The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-14
OF the Trades Assembly was Held
Yesterday Afternoon.
VICE PRES. DUFFY RESIGNS
And a. L. Bauer is Unanimously
Elected in his stead-socretary Sal
isbury's Resignation Accepted aud
Frank Thomas Chosen his Sue
cessor-other Business Transacted
by the Central Labor Body.

bAue Oh the EetSulHF EOulllles 4ue 5esSluA
was prolonged by number of argu-
ments that grew very warm at times,
but wIthal 1t was very harmonious, and
everything passed of smoothly.
The meeting was called to order
promptly at o'clock by President NJ. F.
Tighe. and after rOll-call, which show
er a fair representation present, Gre
dentials were received from George
Beuter. of Potomac Local No. 1879,
in place of W. H. Myers, resigned,
and William Hayes and Il. w. West
wood, Of Potters' Local No. 6.
Secretary pro tenn, Oscar Howard,
then read the mlnues of the last meet
ing. and after they had been approved
stated that he had an outline Of all
the proceedings in the trial Of ex-Sec-
rotary Salisbury, and wished to know
what disposition should be made Of
them, and whether they should be read.
This provoked heated discussion,
some declaring they should be read and
corrected at once, and placed on the
minutes, and others thought that they
should be placed on the minutes and
read and corrected at the next meet
ing.
1t was finally decided, on motion, to
have the result of the trial read and
the remainder of the report entered on
the minutes, and read and corrected at
the next regular meeting.
A delegate from the Musicians union
stated as grievance that he had pre-
vIously reported the names Of several
non-unlon planists, and that the assem-
bly, had promised to take some action,
but had not done so. He urged the
assembly to take some action, as the
present state OF affairs was very detri-
mental to the interests of the mu-
sIclans. A motion to refer the mat
ter to a committee was lost, on the
ground that there was nothing for
committee to work on.
The commItte reports were then taken
UP. The Labor Day committee report
ed progress. The finance committee
presented a number of bills from var
Ious printing houses for work done
during the street car strike. AS there
was no one present who could throw
any light on what all OF this printing
was, the bills were laid over until the
next meeting, and in the meantime the
finance committee was instructed to
meet the executive board Of the street
car strikers and go over these accounts
and have them in shape for the next
meeting.
President Tlghe read the resignation
Of Thomas ]. Duffy as vice-president Of
the assembly, and chairman Of the ar
bitratIon and organization committees.
A motion to accept was carried, after
which Delegate C. F. Stein, in II neat
speech, in which he paid high tribute
to Mr.. Dufry's worth as an officer
moved that the assembly tender him
vote Of thanks. This motion carried
amid great enthusiasm.
The question of electIng his successor
was then taken up. and motion was
made that the president be given pow
er to appoint. This caused quite an
argument, which ended in the motion
being defeated. Nominations were then
called for.
Delegate A. L. Bauer was the only
nominee, and the secretary was in
structed to cast the ballot of the as
sembly for him. This being done the
president also appointed him chairman
of the arbitration committee.
The resignation of Thomas v. Sails
bury us secretary was then read and
accepted, and the matter of electing his
successor taken up. After several
gentlemen had been placed in nOmina-
ton and respectfully declined, Presi-
dent Tighe took occasion to deliver
short address on patriotism"
Following this, Mr.. Jacob C. Boes was
placed in nomination but declined, as
he had not the time to devote to 1t. Az
ter considerable delay, Frank Thomas,
who had previously declined, reconsid-
cred his action and was elected unani-
mously. He was also appointed chair
man of the organization committee.
A delegate from the Retail Clerks
Protective Association stated to the as
sembly that he had just left q meeting
OF a committee of his union, and that
they had met to draft n petition re-
ouesting all business men to close their
places OF business every evening at 6
o'clock, except Saturday, two weeks be-
fore Christmas and the evening before
New Years day. He explained the
advantages Of this arrangement. and
said that already large number OF
business men looked upon the plan IA
yorably. He concluded his remarks
by making a motion to the effect that
the members OF all locals, and their
families, when purchasing at a retail
store, be requested to ask for the clerks
card. The motion carried.
President Tighe announced that he
had on several occasions been APP
proached and asked to take some nc
tIon in regard to the attitude OF some
hluh officials toward labor unions
These appeals were so persistent that
he prepared a set Of resolutions which
he submitted to the assembly for acr
ton. The resolutions were as follows:
"Whereas. The Street Railway Employees
OF Cleveland, Ohio. have IN seeking 70 ht-