The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-05-09
FIRST DAYS SESSIONS
DELEGATES FROM MOUNTAIN
AND COAST STATES.
Federation of Miners and Western
Labor Union-President Melon
aid Denounces Government By In
unction-Committee Appointed
By Both Conventions.

Federation Of Miners of American ano
of the Western Labor Union. Most OF
the leaders in the mines of the west,
men who nave been prominent in the
work of organization and the contests
Of miners, were in attendance.
They have come from almost every
state of the west and from almost every
big mining camp from Colorado to Cali
fornia- There are representatives here
from Wyoming, New Mexico, Arizona,
Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho,
Montana, Colorado and Utah. Both OF
them are probably the most represent
alive labor conventions ever held in the
west. The miners think they are bet
ter represented than ever before, and
President Mcdonald of the Western
Labor Union believes that there never
was as intelligent a gathering before
on the coast of the representatives of
general laboring men as those who are
delegates to the present convention.
These two associations, though sepa-
rate and distinct, are at one in their
purposes. One is, in fact, an outgrowth
of the other. The miners look solely to
the betterment of their own condition,
while the union, including all classes OF
1aborerS, endeavors to raise the stand
ard of all men who work with their
hands. The Western Labor Union was
suggested and inaugurated by the min
ers' organization. 1t was done at the
time they broke away from the Amer
lean Federation of Labor. The miners
wanted the aid and the sympathy of
other laborerS. They wanted an ANAL
gamation of all laboring interests on
the Pacific coast and west of the Mis-
souri, river when they found that the
American Federation of Labor would
not stand by them. AS a result, the
Western Labor Union has been organ
lied, and it has now membership of
between 10000 and IL 600, exclusive of
miners.
These two conventions do not give
out all their proceedings for publica-
ton. They work upon the same plan
as secret societies. Consequently, their
meetings yesterday at the odd Fellows
building We're not open to the public.
The convention of the Western La Dor
Union, which is the first in its history,
was called to order on the third floor
of the building by President McDon-
aid at o'clock yesterday afternoon.
There were present fifty-eight dele
gates.
In the absence of the regular secre-
tary, c. b. Nash of Spokane was chosen
temporary secretary. ano later on NJ
j. Geiger of Butte, Mont, was elected
temporary secretary.
President Mcdonald then appointed
the following committees:
Credentials-L. L. Bauman, Butte; J.
NJ Lamb, Cripple Creek: j. F. Keane.
MissOula; Thomas Redmond, Butte;
George Peters, Cripple Creek.
Commute on Rues-E. Anderson,
Cripple Greek; G.. g. Batson. Butte: G.
B. Nash, Spokane; Z. Eakman, Ross
land; T. d. Coseby. Butte.
Ways and Means-F. p Weldon,
Butte; E. Eakman, Rossland; Ed Ord
way, Hudson, Mont; H. A. Wiley, Grip
pie Creek; Charles Mailer. Denver.
Commute on Constitution-E. FAX
man, Rossland; Al c. Blue, Kaslo;
John TroXel, Cripple Greek; c. c. Bat
son, Butte; E. Anderson, Cripple Greek;
F. P. Weldon. Butte; F. W. Poe. Mis-
soula; j. NJ. Lane, Cripple Greek; w.
p. Burrows, Butte.
Committee on Resolutions-J. II.
Husely. Helena: w. ]. Walker, Spok-
ane; Clarence Smith. Wallace; H. a.
Wiley, Cripple Greek; r. J. Keane,
Butte.
Ritual-Al c. Blue. Republic: Charles
II Wilkes, Butte; J. NJ. Lane, Cripple
Greek; NJ. J. Geiger, Butte; H. A. Wi
ley, Cripple Creek
Petitions and Claims-R J. Keane
Butte: c. p Lafrey, Bonner. Mont;
George Peters, Cripple Greek: F. ].
Mcleod, St. Regis. Mont; Thomas Far
ran. Lethridge, Northwest Territory.
Presidents RepOTt-M. ]. Weldon,
Butte: John Troxel, Cripple Creek: j.
II. Husely. Helena: NJ. J. Geiger, Butte;
c. H. Wilkes. Butte.
Secretarys Report-M. ]. Geiger,
Butte; H. a. Wiley. Cripple Creek: F.
D. Costly, Butte: John Z. Keane, Mis-
soula; J. II. Lane, Cripple Greek.
List of Delegates.
A recess was taken until $50, where
upon the committee on credentials was
able to report and the following dele
Butte, Mont.-Laundry Workers No.
4, T. D. Caseby; Bakers No. :. P. F.
Kane; Clerks No. u, NJ. ]. Geiger; Ho-
tel and Restaurant Employees No. >,
+. ?. Weldon; Butchers No. Il, w. p.
Burrows; BARRIERS No. p, c. H. Wilkes;
Painters and Decorators No. 80. L. S.
Bannan: Street Car men No. sc. c. L.
Bates; Building Laborers and Smelter
Men No "a. C. c. Botson.
st. Regis. Northumberland union
No. 80. F. j. McCloud.
Clinton. Mont.-Lumbermen union
No. IS, c. y. Russell.
Missoula, Mont-Federal Labor union
No. IS. J. Z. Kane, F. w. Poe.
Houston. Mont.-Lumbermen union
No 16. Edward Ordway.
Helena, Mont.-Laboringme union
No. 80, George Hendry.
Butte. -Workingman's union
No. ), Daniel Mcdonald. Tom Redmond.
Spokane-knightS of Labor and
Freeman's Journal Trades Council.
Piasterers and Building Laborers, C. Is.
Nash.
Cripple Creek-Trades and Labor as
sembly, +. Anderson.
Republic, Wash.-Federal Labor
union. T. J. Smith.
Butte. Mont-Silver Bow Trades and
Labor assembly, a. J. Thompson.
Red Lodge. Observation-Disclosures
union No. %. Refs Davis.
Spokane-Brewers and Maltsters' No.
q. Louis Ulseiner.
No. 81. c. p. Walton.
Portland, Ore.-Cooks' union No. 81
Ed Eakman.
Anaconda, Mont.-Coohs and Wait
ers. II. NJ. Campbell.
Helena-Trades and Labor assembly.
j. II. Huseby-
Observation-Disclosures union No. Al,
C p La Fray.
Republic, Observation-Disclosures
union Nc 81, \. c. Blue.
Cripple Creek-Federal Labor union
No. 10, George Deters and H. A Wiley:
Cooks union No. "a John Troxel:
Butchers and Grocery Clerks No. 80, j.
NJ. Lane.
Denver-Brewery Drivers No. Sc.
Charles Maier.
Butte. Mont.-Teamsters' union No.
Is. A. 3. HARDER.
Laramie, Wyo.-Laboringme union
No. As, II. Sedendal.
Cripple Creek-Carpenters and Join
ers' No. IS, p. NJ. McPhee.
Setbridge. N w. T., Canada-Work-
ipgmen's union, Tom Farrar