The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-25

w OfRefS OF America were UNANIMOUSLY re-
elected yesterday:
President-JOHN MITCHELL.
Vice President-THOMAS L. LEWIS.
Secretary Treasurer-W. b. WILSON.
The convention of the United Mine Work.
ers, in Tomlinson Hall, proceeded smoothly
yesterday until just before adjournment,
when the committee on officers reports
stated that it concurred in the recommen-
dation of President Mitchell that the ex-
ecutive board be given authority to partici-
pate in the erection of the Mckinley memo
rial monument. A motion was made to
nonconcur in the report of the committee
and a turbulent time followed. Vice Presi-
dent Lewis. presiding. hammered with his
gavel and shouted to the delegates to keep
order. The text of the discussion could
scarcely be determined on account of the
loud talking from all parts Of the house.
The question was put, but the convention
was so evenly divided that a rising vote
was taken. Even the rising vote was not
satisfactory and a count was necessary.
The motion carried by a bare majority.
This action caused a greater uproar than
ever. Many delegates said they did not
fully understand. Delegate Fahey, of the
dHlLIdClle ulSlIlCl, Sdlu lie ulu not
that the delegates knew what they were
doing; that they did not fully understand
the question. There were wild cries that
indicated Fahey knew what he talking
about. Vice President Lewis, whose nerve
and patience only held the convention in
order, said that he wanted the delegates
to think well of their action over night
and come back tomorrow, and if they
changed their minds to reconsider it,"
So many protests were made that the
convention decided TO go into special ses-
sion, as the hour OF adjournment had come
A motion was made to adjourn, but Vice
President Lewis would not entertain it,
The special session was, perhaps, the most
trying half hour that the presiding officer
ever had in that capacity.
Pat Dolan gained recognition after re-
peated attempts to be heard above the
other delegates and moved that the execu-
tive board be Instructed TO appropriate
81 500 to the Mckinley memorial fund The
motion was not in order. The main part
of the discussion that followed was cries
for the question and the rapping of Lewis's
gavel. Finally, Mr.. Lewis told the con-
recognize no one until every delegate was
seated and was in order. Then President
Mitchell took the floor. He made a brief
speech, in which he said President McKin-
ley, TO his personal knowledge. had a
friendship for organized labor particularly
for the coal miners OF Ohio. He said the
statement had been heralded broadcast
that the person who killed President Nc
Kinley did il 10 help the poor. The enc
mics of organized labor he said had used
this against trades unions. and in order 10
refute this and make positive that organ
lied labor did not approve OF the act but
disapproved Of IL. he recommended that the
executive board be allowed TO participate
said all other labor organizations had
voted assistance. and the United Mine
Workers ought TO follow the example
President Mitchell called the attention
of the delegates TO circular recently is
sued by the secretary Of the memorial as
sociation stating that the subscriptions So
far had not come from the wealthy classes
but f ON the working people, and ended
by making a motion that the secretary of
the United Mine Workers be instructed to