The Indianapolis journal., 1902-10-20
There May BE Some Minor Objections
I'm the Convention, hut MIR. Mitch
ellis Advice Will Prevail.
SOME ANXIETY ABOUT PLACES
THIS PHASE PRESENTS A DIFFICULT
PROBLEM TO SETTLE.
Some Concerted Opposition May Arise
from It-vfews -of the District
Presidents-Other Features.

wILKESBARRE. Pa, Oct. 19.-Delegates
TO the anthracite mine workers convention
which will meet in the Nesbitt Theater In
this city at 10 O'Clock tomorrow forenoon
for the purpose Of accepting or rejecting
the proposition of the President Of the
United States to end the strike and submit
all grievances TO the arbitration commits
sion appointed by him. began arriving here
to-day. and about one-quarter of the 700 or
500 delegates to the convention are now in
the city.
Strike headquarters. which had been ex-
tremely quiet since the excitement of last
week. began to be lively before noon to-day.
Many OF the delegates are instructed in
various features of the settlement. but
majority of them will follow the advice
and judgment of President Mitchell. There
is nothing on the surface tonight that
gives the slightest indication that the con-
vention will not vote to send the men to
work this week. with the probabilities still
in favor OF Thursday as the day OF re-
sumption. A noticeable thing among the
delegates was their cheerfulness. 1t was
quite evident to observers that they will
be glad to get together and decide to re-
turn to work after the weary idleness of
more than five months.
All Of the delegates who were spoken to
regarding the action of to-morrow's con-
vention appeared to have no fear that a
hitch might occur which would disarrange
the present peaceful trend of affairs. A
good many Of the delegates say they have
instructions on certain matters which they
will place before the convention. AS already
stated In these dispatches. the principal
question. outside the great question of ac-
cepting or rejecting President Roosevelt's
proposition. will be that of strikers getting
their old places. A large number of the
men fear that in the general rush to return
TO the mines some Of them may fail to get
work. They want some assurance from the
convention that they will be able to get
pen.on res was IS InIe likely this ee
nent from the three districts will join
forces and make a concerted fight on the
floor OF the convention for some specific
action In the face of the fact that the
operators are record that they will not
dismiss one man who stood by them during
the struggle. 1t will be a serious problem
take up great ceal OF the time OF the
convention, which Is expected TO last not
The meeting, in all likelihood. will be
held behind closed doors. after formal or
Eanization is effected President Mitchell
Will be elected chairman, and during the
first session. In an opening speech TO the
delegates. he will lay the plan of arbitra-
tion submitted by the President Of the
United States before them for action. He
will recommend that il be accepted. and the
men return to work quickly the coal
companies can provide work. National Sec
retary W. B. Wilson will be selected as
secretary, and he will have assistants
the district secretaries.
The first delegates TO make their appear
ance came from Bernice. a remote point in
the anthracite coal field, where the small
coal beds are of semi-bituminous charac-
ter. At noon a big delegation, headed by
District Secretary George Hertlein and Or
ganizer Paul Pulaski, arrived over the Gen.
trail Railroad of New Jersey from the Sha-
mokin and Schuylkiil regions
There were no reports of disturbances at
military headquarters to-day from any
region affected by the strike.
President Mitchell had many callers to-
day. Most OF the delegates who arrived
to-day called and paid their respects and
congratulated him on the near ending of
the struggle. Among Mr.. Mitchers callers
was Mayor Samuel Jones, of Toledo o.