The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-09-10

the committee we're ont OF the way
and most of the seats were empty, .
resolution was adopted authorizing the
chairman To name u committee Of hve
To issue a call for the Chicago conven-
tion September ~, on the following
basis OF representation: One dele
gate for each local union, aud W
for each congressional district
Only wage workers, farmers and
well-known friends o. labor will 10
eligible as delegates. The chairman
named the following committee To is
sue the official call: J. K. Sovereign,
Eugene Debs;. OConnell. of the Ma
chinists' union; Mahon. of the Street
Railway union. and Donnelly of the
Trades and Labor union.
w. Marble. Of Burden. Ill, said no
had returned from Arkansas with
S90s.6O contributed from the miners Of
that sta te for the Illinois strikers.
The chairman announced hat all
money collected September x for the
striking miners should be sent TO w. c.
Pearce. secretary of the United Mine
Workers. Columbus, o.
WI ANaNNhAoiA bhabhtu thC COns Su-
tion in a short speech for what it had
done in behalf Of the striking miners,
and expressed regret that the president
had not been asked TO cor con
gress with a view to restricting the
federal courts from interfering with
the righ Is of strikers.
Before Mr.. Ratchf ford had time to
take his seat, w. ID. Ryan. of Illinois,
offered such a resolution. and it was in
stantly adopted, and the officers of the
convention instructed TO SO notify the
president.
The usual complimentary resolutions
were adopted. and "A protest against
the Armour Packing Co. at Kansas
City, kas., and then the greatest con-
vention of speech-makers that ever as
seInbled in St. Louis was at an end.
1t would be difficult at this time TO
predict the most important business
transacted by the convention. ust
before adjournment resolutions were
adopted calling upon the president of
the United States to convene con-
gress in special session TO define the
jurisdiction of federal courts in the
matter of issuing injunctions, and
calling upon the coal miners of Mis-
souri,, Kentucky, Kansas and other
states " no are still at work to join the
striking miners in Illinois. Pennsylva-
MIA, West Virginia and other localities.
Doubts were freely expressed as to
whether Senator Mark Hanna would
permit the president TO convene con-
gress for the purpose of limiting the
jurisdiction of the federal courts in
dealing with strikers, and others freely
expressed the opinion that even if con-
gress re con vened for such a purpose.
no laws would be enacted interfering
with the power now exercised by the
courts.
The resolution calling upon the coal
miners in Missouri. kentucky. Kansas.
Iowa and other state To join in the
strike may prove Of much
Members of the convention. who
claimed to speak for these miners, said
they would join the strike If called
upon 10 do SO. In the states named,
and also the Indian territory, pretty
much ak the miners are at work
and have been for a long time. They
are better off than the miners any.
where east of the Mississippi river. ac-
cording to accredited reports, and
prior to last night no doubts were ex-
pressed from any official quarter that
they would remain at work. There
are about 10, 1000 coal miners employed
in Missouri.
Resolutions adopted by the conven.
ton, after eight hours of speech-mak-
ing. denounce the interference OF
courts by injunction against strikers,
set apart a day for contributions to
the miners, call a second convention
to meet in Chicago. and contain doc
trines palliating almost every ele-
ment that comprised the remark
able convention save the al vo-
Gates Of single tax. Advocates of the
theories of Henry George were on hand
early and late. and, headed by Col. III.
Martin Williams, Of Missouri, their
presence was made known at all times,
and an hour before the close a deter
mined effort was made to inculcate
some Of their doctrines into the resolu-
tions, but they failed. The socialists
were too strong for them.
The convention was made up OF ele-
of humanity that are invariably
rcplete with theories which do not har-
monte well in such "a strangely mixed
assembly. aud yet nearly eveU faction,
except the Single Tax league, ex-
pressed satisfaction when adjourn.
ment vas reached. The only organ
~ization afiliating in the proceedings
which did not have a full quota Of ora
tors present was the musical union.
1t furnished some excellent music. but
otherwise was not heard.
FARMERS NATIONAL CONGRESS
The Opening Session In the Minnesota
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