The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-14
JOHN MITCHELL SILENT
Refuses to Discuss His Talk
With Stone.
Desperate Effort will Be Made to
Start up the Galleries Monday
Mine Leaders Still Con-
Adent.

Harrisburg, Pa. Sept. 13.-The confer
ence between Governor Stone and Presi-
dent John Mitchell of the United Mine
Workers Of America. on matters pertain
ing to the strike. ended at 4:30 o'clock
this morning after a discussion Of two
hours and half. The others at the con-
ference were State Senator william
Flynn Of Pittsburg, political friend Of
the Governor and a large employer of Ia
Dor in Allegheny County; M. e. McMul-
lin Of Pittsburg. wealthy man of many
interests; Col w. F. Richardson of Har-
risburg, keeper of the State arsenal and
assistant quartermaster Of the National
Guard, and District President Thomas
Nichols Of Scranton Thomas Duffy of
McAdoo and John Fahey of Shamokin.
At the conclusion of the meeting Gov
ernor Stone gave to the waiting newspa-
per correspondents a written statement
reading as follows:
'Messrs. Mitchell, Nichols, Fahey. Duff
fly. Senator Flynn, Richardson and Gov
ernor Stone have been in conference All
the differences have been discussed with
the best of feeling
Every effort to get the participants in
the conference to divu'ge what took
place proved unavailing. Governor Stone
and Senator Flynn immediately retired
and refused to be seen, and the others
would say nothing beyond what was con
tanned in the non-committal statement
given out by the Governor.
After the confer snce Messrs. Mitchell.
Duffy and Fahey were rapidly driven
from the Governors residence. where the
conference was held, to the Pennsylva-
mia Railroad station. whre they took the
$40 morning train for Wilkesbarre. Mr..
Nichols r. NAMED here.
y Presidept Mitchell. before leaving, would
not even gay whether the conference was
satisfactory to him and his district pres
idents. While no oficiai information can
be had on the matter, 1t Is believed here
that Governor Stone and his colleagues
submitted a proposition to President
Mitchell, which will tend to settle the
strike in the hard coal fields. The con-
ference was the result of the visit of
Governor Stone, Senator Flynn, Attorney
General Elkin, Mr.. Mcmillan and r. A.
B. Widener OF Philadelphia, to New York
a few days ago, when Mr.. Widener called
on j. P. Morgan.
The meeting was called at the instance
of the Governor and Mr.. Mitchell, before
he met the Chief Executive said he did
not know what the Governor wanted. and
that he (MitchelD had nothing to propose
to him. There was rumor In circula-
tion that Governor Stone wanted the
miners to return to work and have the
operators adjust the differences after
wards. If such a proposition was made 1t
would be rejected by the mine workers
representatives. 1t can be authoritative
ly stated that the men will not return
to work on these conditions.
Attorney General Elkin and Mr.. Wide
ner were invited to the conference II
was given out that Mr.. Elkin could not
get here in time. but no reason was as
signed for Mr.. Widener's absence.
Governor Stone declined again today to
divulRe the result OF his conference with
President Mitchell last night at the Exec
utive Mansion. The Governor said the
conditions were such that he did not
feel justified in making a statement ex-
cept to repeat that the strike was dis
cussed with the best of feeling. He did
not go to his office on Capitol Hill today,
but remained at the Mansion with Sena-
tor William Flynn who left at noon for
Pittsburg.
Mr.. Flynn was seen at the Mansion
lust before leaving for Pittsburg, and ask
ed If he had any statement to make per-
tanning to the conference. He replied
that he had not,
NJ. K. McMullin of Pittsburg. who
came here with Mr.. Flynn to attend the
conference. went East on an earlv morn
ing train and It Is presumed he has gone
to New York to meet ]. P. Morgan and
tell him what occurred at the conference
District President Nichols is the only
ona NJ the strike leaders who remained In
Harrisburg after the conference. He Is as
reticent as the others who wer present.
and would say nothing this morning when
asked If he thought the meeting would
result in a settlement of the strike. ALI
the persons present evidently had deter
mined to make no statement for fear they
might say something that would inter-
fere with their plans for settling the
strike.