Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1912-02-08
Stogiie Makers Endorsed
By United Mine Workers

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H. P. Corcoran, first vice president
Of the National Stogie Makers League.
who was sent by that organization to
attend the convention Of the United
Mine Workers, assembled at Indiana
polls, Ind, spent the last week of the
convention looking after the interest
Of his organization. He was success
full in securing the privilege of adj
dressing the convention on Tuesday,
on behalf of the Stogie Makers, and
as there was no official business to
transact by the convention on that
day, as the committees were not ready
to report, Mr.. Corcoran's time was not
limited and he explained the position
of the Stogie Makers in the Labor
movement, and why they were not in
the American Federation of Labor, and
appealed tosthe Mine Workers to take
some action that would mean their
afihation with that body and also
that would cause their label to. be
recognized by the mang labor organi-
cations officially.
: Mr.. Corcoran states that while talk
ing he was given the utmost atten-
tion, and after concluding, he present
ed the delegates with 1900 hundred
stogies given by the. Pollocy firm, 1900
given by the M. Marsh & Sons firm,
Wheeling. He also gave to each dele
and 1000 given by Alex Bolton, all Of
gate souvenir pencil with the Stogie
Makers label on it. The delegates
were very much pleased with the
I! stogies and pencils, and gave rising.
unanimous vote of thanks to the manu-
facturers and stogie makers, amid
great applause, for same. On Thurs
day, the day before the convention
adjourned, a resolution signed by
practically every delegate Of the 9Th
Eastern Ohio district, was present
to the convention by Mr., Perry, Ma
Etional Secretary Of the Nine Work
ers, he asked the unanimous consent
of the convention to introduce the
resolution, as the time had expired for
introducing resolutions, and he ready
secured it. He then read the resolu-
ton, which was as follows:
ITO the Officers and Delegates ct
the United Mine Workers, in thet
23rd annual convention assembled
We the undersigned, desire to sub
NIT the following resolution: BE it. re-
solved that we indorse the union label
lof the National Stogie Makers League,
and urge our members to demand
same when purchasing stogies."
The resolution was immediately
adopted, and upon motion, Mr.. Cor
coran was given the floor, and thank
ed the delegates for the action they
had taken and told the delegates now
that the United Mine Workers had
officially endorsed the Stogie Makers
Label placing the. largest and strong
est organization back Of them, that
A he now had hopes OF the Stogie Max
ers being admitted into the American
Federation, at their next convention.
Mr.. Corcoran also states that he
was accorded the best Of treatment
by every officer and delegate that he
had met, and that he was shown all
the courtesy possible as representa-
tive of the Stogie Makers.
Mr.. Corcoran states that his organ
! ization- is going to pursue this policy
from now on, visiting the conventions
OF the different labor organisations
and placing the stogie Makers case
before them, and believes that the
}. time is not far OF when the Stogie
} Makers win have the entire Labor
J movement with them and make It pos
/ sible to organize every person who
, makes stogies, which has been impos-
! sible to do in the past, not being OH
cially recognized by thea F. Of L.,
? and we are going right ahead. until
we succeed.