Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1910-05-19
Benjamin. Teagarden Prevailed Upon
to FIJI the Vacant Position.
ASK FOR SUBSTANTIAL
ADyANCNN WAGES
After Very Busy. Week Convention
AdjOurms With Everything In
Good Shape. +

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tional Protective Association will ask
for an advance in wages this year.
The amount is not made public, in
\ line with the policy of the organiza-
ton, but it can be stated that sub
stantial increase will be insisted upon
from all plants signing the scale Of
the union.
| Another thing that the twelfth an
nua1 convention did was to elect a
president. Since the Organization I'M
seated George Powell for bad con-
duct, there has been no president, the
work of that Office being done by Sec
retary-Treasurer Charles e. Lawyer,
assisted by the executive board. 1t
was decided, however, to relieve Mr..
Lawyer of this extra work and the Of
fee was again filed by the unanimous
election of Benjamin Teagarden Of
Martins Ferry, who was not in any
sense seeking for the Office, and
whom in fact, has many times re-
fused to be a candidate. This time,
however, he considered it his duty to
accept.
Ten Per Cent Assessment.
It was decided to levy 9 ten per
cent assessment upon the working
members to carry on the fight brought
against the organization by the
United States Steel Trust. This action
was urged by the delegates from in
dependent lodges. The old rate was
FIVE per cent, and some Of them stat
ed that they would be willing to make
| it rs per cent. The executive board
was given the right to change this
assessment as conditions justified.
To Merge with Amalgamated.
The matter of merging the organi-
cation with the Amalgamated Associa-
ton was left In the hands Of the Elk.
,'ecutive Board, with the understanding
that the merging, If it is made, will
be along the lines as suggested in the:
last issue of the Majority.
Probably the most important &C
ton taken in which the public is in
terested was the selection Of Canton,
Ohio as the place Of meeting for 1911,
and the election of officers, which re-
suited as follows:
President-Ben Teagarden, OF
Martins Ferry.
Secretary-Treasurer - Charles e.
Lawyer of Wheeling.
Vice President, First District-W.
s. Hunt, of st. Louis.
| Vice President, Second District me
George Bennett, of New KensingtOn,
Penn.
Third District-Bert L. Bartlett, Of
New Castle, Pa.
Fourth District Charles johnson,
Of Steubenville, o.
The board Of trustees was chosen
as follows: w. L. Crays Of Ellwood,
lind: Charles Huntsman Of Wheel
ling, and BENJAMIN Thomas Of Can
ton. Ohio.
| A noticeable feature of the cleo
ton Is the fact that all the officers
who have been active in the organ
lization during the strike were re-
lelected unanimously. which evidences
the confidence of the men In their
leaders.
The convention throughout was
very harmonious and there was no
pickering Of any kind at any time. and
/ it was one of the most successful
gatherings ever held by the represen-
tatives of the Organization.
The convention laid plans looking
to the betterment of the financial con-
dition Of the organization and devised
ways and means to raise the funds
necessary to carry on the fight against
the steel corporation. Reports from
the field and other quarters indicate
that the situation Is entirely satisfac-
tory and the independents, who are
now working and furnishing much
assistance to the organisation N 2
financial way, are willing to continue
I'm this assistance.
Ia ~ronv CrDTc M 0yEN THEIR