The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-09
Trades Assembly Passes ResoIu.
tions Against Injunctions.
THOSE ISSUED In THIS STATE
Which 1t is Alleged Infringe Upon Rights
OfFree speech and Peaceful AssemblaGe
are Objected tO-A Committee Named to
Solicit Aid for Striking Coal MlnsrS.
Considerable Routine business Trans
acted ut Yesterdays session.

sent. The coal strike figured promi-
nently in the session, and injunctlons
came in for some hard sIaps.
Credentials were received and the
following delegates admitted;
Local No, 6l9, United Mine Workers
John W. Brown.
Carpenters UnIon-WilIam j. Ben
nett
Local No, 2S, National Brotherhood of
Operative Potters-Louis Meagel.
The clgarmakers and tobacco work.
ers reported that boycotts We're still on
two manufacturers.
The reception committee having in
charge the speakers for the Debs and
Mahon meetings reported success, with
the exception Of the disappointment re-
sultlng from Mahon's failure TO reach
Wheeling.
The emigration committee was grant
ed more time 10 prepare Its report.
Secretary Duffy read eommuniea-
ton from President NJ, d. Ratchford, OF
the mine workers thanking the assem-
bly, for the resolutions pledging Its
support to the striking miners, The
communication was filed
Some discussion ensued on the conf
munlcation presented by Mclaughlin az
Baumberger. horse shoers. They asked
for knowledge OF their position before
the assembly, whether or not they were
under the ban of the assembly. The
horse shoers' union Is making a fight
against this firm but their request for
a boycott some time ago was not en-
dorsed by the assembly. The secretary
was instructed Ia notify Mclaughlin Il
Baumberger that there was no boycott
against the firm by the trades assem-
bly,.
Delegate Tighe introduced an amend
ment to the constitution, which lays
over until the next meeting. 1t was in
relation to locals failing to be represent
ed for period Of three months,
Bills for advertising, totalllng 50 75,
were ordered paid. on motion, the as
ture to give the Stats Zeltung an equal
portion of the advertising.
Mr.. Tighe asked that the assembly
give Its sanction to a regular commit
tee OF miners, which Is to solicit aid
from the merchants OF Wheeling and
vicinity Delegate James argued In
support of the motion. He said that
there had been unauthorized parties
soliciting, and he wanted one regularly
endorsed committee.
Delegate Donahue stated that there
had already been four committees for
this purpose, but they hadn't gone
about the thing the right way yet they
had capVassed business men fairly well
and he didn't think 1t right to canvass
the same men again.
District President Anderson, OF the
miners, although he Is not n del
egate, was given permission to address
the assembly. He stated that there is
considerable need and suffering among
the miners, and he hoped something
would be done for their relief and he
would like 10 see the assembly repre-
sented on soliciting committee,
Delegate Thomas l.. Lewis followed In
the same vein, He said mistakes had
been made by the other committees.
by one authorized committee. This
committee would be general, being
made up Of representatives of all the
mines in this vicinity on both sides Of
the river. One canvass would be made
of Wheeling, nearby towns and the
surrounding country, for Mr.. Lewis said
the miners had sympathlzers in the
country. Business men would contri-
butte II they were certain they wouldn't
be visited next day by another commit
tee.
Mr.. Tlghe pointed out the impractical
billty OF having representatives of the
trades assembly on the committee, for
the work could be done by the miners,
His resolution 60 the effect that the as
sembly endorse a soliciting committee
from the miners, was adopted The COM
mlttee Is to visit merchants and citizens
generally Of Wheeling and vicinity. The
assembly left the formation of the COM
mittee 10 the district officers of the
mine workers union. These officials
retired into the ante room and named
the following committee: Matthew
Scott, Robert Cochran, II, A. Foster,
William Anderson.
Delegate Tighe wanted the assembly
60 condemn the actions of certain fed
eral Judges concerning the injunctIons
recently issued against labor speakers
In West Virginia.
Delegate Bauer advised the delegates
to read up the matter Of InjunCtions, II
injunctions were good for operators,
they might be good for miners He call
cd attention to the success the local car
pentcrs union had In restraining a
contractor from completing Clay annex
school until he employed union labor.
as specified in his contract
Mr. Lewis said that the trouble lay
rather In the issuance Of inJunctlons
than the inlunctlons themselves Tho
recent rulings of the supreme court has
shown the abuses OF the injunction sys-
TEN, and MIR. Lewis prophcsled that
some day there would be n revolution
at the ballot box unless the present
system Is changed,
Other meInbcrs continued the discus
sloD, which was denunclntory Of gov
eminent by injunction, Applause
greeted MIR. TIghc az he closed Mr.
Riley was also applauded when he said
the assembly must present united
front against the injunction uystcm,
and not have some members advocating
iniunctlons for the use Of worNnpmGn
ThiJ nluslon to Mr., BHuors remarks
brought that gentleman to his feet, Mr.
Bauer said he was no sponsor for tho
injunction for workIngmen, but he had
merely asked for Information, If while
the system was In vogue, II 1t would
not be well Tor worltlngmen to take id
vantage Of IT,, If advantage could he
gained lie was against the Injunction
system, az now applied
Mi LOWS, who had also noted case
whore railroad employees prblltcd by an
Injunction again tool, the floor, nAd
made one OF the most Instructive id
dresses OF the afternoon He traced tho
origin of HJuuctlons, nnd Che needs for
which they were created, hence ne
sounded q warning note against alvo-