Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-09-27
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see-Mam p~hire Mi~ers sus-
tnined-ssoIiticaI ActioN.-At a
meeting of the Executive Committee of the
Miners Association of Allegany Co, Md.
held in Frostburg last Saturday, JOSEPH c.
KELLEY, President, in the chair, the follow
! ing proceedings transpired
JouN B REEFS, Esq, was elected Record
! ing Secretary, pro tenn. Mr.. A NJ SAMPLE
being absent on business connected with the
| Association.
The following resolution was adopted:
esolued, That a committee of four be APP
pointed to investigate the Hampshire case.
BY advice of meeting JOS. G. KELLY,
THOMAS BRowN, f. NJ. DAVIS and IoHN
NANsFIELp, were appointed said committee
After hearing Mr. WEIR, representative
ofIIampshirc mines, the Commute reported
as follows
Your Committee views the late action of
the Baltimore IL Hampshire Coal Company
in refusing the miners employed AT their
mines to place weigh scales at the proper
location to weigh their coal, as the hand of
the tyrant, oppress'r and robber, such as
we have never witnessed in the action of
any coal company in this region during the
last twenty years therefore, he it
Resoired, That il is the duty of this AsSO-
citation to sustain the Hampshire miners in
their just struggle against said company.
That the miners of Hampshire mine must
have the scales placed at the bottom of the
big plane, and this Association shall sustain
the said miners morally and financially to
the utmost of its power, and
That the men employed AT the Miller and
Midland mines, belonging to said company,
notify their employers that they shall cease
mining coal on and after Tuesday evening
23d inst, unless the grievance of the IEamp-
shire miners is rcdrcsscd and we invite.
them to come and get a share of our work
That a general levy of one dollar per
member belonging to this Association shall
/ Ike made and forwarded to the Treasurer of
| Hampshire mine for the purpose of sup
porting the men now on strike.
Rep ri of committee was adopted
The following resolution was adopted:
Resol,ed, That this Association rcpudi-
ates all the actions of the political meeting
held in Frostburg, Sept. 18th, 1873 and
that the candidates there nominated are re
questcd to decline.
/ A motion made and adopted provides
that committee ofthree be appointed TO re-
port upon the proper course to be pursued
in the ensuing election. JosErn &. KEEL
LY, EDWARD NJ DAVIS and Thomas KooN-
EY were selected us said committee, who
reported as follows:
! That we the committee appointed by the
Executive Committee of the Miners A-sO-
citation of Allegany Co, Md, do report that
we view with Indignation the conduct Of
the late political conventions he'd III the
city of Cumberland, to lis as Il class IN re
fusing to place upon their tickets one min
cr to represent our interests III the Legs
lativc halls of the state, and
! Whereas, There were two of our class
before one of the wings Of the Democratic
party, and both being rejected for reasons
best known to the Convention itself the
said Convt nti"n not even passing II rcsou
ton instructing those of their own choice
TO the House of Delegates to support any
bill brought before said House for the bet
ter protection of our health and lives for
| the better security of our hard-earned Wa
gCs, and
AT the Republican Convention one we'll
known miner of the County was placed
upon their ticket as a candidate at large for
House of Delegates, it being disputed
question whether the County is entitled 10
four representatives if only three, we have
no miner on that ticket: said Convention
passing no resolution iusiruCting Their Del
egatCs to support any bill looking to the
better protection of the health and lives of
! miners, or the better security of their wa
gcs, and