The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-06-19
port of the strikers and refusal to pat
ronlze the railway company or any OF

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The mover spoke at length after
reading the resolutions. s. The next
speaker was a Mr.. Morgan. young
man. stranger to the ma jority pres
eht. MIR: Morgan said he was n Social
ny. ana MS remarks had no connection
| with the resolutions. He said the
Wheeling strike was being watched all
over tho country. BAL =
The resolutions were adopted unani.
mously without further discussion, 5T.
a vote OF thanks to Col. Thomas
| OBrien was rendered by the assembly.
on motion OF Mr.. Bauer. The resolu.
uons contained warm words OF praise,
Mr.. Tishe said Colonel O'Brlen'e
stand was entitled. as was the Others
VINO opposed the Brady resolutions,
10 thanks. and he favored sending a
| copy OF the assembly's resolutions to
Colonel O'Brfer. which the meeting de-
cided on doing by q unanimous stand
Ing vote. a-i@ E. 'lIIll
Mr.. Tighe said he had been requested
TO deny the assertion that the Elks
were behind the Chamber Of Commerce
resolutions. The Elks wished 1t an
nounced that they had made arrange
ments for plenty Of wagon transporta-
ton for their street fair.
The next proceeding was motion by
MT. Tighe that the executive board use
ita efforts to get Eugene v. Debs to
address meeting here this week. Mr..
Deps is now IN Cleveland. The motion
prevailed. f176 -
Secretary Salisbury then reported
the features Of the meeting Of the Bel
mont Central Labor Union, with refer
ence to lifting the boycott from the
wheeling Railways over the-river line.
On this matter. said Mr.. Salisbury, a
lengthy discussion ensued, which re-
suited In there being adopted set
OIL resolutions asking committee of
three from each of the Belmont and the
ONO Valley assemblies. with like COM
mittees from the street car mems To-
calls, the joint committee TO have alb
solute power to bring about confer
ence and adjust the difficulties be-
tween the company and its employees,
the principal basis OF adjustment be-
Ing the right Of the employees to or
gan!ze. and grievances to be adjusted
with 4 committee OF the men.
Mr. Tighe moved to reject the Bel
monts proposals. and he condemned
them In vehement terms.
Mr. Bauer, n delegate 10 the Belmont
body, said he had opposed them In Bel
laire, and would vote again against the
resolutions.
Mr.. Byrne stated that the Belmont
people originally drafted resolutions
STIMULATING that the boycott was to be
lifted II the committees from both la
Dor bodies failed to effect a settlement,
These remarks produced friction
between the Belmont and the local as
sembly, and the Bellaire body was
tartly criticised. This brought ''Tom".
Lewis to his feet. He wanted to know
II Mr. Tighe was the Ohio Valley
Trades and Labor Assembly Mr..
Lewis said: Il want 1t Understood that
the ver-the-river wage workers have
some rights: that we have some inter-
ests." Mr.. Lewis went on to show that
the Belmont had authority to organize
the Bellaire line men. During his re-
marks Chairman Manion ruled him out.
OF order. Mr.. LewiS said he had no
desire to speak further II he was to
be shut off. He was allowed to pro-
coed. He refuted the allegations Of
there being any "scheming" or "engin-
eering." Mr.. Lewis believed. with 9TH
ers of his assembly that the Ohio Val !.
ley hadn't done anything to settle the
strike. The Belmont was loyal to the
cause, although 1t didn't fill the papers
every day with articles. The Belmont
| wanted the strike settled on a fair
basis. and passed the resolutions be-
lieving that Jointly both assemblies
could do It.
Mr.. Charles A. James, Of the Bel
mont assembly. said his body had &C
complished n conference with the rail-
way company. something the Ohio VAL
ley hadn't done. He said all labor
unions We're interested In the strike, so
that the proposed settlement did not
put 1t In the hands Of Il disinterested
! party. Mr.. James said the strikers
could rely on the intervention of good
unionists, and he instanced how nine
men settled n wage scale for the
Amalgnmated Association.
Mr.. Tighe retorted that the Anal
| gamated's committee came directly
from the association. Mr. Tighe said
II the over-the-rver men returned to
| work at the offered wages. the public
would inquire why the Wheeling side
didn't go back.
One Of the strikers said schemes Of
the company" were very much in evil
dence. The strikers had received
threatening letters last Friday. then
came the Chamber Of Commerce meet
Ing, and now came the action Of the
Belmont
Messrs. James and Cecil jumped to
their feet to say they We're In no
scheme They wanted the men to win
the strike, but they wanted to see an
effort to win 1t.
Organizer Parson. of the Belmont,
also denied there being any scheme.
The B. &: NJ. F. men came out on SYM
pathy and gave their word to join an
organization. which they did.
Are they not strikers?" asked Mr..
Parsons.
mo. not as we consider Them" re-
piled striker. "They worked two
weefs after the strike begun"
WELL" said Mr.. Parsons, III that's
the case. nnd they came out on sym
pathy. they might as well return to
work"
The vote on the Belmont's propoai-
ton was then taken and 1t was re-
jected. with no dissenting votes. AT
II O'Clock the assembly adjourned.