The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-16
SCORED BY M'BRIDE
Ex-PREsIDENT OF MINERS RE.
FUSED TO BE wHITENAsHED.
Committees Report ON Mark WiIIs
Charges Rejectcd-Managers of
Brooklyn Trolley Lines Indicted.

COLUMBUS, o., Feb. 15.-The chief mat
ter of interest in the miners convention to-
day was the report OF the committee of fif-
teen to the effect that it had not found
sufficient evidence to justify the allegation
of Mark Wild that he had been given money
corruptly by John Mcbride to pull OUT
as leader of the Debs men in the Hooking
Valley railroad strike. This report was not
satisfactory to Mr. Mcbride and his
friends. They said it was equivalent to the
Scotch verdict Guilty, but not proven,'
and insisted upon and finally carried their
roint to have the report recommitted, with
instructions to the committee to make an
effort to settle the matter definitely one
way or the other. The committee is composed
of men chosen from the respective delega-
tions. each man having been selected by
his own delegation, so it is not, in any
sense what is called packed.
The situation in the convention pending
the Mcbride incident was like this: MIR.
Dollan, chairman of the committee ex-
rlained that the committee was unanimous
iy OF the opinion that John Mcbride was not
guilty OF any corruption in the matter but
that the report was put in the form stated
so 1t might not prejudice any investigation
that might be instituted by the American
Railway Union or other organizations Mr.
Mcbride said he would rather have report
OF guilty than such rail-riding verdict as
itdu pcSIl UTOuSHL In line language" he
said, lis misleading and unfair. | am either
guilty or not guilty. If / am guilty / am
unfit to stand before you here to-day or to
occupy the position / hold in Organized la
bor In view of the place l occupy (prssi-
dent OF the American Federation), you cam
not afford to do whitewashing or accept
any such report as this. Unless a satisfac-
tory settlement is reached in this matter
by the committee, / shall insist on the con-
and ! will give you all the particulars Of
the affair and the name OF the man who
donated the money"
Inc committee on the main set of reso-
.lutions reported, but action was postponed
one resolution was adopted after strong op-
Fosition, and as q compromise, asking min
ers TO withdraw from the militia The other
resolutions adopted We're to submit to vote
the matter of benevolent feature. to print
the Mine Workers Journal In different
languages, to give cooperation to the an
tnracttc miners in the Correction or aIlacal
evils to labor there eeou
Having resolved to farther consider tho
charge by Wild against Mcbride the con-
vention this afternoon struck out OF n
resolution words to the effect that strikes
are failure but agreed as ameans OF
striction OF production and fewer hours are
essential. and directed the officers TO ap-
peal to the Congress and State Legislature
to pass eight-hour laws, and declaring that
miners Will not vote for any candidate for
political Office who is opposed to such
law. The other resolutions were Asking
Governor Altgeld to pardon John L. Gear
and other miners In the Illinois peniten-
tiary: making the salary list: president,
treasurer, $1,000; executive board, $3.50 per