The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-05-28
THE TRADES ASSEMBLY.
Movement to Bring the Amalgama-
ted Association Convention to
Wheeling Heartily Endorsed.

Wheeling Heartily Endorsed.
The Ohio Valley Trades Assembly
held regular meeting Sunday after
noon, and took action to secure for
Wheeling the 1901 convention Of the
.Amalgamated Association Of Iron. Steel
and Tinworkers. A committees recon-
mendations for \ labor legislative ticket
were adopted, but as the sentiment was
not decisive IN its favor not much Is
likely to come OF It this year. at least,
Credentials were received from VIM.
Burch, John Donohue and George Mar
shall. delegates from local No. 1893, Of
the mine workers.
A resolution offered by delegates OF
Belmont lodge, Amalgamated AssocIn-
ton, condemnlRg the action OF the Bel
mont mill management relative to the
trouble between 1t and the employees,
was adopted after some discussion.
The report OF the committee on la
Dor paper, recommended in favor Of the
American Federation, and the assembly
instructed the committee to wait on the
board of education and have the Amer
lean Federation substituted for the La
Dor Tribune at the public library.
A protracted debate ensued over the
recommendation Of the legislative COM
mittee calling for labor convention,
to name a labor ticket. Some delegates
opposed the introduction Of politics into
the assembly. Others thought labor
politics was all right, as distinguished
from partisan politics.
A labor ticket was endorsed by repre-
sentatives Of the Wheeling lodge OF the
Stationary Engineers. who stated that
this organization was not q labor body
in any sense. being formed for educa-
tional purposes only.
This announcement fell Ike bomb
shell. and It was intimated that the en-
gineers' delegates were not competent
to discuss the question!
President Bauer stated that the engi-
neers had been admitted to the Assem-
bly, on representations that they were a
wage-earning body. The president, at
the outset. said that he had asked II
there were any objections, and none
had been raised.
An Amalgamated Association dele
gate said that the engineers association
was entitled to no more privileges than
any fraternal order. since IT'S represen-
tatlves admitted that their organiZa-
ton was not labor union.
The debate threatened to become ac-
rimonious, and the chair sustained
point Of order.
A motion to postpone the legislative
committees report until September was
lost, and by vote Of 10 to u. the report
was adopted. This report has been
hanging fire since February.
A communication was read from
Wheeling Council No. l, Stationary En-
gineers' Society. pledging support OF n
labor candidate to be named for the
legislature, and was received and filed.
Labor Commissioner Barton sent in n
communication. containing part Of his
biennial labor report, which was receiv-
ed and endorsed.
The assembly adopted n resolution
endorsing the movement to bring the
Amalgamated Associations convention
to Wheeling In 1901, and Secretary
Thomas was instructed to communicate
with the convention. now in session at
Indianapolis. to that effect.
The miners unions at Elm Grove,
Richland district and Benwood were in
vited to send delegates to the assembly.
A resolution was adopted condemn
ing Martins Ferry policeman for tear
ing down poster announcements of the
assemblys picnic, from poles. 1t was a
misunderstanding on the pollceman's
part. The assembly's bill posters got
authority from the Martins Ferry
mayor. the bill posters Of that town,
and the superintendent Of the Wheel
ing Railway Company.