New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-16
MINERS AND OPERATORSM MEET
THE LATTER ALLOWED TO ENTER THE
CONFERENCE ONLY AS INDIVIDUALS.

ToRs-No RESULT REACHED, AND AN ADJ
JouRNMENr TAKEN UNTIL To-DAY-THE
NINE WORKERS CONVENTION IN FAVOR
OF HOLDING OUT FOR A UNI
FORM SCALE OF WAGES
Cleveland May l5-The first session Of the confer
ence OF the coal operators with the delegates OF
the United Mine Workers Union was held in Case
Hall this afternoon. J. b. Zerbe, Of Cleveland, an
operator In both Ohio and Pennsylvania, was MADE
chairman Patrick McBryde. secretary of the
United Mine Workers. elected secretary ana
Frank Brooks. OF Columbus, secretary OF the Amer-
can Coal Association. chosen assistant secre-
tary. A committee credentials was appointed
consisting of F. l.. Robbins. Pennsylvania ). T.
Morton and w. c. Pierce. Ohio.
When the ten delegates appointed at the meeting
OF Pennsylvania operators he'd in PittsDurg iasl
Friday presented their credentials to the committee
they submitted a copy OF the resolutions adopted az
the meeting by Of "a to 30. stating that the
operators comprising the convention did not propose
10 be bound by any action taken at the Cleyelsnd
conference. The committee refused to receive the
delegates upon such terms and decided that they
must come into the conference as individuals II AT
all The operators OF Indiana had a cause in ther
credentials which stated that they would not De
hound by the action Of the conference unless 1t
should be accepted by the operators Of Central ana
Southern Illinois This provision was not ooJecten
To by the committee When the committee reported
the resolutions OF the Pennsylvania operators were
sent to the secretary and read TO the convention
John Mcbride President OF the Mine WORKERS.
made speech in which he characterized the course
Of the operators in seeking admission to the con-
ference on such terms as an insult TO the entire
body The report OF the committee was adopted
and OF the ten men who were barred out TWO ac-
cepted the conditions imposed and entered the con-
vention individuals.
As constituted after the report OF the Committee
on Credentials. the convention embraced so miners
and $50 operators. The latter represented 1iS oper
ators in Ohio. seventy-hve in Pennsylvania, two
In West Virginia. twelve In Indiana. four IN
Tennessee and Alaba ma. four in Kentucky and one
In Colorado. Not a single operator was present
from Illinois nor was that district represented In
any manner An adjournment taken until 10
o'clock tomorrow. \ meeting OF the operators
was held AZ the IIollenden this evening. but no
plan OF action decided upon.
A reporter showed President John McBride the
statement Of w T. itend the Chicago operaIoI, % irs
stocks Of coal held in the Superior region. Nc
Bride was indignant and said th@t me S5ateHshe I nv
continued had been the first man 10 propose the
holding Of the present conference yet ne Was - mos
the motives Of the leaders or the miners McbflHe
added came with poor grace from such source
A. this mornings session OF the Convention OF
the Mine Workers. the wage question was me sore
ducted. The reporters were not Sdnli'eTi anu Ill,
number OF operators were also excluded me S'aie M
committee was called upon FOR its report ana tne
chairman read a vOuminOus document warm
debate followed. the delegates being apparently
divided In their opinions. The sentiment OF the
session was the determination on the part OF the
men To hold out for scale OF wages ABOUT siniiiar
70 that "hich was & auHo,a'e@ =, onroniso an mi Was re-
tected 6y n large vote the delegates almost as a
unit tayorhg 'iIy rhr e" was some changes made in
the report. and II was finally adopted