Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-07-10

ths hands 81 the Application Committee
with instructions to confront MI.
Wright with the statement from Messrs
Beans and Smith.
Arbitration Committee was asked to
take up the charges against Express
! man Miller.
Communication from the Executive
Board of the O. v. T. & L. A. request
ing the resignation of Secretary T. v.
Salisbury was read by the Secretary
himself. as well as his reply. which is
as follows:
SALISBURY'S REPLY.
WHEELING, w. Va, Julp 8, 1899.
Replying to the above limitations as
well as the request for my resignation
from the o. v. 7. & L. A.. desire to
say, first, that l I demand that the many
complaints from the different locals"
be made in charges with proper specifi-
cations, and further. | demand proof
that the "entire body of delegates rep
resenting the different local organiza-
tons of the Assembly has given con-
sent to the issuing of the above COM
munication. Second, l decline to quit
the position of Secretary or as delegate
from my local until / have had a fair
and just hearing as to the causes as
intimased and leading up TO the request
to resign. / have nothing further TO
state at this time. Fraternally,
THOS. v. SALISBURY,
Secretary.
NJ. F. TIGHE, President.
r. j. DUFFY, Vice President.
JOHN DONAHUE,
ED. V. GILLlES,
l.. w. SELVEY.
A. L. BAUER,
E. STEIN,
Executive Board.
When remarks were called for, Pres
ident Tighe took the floor and made a
statement. He said the trouble arose
in the main during his absence at De-
troit. Mr.. Salisbury was suspected of
advising the strikers to go to work
for less money than they demanded
and giving other ill-timed advice.
Here President Tighe was interrupted
by Mr.. Salisbury, who objected to go
ing into details until the investigation
should be regularly instituted.
At this point Delegate Lyons was
called to the chair.
Delegate Williams took the floor and
holly denounced the charges preferred
against the secretary by the Executive
Board as being IRREGULAR.
Delegate Bauer, between Interrupt
lions, specified the charges against Mr..
Salisbury, which he said are five in
number. First, advising city authorl-
ties to charge license for wagons dur
ing the strike; second, advising strik-
ers to accept IS cents; third, assuring
employees of the Wheeling corrugating
works that their cause would be taken
up by the Assembly Immediately il
they should strike; fourth, failure to
promptly summon T. l.. Lewis before
the special court; fifth, failure to at
tend meetings of Executive Board dur
ing strike.
Mr.. Tighe spoke at length and dis
avowed any personal feelings in the
matter. His relations with Mr.. Sails
bury had always been of the most cor
dial character, but he believed that the
best interests Of the Assembly demand
ed the resignation of the secretary,
since his course has nOt been in SYM
pathy with the sentiment of that body.
Mr.. Salisbury made a tart reply to
the criticism directed toward him. He
termed the demand of the Executive
Board irregular, impertinent, almost
insulting. He said there appeared to
be a pre-arranged scheme to dispose or
him in order to get his place for some
one else. He ridiculed President Tlghe
and the Executive BOARD for protesting
personal friendship while they were at
the same time using underhand meth
O1r ~ ;niI1rn HIM hn hold fhot the
course of the officials in taking snap
judgment and denouncing him without
giving him an opportunity to prepare
a defense is unjust and unbecoming of
a body of reasonable men and CO.
workers in the cause of labor.
Delegate Williams was opposed to TAX
ing action in the matter at once. He
was in favor of giving Mr.. Salisbury
time to prepare a defense.
Vote upon Williams motion that ac-
ton be postponed until Mr.. Salisbury
can be given a fair trial. Motion car
ried by a vote of II to Is.
Delegate Sims moved Mr.. Salisbury
be cited to appear in two weeks for
trial before the Assembly.
Amendment to appoint a trial com
mittee of five, lost Il to 10.
Vote on original motion to try Mr..
Salisbury before the entire Assembly
carried.
Delegate Bauer was instructed to fur
nish charges and specifications.
1t was announced that a meeting to
be addressed by Heyden Morgan, a
representative of the Social Labor
party, will be held in the committee
room at Assembly hall next Wednesday
evening. Adjourned.
a Child Enjovs