Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1885-03-28

al my suggestion Colonel wall, Gap
tain Lusk, myself, and several others
went to Bradford to consider the pro-
peiety Of holding such conference,
and also to secure the attendance Of
Surt. Palmer, who was in Broadford.
l was in Broadford few minutes be.
fore Col. Wall and Capt. Lusk ar.
rived. After their arrival Col. Wall
informed Capt. Lusk and Mr.. Palmer
that the committee selected by the
Unions represented the Broadford and
Bullion Unions, and also the miners
in the vicinity of Ketchum. The Su-
perintendent stated they were willing
to receive such a committee, but de-
sired that the Union of Broadford
would send as delegates or committee
men some persons who were not per.
sonslly offensive TO the superintend-
ents by reason of their activity in the
present difficulties, and mentioned
particularly Messrs. McDevitt and
O'Brien as persons whom they would
not receive on that committee. Col.
Wall then left the Queen works. AT.
ter being in Broadford in consultation
with the Union, Col. Wall returned
with the names of the committee as
first suggested, and which they in
sisted should be met. The cowmittee
was composed of Eugene o 'Callaghan,
a man named Gum, Mr.. Atkinson,
President Of the Bullion Miners
Union, Barney McDevitt, President
of the Broadford Miners Union, Char
ley O'Brien and Mr.. McPhail. l be.
lieve that on the list that Col. Wall
returned there were other names he.
sides these, but if my recollection is
not at fault that was the committee
which fnally acted. l believe Dave
Lawrence was there, too. At tho
time Col. Wall returned his list Mr..
Palmer, of the Minnie, absolutely re.
fused to receive the committee as long
as McDevitt and O'Brien were upon
it, claiming it was beneath his dignity
to discuss matters of business with
such open and notorious violators OF
the law as they had proved themselves
to be-. [Objected to; objection over.
ruled. At that time, as the attorney
Tor the Minnie and Queen mines,
counseled Mr.. Palmer to remain firm
in his determination; but after con.
sidering the matter carefully, and in
order to prevent the Unions from as
serting that they were DESTROYS of set
Ting the matter and been denied 9
hearing, l counseled Mr.. Palmer te
submit to the indignity and meet thu
committee-which he did. Col. Wal
then left to bring the committee te
the agreed place of meeting, which
was on Queen Of the Hills ground
but outside the works; and Mr.. Pal
mer, Capt. Lusk and myself repaired
to the place Immediately. Short,
after our arrival, the committee from
the Unions appeared, and after hav
ing shaken hands took seats on pill
of cordwood; at some ones sugg-s
ton from the Union an effort wa
made to have Col. Wall act as chair
man. For a while no one SCENE,
disposed to breach the subject to b
discussed, but after a little while, a
the desire of the committee Of tn
Unions, Mr.. Gum opened the CONVEX
sation by stating somewhat at lengt
the reasons that had impelled tn
Broadford Union to strike, and some
what excusing them for not permitting
contractors to work in the mines, o
the ground that it was simply an en-
tering wedge for future reduction {
wages. But he stated before cor
Guiding that neither himself nor an
other member OF the committee ha
any authority to make any propositio
other than that miners must receiv
81 per day. MIR. Palmer at that tin,
suggested that he supposed the COZ
: ference was for the purpose of hea'
ing some proposition from the Union.
that "a day was the present bone {
contention, and he didn't see that tho
were making any concession wha
ever, but were standing on their orig
inal ground. There was nothing d
} rect!y said in reply to Mr.. Palmer
words unless it might be the languag
of Charles O'Bricn, to ask Mr.. Palm'
, if he did not think he would do bett,
than he was doing at the present tin