The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-04-09
news OF The
LABOR WORLD
CONVENTION OF THE NINE
WORKERS AT oLYPHANT.
Over Three Hundred Delegates, Rep
resenting the Miners Of the First
District, Are in session-opening
of Convention Preceded by a Par
ade--Conferenc with Reference to
the Silk Strike to Be Held To-
night--Make-up Of the Board for
Today--odds and Ends.

Three hundred and ten delegates.
representing one hundred and Sixty
two locals of the First district. United
Mine Workers of America, essembled
yesterday at Olyphant in answer 10
the call for the quarterly convention
The two sessions Of the day were pre-
sided over by President Thomas u.
Nichols. Of Nanticoke, and consisted
of the routine work of examining Gre
dentials and appointing committees.
This morning the real business Of
the convention will be started. when
the annual reports Of the officers Will
be received. Yesterday mornings
meeting was preceded by a parade OF
the Dickson City, Priceburg. Winton.
Throop. Ovphant and Peckville locals,
over two thousand men being in Inc.
Ronns band led the procession. ana
President Nichols acted as grand
marshal. Stephen Reap. John Komoro'
David II. Davis and Daniel Parry act
ing as his aides.
The convention is being held at the
Father Mathew Opera House. aud will
probably continue for several days. as
there is a large amount of very iIn'
portant business upon which action is
to be taken. matters which will make
1DalelEiI tIldilstS III NI' t'H''i't 'ihN
render this convention one "t The most
memorable in its history.
, The morning session was called tn
y order about 10 o'cocls hy President
Nichols. Seated upon the stage were
Mother" Mary Jones. the wcll-known
female organizer. and the district Of
ticers The latter are: President
Nichols Vice President Adam l:ys-
cnvage. of Plymouth; Secretary-Trcas-
ncr John y. Dempsey. Of this city. and
the following executiv" hoard mem
heis: John =. Eearney, Of Archbald:
Henry Collins. of Carbondale: John
t'a!cn. of Wilkes Barre; +. j. Llewtl-
lyn. Of Avoca District Organizer X.
A. Courtrsht. Anthony Schlos&er. NJ.
n. Tlahcrty and others were also pres
ent.
Shortly after the opening Of the
meeting. President Nichols appointed
the following credentials committees:
Reese. of Olyhpant: Duggan. OF Oily
phart: Walsh. of CarbondaIo: Price,
OF this city. and Thaine. of Wilkes
Barre The remainder OF the morning
session was taken up in the eXamina-
ion of delegates papers. and when
the afternoon session was called the
committca rc'orted that all credentials
had been lrtrd correct. and three hun
dred and ten delegates We're present.
'Thc report was accepted. President
Sic 'lol!s then appointed the following
committees:
Ecsoluiions--M. j. Rhyme, Of Aoca; II. b.
Kline. oi Luzcrnc: John \. O'Eoylc. OF Pitts.
ron: VI. S. Iavcle, oi ti.is city, and L. i.
M,on, Of Archibald
Law D. ]. Reese. Of plvmou,h JOHN !.
(',,A ,,t Il lt't,H II
John Delaney. 'drnondaic, and John W. "
ans. o' puryta
Mines aud Mlning Join Price. OF Nanii'oEe:
,i,hn lullon. Wilkes E?uc; Patrick Welsh.
ot Wyo,ning; Thomas Walton OF Jcssrp aid
!,'oplcr Reap. OF OlNp,ant.
i'css-. James Clark, ., Forest City; John pA.
Wis o. DID Forge, aud Michael ieal'y.
This practically concluded the busi-
ness of the day. and the delegates
spent the remainder of the afternoon
in discussing local conditions and in
listening to addresses by Mother
Jones and Burgess John Manning, Of
Dlyphant. The latter welcomed the
delegates ITO the town, aud spoke in
terestingly along the lines of labor
unionism. Mother Jones gave a vigor-
Gus haianSue. in which she urged the
necessity of perfecting organization
among the miners. she also dlSCOurSe1
generally along the lines of mionisnl.
This morning Secretary Treasurer
dempsey will give his report. and it is
also expected that President Nichols
viii make Il statement regarding the
results OF the visits OF the legislative
committee TO Harrisburg to secure de-
sirablc mining Legislation
Action will be taken by the conven-
ZION today or tomorrow upon the adop-
tion of the new constitutions and by
laws. revised at the E.dwardsvilc con-
Nention in January. The important
question Of division of the district will
also come u9 FOR action. and it is,
moreover. expected that this cOnven-
tIon will take some action in reference
10 the preventing Of petty local strikes,
called without consulting the eXocI-
live officers. An entertainment will be
given tonight, ut which Mother Jones
win