Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-05-28

At the regular meeting of the Ohio
Valley Trades and Labor Assembly
yesterday afternoon the resolution
providing that a convention be held
for the purpose of nominating labor
legislative ticket again came up, pro-
voking a spirited discussion, and were
finally adopted.
President A. L. Bauer called the
meeting to order at two o'clock and
large number of delegates responded
to the roll call The minutes of the
previous session were then read and
adopted, after which William Birch,
John Donahue and George Marshal,
from local union No. 1893, United
Mine Workers of America presented
credentials and were obligated.
The following resolutions were next
offered and after few remarks were
adopted unanimously:
Whereas, The employees of the Bel
mont department of the Wheeling Iron
and Steel Company have been arbitrar-
| lily discharged and
Whereas, No reason being assigned
for this discharging said employees
| other than that they are members of
| the Amalgamated Association of |. S.
and 7. W., therefore be it
Resolved, That the o. V. 7. and L..
| A. denounce such action OF said cor
poration as un-American and unjust,
| and be it further
Resolved, That this Assembly ten
| der to said employees our cordial SYM
| pathy and support and that we will
use every endeavor to assist them in
their fight for right, justice and lib
erty'
The special committee recently ap-
pointed to select a suitable journal in
the interests of organized labor of
| Wheeling and vicinity submitted re-
port, recommending that the assembly
| endorse the American Federation, in
stead of the Tribune. On motion the
| report was accepted and the committee
was instructed to confer with the Board
of Education with view of getting the
paper on file at the public library.
Secretary Thomas, member Of the
! committee on arrangements for the
| coming assembly picnic, also reported
with reference to some interference on
! the part of a Martins Ferry policeman
/ in the work of advertising the event.
/ He said that certain guardian of the
| law of that town had torn down the
cards of announcement for the picnic
| from number of poles along the street
car line
He stated that the committee went
/ to MartIn's Ferry with the consent of
j the superintendent to post the bill on
| two poles in each block with a pro-
viso that they would be taken down
after the 10th; they had called on
! the Mayor who referred them to the
| bill posters to get their consent so as
| to not be liable to a fine, and it was
| clearly understood that they did not
want the bill boards, only the polls.
| Secretary Thomas also said that the
| policeman's statement that the COM
mittee tried to evade him was untrue.
After a brief discussion resolutions
We're adopted denouncing the action
of the Martins Ferry officials in tear
| ing down the posters.
! The legislative committee of West
| Virginia next reported upon the resolu-
| ticket, and which was referred to them
for reconstruction at the previous
meeting. However, the committee re-
| ferred the resolution back to the AS
sembly without any change. On mo-
ton it was received and according to
an amendment was read. Later there
was an amendment to the amendment
| that the resolutions be adopted. A
| fnl
and interesting debate among the del
| egates as to the advisability of such
action, was then in order and lasted
| for over an hour. The resolutions were
| strongly opposed on the grounds that
! it would be impossible to elect a labor
| legislative ticket at present, owing to
the Assembly being divided upon party
| lines. However, the friends of the
proposed action were many and it was
successfully carried through. A sub
| stitute motion was made that the res
olutions be laid on the table until the
first meeting in September and it was
voted upon and defeated. The amend
ment to the amendment that the reso-
| lutions be adopted was taken up and
| carried by vote of 16 to Il. Among
! those who opposed the resolutions
were Delegates Tracy, O'Leary and
Boes, the latter urging that it would
| be wiser to go after the primaries in
order to secure a representation in the
| legislature and scratch the names Of
| those delegates who had shown en-
nifty to labor in the past.
| The resolutions order that in favor
of the platform Of principles of the
| o. " 7. & L. A., declaring in favor OF
public ownership of public utilities and
thorough reform Of judicious laws abol-
ishing of contracts of prison labor, etc.
! that the legislative committee be in
/ structed to arrange for a convention
| to nominate a labor ticket, said con
yention to be composed of delegates
| from each local.
| A communication was received from
the Wheeling Council of Stationary
Engineers, stating that recent meet
| ing in view of existing conditions Of
| labor in the State. the organization had
adopted resolutions, pledging itself TO
the support of other branches of indus
| tries for the purpose or selecting suit
( able delegates to represent the indus
| trial classes in the legislative body OF
West Virginia. 1t was received and
| placed on file.
Just before the meeting adjourned
| resolutions, offered by Delegate Sims
were unanimously adopted, inviting
| the AmaIgamated Association OF Iron
| Steel and Tin Workers, now in session
| at Indianapolis. Ind. to hold their next