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that the two men I later recommended
for office were turned down. In 1890
minor Federal officers in New Hamp-
shire tried to beat me for Senator. I
was elected. however, and then Har-
rison, which showed the cold blooded
and calculating disposition of the man,
asked me to call at the white House. I
ignored the message. when he re-
peated the invitation went to see him
simply out Of curiosity.
There was more than a frigld bow
when he saw me this time. I was now
a Senator. After a word or two of in
troductory conversation. he said is
there anything I can do for your
"'There is not replied.
~ have some positions in the con-
ing drawer OF his desk and pointing to
a bundle OF documents.
"'At this late day in your admins
tration,' l told him, 1 have no friends
or constituents who care for Govern
ment jobs In cholera ridden and yellow
fever stricken localities. l bid you good
morning, Mr.. President And that is
the last time I ever spoke to him. ]
tell you this story. although I refused
to give It to Senator Tom Plat, who
wanted II for his book"
There were many remarkable men
in the Forty-ninth Congress" Senator
Gallinger said, while talking about his
arst term as Representative. which
began in December, 1885. John q
Carlisle was Speaker, Samuel j. RAN
dali was chairman OF the Committee on
Appropriations and Thomas Il. Reed
was on the Ways and Means Commit.
tee. William Mckinley. William l.
Wilson. Nelson Dingley, Jr. and Serene
f. Payne afterward became famous in
the authorship Of tariff laws. Bland OF
Missouri was debating free silver and
laying the foundation for the Bryan
campaign OF 1896. Joseph G. Cannon
had already served twelve years In
Congress.
After two terms went home to prac
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type until an uncle of mine who was
a professor at a medical college In Gin
cinnati advised me to be a doctor.
had 500 when I arrived in Cincinnati.
Medical lectures started at s o'clock in
the morning and ended at o'clock in
the evening. At Z o'clock at night l
began my work in the composing room
of the Cincinnati Gazette, remaining on
duty until 9 o'clock. by o'clock !
was In bed. I didn't average more than
four hours sleep a day during the three
years / was In Cincinnati.
IL was graduated in 1858. Besides,
I had saved about $500. In the mean
while ! had become engaged to Miss
Mary a. Bailey Of Salisbury, n. H.,
who was teaching school in Ohio.
We were married and meant to go
West, but Mrs. Gallnger broke her
ankle and while we were waiting until
she recovered I got to practising medi-
cine In New Hampshire. The affairs Of
life often turn on small matters. An
accident. you see, kept us in New Eng
land. I actively followed my profession
for twenty-three years at Concord, driv-
ing day and night. slept no more
while n doctor than did while a printer
and medical student. I can lie down
anywhere now and go to sleep
instantly"
How should man live to be Il
years old" Senator Gallinger was asked,
"and still he competent to do a big days
| work."
First he must be born with a good
constitution. have always cultivated
the virtue Of being optimistic. Then
courtesy prolongs the life OF the person
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REPUBLICAN PARTY WILL COME BACK,
PREDICTS SENATOR GALLINGER

to the cheering throng. I can see MN
yet. From that day to this l have been
deathly afraid Of my own poetical COM
positions"
tCopvright, 1914. By James B. Morro'o)
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some one had asked him a question.
"But it's up to you. You butted into
this game and now you've got to play
the cards. Pedro" he called in quite
another voice. bring a light"
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stirred and stood up suddenly and laid
his hands on the broad sill Of his VIM
dow and looked down at Sicaha and up
to the stars. "Of course I'm going to
stay" he mu,tered impatiently. as II
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-12
Past Presidents
Recommendations

