Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-15
Will Ask Republicans
About City Auditorium

about the likelihood OF that party
holding conventions in the wheeling
Auditorium inthe event that the pres
emit scheme Of the openshoppers Is
successful and the building erected by
nonunfon carpenters.
This was decided upon at the meet
ing Of the Ohio Valley Assembly Sum
day upon the reading of replies re-
ceived from the officials of the demo-
cratic party, to whom a similar letter
of inquiry was addressed, and who re-
piled generally to the effect that the
auditorium would not get the demo-
crat convention in that event.
From the sentiment as expressed by
the delegates, it is the intention OF the
Wheeling workers to see the auditor
ium matter in it's true light fight to-
a finish between big business and thea
organized workers on the economic
field in Wheeling. And the workers
seem to havegir ded up their loins for
the fray.
Commission Government.
The secretary was instructed to get
in touch with the labor bodies In
cities that have adopted the commits
sion form of government, in order to
have all informationon the subject in
its bearing upon the working people.
as plan is being worked up to give
the commission form Of government so
Wheeling.
Watson and Chiffon.
The legislative committee reported
that Senators Watson and Chiffon had
voted against the bill establishing .
bureau in the government tos tudy
child labor conditions. This was
placed in the Assembly records.
The Zane Heirs.
It was reported that the Zane heira
were considering bringing suit to re-
cover the market auditorium site from
the city on the contention that the
conditionssupon which the beQuest had
been made were violated, the property
thus reverting to the heirs of the
original Noah Zane.
Good Roads Bond Issue.
The matter Of bond issue for the
purpose of improving the roads OF
Ohio county was brought up and the
legislativec ommittee was instructed
to report on the matter.
Organization Committee.
The organization committee had
nothing to report at the meeting.
American Electric Company.
The arbitration committee reported
that their efforts to induce George q.
Kurner (the American Electric Com
pany to act fairly with the Electrical
Workers were Of no avail, and that
the board of control has given the
assurance that he would be required to
furnishuni on labor in installing the
electric equipment at the chemical en-
CINE house on Eleventh street. At the
request Of the Electrical Workers, and
upo nreco mmendation Of the commit
tee, the Assembly voted George 3. Z
Kurner and the American Electric
Company as antagonistic to organized
labor. It was brought out that for at
least several years~Mr. Runners atti-
tude has been one of hostility to labor.
and that he has repeatedly broken his
agreements.
Employers Liability.
"A communication from the secretary
of the State Federation Of Labor,
Frank w. Snyder, was to the eject
that session of the employers LA
bility commission, would be held In
Wheeling, and the Assembly in
structed the legislative committee to
be preparedto appear before the CONF
mission in The interests Of the work
ing people.
Mine Workers lndorse stogiemakers.
Harry P. Cofcoran reported that he
had attended the convention Of the
United Mine Workers in the interests
Of the National Stogie Makers League
ana that that vast body IN convention
had unanimously Endorsed the union
label of the league The announce.
ment in the Assembly was greeted
with cheers.
Tailor Organizer Here.
Charles Rosener, Of Youngstown, o.,
special organizer OF the JourneymeR
Tailors' Union Of America, Ii in the
city. he arrived last Tuesday evening
and win remain in the city until the
campaign for organizing the tailoring
establishments Is brought to success.
full end.
Expenditures.
Arbitration Committee (serY-
icesl ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . 90
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