Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-14

INDICATIONS THAT THE DELE
GATES H A E STRONGLY
GROUNDED CONVICTIONS FoR
AND AGAINST TRADE COMBI-
NATIONS-MR. WOOTEN, OF
TEXAS. AROUSED WILD EN-
THUSIASM WHILE SPEAKING
AGAINST THE TRUSTS EAST
ERN DELEGATES SHOW A KIND
LIZ DISPOSITION TOWARD THE
MONCP0LISIIC CORPORA lions.
CHICAGO, September 13-The con-
ference on the uses and abuses of
trusts and combinations began here to-
Gay WITH fewer than half the delegates
appointed by the various States in at
tendance. New York, heaaed by ".
Bourke Cochran, and Wisconsin were
most numerously represented. The
meeting took place in Central Music
Hall and was called to order at 1890
o'clock by Franklin H. Head, the tenn
porary chairman appointed by the
Civic Federation. The delegates listen
ed to an address Of welcome to Illinois
by Attorney General Aiken on behalf
of Governor Tanner, who by illness
was prevented from appearing in per-
son. Mr.. Aiken was followed by DR..
Taylor, who welcomed the delegates to
Chicago on behalf of Mayor Harrison.
With the progress OF the speaking it
became evident that many of the dele
cations had come with firm conyic-
lions for or against trade combinations.
The speech OF Mr.. Wooten, of Texas,
delivered during the afternoon, ham
mering trusts in merciless manner,
aroused the widest enthusiasm in the
ranks of the labor representative and
the delegations from many western and
southern States, while the fasteners
generally smiled critically and kept
their arms folded.
The attempt to round the somewhat
shapeless mass of delegates into work
ing form resulted in considerable dis
order Suggestions for the makeup OF
a committee to arrange a program TO
be followed the next three days OF the
conference popped from every part OF
the house with such rapidly that 1t
was with difficulty that the temporary
chairman extracted the basis for reso-
lutions which were finally adopted.
This was not accomplished till w.
Bourke Cochran and August Cans, a
delegate representing the Knights OF
Labor, had become the center OF
scene which provoked unrestralned
laughter, 4kr. Cochran joining. me
head of the New York contingent, IN
an endeavor to bring little order out
of the chaos, arose while Mr.. Cans In
a very loud tone of oratory was de-
claring that his delegation was OF
more Importance than that Of any
State When the New Yorker begun
speaking the labor delegate tished from
a hip pocket a pair of opera glasses
and at short range contemplated the
speaker, commenting occasionally In
such way that the merriment at
tanned a volume which drowned the
voice of the eastern orator. 1t was re-
solved finally that the Civic Federation
through its chairman, Mr.. Head, should
conduct the meeting to-day and that
committee on program, consisting OF
one man from each State delegation,
and one from each organization, ma
tional in its scope, should be appointed.
7 ,f.,ot IN attendance
given a voice IL the committee by be-
ing allowed TO vote for the committee
man with the delegates from their
State The labor organizations did
not secure recognition until vigorous
speeches had been made by Mr.. Cans
and John w. Hayes, also a X of Il
delegate. Mr.. Hayes created some
thing of a sensation by declaring In
language as scornful as it was yigor-
Gus. that "he didn't intend to be clas-
sed with the New Jersey delegation,
even il he did vote in that cradle Of
trusts.
The lon-attendanee of many dele
gates was not expected and Secretary
Easley announced that probably hum
bred of the tardy ones, including Gov
tTuOI IAUSlGSs VI AAAIhAEdAs NIAAA Nv
present at to-morrow's session.
Chairman Head delivered an address
in explanation of the call for the con-
ference.
Prof. jerks followed with a paper
under the caption: Problems before
the Conference"
1t was 1 o'clock before this paper
was finished and an adjournment was
taken until O'Clock.
The afternoon session opened with
a paper By Prof. Adams on the same
subject as his predecessor, Mr.. jerks.
These addresses were received atten-
tiyeE, but it nemained for Dudley
Wooten. Of the Texas delegation, to
stir I'D enthusiasm Of the camp-meet-
ing variety. He was frequently inter-
rupted by cheering. He spoke in part
as follows:
Accepting in good faith that amend
ment which the heroic legions of the
Sonth resisted unto death Oh a thous-
and battleflelds. we believe that Meth
er slavery nor involuntary seryitude,
except as a punishment for crime. shall
exist within the United States or any
place subject 10 their Jurisdiction: and
We confidently assert that the CONNER
cial and industrial bondage being rap
idly imposed upon the toll talents Of
10000 900 American citizens by the
syndieated wealth Of few great cor
porate monopolies Is more dire ard
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