The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-21
Mitchell Urges Acceptance of
Arbitration Proposition.
FIREMEN ARE OPPOSED TO 1T
They Fear They Viii Not Be Fenstated.
indications That Motion of Mitchell
20 Call Offathe Strike VIII Go
Through by a Big Majority.
Newspaper Represen-
tatives Admitted.

tnr Assoc!ated rress.l

tBy Associated frcssl
WIIKESBARHls. PA. Oct. o0.-The
rnxiously awaited convention of the 49,
GOO striking miners met to-day, but did
not reach a vote on the proposed plan of
settlement. i is expected to do so to-
morrow There were 662 delegates pres
ent in The Nesbitt Theatre, where the
convention was held, and they were ems
powered by their local unions to cast
S61 votes for or against President Roose-
ve,ss proposed plan of arbitration. The
great majority of The delegates We're lln-
Instructed, the few who We're being engl-
ueets firelnen and pumpruen who fear
that the 5000 strikers of those classes
NAV not get back their old places now
hed by non-unon men. This question
pi:tlc engineers. tiremen and puinpmen
proved The only stumbling block in the
way ri almost immediate adoption Of
The Presidents plan. which carries with
ii declaring the strike off. and general
resumption of work through the 30 miie
stiii,of The hard coal mining region.
Al one Time to-day it seemed certain
that the convention was about 10 adopt
the recommendation of President Mitchell
10 end The strike, but the steam mems
Il
went over until tomorrow. when II IS
next To certain the vote declare the
strike of will show a big, majority for
ft TIE leaders of the strike except
Mr.. Mitchell We're hardly heard at all
.ii the convention to-day, the anxious
engineers being allowed 70 give fIll eN-s
precision 10 their feelings But ta-mor-
7.ysw Il is predicted, the leaders VIII be
l,enrei and one OF them, a high district
11t- flIysi-sa
,rnre than fifteen votes recorded against
The Man which the President OF the
1nited States has proposed 10 them ana
which all the highest officials OF the
nine workers in this region earnestly
recommend
There We're two sissions, forenoon and
nftelilaor to-day and the net result a $
regards tile progress of the convenn9l
,6walf.s lis great object Was a I,elfnan-
.sI,t s,f.sa,lization with Mr. Mitchell IN the
char his speech laying the President s
,4..,, tsotols tho Delegates his eloquent
i,l1nrorl,p,ai speech adYocat lls lts ado1-
tlbf, aud tic appointment Of a GGnlniaee
oil resolutions This committee. as MI:
Mitchell said 10 the dcleea:es. would
prepara a formal statement 10 Ing, iloh-
lir tnlling fully and carefully WHY Inc
convention decided TO continue ,- inc 81 Ne,
n Fl shoald be so decided: and Why me
strike was declared off, il that was the
pt:;conle of their deliberations
REPORTERS ADMITTED
tI,i1e tIiestian DatpIe the convention,
y,j,ic,, adjourned Tor the daS was on
tl,a atiapt5on sot laa resolution embodied
IN I2rcsiaenl Mltcaell's opening speech
~ .call of The strike and leave a ail#alles-
,io,s TO the Presidents commission. ne
s,,,,plise of the convention to-day MS
M decision to admit newspaper lnen o
#
oven ut.ian miners eagerly waiting !1y
,ha hundreds out iii the street could
,,at y,. Into The theatre. iwicS the
,su-qysap pe,.. men won victory by his
,,,s.io,.iti.s FIRST when on . petition
NOM them asking 10 ise allowed 10 re
,,,atn n motion to grant the request WIS
t.,,f-r. eti ard later, when a nlollen WIS
,nade To reconsider the tfi&t %"fe 10 std-
nm, Tho pleas which won We're 'ha I Inc
,,,s,.a,,t..r. 3eprcsented tho people that
,0Il,i, opinion had helped the strlkers
o33s Nat tho hest Nay 10 get an accurate
,etsnri Of this convention Of llnmadlate
a,,d ,-,,st national Importance WAS I" let
Inc prrss representatives stay ilefe on
tlfe spot.
Isx@n the suggestion Of a press COM
ntlttee Of delegates to give the news -
the correspondents Was turned oeWh ~
thu convention.
4,sfris.t President 7. D Nichols, Of
scranton called the convention into ses-
,ase twentv minutes after the
ts, ;fs becipning. ON account
3, a,,sincss at strike head
~ ,,,asi.I.,,, yyitchen was unable
~ s's, ..tt.,,,,laf,, session.
- w = sia,, Mas taken up With
e,,,,.,n,5als and adjourned at
l1t45 urtif > u. 81 The afternoon ses-
a.tg .,.,,I,,}, with only the
aesis...asa a1,,' . n ,,,naa