Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-05-08

Of The B. G. 7. and 1. Union Held at
Bellaire Yesterday Afternoon.
REPORTS RECEIVED FROM vARI-
Gus COMMITTEES NUMBER
OF COMMUNICATIONS READ
AND ACCEPTED-TWO NEW OF
FICERS ELECTED-AN EXECU-
TIVE SESSION - OTHER BUSI-
NESS TRANSACTED.

The Belmont Central Trades and
Labor Unbn met in regular session at
Odd Fellows hall in Bellaire, yesterday
afternoon at 2:30 O'Clock. Quite a
number OF the delegates were in at
tendance and the proceedings of the
session were of an interesting nature.
In the absence of President Kunkel,
the meeting was called to order by
Vice President Bion Williams, after
which John Cecil was appointed as
acting vice president and Edward Par
sons as acting warden. After prayer
had been said by Chaplain Salisbury.
the roll of delegates was called and the
minutes of the previous meeting were
read and duly adopted.
A motion was then made that the
name of Joseph O'Donnel be stricken
from the unfair list, and there was a
second TO the motion. A spirited dis
cussion then arose among the dele
gates, some of whom heartily endorsed
the motion, while others diSapproved
of it. An amendment was then made
TO the motion, and later another mo-
ton was made, which resulted in the
O'Donnel case being laid on the table
for two weeks.
The bicycle committee reported that
they had interviewed some Of the mer-
chants, who were handling boycotted
wheels, and had received encourage
ment in their work.
One of the delegates reported that
the Ohio Valley Trades and Labor AS
sembly had appointed joint COM
mittee to prepare strike circulars for
the territory affected by the strike.
Both the legislative and organization
committees reported progress.
A communication from w. S. Carol,
the Bellaire meat dealer, in which Mr..
Carol thanked the union for removing
his name from the unfair list, was read
by the secretary, after which it was
received and filed.
A communication, concerning the
packing of the convention held at
GAINESVILLE, O., last December, by the
Ohio Federation Of Labor, was received
from Joseph A. Baulr, of Cleveland,
secretary of the 0. J.. of L., and on
motion, was accepted and filed. 1t was
then moved that Messrs. Lewis, Jones,
~ W oAAet OthCAoJ VIM MtlG uSiSSdLSS
to the GAINESVILLE convention from the
district, be exonerated from any blame
from the convention. There was a
prompt second to the motion, and it
was carried unanimously.
communication was then received
from the Metal Polishers, Buffers,
Platers and Brass Workers Union Of
North America, mentioning the bicy-
cles on the unfair list. The
communication, together with two ac-
companylng circulars, were referred,
on motion to the arbitration COM
mittee.
number of communications were
next was received from the United
Garment Workers Union of America,
and other unions in different parts OF
the country. The communications con
cerned union made goods and goods on
the unfair list, and were referred to the
arbitration committee.
1t was then announced that Henry
Kunkel, of Bellaire, president of the
Union, had gone to Pittsburg to re-
side. A motion was therefore made
which resulted in the Office being de-
clared vacant, and the election of a
new president being in order, Charles
A. James and Bion Williams were
nominated. and the chair appointed
Messrs. Stillwell and Moorehouse, as
tellers. A ballot was then taken,
which resulted in Mr.. Williams secur-
ing the office by majority of two
votes over the vote of his opponent. A
ballot was next cast for Charles A.
James for vice president, and he was
elected bV a majority vote
After the election, the Union held a
long executive session, during which
a report was submitted by the special
committee, appointed at the last meet
ing to draw up resolutions, to define
the position of laboring men on the
Ohio side in regard to the strike. AT
the conclusion of the secret session the
meeting was adjourned.
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