~ 3
Former President, L.. J. LaFlam
read his report at the Assembly Sun.
day. The reading having been delay.
ed Tor several meetings owing to the
large amount Of business necessary
to consider at each meeting.
w Continue Policy.
His recommendation that the pre-.
sent policy OF the Assembly be contin-
.ued. was nnanimo usly adopted.
= Placed on Record.
That the alleged unionists who gave
their names and influence to the en-
mics OF labor and against the Trades
Assembly in the late fight for the in
itiative, Referendum and recall previs
ions in the proposed city charter, be
placed on record in the Asembly's of.
dcial minutes. This was adopted.
Legislative Progress.
The legislative committee was com
mender for its activity and summary
OF beneficial results given. This was
concurred in. "a =
Harmony Committee.
The harmony committee was refer,
red to in congratulatory manner
and the Assembly concurred in this.
Union Label League.
Considerable discussion followed
the reading of the recommendation
that the work Of the local Union La
bel League and the work of the State
Label League Ibe kept separate. A
motion prevailed that the recommen-
dalton be received and that the La
bel committee of the Assembly be in.
structed to report to the body at its
next meeting, suggesting ways and
means for furthering the Union Label
n Wheeling. This was carried.
Workmen's Compensation
The Workmen's Compensation was
'eferred to as not perfect, but that it
vas immeasureably better than none;
at it's enactment was greatly the re-
ult of the interest Of the Assembly
Ind the activity of its repres entatives
at the last session of the legislature.
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- WE WILL NOW HAVE
A Fetu Remarks
BY WALTER B. HILTON

ENTHUSIASM will not be inspired by either the an
noced method the admitted goal, or the Official per
nel Of the Wheeling Playground Committee 10 ny the
greatest measure of success there must be sympathy
with the Masses democracy in the movement itself and
mselsness and sacrifice the part OF its promoters
thirty five persons do not constitute mass meeting, the
aroadg through of official slate does not constitute
democracy and sympathy with the masses is not SHOWN
IN heading the organization with man m Whom local
Labor recognizes no more cold booded heartess and con
clenceless opponent. al
The present Fairgrounds Committee offers a half
dozen proofs of its members II not aDso
ue nsncerty In the first place there has been no real
o hear the voice of the working class the idea has
plainly been all along for seconsttuted set-ghteous
ness to hand down, in spirit OF chilly charity the pt1
promise OF blade of grass to the children OF the poor
fairgrounds and parks municipal duties ana noI pr
ate benevoences and the city council could see THIS
II Its members subject to oneenth OF the
mat has drawn franchise grabs and unfair coal ana coke
ds and nterestess bank deposits from the people OF
Wheeling in the graft laden years of even the very recent
past
crowd that could get two million dollars worth OF
franchises for nothing that could get $695OO0 worth OF
pank deposits for nothing that could sneakg get coa
ana coke bids opened through city servant before they
nao gone to the city council cut but ridiculous hgufe
nen they pretend to stand baed and helpless Defore
M tremendous obstacle of the price OF suburban lot
Y IS an elephant turning aside from straw III.
- Badly we need play grounds we do not need them
enough to take from the bloody profits OF Few
weeks list Of forty injuries to workers at Mckinney
nes We may believe this gentleman s sincerity when
ea grass and gently sWayng trees replace the mud ana
/ nSrS111rz1n YAnN
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| Officers Report

