Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1915-07-08

1 Wheeling, "as it was plain to them
that the organizer was working with
the members of 292 of Wheeling to
get control of the organization and the
jobs of Bellaire" Thirty-thr mem
bers were obligated before the organ
izer left with the charter and as the
money had been at the Cincinnati
headquarters for several manths he
wishes the matter settled and wished
the Assembly to take the necessary
action. He further stated that he was
night the organizer wat at Bellaire
The understanding they had was that
a local in Bellaire would have juris-
diction over the Ohio, River front, until
the 18th of June, and the fact that the
charter was taken from Bellaire and
one granted the local at Bridgeport
June 18th is what he did not under
stand.
In answer to the question as to who
organized them the delegates of the
Bridgeport Local stated that the In
ternational Headquarters had depu-
tized McEntee and Weidebush of Local
1872 of Wheeling to organize the men
of Martins Ferry and the men of
Bridgeport into one local, which was
done June 18th. The delegates of the
local of Bellaire that are unable to Sc
cure charter stated that they had
no hard feelings for the local at
| Bridgeport or the members of that To-
| cal, but that the fight was with the
| old local at Wheeling 292.
+ The both delegations then retired
land the Assembly decided that they
would consider credentials separately
and the credentials of John .Hager-
man, ST., was, by motion of Seiberts,
seconded by Sheehan, accepted and
the delegate obligated. He will repre-
sent the Carpenters Of Bellaire. It
was moved by Seiberts and seconded
by Sheehan that the delegates from
1.-The Bridgeport local be seated brought
forth many arguments, Blinco OF the
Painters maintaining that they had
the proper credentials and should be
seated
To this, President Crunelle too ex-
ception, stating that the men employ
ed at Bellaire who had made the pro-
per kind of application were refused
local with no reason given and to his
personal knowledge all communica-
lions sent to the international organi-
zation of Bartenders pertaining to it
had been ignored and he would ad-
wise the Assembly to wait until they
would communicate with the head
quarters and learn why the charter
had been withheld. Delegate Sheehan
stated that the effort was being put
forth to weed out some Of the mem
bers of the local in Bellaire and the
Assembly you'd not stand for that.
The motion to seat the delegates
was a tie and the vote Of the president
was the one that defeated it and the
credentials were held up for two
weeks longer.
Butcher ellis.
]. J. Sheehan, for the Arbitration
Committee, stated they had called up
on Butcher ellis Of Martins Ferry,
who was charged by the Painters Of
that city with the hiring of non-union
painters, and after hearing the reae
sons of Mr.. ellis, the Arbitration COM
mittee would report that the case
should be attended to by the Painters
Of Martins Ferry, and not brought to
the Assembly. To this report Delegate
Blinco took exception and insisted that
the Arbitration committee was misin-
formedaby Mr.. ellis and insisted that
the Arbitration committee meet him
in the presence Of the two business
agents of the local of the Painters of
Martins Ferry. The Assembly in
structed them to comply with the
wishes of the Painters delegates.
Audit Report.
The Auditing Committee made par
tial report of the LIST half Of the year
and being unable to state the member
ship of the locals owing money to the
Assembly could not report on the
amount due at the present time.
Balance on hand January 1. .$11.34
Receipts during first half. 4. 51.S6
Total. ................. $oz'1V
Expenses $3.50. 'PcA'0O
| Balance. .....S $50
GEORGE sEIBERT,
WILLIAM SMITH,
l Committee.