delegates to tho assem-
oiy Tor tho present year. The mombor
OF the union who was seen by the presi.
dent finally said that the matter OF elect
ing delegates to the assembly had not
poen attended to by tho union; that
they had not decided not to send dele.
gates, aud further that there was IN
opinion among the glassworkers that n
certain clique was running the assem-
bly's affairs. On further Interrogation
II was found there was no objection to
salisbury. Finally tho Objectionable
ones were named, and one OF them said
he was willing at any timo to resign.
In the discussion on tho subject
new delegate made an eloquent speech,
which compared with some OF John Min.
ksemoyer's best, from point OF hunor.
de spoke Of tho chickering's that arc
prevalent among the laboring people,
ana counseled united stand in the as
sembly.
He was followed by another delegate
who said that tho assembly for ten
years has exercised q discipline over
labor affairs, SO much so that the as.
semoly has often been pllmented.
ms was tho first occasion when any OF
these chickering's had come to the atten.
ton OF tho assembly. The members
VINO nytheir energy and enterprise havo
become prominent in tho assembly,
seem to be the targets Of the faultfind.
ers. lie suggested such matters be not
Drought to the attention ofthe assembly.
Inc trustee1 reported having chosen
mrs. Glllespy as janitress, and Jcre
Mead as chairman.
A delegate brought up the ferry-boat
question being agitatcd by the Island
residents. He thought the assembly
should take some action. 1t was sug-
gessed that tho question involves many
"orklinGmen, and consequently the
assembly should tako bold. The presi-
Cent said tho bridge people are to be
Doycotted by tho Island residents, ut
least that is tho avowed intention. He
called attention to tho fact that the
newspapers do not call the Islanders
anarchists" because they are going to
boycott the bridges. There was q diff
ference OF opinion as to what course the
assembly. should take. One delegate
thought the city itself should take some
action regarding this toll question which
Is going to bear heavily especially on
the laborlnS men OF the city who live
on the Island. It was decided not to
take action until asked to do so by the
Island committee.
The potters' delegates reported they
had a strike on, and wanted nothing
but the Corporation OF the assembly.
The miners delegates also reported the
trouble In tho Pan Handle sub-district
OF the miners union.
The West Virginia legislative COM
mlttee made its report, to the effect
mat 1t would shortly appear before the
board OF county commissioners and city
council to urge action on the tunnel
project which was originated by the as.
sembly. The attention OF the Ohio leg
lslative committee was called to the fact
that several bills arc pending before the
ONO legislature which. il passed, will
inlet an injuryon labor.
The secretary read the appointments
OF standing committees for the year
made by President Robertson, already
published.
Mr.: Roman Dobcr spoke in regard to
the assembly subscribing for n number
OF copies of the Cleveland Citizen. It
was decided that the assembly shall
subscribe for ton copies OF the paper,
Tho committee OH organization was
instructed to wait on the miners at
hoontzs mines and arrange u settle.
ment OF existing troubles.
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