The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-01-29
THE TRADES ASSEMBLY

Held a Very Exciting Session Sum
day, in which an All-Irish "scrap"
was the Star Feature-A Labor
Ticket Proposed for the Coming
Campaign.
A very exciting session Of the OHIO
Valley Trades & Labor Assembly wa
held yesterday afternoon, at which the
three trustees, all Irishmen, figured
and the proposition to put forth a labor
ticket in the impending political cam
paign. The labor proposition, embodied
in resolutions from the Legislative COM
mlttee. was tabled until the next meet
ing.
President Bauer announced the fol-
lowing committees:
ArbltratIon-G. A. Dlttman, J. J.
Byrne, Harry Halles,
observation-disclosures 7. Hecker Loui'
Hayes. Albert Grouse, Thomas Prysocls
Edward Dlttmore.
Organization = Jacob Boes. Frank
Powers. Gabriel Jackson, L. ]. Myers
William Wise.
warden-Edward Brown.
The following new delegates were adj
mitted:
Local No. 81, Musiclans-John Bach
man.
German Typographical Union-5aooH
C. BOes.
Carpenters Union No. 1s6, of steubon-
ville-L. j. Myers.
Local No. 50. A. F. C. W. U, Of
Westinghouse Pockl, Henry Tahl-
mann.
Local No. 81, Painters and Decora-
tors-L. w. selvey, John Hening.
Coke Workers Union No. 1924. Of
Benwood-P. L. Mercer, Albert Grouse
James Jacobs.
Powell Lodge No. s, A. E. Of L.
Frank Powers, Emmett shrader.
Local Union No. 0, Brotherhood of
Operative Potters-Henry Halles, Ed
ward Menge and S. j. Henderson.
Local Union No. Q, Tobacco Workers
Edward Dlttmore, Julius Custer.
A communication from the clerks
union was received, stating that a
strike is on at a certain store. The
matter was referred to the arbitration
committee.
A representative from the typograph-
lcal union at Pittsburgh was present
and addressed the assembly.
The butchers union reported a list OF
fair" butchers IN the city.
The clerks union reported list of
"faIr" merchants, and asked the as
sembly's endorsement, which was given
after lengthy discussion.
Two of the trustees OF the assembly,
Messrs. o'Leary and Giliies, reported a
recommendation that the janItress' sal
airy be Increased from $40 to $12 per
month, and that one OF their number,
Gillles, be made janItor Mt $40 a month,
an Increase of IS a month. John Dona-
hoe, the other trustee, took the floor and
said the two others had held a concoct-
ed meeting and Ignored him; he was
willing to do the work at IS a month, a
saving Of 50 per cent to the assembly.
There was lengthy and acrimonious
discussion. with motions and counter
motions from both sides. Donahoe made
a charge against Gillies, and the latter
jumped up and demanded an investlgR-
ton. but both We're declared out of or
der. One speaker regretted the scrap
because all the disputants were Irish,
an observation that created a general
laugh. Finally Mr. Glllles secured the
floor and made a statement in reply to
the Donahoe charges, whereupon the
latter replied. both with great heat.
Gabriel jackson, the colored delegate,
was glad ne had retired from the race
for janitor a week ago; he feared one
negro would have Jared badly in mix.
up with three Irishmen. Trustee
o'Leary replied that he wasn't in the
fight; he was only the referee, A mo-
ton to eliminate from the majority re-
port the splitting of the jnnitorship into
two slx-months terms was carried, % to
Is. A motion to elect Gillles for the
year was made; Donahoe, too, was
placed in nomination. Finally, at 5
o'clock. everybody had talked himself
out and delegate whose tongue was
stilI in working order, moved that the
vote be taken. This was done and the
result was as follows; Donahoe, IL:
Gillies, 50. Glllles was thereupon de-
clared elected janltor for the ensuing
year.
President Bauer read the following
invitation, which was referred to the
local unions:
Mr.. A. L. Bauer, President o. v. T. &
Il a.
DEAR sIR:-To the Ohio Valley Trades
and Labor Assembly AZ the central body
Of organized labor OF Wheeling and Yicin-
lty, the Dewey Day" general committee
extends a cordial Invitation both TO your
with you TO turn out In the greatest street
demonstration Wheeling has ever known,
on February e
GENERAL COMMITTEE,
MIR. Hayes, of the Legislative commit
tee. introduced resolutions to the eff
feet that the assembly's legislative
committee arrange for n convention at
the trades assembly hall, ut which to
put forth labor ticket in the APP
preaching campaign. The hour being
late, the resolutions were tabled until
the next meeting OF the assembly.