The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-22
BY the West Virginia tat
Federation Of Labor in
Session Here
oFFTCERsA ARE q 80.
Charleston is Chosen by the
Convention as the Next
Meeting Place.

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The second annual session OF q g
west virginia State Federation
Labor came to q cloEe Wednss
evening at 500 O'Clock here akteg
three days meeting. Charles ai
chosen as the next place Of annual
meeting.
Uust before final adjournment 2
rising vote of thanks was rendered
!by the Federation to the clarks bur
/ Telegram for its courteous treatment
and splendid reporrs of the meeting
Omcers were elected as follows Tor
I the coming year:
william F. WEIGH. Wheeling, pres
Fident
first Vice-president:
j. p. McGrew. Charleston. second
vice-president-
o. N. Mcmillan. Fatrmont, third
vfce-prestdent.
r. NJ. Quann, wheeling, fourth
vice-president.
j. T. Fielder, Huntington, nth
vice-presfdent.
Frank w. Snyder, Charleston. seq
retary-treasurer-
Before the nomination and election
of oficers Samuel De Nedrey. ef
washington, D. c., addressed the
Federation, speaking on the legisla-
ton the AT. Of L. had endeavored
to secure in Washington and the
methods oRthe central body Of that
CITY. and he. urged methods along all
lines SO that West Virginia VIII be
able to secure good remedial lesislq7
ton.
The motion or Delek to Lewis Of
Charleston. that the State Federation
instruct all central bodies to atiilt-
ate with the American Federation Of
Labor carried unanimously
Election Of OfEicers.
A motion then carried TO proceed
to the, election of officers. and Or
eanizer De Ned-ey OF the A. p. Of
. took the chair. NOMINATIONS Tor
president were called for.
Delegate Stanton, of wheeling, IN
an eloquent speech, placed in nomt-
nation for reelection as president
william F.. WEIGH, of Wheeling, A.
A. s. and r. w. Delegate SNYDER
moved that nominations close, put
was ruled out of order. DeleEate!
Davis, of Charleston, then moved
President WEIGH be reelected by ae=
clamation and this carried.
kFeblQGuL NNG4GAA 4AAeAAS -
acceptance and thanks. asking the
other officers and the members to as
sist him in upbuiJding the state or
ganization.
Nominations for first vice president
we're called for and Delegate Nc
Even named w. R. Talkington, OF
CIarksburg, who was elected unantm-
ously, and he accepted in gracetti3
speech.
The office of second vice ?president
was filled by the election OF J.
McGrew, of Charleston.
For third president Delegate
Riley. of wheeling. nominated o.
Mcmillan. of FairmonJ, and there be-
ing no other nominations, ne
elected by reclamation.
Delegate Riley nominated F. NJ
Guam, of Wheeling, for fourth vice
president, and pAlegate Mehwen !
named Delegate Willis, OF Hunting
ton. who declined. Guam was tnens
nominated by reclamation.
The election of J. T. Fielaefs OF
Huntington, as nth >vice.liTts att
was unanimous. He was placed ip,s
nomination b yDelegate Kilcoyne, OF
Huntington.
Nominations for secretary-treasuf-
er were as follows:
j. L. Pauley, of Charleston, BY =.
P. McGrew; and w. T. Curry OF
Huntington, by ]. T. Fielder; and 4
Frank Snyder. of Charleston, by
Ned Sims. Delegate Davis seconded
the nomination of Snyder. Seere-
tary-Treasurer Curry in the interest,"
OF harmony WithdrS from the race.
TelIers Morrison and were ap-
pointed to collect and count the bal
lots for Snyder and Pauley. The
election, resulted Snyder SO, Pauley
8, and Curry L.
Delegate Pauley then took the moor
and congratulated Snyder, moNlhb
that the election be made by accla7
nation. This was done, Snyder
thanked the convention in a pleasing
adEfress and pledged his support.
Upon motion OF delegate Davis
President WEIGH was chosen as dele