The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-09-14
WHAT WAS DONE
NOT DIvULGED
Conference at Harrisburg to Dis
CuSs Strike Situation.
CALLED BY GOVERNOR STONE
PRESIDENT MITCHELL AND DIS
TRICT LEADERS PRESENT.

HARRISBURG. Pa. Sept 1S.-The
n conference between Governor
Stone and President John Mitchell
OF the United Mine Workers OF Amer
lea. on matters pertaining 10 the strike,
ended at 4:3O o'clock this morning after
a discussion Of two hours and a half.
The others at the conference were state
/ Senator William Flynn OF Pittsburg,
a political friend OF the governor. and
large employer OF laborers in Allie
gheny county; M. r. McMullin OF
| Pittsburg. a wealthy man of many In
terests: Colonel w. P. Richardson Of
Harrisburg, keeper of the state arsenal,
and assistant quartermaster Of the ma
tional guard, and District Presidents
Thomas ID. Nichols OF Scranton,
Thomas Duffy of McAdoo and John
Fahey Of Shamokin. At the conclusion
OF the meeting Governor Stone gave 10
the waiting newspaper correspondents
the following written statement:
"Messrs. Mitchell Nichols. Fahey,
| DUFFY. Senator Flynn, Colonel Richard
son and Governor Stone have been in
conference. All the differences have
been discussed with the best OF feel
ings."
Their Lips Sealed.
Every effort to get the participants in
the conference TO divulge what took
place proved unavailing. Messrs.
Mitchell, Duffy and Fahey toVk the 4:40
a. n. train for Wilkesbarre. Mr.. Mich
OILS remaining here. President Mitchell
before leaving would not even say
whether the conference was satisfac-
tory TO him and his district presidents.
While no official information can be
had on the matter il is believed here
that Governor Stone and his colleague
submitted a proposition 10 President
Mitchell which win tend to end the
struggle in the hard coal field.
The conference was the result of the
visit of Governor Stone. Senator Flynn.
Attorney General Elkin. Mr.. McMuiiin
and Z. A. b. Widener Of Philadelphia
10 New York a few days ago when Mr..
Widener called on ]. p. Morgan. The
meeting was called at the instance of
| the governor.
The Governors Plan.
There was a rumOr in circulation that
| Governor Stone wanted the miners 10
return 10 work and have the operators
! adjust the differences afterWard. 1t
/ can be authOritatively stated that the
men will not return to work on those
/ conditions.
Attorney General EllKin and Mr.,
| Widener were invited TO the conference.
| 1t was given out that Mr.. Elkin could
not get here In time. but no reason was
( assigned for Wldeners absence,
/ Senator Flynn left at noon for Pitts
/ burg. J. X. McMullin Of Pittsburg.
who came here with Mr.. Flynn to at
/ tend the conference went east on an
! early morning train, and IL Is presumed
| he has gone TO New York to meet J.
| p. Morgan and tell him what occurred
| at the conference.
! District President Nichols. the only
one OF the strike leaders who remained
/ tn Harrisburg. would say nothing to-
/ day when asked if he thought the
meeting would result in a settlement
of the strike. All the persons who were
present evidently had determined to
make no statement for fear that they
might say something that would inter-
fere with their plans for settling the
strike.