The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1901-12-13
Morgan, the W. j. Bryan Of the Convention, Came
Out Victorious.
MAY LAY DOWN TOOLS IN SYMPATHY
Troubles In coumbiana County Not Settled by Operator
MuIIins-.Secretary Savage Orsa anixation
Finances--Work . Convention.

| levy / per cent, assessment to pro-
vide and maintain a permanent de-
fense fund.
The operator referred to in Secretary
Sayage's remarks is Operator Walter
Mullins.
The committee on resolutions offered
report embodying resolutions favor
ing an idle day in each month on
which to hold meetings and discuss
matters pertaining to the craft; an
eight-hour working day, public owner
ship of the mines and a new Chinese
exclusion act. The resolutions were
adopted and copies ordered sent to
from this state.
which has been the bone of contention
between miners and operators all over
the United States from time imme-
mortal, was then taken up for discus
sion. A resolution had been prepared
and sent to the locals for action pro-
viding that when the whistle blew in
the morning and there were no fats,
the mine should be idle and the whistle
should not blow on the next day un-
less fats were on the siding the even
ing before, except Wien it was known
that flats were coming, and then in
mines where fifty men were employed
and there was one fiat for lump coal
the men should 60 down. Where there
were 100 men and two flats at the
tipple the men should go down, and
where there were $50 men and three
fats at the tipple the men should GO
down.
4, The resolution met with bitter op-
position and was termed by William
Morgan, who led the opposition. "An
insidious attack by the operators on
the idle day law for which the miners
had struggled for years."
President Legg favored the resolu-
tion but Morgan offered a substitute
providing that the men should not
go down unless there were flats on the
siding for full half days work. The
chair ruled the substitute out of order
but Morgan refused to give up the
fight and appealed from the chairs
ruling. Morgan was sustained. The
motion to adopt the substitute was
lost, and 1t looked as though Morgan
was whipped; but he moved to table
the original resolution and carried his
motion through. He then moved that
the substitute resolution be referred
back to the locals for a referendum
vote, and succeeded in carrying this
point in spite of official objection.
When the smoke had cleared away II
dawned on the remaining delegates
that, in spite Of the fact that he had
been voted down, Morgan had prac-
tically won his fight.
The grievance committee reported a
few minor grievances to which the |
district officers will attend.
The chair reported that Operator
Mullins wanted the figures for the
amount the miners claimed due them
on account Of the screens not being ac-
cording to agreement. The district Of |
ficers will figure the loss and present |
a claim.
A resolution was adopted instruct. |
ing the locals to notify the mine boss |
that he must inform the miners at |
work one hour before the last fiat"
Is loaded and that the last shot will |
be fired at the expiration of this hour |
II this is not done and the men are
kept in the pit after they have no
further chance Of loading coal the mine |
will be kept idle the next day as a
penalty.
After vote of thanks had been
rendered the district officers and Sec
retary Savage, the convention adjourn
ed to meet at the call of the president |