Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-09-25


Principal Business to be Taken
Up During the Week-Local Work
ers Have Arranged to Entertain
the Visitors at the Park-Two
Lady Representatives Are Present.
The fifth annual session of the In
ternational Tobacco Workers Union
begun yesterday morning at the Odd
Fellows hall, and nearly the entire
day was devoted to seating the dele
gates who came in from various points
in this country and Canada. The usual
preliminary business before the con-
vention was unavoidably delayed ow-
ing to the late arrival of some of the
visiting representatives
President Henry Fisher, of st. Louis,
Mo-, raped for order at 10 o'clock.
and committees were appointed on
rules and order of bushes, creden-
tials, organization, labels, boycotts,
resolutions, presidents report and sec
rotary and treasurer's reports.
Following are the names of the del
egates who have arrived:
David Clifford, G.. w. Powell, Louis
Repetto and John S. White, of St.
Louis, Mo.
Edward Dittmore, of Wheeling.
Joshua Nichols, James Cullen, Chas.
w. Sweeney and Mrs. Jennie AIcFar-
land, of ST. Louis, Mo.
w. R. Walden, Junious Crump and
Mary Taylor, of Richmond, Va.
Daniel Wallace and Charles P. AL
der, of Detroit, Mich.
Basil Pearce, Harry B. Crowl, Chas,
Wallace, John Wetzel, John Fulker-
son and Daniel Buechele. of Louis
vile, Ky.
John Koslakowicz, of Milwaukee,
Wis.
]. F. Wemhoener, representing the
unions Of Quincy, Ills, and Zanes,
vile, o.
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L. A. Whalen. representing Roches-
ter, N. Y, and Greensboro, KY.
E. E. Richards, of Albany, N. Y.
Anthony McAndrews, OF Cincinnati.
Ohio.
David Kendall and George DAILY, of
Middletown, 0.
Eldridge Smith and Henry Cole, of
Louisiana, Mo
Martin ]. Sullivan, Of Cleveland, o.
Sidney Parsons, of Scranton, Pa.
G. Theme, of Chicago, III.
VIM. Sewell and James Brown, of
Richmond, Va.
]. E. Bowles, Thomas Jeter and VIM.
S. Hicks. of Petersburg. Va.
Joseph A. Moran, of Covington, KY,
John Ruckert, Jr., of New Orleans,
La.
James H. Harris, of Danville, Va.
E. L. Cunningham, of Lexington.
Ky.
George Harris. of Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada
]. NJ. Lane and R. B. Owens, of Win
ston, N. c.
F. B. Anderson and G. w Keen. OF
Bristol, Tenn.
Charles Lavvie, of Montreal Cam
ada.
Henry C. Buford and Charles ].
Russell, of Winston, N. G.
A. G. Bowman, of Mount Airy, N. C.
The delegates adjourned at 5 o'clock
to reassemble this morning at o'clock.
The more important business requiring
attention will be taken up to-day and
the session will continue throughout
the week. 1t is said that the question
of the low wages in the South will be
under consideration.
The local committee on entertain
ment, composed of Messrs. John Hage-
dorm, Harry Jackson and Henry Gus
terra, of local union No. of the inter
national organization, are arranging for
an outing at Mozart Park in honor OF
the visitors, one evening this week
probably Thursday evening. Other So
cial features will also be provided for
the occasion.
The international union, which was
organized May Is, 1895, now has fifty
eight unions and it's membership is
growing rapidly.
Government with a view to bringing
final settlement, and try to fix upon
peace commission will deal with the
CONCERNING INDIVIDUALS.