The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-23
ACTION DEFERRED YESTERDAY
UNTIL AFTER ARRIVAL OF
PRESIDENT MOORE.
Six Members Of Scale Committee Have
Been Eleeted-Resoiution
Adopted Yesterday.

Been Standardization
Adopted Yesterday.
Eastern Ohio miners. assembled in
convention in Moose hall. Benaire. will
take up the status OF the striking engi-
neers and miners at Belmont county
this morning. All action and discus
sion OF the subject was held of at
the session yesterday afternoon. in or.
der 20 allow John Moore OF Columbus.
Ohio, state president, TO advise the
men as to the proper course to pursue
The matter was officially presented
TO the convention for the first time
yesterday afternoon. 4 delegate from
Pultney, obtaining the floor. asked for
the consideration OF the subject by the
convention, but on the advice OF Presi-
dent c. J. Albasin. who was in the chai-
at the time, withdrew his request until
today
During the report OF the committee
on resolutions. one asking engineers.
firement and electricians employed
about mines in the subdistrict 10 be-
come members Of the United Mine
Workers OF America. was introduced.
IL was brought ont in the discussion
that subdistrict No. >, embracing east
ern Ohio mines. was the only subdis-
trict in the state where the engineers
and fremen were not members of the
organization.
Today's session OF the convention
viii be an important one. The remain
ing members OF the scale committee
will be elected this morning. six OF
the eight men being selected late yes
| terday afternoon. John II. Moore. the
state president. who arrived in Bell
aire late yesterday afternoon, will
take up the New York contract today
and explain It 20 the men, clause by
clause
Walker TO Speak.
At o'clock this afternoon the con
vention will adjourn 10 the city hall
I in Bellaire, where John II. Walker.
! former president OF the Illinois miners.
now president OF the Illinois Fedora
ton OF Labor. will address a mass
meeting Of men. Walker is an orator
or note. and the change in halls will
be made in order 10 accommodate all
that desire 20 attend
Moore was alone when he arrived in
Bellaire yesterday afternoon. Secre-
tary Treasurer C.. W. Savage is stll
at Alliance. Ohio, and Walker will not
arrive until some time this morning
For a couple OF hours Moore was an
interested observer OF the convention
proceedings without the knowledge OF
the men. His presence once revealed.
a warm welcome and an impromptu
reception was extended and held in
the rear 81 the han.
Ballot on Scale Committee.
II required the larger part Of the
afternoon TO take the first ballot OF
the membership Of the scale commit
tee. The nominations. twenty-six in
number. were made during the morn
ing session. when the final report
OF the credontial committee cleared
the floor for action Withdrawals
later reduced this number 10 %.
Having received a majority OF the
votes cast in the convention. 25S IN
all, Frank Ledvinka, Local Union No.
p, W. 7. Roberts, Local Union No.
245: William Graham. Local Union
NO. 1917: Robert Farmer. Local Union
No. 2Sf: Jerome Watson. Local Union
40. 1926 and J.. y. Sunlcy, Local
Union No. 971, were declared elected
on the first ballot
Seven Of the remaining candidates,
the lowest seven on the list were
dropped from the bailoting and n sec.
ond vote taken on the other nine men.
: Tho two men receiving the highest
majority Of votes will be declared
elected. The ballots. however. will
not be counted until this morning
Afternoon Session.
u was nearly two o clock before the
gayel brought the afternoon session
20 orc@r Pat Duffy. q veteran mem
Der Of the organization from WeIlsburs
obtained the platform by special per
mission and spoke 20 the delegates for
fifteen minutes
At tho conclusion Of bis address.
Delegate Snyder Of Fultuey asked the
the convention consider the status OK
the striking engineers and frcmcn
that had tied up several OF the mines
below Eellaire. This discussion threat
cncd b. become general blt President
I Albasin requested that en- action Doe
postponed until President Moore ll-
rived. At this time the first ballot
on tho scale committee was takru
WITH state Nicc-pres ldont Lee Hail
ia 'ho chair. tho grievance coumf.es
reported only two cases. One of these
was taken iu charge by President A.
BIAS 70 and tho other quickly adjusted.
Resolutions Committee Reported.
Secretary IedFlnka OF the resolution
committee reported 90 tho convention.
They recommended thc inadg sabutr
of action ON "a resolution t1 construct
homo. for fFrI arT crippled u.r.r..
recon m.l1DI and had approved
resolution Dndor nr Percy IcUIn 1.
Oh candidate for ruulr.-a. "a resolution
directing chat a committee b0 appoint
oI '0 luFns.s.fa "a miners hospital.
90 resolution ashin8 engineers and fire.