wheeling, w. va, March Il, 1914
To the Officers and Representatives
of the Sixteenth Annual Convention
of Subj District NO. 5 of District 6,
L United Mine Workers of America.
Fellow Mine Workers.
In accord with the established Gus
tom it is with pleasure I submit to
you and through you to our member
ship this report, as your Stlb-Dlstrict
President. I also desire to extend to
each and every Delegate most cor
dial welcome to this Convention and
beg to express the hope that this
meeting will go down in history as
the most harmonious and progressive
convention of our Sub-District and
that it may be a credit to our grand
Organization and honor to our con-
stituents at home and make them
proud Of their selection of Delegates.
In submitting to you the account of
my stewardship of our Sub+District
Organization or in other words my
report, it is with both pleasure, and
regret l am pleased because we find
our Sub4District Organization in good
healthy condition, but regret be
cause we were not able to satisfy our
ambition, and cherished ideals to
have every mine worker in our Sub
District in the fold of our organiza-
ton, namely the Pan Handle District
In my humble way l desire in this
report to call your attention to mat
tiers of vital Importance, pertaining
to the welfare of our organization.
1t, will be your duty to review the
past and consider very carefully the
present plans for a moderate recon
struction of our policies upon whose
foundations will again rest, the future
life of our Union the United Mine
Workers of America
We understand and well remember
the old saying THAT experience is
good teacher" and while this is q
fact, I pray to the Delegates and
through them to our membership to
be guided by the experience aad te
resolve to do all there 10 in our power
to make our Union, the United Mine
Workers of America stronger and bet
ter, and always to consider that I'm
tied we stand and divided we fall.
Organization.
Our Sub-District Organization has
made splendid progress in every par
ticular, namely, the membership, in
telhgence and finance. These facts
are gratifying indeed, and should be
an inducement to every member OIL
/ our Sub-District to loyalty and devo
ton to our organization and It's prin
ciples.
I regret more than words can ex
press that In some sections Of oul
Sub District there 10 III feeling t
eNF arganisatloR, and ~ iaeltaatlOE
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As'}'s''e1lb!BlTaIIkesU Up.
Elm Grove Strike

Delegate Am. Sennis reported that
local 1855, u. M. w. of A.. were still
On strike at Elm Grove, and that the
company was paying as. high as SIS
per man for all strike breakers
brought in. He urged the delegates
to spread this information as men
came to ELM Grove for Jobs did not
usually know that there was a strike
ON. y
Locke Unfair.
Delegate Lewis reported that the
Locke shoe stores stiI unfair.
Jos. Miller Unfair.
Delegate Charles Higgins reported
that the Jos. Miller stogie company,
formerly conducted union shop in
Wheeling, has decided to exploit
their employees more than was pos
sible in Wheeling, had removed and
was now operating nan-anion stogies
factory in Belleville, G, and was try
Ing Ing TO sen these spsunion stosies in
This concern should not be confus-
ed with the ]. q. Miller stogie factory,
Market street, for this is a union fac
tory, using the label, and is entitled
to the patronage Of union men and
their friends.
Weights and Measures
Chairman Fisher of the Legislative
committee. referred to the fact that
the city now had an inspector for
weights and measures, and that he
was really at work, thanks, IN a great
measure, to the insistence Of the As
sembly.
Fraternal Delegates.
President Gilhgan announced the
following appointments of fraternal
delegates: 4
To Belmont Assembly Frank Zotez,
John Collins, Abner Corbin, Clyde
Bartlebaugh and j. B. Moore.
TO Moundsville sAsembly-Jos. A.
Armstrong, James Skeliy, John Bow
ers, Sam Young, Mike Mahoney. :
Parks and Fairgrounds.
The recommendation to endorse the
movement to further parks and play
grounds in Wheeling, came up under
new business and was carried, togeth-
er with an appropriation of $25 to-
wards the movement.
Expenses.
Dayton committee expenses. $4,000
Wheeling Register ........... $40
Rauch's Band ............. $500
Majority printing ............ 5000
$2s1.70
Receipts.
Refund from committee 1900 90
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BARRIERS OFFICIAL IS
PLEASED WITH WHEELING

A. c. Mendel, District Organizer of
the Journeymen BARRIERS International
Union, was in Wheeling Thursday and
paid visit to the meeting of Wheel
ing Local No. 257 in the Mutual Bank
building. He was passing through on
his way to Columbus to attend to
some affairs in which the aid Of the
international officials had been filed.
Wheeling Is a good town." said
Mr.. Mendel to Majority man. 1T
stands in high favor with our general
office. TIE union here is in excellent
shape and it has secured good condi-
lions in this town for the men Of our
trade. / only wish that every other
town could do as well as Wheeling. +"
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News Snapshots
Of the Week
Tractio h FirenleD
Wanted In Union

