The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-08-20
HAD A
BIG CONVENTION
LOCAL DELEGATES RETURN
FROM ANNUAL MEETING
AT NASHVILLE.
Enthusiastic Reports OF Proceedings
OF Considerable Interest to Local
Unlon.-laroely Attended.

Most enthusiastic are reports OF
proceedings OF the annual convention
Of the international Typographical
Union. held last week at Nashville.
Tenn. Local persons in attendance
al the session are highly elated, and
declare that IL was the most success
full convention in the history OF the
organization. Frank Hummei was the
delegate from Wheeling Union No.
10. and other Wheelingites in attend
ance were Ned. Sims. president OF the
wheeling Union. and Harry Mills.
The local men returned Monday.
Speaking OF the convention yester-
day, Preside nj Sims said: 1T was one
of the biggest and best from the
ness transacted. There were $50 del
egates and over 100 e1-delesates
and visitors, from every section OF the
United States and Canada The en-
tertainment was fine. and Southern
hospitality was certainly demonstrat-
cd by the people OF Nashville. on
Sunday all were taken 10 the Hermit
age. the home OF Andrew Jackson.
seventh President of the United
States. which is kept up by the Ten
nsssee Daughters of the Confederacy.
On Tuesday there was an old fash
Toned Southern barbecue at which
over 5000 people were served in fine
style.
And by the way. one OF the live
ms mbers OF the entertainment com
mittee was an old Wheeling boy. who
learned the trade on the Newsletter.
now the News. John Aui. who. with
his wife and daughter. took espc cial
pains 10 make all West Nirginians in
attendance feel at home during the
entire week
Local Man AoeoInted
The convention refused 10 limit
the term ~ Officers 20 two years.
holding that so LONG as We had good
officers the referendum should say
whether they should be kept or re-
place d by new ones.
Frank Hummel. OF this city. was
appointed member OF the appeals
committee The only lady delegate
IN attendance was Miss Mae Mckin-
ley. OF san Francisco.
me reorganization plan was de-
ieated. j. was 4 proposition To lay or
the country into eighteen disT riots
with each district eleCjing its own Off
GERS and attending It's own affairs. The
convention feij IL would De too eXpen-
sive and he very unsatisfactory. The
expense under the new plan would be
si3S. U0O yearly. Thile under the pres
emf system u Is bur So 600
The Executive Council was sus-
tanned in the Pittsburgh appeal case.
In which that union appealed 10 the
convention from the Executive Cour-
CTS decision that they would have 70
pay the l. T. T. $500. their part OF tho
expense ~ au-organizer sent there az
The reques' of tho Pittsburgh union
after that local agreed 10 pay half the
expense The Pittsburgh union car.
ried the case 10 the Federal court.
which refused 10 take action til after
10 had been passed on H. the conven-
ton The vote 20 sustain the EXecu-
tive Council vas $50 20 -
a resolution was passed instruct.
Ing tho Executive Council 10 have n
monument erected In the cemetery To-,
a. Colorado Springs. 10 cost $4,000.
also 10 purchase additional plots IN
cemeteries A. Colorado Springs. Of
fcefs were Instructed TO make a study
OF the sick benefit plan. Every appeal
from tho Executive Council vas decid.
I'd IN favor ~ the council
Charles Deacon. superintendent OF
the Printers Home. resigned ON ac.
count ~ his wife's health. requiring
p change % climate. His resignation
vas accepted. and as a recognition or
his faithfulness he was presented with
5000 nv the International TypOgraph-
ical Union. Mr.. John Daley. ~ syria.
cGse. VEL known 10 Wheeling print
ers. succeeds MIR Deacon as superin-
ic7ienf - 'le home
Ih" next convention Will be held
m Prov feno". V p In August 1914
The convention was addressed bv
representative Of tho Newspaper pub.
hshers Association. the United Ty.
pothate and the Hen Franklin Club
along the lines % closer afiliation and
'h" b"s' irterps. s. 81 all"
concluding. Nr Sims said Tho
fi'7i"sf harmon, exists between these
employers organizations Hnd the print.
or. and great good has resulted from
these friendly 9ddresse."