The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-01-27

Yesterday afternoon n regular meet
ing OF the Ohio Valley Trades and La
Dor Assembly. the local representative
] labor organization. was held. The at
| tendance OF delegates was larger than
usual The new officers, Just elected, oc-
cupied their positions for tho first time
The following new delegates were adj
E1itted and obligated: -,
Painters Local Union, no. 91--will-
United Mine Workers. No. s6s--Louia
stoncnasOns' Union No. s-James
brotherhood OF Operative Potters,
No. 2S--Hnrry Rignor.
Brewery Workers. No. ISL. Stropel'
John welth. George Dikel.
Carpenters and Joiners, NO. 1T. v.
Salisbury, L. T. Shipmnn, Joseph
Faust
Amalgamnted Association, No. 3d.
| W. s. Morris, David Llewellyn.
President Tigflc made the following
appointments OF standing committees
for the ensuing year:
Legislative committee OF West Viz
| ginin-Ned Sims, chairman; Louis PAR
| adise, II. A. Foster. Roger w. Welch'
] Joseph Purcell.
Legislative committee OF ohio-T. v.
Salisbury, w. II. Riley. William Deep
| Ike, David Lieweiiyn, Ed. FRANKIE.
Arbitration committee-A. L. Bauer,
chairman: Fred Williams.
Organization committee = Henry
! Tehlpleton, Frank Lyons, Thomas
Johnson. John DonRhue. Q. w. Doane.
Ways and means--W. II. Riley, Rich
~ .1nFn
Mead. Walter Allison :.
An appeal for help from the Council
Of Trades and Labor Unions. OF De-
troit, ON behalf OF striking cignrmaR-
era. was read. A delegate moved 10 re-
celve and file. but the motion OF another
TO lay on the table prevailed. This De-
troIt nffair involves q fight between
Federation and Knights OF Labor-the
reason the assembly took the action
mentioned.
The arbitration committee reported
on the butchers difficulty. Their rec
ommendation is that the local unions,
under the assembly, In the future act in
conjunction with the arbitration COM
| mittee.
local organization for membership in
the assembly caused lively discussion.
There was an objection TO this organi-
cation being admitted because many OF
them are employers. II was stated that
| the horseshoers were willing 10 admit
apprentices ON an equal footing. A mo-
ton TO defer consideration OF the APP
pllcation until the next meeting OF the
] nAsembly, was amended by instructing
| the organization committee to make In
uuiries in the meantime. The motion as
| amended was adopted.
A communication from City Clerk
DannenberG requesting the appoint
ment OF two members OF the trades as
sembiy 10 q special committee that is to
tnke up the matter OF a new city charter
was received Delegate Riley moved
that the request be complied with and
that NJ. r, Tlghe CDem.) and Richard
Robertson (Rep.) be the assembty's
representation on the committee. Other
| delegates favored an election by the as
sembly. Mr.. GroRan moved that the
| communication be received, after which
the assembly could select its represen-
;atIYes as would be found desirable.
Mr., Robertson spoke OF his course OF ac-
] ton in Gaze he should be chosen--he
would approve Capitalization OF power
| in city boards, Finally motion 10 go
into an election OF two trades assem-
bly, representatives on the charter conf
mittee. was passed.
The following nominations were
made; MesSrs Tlghe. Riley, Robert
son, Grogan. Messrs. Grogan and Riley
! withdrew and MessrS, Robertson and
Tighe were chosen by acclamation.
a communication asking the support
| OF the assembly In the candidacy OF w.
| 7. Lewis. for state labor commissioner OF
Ohio, was received. There was a storm
| OF opposition to the assembly taking q
| hand In politics. Others clnlmed that II
was nothing more than proper for the
] assembly 10 do all possible to advance a
labor advocate like William 7. Lewis.
A motion to endorse Mr. Lewis candl-
dacy was made and passed unaIit-
mously.
The president appointed Arthur In
gram us doorkeeper.
Mfr. Riley reported the trustees had
| appointed Edward Gillies as collector.
The scale Of salaries WINS changed so
that sos Is saved yearly. Mrs. Driscoll
had been appointed janitress.
Mr.. w. II. Riley rendered his resig-
nation Ms trustee. Mr.. Ned Sims was
chosen Ms his successor unanimously.
A delegate introduced the following
resolution:
Resolved. That 1t is the sense OF this
assembly that Governor MacCorkle
would do wise and Just act by paruon-
Ing Jack Prpbasco from our state pris-
on on the ground he is innocent OF the
charge upon which he was convicted,
and the victim of base plot upon the
part OF designing enemies.
II was stated that the brtcklRyers'
union, to which Probnsco belongs, has
| already employed two attorneys TO as
sist in securing the release OF Pobas-
60. a delegate said an attorney had
been employed two years ago, who had
accepted u fee OF SEQ, but had done Moth
ing. A physician offers to prove that
Probnsco is not guilty Of the crime al
| leged-crtminat assault upon q giri,
Finally tho chair ruled the resolu-
ton out Of order. as the paper had
not the seal OF the local union attached.
An appeal from the decision was taken
and carried. Then motion was made
! for the adoption OF the resolution, fol-
lowed by n motion to table, the Inter
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