The Executive Board reported at
the Assembly Sunday through acting
Secretary H.. j. MINES, a specia.
Meeting to consider the grievance Of
Stationary Firemen No. 81, against
the Wheeling Traction Company. +
As result Of this report, Delegate
Corcoran moved that the president OF
the Assembly appoint from the Execu-
i've Board a special committee to en-
deavor to induce General Manager G..
o. Nagel of the Wheeling Traction
Company to agree to a conference
with the Representatives of the Fire
mems Union. This motion prevailed
The Firemen contend that they
have made strenuous efforts for years
to organize the firemen employed in
the power house of the company, and
that they believe the failure of their
efforts so far have been due to G. O..
Nagel.
h1rorts made so far during the
week to see Mr.. Nagei by the sub-com-
nittee have been unavaihng.
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Eastern Ohio Miners
Gather In Convention

More than 100 delegates are assem-
bled in the Tades Assembly hall in
the annual convention of the United
Nine Workers Of america, Sub Dis
tTict 5 of District 6. They are elect
ing a scale committee and formula
ting their dead work. demands Off
the ensuing year.
The sub-district organization has no
authority to fix a scale under the ex-
listing agreement, but each district has
its own peculiar difficulties with
which to deal, the dead work" being
the chief of these. And, besides, after
April LIST, there will be no scale.
The. convention was opened at 10
A. M. Wednesday by President Char
les j. Albasin, who read his excellent
report which follows below. He was
followed by Vice President William
Roy with another excellent : report,
and by Secretary William
pelgafths with Ibis usual painstaks
ing and accurate list Of the expendi-
lures and receipts OF the year.
In the afternoon w. B. Hilton, who
was present, was called upon for a
talk and responded, praising the min
ers for the grand fight they were MAX
ing for the uplif Of humanity, and
urging them to begin a campaign to
organize the non-union mines in the
Wheeling district.
At 5 o'clock the tellers were not
ready to report upon the election of a
scale committee and adjournment was
taken until Thursday morning, when,
ats o'clock, the serious business of
considering their problems began.
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Strickland Comes For !.
n
Return Engagement

At a meeting Of the Wheeling
branch of the Socialist party held Sat
urday night it was decided to bring
frederick Guy Strickland here to
speak. He will deliver his famous
lecture on, Socialism and it's Enc
mics" The lecture will be given in
the hall of the Ohio Valley Trades 4
Labor Assembly on Monday. March
10Th.
AS. Mr. Strickland on several oc-
casions delighted Wheeling audiences
the committee in charge Of the meet
ing expect crowded hall. The ad-
mission will be free. The committee
win be composed Of Bros. Shane,
Hare and Bauers.
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Bartenders Entertain
Cooks And Walters

