The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-08
ALL HONOR DUE TO DoLAN.
PRESIDENT or THE MINERS Dis
PLAYS GREAT DIPLOMACY.

He Restrains the Rnshness of the
Pittsbur$ Miners Who Think They
Have Victory in Their Grasp-He
Sees Starvation and Death Im a
Further Holding Out-In Case the
Columbus Convention Fails to
Agree There May he a Secession oE
the Pittsburg Miners Under Do
Ian's Leadership.
Pittsburg, Pa, Sept 1.-THE convention
of mine workers to-day to select dele,
gates to the Columbus convention to-mor.
row was one of the largest held, and
probably has not been equalled In excite
ment and Importance. The future OF
thousands of miners, their wives and chill
dren, depended on the action of the gath
ering
Although the rank and file of the dele
gates seemed imbued with the idea that
the operators were ready to throw up their
hands and pay the 69-cent rate, the strik-
ers' demand. President Pat Dolan. by ex-
cellent diplomacy, tact and perseverance,
kept them so well within bounds that the
delegates from this district viii go to Co
cretion in the settlement of the difficulty.
President Dolan was well aware that If
the delegates went to the Columbus con-
vention instructed to hold out for the 60
cent rate, another struggle, more bitter
than ever. with hunger and starvation for
many, was imminent To him, almost
alone, belongs the credit of having the
delegates go unhampered by resolutions
and free to act as they think best. Do
lan's idea was to have the delegates go
to Columbus untrammeled where they
could consult with delegates from other
states and with the national officials He
intimated that there would be many
questions and facts to be considered that
have as yet not appeared on the surface.
From another sOTce 1t has been learned
that Doan will make big fight to-mOr-
rom on behalf of the mining industry Of
Western Pennsylvania. 1t Is stated at
the conference with the operators at Co
lumbus last week, he was apprised of GER
tain facts which led him 70 believe that
not only the operators, but the miners of
this district have been Disseminated
against and would feel at it would be
for justice and fairness. Whether or not
the entire battle will be fought out is in
open question, but 1t is known that the
basis for a permanent settlement in the
Pittsburg district next December will be
well-defined and thoroughly understood
tomorrow.
II the issues are too finely drawn, IL IS
intimated that there win be a secession
from the national organization by the
Pittsburg district. Dolan will use every
endeavor 10 bring the convention in line
for the acceptance of the compromise rate
and knows he has a task confronting him
Many delegates from other states, nota-
bly, Illinois and Ohio, will go into con-
vention with a determination to hang out
for the j9-cent rate. Dolan knows this
and in order to have his own district with
him he succeeded in choking off a resolu-
tion embodying the rate question by one
of the most eloquent speeches ever heard
in the city halk
The following delegates-at-large were
elected
Thomas Kenny, Thos. Chatway, Paul
Trimmer, Jacob Afolder, Frank McKenna.
District delegates were elected as fol-
lows:
Patrick Dolan, Henry Walker, William
Doods, j. NJ. Hindmarsh, William Miller,
Chas. l.. Aird, Jeremiah La Vanche,
Joseph Rae, William George, William
Warner, John ONeal, Cameron Miller,
John Driscoll, Peter Sample and d. C.
Blew.
The delegates left tonight over the
Panhandle for Columbus in the best frame
Of mind.