Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-28

In Trades Aesemh1yss Elect1On-Heg-s
/ ular Meeting Of the Central Labor
! Body Yesterday sAfternOOn-Two
/ Revolutions Considered-New Cem-
mittees Appointed for the Year.
at the regular semi-monthly meet
ing of the Ohio Valley Trades Assem-
bly yesterday afternoon an exception
ally large number of locals were rep
resented and several questions Of con-
siderable interest to the laboring
classes were disposed of. A number
of credentials were received and two
new officers were elected to fill vacan-
| cies occasioned by designations. Presi-
| dent Harry Hailes, Vice President M.
E. Tracy, Secretary A. L. Bauer and
other officers chosen at the last meet
| ing for the ensuing term occupied their
respective places.
After roll call and other preliminary
| proceedings the organization commit
| tee reported that new union would
be formed Monday night and that it
would send delegates to the assembly
| The name of the union was not an
nounced. On motion the report was
] accepted.
| Trustee-elect Sims asked the assem-
bly, to permit him to decline for Office
| and made a statement in which he as
signed no particular reason for the re-
| quest.
| Mr. Tracy then spoke of an anony-
nous letter which he had received
since the previous meeting, and gave
| vent to his feelings in regard to a man
| who would hide himself behind a nom
| de-plume. The communication called
attention to the assemblys annual
election and charged that there was
ring that had manoeuvered in ante
chamber upon that occasion and sue
ceeded in getting some of their lead
ers through.
Then followed a motion to grant
Delegate Sims request, but it was lost.
| The question was freely discussed and
a motion to reconsider prevailed.
There was another motion to accept
Delegate Sims resignation and it fin
| ally carried. Mr. Sims thanked the as
sembly for the action taken.
Delegates Obligated.
The following named delegates pre-
scented credentials and were obligated:
Herman RAIDER and William Fugate,
of Butchers Local No Z; William
ONeal, J. H. Hamilton and John L.
Vierheller, of Local No. 80, Journey
men Plumbers Gas Filters, Steam Fit
tres and Steam Helpers; Henry Table
man and Henry ROUGH, of Local No.
SO, American Flint Glass Workers
Union; Joseph Gehring, of the Brew
cry Workers Union; ]. ]. Byrne, of
Street Car Workers Local. VIM. H.
Frohme, of Typographical Union No.
70; Andrew Habig and Enoch Bourne,
of Potters' Union No, 6.
Delegate Tracy read the anonymous
letter previously referred to and Dele
| gate Byrne, who was absent from the
last meeting spoke in his own behalf,
expressing his gratitude for honors
shown him in the past. He explained
that he had been approached by mem
bers of the assembly and had told them
that he had to work that day and could
not be present. Mr.. Byrne said that he
| never solicited vote and had no de-
| sire to become a candidate for any
| Office. He further stated that he was
| surprised to learn that he had been
suggested for office, as he knew full
we'll that he could not be a candidate
because he had not been obligated.
The assembly approved of the bonds
! of the trustees and treasurer.
Resolutions Introduced.
communication was received from
Local No. 8, United Brotherhood of
| Carpenters and Joiners Of America,
| submitting a resolution that a commit
tee he sent to the promoters of the
new theatre building with a request
| from the Trades Assembly that they,
the promoters Instruct the architects
| to insert in plans and specifications
that only union labor be employed on
the building
The President recommended that
committees assigned to special work
rbe paid for their services and cited an
instance showing the necessity OF such
| action. He said that the arbitration
committee is often instructed to in
vestigate a case requiring immediate
attention at time when they cannot
afford to quit their work to take up the
matter.
! Delegate Boes introduced a resolution
which claimed that the Laughlin bill
before the Legislature is in direct OPP
position to the issues of organized
labor, as it would bring about vacant
store rooms and high tax on the resi-
dents of the Ohio Valley and requested
the assembly, representing three hun,
dred workmen, to vigorously oppose its