Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-10-23


STRIKE CASE-AN AMENDMENT
TO THE CONSTITUTI0N-TWO
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED-A
MOTION TO RESTORE HARMONY
BETWEEN THE ASSEMBLY AND
BELMONT UNION - MATTER
LAID OVER.
The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
Assembly met in regular session with
! the usual number of delegates in at
tendance, yesterday afternoon at two
o'clock, and transacted considerable
amount Of important business. After
the customary preliminary proceed
ings, Acting Chairman Bauer appointed
Delegate Tracy to fill the duties OF vice
president.
The committee appointed in the case
of T. L. Lewis on charges originating
during the recent railway strike then
submitted its report, which brought
about spirited discussion among the
delegates, some Of whom maintained
that there was no testimony to find the
defendant guilty. The report, which,
on motion was finally accepted, con-
tanned the following:
ITO the officers and members of the
Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assem-
bly, and Brothers: Your committee
to whom was referred the accusations
made by the arbitration committee,
consisting of Brothers T. J. Duffy, E.
V. Giles and Fred. Williams, against
TT, 7 "a inf
honorable body that after notifying Mr.
Lewis one one particular occasion by
postal, he sent back an answer that ne
desired to have the charges more speci-
| fic. He ignored the call of the commit
tee by failing to appear. The secretary
of the committee then sent him the
charges as he had requested, and also
| informed him of a meeting Saturday,
| October 14th. He again failed to APP
pear, but had communication In his
stead requesting that he be given an
| impartial hearing, he making reference
to the circular, 'Perfidy Exposed. mat
attached to that circular the names OF
| number of the court committee APP
peared and he feared that justice would
lot be accorded him. The committee
has worked hard in order to terminate
this difficult task, and are of the inn
preston that if Mr.. Lewis was innocent
| he would fear no committee. His dlla-
| tory tactics leaves your committee UNI
| der the impression that he has bad
case; in fact, so bad that he fears
| trial and will ward it off as long as he
possibly can.
Therefore, your committee could ar
rive at no other conclusion than that
he was guilty es charged, and report the
same for your approval"
e. A. Keifer, representing a soap
company of Dayton, O., on being intro
duced, made an addrbess recommend
ing certain brands of soap bearing the
union label.
A communication from the bod car
riers local in regard to the discharge
of one Of the men while at work on a
new building, was read and on motion
was referred to the arbitration commit
tee for investigation.
The amendment offered by Delegate
Sims to Section 1, Article of the con-
stitution was lifted from the table, and
there was motion to adopt and
prompt second. Then ensued heated
discussion over the amendment, which
was as follows: provided, That this
shall not prevent any delegate who
| has filled an unexpired term of four
months or less from becoming candi-
date for the same Office at the following
annual election"
Delegate Sails bury offered an amend
ment that the last clause Of the sec
lions referred to be stricken out, the
words being, "and none of the officers
| should serve two consecutive terms ex-
cent by a unanimous vote"
| After remarks upon the question,
substitute for the whole was offered
by Delegate Boes. 1t carried and was
| to the effect that no one is to succeed
| himself unless he has not served over
five months
| The election of new president to
succeed NJ. F. Tighe, resigned, was
next in order and Mr.. A. l.. Bauer
was chosen by reclamation to fill the
chair. John Byrne was then elected
nv acclamation to fill the position Of
| vice president, to fill tie unexpired
| term of A. l.. Bauer.
There was a motion that the presi-
dent appoint committee of ways and
means to endeayor to restore harmony
between the Ohio Valley and Belmont
| Trades Assemblies and lively debate
ensued. One of the delegates amend
ed that the secretary be instructed to
communicate with the various locals
~ the Ohio Valley assembly to learn
the opinion of each in the matter be-
fore taking action. The question was
warmly debated. some holding that
tbe Belmont Union owed an apology
IA the Ohio Valley assembly as it had
w;thdrawn its delegates first. A few
Of the delegates were of the opinion
that efforts should be made to adjust
| tha diffarences between the two cen