Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-07-19
NOSTR|KE" CHEERED
Delegates Applauded Mitchell
When He Told Them to
Get Rid of Idea.
AN ASSESSMENT is LIKELY.
1t May Be 10 Per Cent or More-The
Matter Referred to a Committee
Yesterday Afternoon, Who Were to
Report This Morning.

Indianapolis, July 19.-At the con.
clusion of a secret session, which
lasted the entire afternoon yesterday,
the recommendations of President
Mitchell for the management of the
enthracite strike were referred to a
special committee, which is to report
back to the convention this morning.
This committee consists of President
Mitchell, Vice President Lewis, Sec
Rotary Wilson, and the president of
each district which is taking part in
the convention There was little
doubt that the committee will urge
the adoption of the recommendations
aud fix the rate of assessment at 10
Der cent or higher.
Lewis Spoke on Haskins' Amendment.
At the opening of the executive SEES.
sion Vice President Lewis took the
foor and delivered an energetic
speech on the amendment offered by
Delegate Haskins, in the morning, to
the effect that the fund to be raised
in aid of the anthracite miners be
extended to all of the striking miners
where their strike has been sanction
ed by the general organization. He
declared that he thought all the min
CTS should be taken care of in like
manner. He also warned the conyen.
ton that it would be necessary for
the convention to so word it's recon.
mendations as to avoid the laws of
pennsylvania, which, he said, might
cause trouble when an attempt should
ne made to collect the assessments of
the men through the check offices by
h5inging an injunction to restrain al
legged conspiracy.
President Mitchell then took the
floor to speak for the adoption of the
recommendations made in his speech
Of Thursday. In part he told the con
vention that the strikes in West yir-
ginia and elsewhere were being pro.
tected by the general organization
under assessments of the union, bu.
that the assessment which was under
discussion was necessary for the sup
port of the anthracite strike alone,
and should not be diverted from its
purpose.
Told Them Not to Think of Strike.
Mr.. Mitchell assured that the strike
in the Pittsburg district and all
other strikes would be looked after
without splitting up the fund for the
anthracite men, and again urged the
men to dismiss from their minds the
idea of general strike. His re
marks were greeted with enthusias
tic cheers.
President Dolan, of district number
3. Pittsburg, secured the floor to ex
plain conditions in his district. He
had said in the morning session that
IDS district had not received aid, that
the aid it had received had been in
sufficient, and President Mitchell had
lejoined that the district had re
ceived from the national organization
the exact sum which the officers oil
tie district had said would be neces
starry to win the district. Mr.. Dolan
made long explanation of the man
her in which the money had been ex
pended ana told of the conditions in
the district surrounding Pittsburg
When Mr.. Dolan had concluded seV
eIal delegates made short speeches
asking the convention to hasten mat
ters. A vote was then taken on the
Haskins amendment and it was yot
ed down by decisive majority. This
eft before the convention the origl
nal motion for the adoption of the rec
concentrations of the president
number of amendments were then of
which the assessment should be made
One by Mr.. Ryan, of Illinois, favored
10 per cent OF the net earnings of the
members of the union another, BY
Vice President Lewis, ten per cent Of
the gross earnings, and a third, By
Secretary Wilson, suggested that in
some districts the assessment should
he made on the percentage basis, ant
in others on the basis of 81 per week
Committee to Consider Matter.
These were all pending when Secre
taIy Wilson offered an amendment
that the matter be referred to a com
nittee consisting of the three high
est officers of the national organiza
ton, and the presidents of the dis
triets represented in the convention
Tnis prevailed and an adjournment
was taken until 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
st the conclusion of the session
Secretary Wilson said:
1T will cost 100000 weekly to sup
port the men now on strike in thu
various districts. An assessment of s.
week will bring In $250,000 a week
an assessment of 10 per cent per weel
upon each member of the union vii
result In about the same sum. Thi!
will leave us $250,000 to raise eacl
week from outside sources and from
the promises an offers that have beer
made us, We are confident we will b.
able to do this"