The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-30

rows united labor convention is to-
night considerable OF n disappointment
TO the local committee on arrangements,
but they hope that tomorrow morn
ing's arrivals will materially increase
the list of those expected. The most
important arrivals of the day were j.
II. Sovereign, grand master workman
OF the Knights OF Labor; w. c. Pearce,
secretary-treasurer OF the United Mine
Workers of America, Columbus, Ohio;
d. II, Aske, secretary OF the National
Mineral Miners Association. Ishpe-
ming, Mich, and Sylvester Kellther,
formerly secretary of the a, r. u, and
at present publisher OF the Social Demo-
crat, Chicago.
Mr. Sovereign fought shy OF reporters
until nearly II o'clock tonight, when
he was cornered in the La Clede and
submitted to an interview.
ut is simply impossible to forecast
what this conference will do" said Mr.
Sovereign. Nobody can tell what its
outcome viii be. It seems to me, how
ever" he continued, that all labor or
ganlzations realize that the time has
come for them to put aside all petty
jealousles and form one grand amalga-
nation Whether this organization
Will be effected here cannot even sur
mise. Organized labor has been work.
Ing for some time on the line of secur-
ing legislation which will benefit the
working classes, but It has brought us
no benefit. We will now get to work in
an endeavor to remove the cause OF
our failure In legislative circles and
hope for better results"
Branching off into the miners strike.
Mr.. Sovereign said:
'aThls miners strike Is nearer won
than many people believe. II ever
there was a real grievance and Just
cause for striking. II was in this strike,
and believe they will yet win"
"If," said Mr.. Sovereign, they do not
win II Is the last strike will ever go
into on these lines"
What new plan of action Mr.. Sover-
eign had he declined to say.
The other arrivals OF the day were
G. C. Clembens, OF Topeka, Kansas,
who bears credentials from Chairman
Briedenthal. the state chairman OF the
Popullst state committee of Kansas; A.
II. Claiborne, OF Springfield, Mo-; %. b..
Webster, national treasurer OF the Pa
trlot Sons OF America, Chicago: Frank
Stephens, the noted single tax advocate
of Philadelphia: L. c. Dyecky, treas
urer OF the National Single Tax League,
of Chicago, and ]. r, Finn. also of
Chicago. James NJ. Carson, president
of the United Mine Workers of Illinois,
has been here since Friday.
The local committee on arrangements
tonight, after q consultation with all
delegates now in town, called meeting
of all labor representatives for 10
O'Clock tomorrow morning ut Masonic
hall to organize and appoint commit
tee on credentials.
The committee early In the week ap-
pointed q reception committee OF 100
and distributed them at the union de-
not and the different hotels throughout
the city to welcome the delegates,
| Their duties, however, have not been
onerous, yet they expect to have plenty
to do beginning tomorrow morning.
Grant Luce, chairman of the commit
tee on ARRANGEMENTS, said tonight that
he had been advised that Messrs.
Ratchford and Gompers and one or two
others had met in Columbus and ar
ranged n plan OF action for the confer
ence which they will present at to-mor-
rows conference.
President Dolan, OF the Pennsylvania
miners, Is also expected, but Messrs.
Sargent, of the Brotherhood of Fire
men, and Ramsey. OF the Telegraphers,
have wired that they VIII be unable to
attend. Mr.. Debs will arrive in the
morning on the Vandalla. a letter
from him 10 that effect was read at this
afternoons meeting OF the Social De-
mocracy. He will be welcomed by q
special committee.
Theobjectsof to-morrow's conference,
as far as can be ascertained from the
various opinions given out by the local
committee, are to devise some means
for the relief OF the striking miners OF
the country and to protest against
government by injunction" or in the
words Of the call itself, "the object of
the convention will be not merely to
protest against the usurpation and
| tyranny OF the courts. but to formulate
plnns to compel n return to the prin-
clplcs OF free government and put SAID
plans into practical operation"
Secretary w. ii. Stelnbergs, OF the
Building Trades Council OF st. Louis
who has the work OF preparing FOR the
conventions said to-night;
"The object OF the meeting is TO set
tie the miners strike. we want JUS
tlCc ana we uIt kulHk w nav ~ ."N 'NN
I'm defiance Of the principles of Amerl-
can liberty. We aro patriotic and we
want what Is for the best interests OF
the entire country, / received the
call. which was issued by President
Rntchford and Secretary PeNrcc. II
was endorsed by Samuel dompere,
president Of the American Federation
OF Labor: j. X. Sovereign, general mas
Ter workman X. Of L.. and Eugene V.
Deba. II was sent by MIR Pcnrce, who
asked mo TO help Mr.. Carson, who was
coming here to arrange for the oonven-
| tion,
mo one knows yet al what time tho
convention will meet l think the
grcntpst result Of this meeting VIII ho
uniting of all the labor organizations
In this country In one common cause,
II will without any question lead Ia
the union of all the labor organizations
In one central body, IN which united
action can be taken for the lntcreatH
| Of tnbor ON every ducatioh that may
nffcct their intcrcsla, ! know that all
representatives Of labor IN st. Louis
arc In favor of such n stop
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