The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-11
Protest to the Goycrnor,

Protest to the Governor.
Last night, at meeting OF the exec
utlve board Of the strikers union and
officers Of the Ohio Valley Trades As
sembly, 1t was decided to protest
against the Importation of outside men
into the state to take the places OF the
strikers. The result was the drafting
OF the following letter to Governor At
klnson, asking that further Importation
be prevented:
nj. -, WHEELING, April 10.
HIS ExcellencY Gov. g. w. Atkinson,
Dear Sir-In compliance with resolu-.
ton adopted by Local Division No. 100.
a. A. 3. X. +. A. (street car employees now
on strike). affiliated with the Trades AS
sembly. which the assembly official board
endorses, your attention Is most respect
fully called to the situation, and we pray
u relief. n 5 E
The resolution elites that the Wheeling
Hallway company has, imported, from
other states a very undesirable class OF
labor, and such labor was brought here
under false statements by agents for the
company; these people, when informed OF
the true state OF affairs. declined to &C.
cept employment from the company. and
as consequence are here unable to return
from whence they came, and therefore arc
an additional burden TO our taxpayers and
ln imposition upon our city officials
Thcse mems request to be returned at the
expense OF those who brought them here
has been refused, and we now appeal to
you In behalf OF labor and our community
TO require measures that will end such
Imposition.
T. +: SALISBURY, Secretary.
NJ. +. T1GHE, President.
The union also made arrangements
to have Issued to-day several thousand
badges. inscribed: IN Walk" These
will be distributed throughout the city,
and the leaders Of the strike confident
ly predict that so many will wear the
badges on their coat lapels that 1t will
form striking exemplitlcation Of the
sentiment that backs up the strike.
1t was decided that Chairman DAME,
Dilworth, of the executive board Of the
national union, who Is mere conducting
the strike. Will 80 over the river this
morning. and make an attempt to bring
out the men who are operating the cars
OF the Wheeling company on the Mar
tins Ferry-BeIaire line. These men
were instructed by the company yes
terday to begin taking their cars
through the loop In Martins Ferry this
morning. Up to the present time their
run has ended at the lower end of Mar
tins Ferry, where transfers were made
to the Wheeling Martins Ferry cars.
1t Is said the men have declined to obey
the order, ard will. IL 1t Is not resclnded.
Join the strike to-day.
I President Conderman, of the Wheel
Ing Railway Company, has written let
tiers to Mayor Sweeney and Sheriff
Richards, asking that the protection to
which the company is entitled be eX-
tended. The mayor is endeavoring to
give the company alt the protection in
the power of the city. Sheriff Richards
responded By the statement that the
police power within the city limits is in
the hand: Of the municipalities author
tiles. President Conderman states In
his letter. that he will endeavor to hold
the city and county responsible for any
loss Of property that may be suffered
by the company during the strike that
can be traced to lack OF vigilance on
the part of the authorities.