Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-14

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yesterday afternoon at the Ohio Val
ley Trades Assembly's first regular
meeting of the New Year and divers
important questions were considered
for the advancement of organized Ia
dor. The unfinished business of the
old year was satisfactorily disposed of
and new plans were formulated for
more effective work in the future. In
his annual address to the delegates,
President A. L. Bauer entertainingly
pointed out what had been accom-
plished for the cause of labor and Of
fered suggestions for the welfare of
the assembly. A corps of new officers
was elected and other matters of an
interesting nature were transacted.
The presidents remarks followed
the usual preliminary proceedings and
were keenly appreciated. They were
as follows
I'm compliance with an established
custom of my predecessors, but undesir-
able to me, / will try to make some kim
of a report as retiring president of the
Assembly.
Legislation:-During the past term the
legislative committee formulated two laws
that were endorsed by the Assembly, and
put in charge of proper representatives,
to be introduced in the present session of
the State Legislature, and to be pushed
to a successful passage. One to prevent
counterfeiting and the illegal use of la
bells and trade marks, and the other ask
ing for the initiative, referendum and i'm
perative mandate to be Incorporated into
the State laws, whereby a certain per
cent. of the legal voters can introduce a
law into the State Legislature, and it
must be acted on, and after passing the
State Legislature, all laws of Importance
must be submitted to the citizens for APP
proval before becoming operative; and the
imperative mandate provides for declar-
ing vacant the position and recalling of
any representative that has been direlict
in his duties.
"Organizations:-While labor unions
have done some good for the working
people in the past, and have gained some
of the objects sought, that under pres
ent conditions 1t requires our united eff
forts to maintain and liable to lose again
at any time, there is no lasting. gain for
the amount of energy expended on the
lines on which labor unions are working
at present, nor can there be until we rec
ognize the fact that labor is entitled to
all it produces, and arrange our labor
organizations with that object in view
On motion of Delegate Tracy, the
chairman's report was accepted and
filed.
Credential Received.
About four-fifths of the number of
delegates from whom credentials were
received attended and were duly obli-
gated.
The names of those obligated fol-
lows: Milton Vennamon and Robert
carp, of Virginia Lodge No. 4, A. A.
of /. S. and T. W.; A. l.. Bauer, Graf
ton Beall and Thomas G.. Prysock, of
u. B. of C. and ]. of A.
Ned Sims and Charles C~arenbauer,
of Typographical Union No. 10.
Harry Hailes and Enoch Bourne, of
Local Union No. 6, National Brother
hood of Operative Potters.
Charles Brandfass and Henry Nolte,
of Journeymen Cigar Makers Union.
Jacob C. Boes of Typographical I'm
ion No. rs.
NJ e. Tracy, of Local Union of Re-
tail Clerks Protective Association.
John Harvey and William Allison,
of Local Union No. %. w. + of n. P.
Peter Putnam, of Local Union NJ,
104, of H. s.. L.
Albert Logan, of Local No. SECS, H.
C. w.
Richard w. Welsh, of the N. S. M. L.
of A.
Matthew Greer and Thomas Evans,
of Prosperity Lodge No. 3, A. A. of I.
S. and 7. W.
Samuel Kindleberger and Charles
Seidler, of Local Union No. SO, n. A.
of B. w.
Fred Kies, George A. Kaiser and n.
II. Palmer, of Garfield Union, No. l, II.
S. and c. NJ. L. of A.
Peter Stanton, of Wheeling Local
Division No. 103, a. A. of S. r. E. of "A.
William J. Elliot, of Local Union
No. Sc, U. b.. of l.. w. and H. S.
Edward Brown, of Local No. 5026,
II. c. H. of a. F. of s.
J.. NJ. Weise, Frederick Cope and
Charles Dunn, of Local No. 5, A. A. of
l., 8. & T. w.
Owen Garrity, S. D. Coss and E. V.
GILES, of Local No. 8, A. f. G. w. u.
Owen G. Mayne and Charles D.
Ryan, of Local No. 60, U. B. of L.. W.
& H. G.
John Donahue. VIM Buech and
Harry Barrett, of Local No. 1899, U.
M. w. of A.
Jos. w. Thesis. of Prosperity Lodge
No. 3. A. A. of l., S. &c T. w.
VIM. Wise, of Local No. GA, N. A. /.
D. E.
Fred. Freise and Jos. Teufel, of Gar
field Local No. 1, N. S. & C. M. L. of A.
S. H. Engle. William O'Neill and
Herman Knoke, of Friendship Lodge
n