The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1875-10-30

J. - hallOran, which was partly between tn
n County Board of Luzerne and the Miners
r National, as he claimed When the cas-,
a was fairly explained by Messrs. Siney anC
I Thomas, on the resolution Of Mr. Walsl
4 the secretary was ordered to draw an order
3 on the General Treasurer for S75. 20 L,
a paid Mr.. OHalloran as wages for service,
rendered
On motion the Convention adjourned till
, half past one o'clock p. NJ.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The meeting again convened pursuant
to adjournment President Slney III the
chair all the members present as III other
sessions, and On motion the Convention
went into the election Of officers for the
ensuing year, when MIR Siney a. President.
Mr. Thomson as Vice President. John
James as Secretary, ID. FL Davis a. Treas
urer, we're each IN the usual manner re-
elected unanimously to fill these respective
offices, for the ensuing year Mr. John
Pollock was elected Vice President for
Ohio, Thomas Russell for Pennsylvania and
Daniel Mclaughlin for Illinois. The other
States and Territories not having personal
[ representation were authorized to make
recommendation ior the President to con
firm. 1t Is hoped they will do SO as soon
AS possible that the offices be all filled and
the occupants ready e. du their duty when
called upon.
BY resolution the State Vice Presidents
with the general Officers were were constl-
tuted the General Executive Board for the
ensuing year
The Chairman MIR Sincy) and Mr..
Roy, State Inspector of Miners for Ohio.
On motion Nere elected committee %
visit the coal field and make a thorough
Inspection Of Its adaptabilIty to a prptta-
bic investment for coal mining aud report
\ the result tO the Committee Dn DrlauIza
I ton, who were elected as follows
' John James, VIM. Thomson. Hon Rich
ard Williams, Thps. Russell. ID McLaugh-
\ lin and John Pollock.
I On motion. the vAIsusc 40 the dele.a-
ton to the c"al- fields. Ia the first place. Nas
I ordered to be borne by the treasury of the
| Miners National ASS ciatiun, bat ia case
the report he satisfactory and tn coop
eratIye enterprise g on, then shall the
money be refunded 10 the National Asso-
ciation from the funds Of said Cn-opcra-
tive Coal Company.
The following resolution was here sub
mitted and passed
the state Of Pennsylvania and the distinct
modes Of working IN the hard and soft coal
counties render il almost impossible for one
State Vice President 70 do the work re-
quired Of him, when ne must needs attend
To the whole State. besides 1t would be
more expensive than If one were located
IN each section be 1t therefore
ReSoired, That Pennsylvania be gwen the
right To elect two Vice Presidents, one ID
the hard coal or anthracite fields, and ole
in the bitumlnous regions.
NJ. J. Walsh, Of Hyde Park, Luzerne
county, was duly elected for the hard coal
counties
The question of "Amuesties for mem
oers and lodges ~ arrears Was now taken
from the table, where It had been placed
during one of the earlier sessions The
general sentiment was that suppose mem
bers In arrears now were exhDnorated from
the payment of their legitimate dues, At
would be ike offering premium for such
as desire to drag along on the books all the
time, beside the very men who now wanted
to he exempted, with few exceptions, would
be the ones who, at the next convention,
would be on the list n petitioners for an
amnesty for their dues for he coming year.
The good men who we're really. by poor
work and other UIsrortunes, compelled 70
20 behind un the books, they felt, would
not complain. because they viii require to
pay up. when they consider the wide
door "a resolution t. exempt would open
for those Who, from ~ good cause, let
themselves 60 hack - the pay ment IF their
monthly dues Ju the Association. This was
the resutof the debate
WHEREAS The unparalleled depression
in our trade for the past year has caused
many Of our members ana Lodges tn ran
behind III their dues to the General Office,
thereby deprivine themselves " the beue-
hts that would otherwise accrue tu them
from the Association therefore be 1t
Re0ired That the Convention recon
mend that all Lodges allow delinquent
members time "a pay up back dues by ID
I stailments t. be equal to one month regu-
1 lar dues at least ana be II further
4 Resoired. That County and District
I Boards, or when none such exist, Lodges,
who have fallen ont ot the Association,
/ from the same cause, be, and are hereby
invited to rcorganlze and pay their back
/ dues by instalments e. the General Oihce,
but In no case shall Lodges be allowed 70
settle with the Central Office till they have
first done So by their County, District, or
Region Boards. y hen such Boards have an
existence Carried.
Mr. John g. Chisholm. of Neshannock,
read paper On .he situation uf the miners
Of the Shenango Valley, which was or-
dered printed III the columns Vt the
RscDrt
The Siney and PARKS case was next IN
order Mr.. >Iuey explained the whole
case as It happened, from It's inception 70
its close. In the CONVECTION and lnprIsun-
ment of Mr.. Parks THIS thing he di-
lated ia Impassiunedy anu characterized
in strong terms. He hoped the Conven-
tion would make such provision a. behtted
the case The Secretary stated that ht
had attended the trial ana heard all the
evidence adduced by the prosecution. IL
did not think, although Ne had nu retcc-
tions to make on the jury who tried tht
case, there could be found IN any - the
manufacturing districts NJ the country
who were acquainted with the habits %
wOrkmen and how strikes we're conducted,
that no Jury would have convicted Ming
Parks This Jury did not understand The
: customs Of trades unions Of Norkingmen
and the Law Of that State Is very strict and
liable to misconstructIon. On thes'
grounds he thought Mr. Parks and III,
others were convicted for crime. though
/ no crime in his mind was committed. Mr.
Siney and himself have promises
to bring the circumstances Of hi
family before the Convention seyara
others of the friends expressed their feel
ings on the subject, when the following
resolutions were submitted and unani
mousy passed
Rss0lred. That the Secretary he n
structed to draft an appeal, and publish !
IN the Miners National Record, and at th
same time request all labor papers frIendl
to the miners to publish also, for the puI
: pose of raising means to support the fam
I iIy Of Mr. Parks, and those of the othe