Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-12
v7tTEE7TNG REGISTER MONDAY, OCTOBER u, 1896.

the afternoon OF Lle Jay Ou NHICl lhI
committee on resolutions had organized
and appointed its Subcommittee, your
secretary, came to me and asked me Il
l were not the chairman of the commit
were not the chairman of the
committee on resolutions. in
formed him that l was not. but that
| was a member of the committee. He
then told me of having maileG Mr..
Chiffon a copy of some resolutions
which the Assembly had passed, re-
questing him to present them TO tie
committee on resolutions Ofs the State
convention. The import Of the resOlu-
tons was explained to me. l then in
formed your secretary mat the sub
committee on resolutions mad been at
work for some time and was then late
in reporting to the general committee.
| Immediately went to the committee
room TO ascertain whether the sub
committee had come. Other members
of the general committee were there,
and upon inquiring, l found that no one
seemed TO know where the sub-commit-
tee was at work or when We would hear
from it. l then met your secretary
again, and he will probably recall that
| then suggested to him that he should
give me copy of the resolutions, so
that would not fail to get than con-
sidered by the committee. He gave me
copy.
The subcommittee, several hours
after the time at which it was to repor-
to us, made its appearance We then
learned for the first time that the COM
mittee had come to the city to do It's
work. The report Of the subcommittee
had been put into shape and signed,
FOR submission TO the general commit
tee. Sometime before the suD-cOmmlt-
tee appeared the convention had reach
ed the point in the order Of business
when the committee on resolutions
should make its report. III fact, the
convention was compelled to suspend
business awhile awaiting The report Of
the subcommittee TO the general COM
mittee In the meantime Col. Arnett
and E. ". Wilson, think, addressed
the convention. We Immediately as
sembled in our room 10 hear he report
of the subcommittee. Waite the re-
port was being read, repeated calls At
the door were made notifying US that
the convention was awaiting the re-
port. As soon as the reading Of the
report was completed, | enqCUed Of the
members OF the subcommittee whether
the resolutions referred TO had been
submitted TO them. They said they had
not | then informed the committee
that l had a copy Of the resolutions and
would read them. While reading the
resolutions we were again interrupted
by calls from the convention for our re-
port.
1t was then suggested by some men,
Der Of the committee, Mr.. Armstrong
or Senator Arbuckle, that The resolu
tons should have more consideration
than we were permitted to give them.
Under the circumstances a majority Of
the general committee, of which ma
jOrity | was not one, took the same
view, and unfortunately the resolutions
were not embodied in the report Of The
committee.
1 should feel very much grieved il
these circumstances shO lid lead 10 the
conclusion by any member Of the Trades
Assembly or any other persons interest
ed in them, that l was opposed 10 the
resolutions or to the interest Of the
gentlemen who passed hem. On the
contrary, l regret very much thai lid
not get an opportunity to cast my vote
unQuaiiedly for the resolutions. The
eight-hour feature of the resolutions not
only commends itself 10 me as present.
ed by the resolutions, but would receive
even more enthusiastic support from me
If 1t were made broad enough to include
MI classes of labor and all labOrers.
The fee system has not been investi-
gated by me thoroughly enough 10 per-
nit me to take a decided stand. How
ever, so far as l have examined the
matter, | cannot commend il. l write
you at length, so that you may not only
know all the circumstances about the
resolutions placed in my hands but
especially 70 give your my assurance
that if by vote or influence at any tine,
the matters covered by your resolutions
can betake the form Of law, l shall
only be too glad to give you, and those
whom you represent, further evidence
of my friendship by supporting such
reasonable demands.
Very truly yours,