The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
Refusal to Seat Iowa Delegation Al
most Disrupts the Joint COnven-
tion at German House.
LITTLE BUSINESS TRANSACTED
WAS FINALLY DECIDED To ALLOW
ANGER OF DELEGATES TO COOL.
At Night Session of Miners the Plans
for the Creation of N Defense
Fund Were Adopted.

1t was considered advisable to adjourn
the joint miners and operators conven-
ton held at the German House yesterday
which threatened several times to disrupt
the entire interstate movement. 1t all came
about over the desire of the miners to seat
the Iowa delegation of miners and opera
tors with the right of both voice and vote
in the convention.
At first the operators all voted not to
adpit them and the miners all voted the
other way. leaving the matter a deadlock.
The situation looked hopeless. as Chairman
Boyle had stated in the beginning that I'M
til the committee on rules had reported
he did not intend to give any decision, so
far as his personal vote was concerned in
tie votes Finally the Illinois miners dele
CATION broke, after w. d. Ryan had said
that the miners did not care to have the
Iowa delegation seated unless 1t was with
full rights as to vote and voice, and his
delegation voted to keep them out alto
gether.
This gave the desired majority and the
Iowans were declared to be excluded from
the convention. This defeat bred bitter
feeling among the miners and after the
committee on rules reported, III. l.. Chap
man, of the operators. spoke against ex-
Guiding the Iowans and a member of the
Illinois operators delegation moved to re-
consider the vote. BY this time there was
an ugly feeling among some of the miners,
and when a vote was taken on 7. l..
Lewis's motion to admit the Iowans with
out a vote in the convention, but with
right OF speech. the operators all voted
yes" while the Illinois miners voted
mo- and the others followed suit. The
result was another tie, but with the posi-
tons of the factions completely reversed,
and Chairman Boyle cast the deciding vote
to admit the delegation. Then the storm
broke. and Delegate Ryan, of the Illinois
miners, rose to his feet to stop the tor
rent of Kisses which greeted the vote of the
chairman. 'I want to urge all miners not
to hiss at anything that is done here" said
he. Snakes hiss, but men talk and we are
here to prove that we are men," For a
moment loud applause from both sides of
the house answered his remarks, but as
he began to talk again the applause was
changed to wonder, for he began TRADE
of personal abuse against Chairman Boyle.
who, he said. was so unfair in his rulings
and bulldozing in his methods that he
ought to be deposed. His remarks were of
an intensely personal character, and made
Chairman Boyle flush and walk nervously
up and down the stage while they were be-
ing delivered.
AS soon as Ryan hao finished the chair
man walked to the front Of the stage and
said, among other things, that he had
tried to be fair, and that he had not de-
sired to preside over the meeting. His en-
thusiasm in defending his actions became
so STRONG that he finished he walked
over to the right of the stage directly in
front of Ryan and shaking his clenched
fist in his face. said: But / allow no man
TO insult me, either in out of this con-
vention, and when a man makes the SLAM
derous statements Mr.. Ryan has made
tell him he is a damnable liar, and when
he laugh as he Is laughing now, he is
no gentleman"
PRESIDENT MITCHELL INTERPRETERS.
An ominous muttering was heard all
over the house and the confusion was such
that no one could be heard. Someone moved
to adjourn, but. as the motion was be-
ing put, President Mitchell asked to be
heard. He said the business of the con-
vention ought to be discussed dispassion-
ately and quietly, and confined his remarks
to the theory that, as the chairman's vote
was properly represented in his state dele
CATION. he ought not to be allowed TO vote
principal or main questions. Several
miners took occasion to give their views,
and finally T.L.Lewis, of Ohio miners, urg-
ed in the interests of harmony and mutual
benefit that the hot feelings be allowed
TO cool over night, and moved TO adjourn.
This met with favor on both sides.
The opening of the session was at 2
o'clock because a message had been re-
ceived by the operators yesterday morning
that the miners would not be able to COM
plete their business before noon. Imme-
diately after converting a call was made
for the report of the credentials committee
and Secretary Fred Dilcher read from the
report that the following representation
had been agreed to: Illinois, az operators.
235 miners: Ohio. so operators, 80 miners;
Pennsylvania. Is operators. 40 miners: In
diana. 45 bituminous operators and IA min
ers: IL block operators and miners.
With regard TO the delegations from West
Virginia, Michigan and Iowa, the commit
tee had disagreed and President Mitchell
moved to admit those from Iowa as first
step. This was opposed by f. l.. Robbins.
of the lttsburg Coal Company. and then
the argument and trouble began.
LIST OF COMMITTEES
Before the real trouble came to a head.
as follows:
X. Seifert; (block) James McClelland
William FISHER; alternates. David Ingle.
r. S. Tallant; (bloclx) w. II. johnson. VIII
liam Zeller: miners, w. ID. Van Horn,
George Lackey. William Wilson, Phil Rob-
erts; alternates. A. Ferguson, Sam Lynch,
James Edwards, I. j. Newcomb.
Illinois-Operators. j. II. Garaghty
George II. Cults. II. ~. Taylor. +. s. Pea
body: alternates. c. p. Sandmeyer, George
Grear. o. l.. Garrison. Randolph Smith;
miners, Duncan Mcdonald. Samuel Pascoe
William Topham. j. T. Parsons.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. +. l.. Robbins
nCh NJ n Il oh
inson; alternates. G.. W. Schluederberg. III
j. Lawrence. o. A. Blackburn. James Kerr;
miners William Dodds. Walter Calvary
| =. Dolan; alternates, William Smith, Will
| liam futile. Samuel Gaskell.
Ohio-Operators. j. Smith, III. l.. Chap
| man, Thomas johnson, w. r. Woodford
| j. S. Morton, w. S. Cartwright, Walter
j. Mullins, T. j. Morgan. Captain j. NJ
| Drake: miners. w. II. Haskins. ID. III. Sulli-
van, T. s. Lewis, William Morgan; alter
mates s. III. Block. Christopher Evans
| Alexander Smith, George Hopkins.
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