Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-09-25
Metal Trades Cou neil
Endorse Stogielnakers

The fifth Semi-Annual Convention OF
the Pittsburgh District Metal Trades
Department, was held in the Board O.
Trade Rooms on Sunday. The session
was opened by President McGrath a.
11:15 a. M, and he Immediately intro
duced. Mayor Kirk, who welcomed the
delegates in few well chosen words
Attorney Wilkerson followed as a rep
resentative of the Board of Trade
Business Mems Association and NUM-
cipal League. President Leo J. La
Flam of the Ohio Valley Trades anG
Dor Assembly then welcomed the
delegates In behalf of labor. The
President then appointed the three
committees, credential, grievance ant
resolution. A motion was then made
to adjourn, which was carried, to con
vene at one o'clock
The Delegates.
The convention was called at 1:20
The Credential Committee reported
the following:
Sheet Metal No. Sherwood
Koeherstn, J. o. Sonderly: ]. Mason.
Machinists No. 818-Wm. Gerry, L
c. Frankhouser, J. B. Moore, K. v
Shane.
Machinists No. 6-W. H. Shane, w
H. Shaw, John COLLEEN, Alver Mckee,
Machinists No. 32-A. G. Hilder
brand, r. s. Alger, John Robertson.
Machinists No. 216-Chris: Klein
Chas. Currie.
Machinists No. 491-Arthur E. Ire
land.
Machinists No. 52-D. McHenhy, P
J. Kelly, N. p. Smith.
Blacksmithss No 268-W. P. Eggers
Blacksmiths No:s39-J. H. Tapkin.
Engineers No. 131-S. R. Lenkard.
Iron Molders No. 364-Joe Burda
v. Myer, A. Hagerman, H. j. MINIS
A. Steger, Dave Wertz, w. H. Wright
John Knowles.
Iron Molders No. 270-Valentine
Barrie, Fred Richter, Robert Marcy.
Core Makers No. 443-H. Creighton
E. J. Voegle, John Konall.
MachinistsA mo. 243-Alphonse A
Huber, Chas. P. Cochran, Harry Sim
endinger.
Moulders No. Walter Pearl, Geo
Young.
Steam. Filters No. 449-Wm. L
Skiles, John McDermott. VIM. ]. Kin
sella, E.. A. Magnin, Jas. Viewers, B. A
Powers.
Pattern Makers No. Sir. ]. Nc
Grath, R. c. Schwartz, C. v. Belney
| F. N. BurreH w. ]. Tepel.
Firemen No. 21-A F. McGrel, L. F
Sprouse, F. A. Darr, A. Snodgrass,
E. Croll
Federal No. ARNOLD Faux,
Brass Molders No. 452-Paul Dor
row, John Knight, Adelbert Chute.
Brass Molders No. 257-W. S. Cum
berledge.
Fraternal Delegates-Leo ]. LaFlam
Ohio Valley Trades & Labor Assem-
bly,; Jos. A. Armstrong, Moundsville
Trades & Labor Assembly; Chas. Hug
gins, National Stogie Makers League
Resolutions.
The Resolution Committee ther
made their export.
Asking for a committee to be ap
pointed by the President composed o
lone from each craft represented, K
meet within 80 days from close o
convention to assist the Machinists il
securing an 8 hour day. Carried.
Condemning the city of Pittsburgh
for adopting the Emerson-Taylo sys
I tenn, that is the dement, system o
taking of so many dement's for DIFFER
emit things; Off illustration, if you ar
one minute late that is two dement's
talk in thes hop, 5; get drink a
noon; when you get fifteen you are Il
Zine for dismissal. Carried.
Endorse Stogiemakers.
Endorsing the Stogfe Makers Lea
que and Label. Carried.
Condemning the delegates for ridin
to Wheeling on the Pennsylvania K.
as that company will not recognlz
the Machinists, while the B. & .. ha
Killed.
Annual Conventions.
Asking that the convention b
changed to an annual affair to be hel
lon the first Monday and Tuesday c
Nav. commencing next May. The RESI-
Tuition cited the fact that great man
would not come on account OF tn
Sunday meetings. and that one da
was not enough. Carried.
H. p. Cochran was then given tn
floor and spoke of the trouble OF ID
Stogie Makers and the A. F. OF L.
. During a general discussion OF Ii
Dor subjects, a delegate said that tn
proper thing to do was to help tn
Laborers to orm Federal Unions,
: that was where our help was to com
from in the future. Delegate Falc
i smoke on the Federal Union of Vince
: ing.
It came out in the talks that th
10. v. T. & L. A. was not a chartere
Denomination. A Pittsburgh delegat
) thought we could get a charter, but b
was shown his mistake by PresideI
,lLaFlam and Vice President Armstron
The delegates then complimented II
= Assembly for standing so faithful
81 with the Stogie Makers.
IL Elect OFFICERS.