Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-03-07

Delegate Glenn's Candidacy for
City Clerk of Bridgeport Unani-
a1ously Endorsed Other Business
Transacted.
The Belmont Central Trades and
Labor Union met in regular session
Yesterday afternoon in the G. a. K.
hall at Bellaire with one Of the largest
attendances that has been scored for
some time past. President Kunkel
called the meeting to order at 2:3O
O'Clock, with Secretary Charles Gull
bertson and Vice President Larkin
present.
Credentials were received from the
following delegates: Levi Shipman
and ]. d. Glenn, Of Union No. no, Uni
ted Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
Joiners of America, at Bridgeport,
Llewellyn Lewis, OF Pearl Lodge No.
8. A. A. of l., S. & T. W., at Martins
Ferry.
T. L. Lewis, Secretary of the Ohio
Miners, reported that the men at Kel-
on a strike. He also said that if the
company was beaten it would be for
the first time.
The matter regarding non union
musician, which has been brought be-
fore the Union a number of times at
previous meetings, was again taken
up.
A committee from the Musicians
ND
to a decision at the last meeting were
given a hearing before the Union. a
motion to have the musician in ques-
ton state his case was carried unan-
imously. and Mr. Hackett, of whose
band he is a member, was despatched
after the musician, and later he was
brought into the hail.
The musician in question stated that
during the strike at the steel plant he
he had been sent for by his employer
to take his position in the plate mill
and responded to the request. He was
asked if he had heard that the Belmont
Central Trades and Labor Union had
passed a resolution branding all en-
ployes of the Bellaire steel plant as
non-union during the steel workers
strike, to which he replied that he
had. He also stated that he had hand
ed in his resignation as a smember of
the Hackett band, and therefore did
not consider he was doing wrong. The
musician also stated that he had not
been notified of the action taken by
the Union Several steel workers then
took the floor and said they had spoken
to the musician in question in regard
to his accepting a position at the Bell
aire steel plant, telling him be was
taking q step which would not only
prove injurious to them, but to him
self at the same time informing him Of
the resolutions passed by the Belmont
Central Trades and Labor Union.
Mr. Lewis took the floor to state the
position taken by the Union during
the strike, saying that the strike at
the Bellaire steel plant was purely le-
gal and that it had been ratified as
such by the Belmont Central Trades
and Labor Union, when they passed
resolutions branding all employees OF
the works during the strike as nom
union. He said that as the musician
in question had worked in the plant
after the resolutions had been passed
by the Union, he failed to see how
they could help but eXonerate him.
Mr. Lewis concluded his remarks by
citing incidents of a similar nature in
order to show that the Union would
be justified in melting out punishment
to the musician for his action. Other
delegates made brief remarks before
the body to express their agreement
with Mr.. Lewis.
Mr.. Curtis asked if the testimony
was all in and was answered in the
affirmative by President kunkel. He
then made a motion that the mat
be laid over until the next rregt'&Y
to come up under the head Of unflnish-
ed business. The motion was seconded
by Mr. Stein, and was carried by a vote
of is to IS.
Mr.. Curtis reported that the pros
poets for organizing a printers 1lnion
on the Ohio side were very bright
A communication was received from
Senator Hanna, saying he had receiv-
ed the letter from the Union paying
for the passage Of certain bills now
pending in Congress, and that he
would give the measures his careful
consideration when they are brought
up before the Senate for action.
Bion Williams amendment to the
constitution. that each local be taxed
one dollar year to pay expenses of
the body and which was laid on the
table bfour weeks ago, was lifted for
discussion. A number of delegates
spoke in opposition to the amendment,
claiming that it would result in the
locals, especially the larger ones, draw
ing away their delegates. A vote was
finally taken on the amendment, and
it failed to carry. a motion that each
local be taxed one dollar for this year
only was seconded. An amendment
was then made to the motion that To-
Gals with a membership Of over one
hundred donate $3.50. An amendment
was then made to the amendment that
all locals with a membership under
fifty donate fifty cents and all locals
with a membership over fifty donate
one dollar. The motion as amended
was carried.
The motion that delegates furnish
the Secretary with the number of
members enrolled by their respective
locals. was carried All delegates were
then instructed to notify their locals
of the action taken.
A motion that each local be assessed
one cent per capita of the membership
and an amendment to the motion that
each local be assessed two cents per
capita of membership laid four weeks
ago. was brought up, and after a
lengthy discussion, both the motion
and amendment were lost