The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-13

The Ohio Valley Trades and Labor
Assembly met In regular session yestcr-
day. and considered matters OF various
Importance. * Part OF the proceedings
were enlivened with a discussion which
took quite a political tinge, caused by
the Introduction Of q resolution. en-
dorsing thu reelection of /. v, Barton
as state labor commissioner.
y The assembly was called to order by
President Bauer. He reported that the
Wellsburg locals had organized an as
sembly. Under the head OF boycotts
delegate Dittmore urged that the as
sembly take more Interest in the fight
Of the tobacco workers. He hoped th1
brands on the unfair list would not be
used by, members. OF the union.
z Credentials were 4 received {, from
James Humes, John Fitzgerald and
George Welser, representing the yir-
GINA lodge of the Amalgamated Assoc
citation Of Iron and Steel Workers. and
also from G. "A. Beall, OF the Brother
hood of Carpenters and Joiners, to be a
delegate in place of B. w. Connolly,
who has left the city. They were all
obligated. e,
The labor day proclamation OF Cover
nor Atkinson was read and placed on
file. On motion Of q delegate the. Sec
rotary was instructed to call the COVER
nor's attention to the absence. of the
union label on the document.
e A communication was received from
the tobacco workers and wood work.
ers' unions, Of Winston Salem, N. G.,
stating that the tobaccos manufactured
by P. Fl. Hanes & Company were union
made, and asking them to use their
brands.
The finance committee made their
quarterly report, showing the splendid
financial condition of the order.
The resolution offered by Delegate
Sims at the last meeting, was then
taken up. The resolution had for its
object the striking out of section S, ar
ticle s, in the constitution: "All COM
mittees and members Of the assembly
shall be paid for their, services at the
rate Of thirty:tlve cents per hour, when
assigned to duty by orders Of the as
sembly." The resolution was passed
by a unanimous vote.
A resolution was introduced by Del
egate Prysock from the carpenters,
union. asking the assembly to endorse
!. Y. Barton for disappointment as
state labor commissioner, and 1t was
productive Of a heated discussion, much
Of 1t being OF a personal nature. Many
OF the delegates thought such a step
would be unadvisable until after the
election Of governor. 1t was moved
that the document be laid on the table
until after election and it was carried
by a vote of 20 to 4. Delegate o'Leary
then moved that the matter be re-
considered on the grounds that discuss
sion on the matter was summarIly
choked of and the motion was lost. as
Under the head Of good and welfare
Of the order Delegate Jacob Boes stated
that he was n candidate for the office OF
state labor commissioner in the event
of a Democratic victory and he did not
think the assembly should endorse Mr..
Barton unless Mr.. White was elected
governor. This statement was provo
catlve OF a heated wrangle among the
delegates. many Of them asserting
Boes' announcement rs ill-tlmcd and
not conducive to the welfare OF the
order. Delegate Tracy called attention
to the statement of Boes at the last
meeting, when he announced himself as
a Socialist anG stated he was for Hu-
gene v. Debs for president first. last
and all the time. Delegate Sims
thought Boes' remark. charging Labor
Commissioner Barton with derellction
Of duty. should be stricken out. Bocs
insinuntcd TINT there were boys In this
city employed in various factories un-
der the age permitted by the state
statute. Various delegates spoke on
this point and they all upheld Barton,
Democrats and Republicans alike.
President Bauer stated that the present
labor commissioner was the best that
the state ever had and explained that
he had no power to enforce the law
making It illegal to employ boys under
the age OF twelve years, but 1t was his
duty simply to report such matters to
the governor. After lengthy discuss
sion ancnt this matter, the assembly
adjourned. 4
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