The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-09-13
REFUSETORATIFY
Miners Vote Not to Accept the
Proposition fer a 65.Cent
Mining Rate.
They Will, However, ,Consider
Another Proposition Before
Adjournment.
The Vote BY Which the Resolu.
ton Was Defeated Was a
Very Close One.

COLUMBUS, O.. Sept. l3.-The con
vention of miners has reje tied by a vote
of 4l5 to 4O7. the proposition to go to
work at IS cents for the balance Of the
year. Another proposition is now un-
der consideration.
The resolution, which was defeated,
reads:
Resolved, That we, the miners Of
Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, In.
diana and Illinois, in convention as.
sembled, do hereby agree to accept the
proposition recommended by our ma
tional executive committee, namely, IS
cent per ton in the Pittsburg district
and in all Of the places in the above
named states, where a relative price
can be obtained to secure work and on.
tribute literally to the miners who do
not receive the advance, and where the
fight must be continued to q bitter
finish.
Resolved, That the national officers
and executive board and district presi.
dents act as an advisory board for the
purpose OF providing ways and means
for the carrying on Of the strike, where
necessary.
Provided, however, that no district
resume work for 10 days, for the pur.
pose Of giving miners in other districts
time to confer with their operators, and
get the price if possible.
An amendment was made to strike
out the 10 days limit and both votes
Were then taken on the resolution.
The news is now given out by a COM
mittee. Hitherto it was withheld and
piped out to particular friends by their
friends in the convention.
Not a word has been heard by the
reporters outside the convention hall as
to the affair between the sheriff and
miners at Hazieton, Pa. Whether it
was discussed within the convention is
not known Some Pittsburg newspaper
men believe the Hazleton matter had its
effect Oh the vote. Other reporters who
mingle with the miners freely at their
various Columbus meetings say the
vote was not influenced by the HazletOn
trouble.
1t is settled that President Ratchford
and the national officers left no stone
unturned to carry their recommended
ton tor an acceptance OF the 60 cent
rate. Miners are particular to represent
their constituents in tote and spirit.
The spirit, III this case, backed by in.
structlOn i'll some PAGES, vas against
the national Off GERS too strongly to be
overcome.
Shortly after the vote was taken the
miners voted a recess, with a new
proposition pending.
The following is the resolution pend.
ing:
Resolved, That we, the representa-.
tlves of the liners in convention as.
selnbled, refuse to accept any settlement
that does not include the whole com.
petitive field known as West Virginia,
Western Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois, on a basis of IS cents fol-
Western Pennsylvania, and a relative
price i'll all other states named, the sus
pension to continue until our national
officers are satisfied by the returns made
from all operators interested that these
terms have been complied with by the
operators representing a majority of the
output in each district. Then the ma
tional executive board shall meet anG
declare work resumed at all places rep
resented