Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-10
UNUSUALLY brief SESSION.
EVIDENT POLITICAL SCHEME

On the Part of Wellsburg Delegates
Under Consideration-Thefr Gre
dentials Were Returned-Chair-
! man of Labor Day Picnic Commit-
tee Submitted Gratifying Re-
| port-ComMittee Statements Re-
| ceived and other Routine Busi-
! ness Transacted.
I Their Credentials Were Returned.
Chairman of Labor Day Picnic
Committee Submitted a Crafty
ing Report-Committee Statements
! Received and other Routine Busi-
/ ness Transacted.
| The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
] Assembly was in session for only an
hour yesterday afternoon. and the prin-
kcipal business matter transacted was an
ed by the Ohio county Democrats and
Republicans for the labor ends Of their
| respective legislative tickets. Quite a
number of the delegates wre present,
and several other questions OF import
ance were discussed and satisfactorily
disposed Of
The meeting came to order at two
1 o'clock, and after the roll call the
minutes Of the previous session were
read and adopted. The unfair list as
authorized by the Assembly was then
taken up and brief discussion ensued.
One of the delegates asked If a certain
| Pittsburg paper was still boycotted,
and he was answered in the affirmative
| by another delegate who was well In
/ formed as ITO the strike situation in
that city.
/ Chairman Bauer, of the special COM
mittee on arrangements for the recent
Labor Day picnic, next announced that
the net proceeds from the event
amounted to. about $500. He thought
that it was gratifying sum to realize,
| in view of the fact that SO many OF the
/ workingmen of Wheeling nd vicinity
were idle and had not so much money
| to spend for pleasure as upon former
similar occasions in the history of the
organization.
| Delegate Boes reported that the re-
tail clerks union would meet this week
for the purpose of transacting import
ant business.
The secretary then. called attention
to the credentials that were received
at the last meeting from Charles Hig-
gins and E. D. Mooney, of the glass
workers union at Wellsburg, and after
few remarks it was moved that the
| Credentials be returned with the advice
that the local should endeavor to af-
filiate with the trades assembly which
was recently organized in that city.
Delegate 'Boes thought that perhaps the
credentials were presented before the
trades ASSEMBLY, was formd at Wellsburg
and should therefore be accepted by the
Ohio Valley Trades Assembly. How
ever, Delegate Sims took exception to
Mr.. Boes' remarks, and claimed that
such was not the case, the credentials
having been received two weeks ago
and after the Wellsburg organization
had been completed. Mr. Sims argu-
ments were substantiated by both the
secretary and the chair, and the motion
finally carried. 1t was thought by one
of the delegates who talked to Regis
ter reporter that a scheme was evident
~ attempted to secure represen-
tation in the trades assembly so that
arguments might be introduced in be-
half of S. George, of Wellsburg,
against whose candidacy for State Sen
ator on the Republican ticket some
of his party have been making such a
strong opposition, on the grounds that
he has been conducting a non-union es-
tablishment.
A credential was received from Jos.
w. Thesis, of Prosperity Lodge No. 8,
A. A. Of l., S. & t. W., and the dele
gate was duly obligated.
For the good of the order, Delegate
Joseph Boes considered it the duty of
! the assembly to endorse the candidacy
of Charles Carenbauer and Henry
Steck who have been nominated re-
spectively by the Ohio county Demo
cratic and Republican conventions for
the labor ends of the legislative tickets.
He thought that this action should be
taken because both were suitable
candidates for the Legislature, and
made a motion to this effect, which
carried unanimously.
Other routine business was transact
ed and the assembly adjourned at 8
o'clock.