The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-06
DEADW00D GETS
THE CONVENTION
Final Adjournment of the Inter.
national Mining Congress.
NAME AND SCOPE CHANGED
J. H. RICHARDS OF BOISE IS
ELECTED PRESIDENT.
NAME AND SCOPE CHANGED

ID UTE. Mont, Sept. 5,-The fifth an
ID nual session of the International
Mining congress Is a thing of the
past and when it reconvenes in the Joint
city OF Deadwood and Lead. S. d.. it
will be the American Mining congress.
The following officers were elected:
President. II. Richards, Idaho.
First Vice Presidents. w Russell,
South Dakota.
Second Vice President-E. r. Buck
ley. Missouri
Third Wee President-Thomas Z. Ew-
ing. California.
secretary-Irwin Mahon, Pennsylva-
mia.
Treasurer.Charles W. Goodale. Mon
tana.
Executive Committee-Joseph L. X.
Armstrong of Washington, George T.
Grayson of Oregon, w. M. Kendall of
Ohio.
A Lively Day.
The day was probably the liveliest
one in the history OF the congress and
Mrs. Eta Knowles Haskell OF Butte
a
ingk. The light occurred on the adop-
ton of the report OF the committee on
permanent organization and this was
fiercely opposed by Mrs. Haskell and
six other delegates from Montana who
tried TO make the congress believe that
the change In the name and representa-
ton would result in the disruption Of
the organization.
lFsU "
win Mahon jumped to the middle of
the stage and made the sensational
announcement: This is the first time
in the history of the congress where
the president has been openly prompted
b. one interested in the passage OF the
measure under discussion"
The president was trying to break the
table with his gavel. the delegates
were bowling and Mrs. Haskell was
still insisting upon a decision upon her
point of order.
Secretary MahOns remarks referred
10 Frank e Plummer of Minnesota,
who was sitting by the president and
prodding him in the ribs. Mr.. Plum
mer moved into the wings after Secre-
tary Mahon had finished.
House In an Uproar.
Mrs Haskell kept the congress In a
turmoil for an hour or two and brought
10 her assistance every parliamentary
point that she could think Of Points Of
order, amendments, substitutes and mo-
tons to lay on the table followed one
another in quick succession and while
all this was going on many. delegates
tried to talk at the same time while
others continually cried for the "ques-
ton" For a time II was pandemonium
let loose and the president was power
less to restore order.
II was seen from the outset that the
sentiment was in favor OF the change
in the organization, but Mrs. Haskell
took care of her part so well that the
strength of the opposition was not
known until the vote was taken. When
it was found that seven persons had
been tying up the convention the as
constituent was profound.
Election of Officers.
The election Of officers was not con-
tested to any great extent with the ex-
eeption of the position of secretary
The committee on permanent organiza-
ton, which under the rules OF the con-
gress is the nominating committee
placed the name of L. X. Armstrong in
nomination and much opposition was
shown. A fight was averted by the
withdrawal of Mr.. Armstrong; name.
The other elections passed off quietly.
The selection of Deadwood and Lead
City, S. D., as the place for holding the
next meeting of the congress was eff
fected very quietly and there was little
or no opposition. The time for holding
the session WAS fixed for the month Of
September, next year, but a definite
date will be fixed by the executive
committee.
There were several lively tits in the
matter of resolutions. One resolution
was turned down as being socialistic in
its utterances and another which the
committee recommended should not
pass. did pass by a large majority.
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