Tho cooks and walters of the city
ill he the guests of the bartenders
" ", Sunday afternoon at the Barten-
doris doris Club at Sixteenth and Chaphne
streets. Bartenders Union No. 292
1.i,I give a smoker and social session
w. - entertain their allied craftsmen
nth the object in view of discussing
.ho conditions that mutually confront
.bom The object is to organize the
oooks and walters, and the discus
s ssen will be upon the best heans to
accomplish this. The Bartenders have
cared neither time nor expense to
make the afternoon an enjoyable one,
and great good is expected to result
from their unselfsh efforts.
Butchers Will Entertain.
The Butchers of Wheeling will be
hosts to their fellow workers of other
lines on the evening Of March a6,
thursday. This was decided upon
thursday evening, and the following
committee appointed: H. B. Vessel,
chairman, Harry Shields, Herman
Roeder, Fred Isenberg, Peter Hide
brand, The Butchers never do things
nv halves, and a most enjoyable and
instructive evening is looked for.
Ladies are especially invited.
Girls Are Hostesses.
The militant union girls of Wheel
ipg comprising Tobacco Stripers I'm
ion No. I, Protectorate of the Nation
al Stogie Makers League, entertained
IN the Odd Fellows hall Thursday
evening to their delighted fellow IN
ionists. Those unionists who are miss
Ing any of these events are losing
much possible interest and pleasure,
and FEVER was this more forcibly
brought out than in Thursday even
ing's affair, which was most success
full from every point of view. Talks
we're made by H. p. Corcoran, Rev.
Dysnger, Leo J. LaFlam, Fred w.
Sondeman and Walter B. Hilton, and
piano solos by Misses Name Engler,
Nellie Sutton, Bertha Hustlebee, Jes-
sic Bartell, and sister, Wilma Rad
clife, Elizabeth Bozenska, and Mrs.
Ruby Mackey and daughter. Charles
Higgins made a most efficient presi
ding officer Following this program
the affair was turned into a general
social session and the ladies served
excellent refreshme
Peters Have Good Time.
Potters No. % served UP a.
time to themselves and their friends
last Tuesday evening at their COM
modious quarters at Twenty-sevens :,
and Ghapline streets. President Thos. |
Gtlligan, the potter president of 70
Trades Assembly, efficiently presided,
md talks were made by H P. Corcor-
IN and Charles Hmgins which were
well received. The Potters have lady
members and these were out in force.
The Organization Committee were the
guests of the local, but owing to a
lengthy session due to much impor-
tant business, were late in arriving.
Everybody was pleased with the Pot
tiers "bliz" No. % Is making rapid
strides, and Is industrial in its tao
tics.
Painters Next Tuesday.
Painters No 81 will give another OPP
en- meeting and social session smok-
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r next Tuesday evening at their quar-
:ers in the Tades Assembly hall. The
committee in charge comprises Newt
Hagerman, M. EsIkin, Park Brokaw,
There will be orchestra music, an in
teresting program and refreshments
Potters No. 46.
On the evening of March %, at the
o. V. T. & L. A. hall, will occur the
heralded open meeting Of Potters No.
46. At this meeting Edward Menge,
president of the National Brotherho
will be the chief speaker, and q gen
eral invitation is extended to all fell
low workers of every craft, particular
ly the ladies.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1914-03-12
Golfers Mines
Are Shut Down
Absolutely Dead

The struck mine of the West Vir-
ginia-Pittsburgh coal company at Col.
hers is shut down absolutely dead to-
day. The Italians who were working
there, having been brought in under
misapprehenston,- all quit in a body
last week. and today there are none
employed except few who are hired
by the month-and these are Ameri-
can. The company is hauling coal in
on the railroad, taking it around the
hill. empting the railroad cars into
coal cars, and then dumping them.
from the tipple, back onto the rail-
road again, into the tenders of the To-
conotives.
This is probably done to hold the
contract with the railroad company.
Strikers Arrested.
A number of strikers we've arrested
as result of a disturbance started
Thursday by the few strike breakers
c0uTTNUNm OW PAGE a
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Interesting Debate
On, Surplus Value

On Saturday last. the local Social
lists held very interesting debate on
the subject of Surplus Value" This
debate took the form of a discussion
and was led by w. A. Peters who
read an exhaustive paper on the sub
ject. After Mr.. Peters finished the
discussion was general ana couple
of visitors who were present gather
ed new views of the Socialist philoso-
ply. These debates are held every
Saturday night in the ante-room of
the Ohio Valley Trades & Labor AS
sembly's hall just below Fifteenth
street on Market, and are open to the
public.
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Rein Orr Here

Rein Orr, Executive Board Member
of tie Street and Electric Railway
employees, is in the city, called here
to confer with the representatives of
Wheeling Division 1913 over some mat
tiers pertaining to the organization
A conference was held in the Organi-
zation Committee headquarters last
Wednesday evening. No conclusion
has as yet been reached, and he has
not announced just when he will leave.