Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-09-16
THE CONFERENCE IS HELD.
President Mitchell, Gov. Stone and
Others Discuss the Coal Strike
Situation.
NOTHING KNOWN AS TO RESULTS 6AIAED
Statement Given Out by Gov. stone
Simply Declares Tint "All the Diff
ferenccs Have ieen Discussed with
the Hest Of Fecling''-MitcheI Re
fusca to Talk.

Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 15.-The con-
ference between GOV. Stone and Pres
ident John Mitchell, of the United
Mine Workers of America, on matters
pertaining to the strike, ended ut 1880
O'Clock Saturday morning, after dis
cussion of two hours and half. The
Others at the conference were State
Senator William Flynn, OF PIttsburg,
a political friend of the governor, and
a large employer of labor in Ale
chcny county; Nj. L. McMullin, OF
Pittsburg, wealthy man OF many
interests; Col. W. L. Richardson, OF
Harrisburg, keeper of the state ar
senal and assistant quartermaster OF
the national guard, and District Pres
ident Thomas ID. Nichols, OF Scran-
ton; Thomas Duffy, of McAdoo, and
John Tahy, of Shamokin. AT the con-
clusion of the meeting Gov. Stone
gave to the waiting newspaper cor
respondents a written statement
reading as follows:
"Messrs. Mitchell, Nichols, Fahy,
Duffy, Senator Flynn, Col. Richard
son and Gov. Stone have been in con-
ference. All the differences have
been discussed with the best of feel
ing
Every effort to get the participants
in the conference to divulge what
took place proved nnavailing. Gov.
Stone and Senator Flynn immediate
ly retired and refused to be seen, and
the others would say nothing beyond
IN, En
initial statement given out by the
governor After the conference
Messrs. Mitchell, Duffy and Fahy
were rapidly driven from the govern
or's residence, where the conference
was held. to the Pennsylvania rail
road station, where they took the
4:4O Il. IN. train for Wilkesbarre. Mr..
Nichols remained here.
President Mitchell, before leaving
would not even say whether the con-
ference was satisfactory to him and
his district presidents.
While no official information can be
had on the matter, it is believed here
that Gov. Stone and his colleagues
submitted proposition to President
MITCHELL which will tend to end the
struggle in the hard coal field.
Goes to Report to Morgan.
Mr.. FIynn was seen at the mansion
lust before leaving for Pittsburg, and
asked if he had any statement to make
pertaining the conference. He replied
that he had not. M. X. McMullin. OF
Pittsburg, who came here with MT.
FLYNN to attend the conference, went
east on an early morning train, and it
IS presumed he has gone to New York
to meet Up Morgan and tell him
what occurred at the conference.
District President Nichols is the only
one of the strike leaders who re-
manned in Harrisburg after the confer
ence. He is as reticent as the others
who were present, and would say moth
ing when asked if he thought the meet
ing would result in settlement of the
strike. All the persons who were
present had determined to make no
statement. for fear that they might
saw something that would interfere
with their plans for settling the strike.
Mitchell Will Not Talk.
Wilkcsbarrc. Pa, Sept. 15.-Tired
and worn out after his flying trip to
philadelphia and Harrisburg, Presi-
dent Mitchell returned to Wilkesbarre
Saturday morning. He said the inter
view with Gov Stone was a pleasant
one. The strike situation was dis
cussed in all its phases, but the gov,
ernor had no proposition to make for
settlement OF the strike. Asked
whether he thought the governor
would call an extra session OF the legis-
lature, Mr.. Mitchell said he did not
know.
Appear Disappointed.
Tamaqua, Pa, Sept. 15.-John Fahy.
president of district No. Of the United
Mine Workers, and Thomas Duffy.
president of district No. /. returned to
the region Saturday morning after at
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