The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-07-24

Indianapolis. lad, Jug Ia Friday
morning the sentiment among tho
delegates tn the miners convention
was fully as strong as ever against
strike. aud ali danger yf such an
event Is now passed. The anthracite
men fnyorirE % strike sdiasttcd that
there was u0 chance Of wulkout.
They were hopeless Thursday night
when n ma iurity ~ their own men
were opposed 20 a strike. and Friday
morning they came into the c0nvcn-
tiun DETERMINED TO STAND AS A
INIT BN THE RECOMMENDATIONS
or PRESIDENT MITCHELL.
The report Of the UummitteU ou
credentials was finished. announcing
that there were 2,2s3 voter, la the
convention.
President HsEkins. ~ Ohio, moved
"a amend the recommendation re-
Earding the application uf the relief
fund 90 cover all existing strikes
that have the indorsemsnt ~ thr cN-
ccuiivc board
all existing strikes were being cared
for.
Nice-prcsident Lewis asked that
Che convention go into executive res-
sion to discuss the assessment prop
ositinn, and IL was decided that the
afternoon session should be of an cx-
crutiye character.
indianapolis, Ind. July lg.-At ths
conclusion ~ a secret session which
lasted the entire afternoon, the rec-
concentrations nf President Mitchell
for the management of the anthracite
strike were referred To- special COM
miticc which is to report back TO the
convention when Il meets Tomorrow
morning This committee consists NJ
rrcsidrnt Mitchell. Vice President
Lewis, Secretary Wilson aud the pres
idcBt - each district which l. taking
part In the convention, Ihrrc Is lit
tie doubt that the committee will
urge the adoption ~ the resolutions.
fixing the rate of assessment a. ten
per cent or higher
At the opening ~ the executive scs-
sion Vice President Lewis took tho
floor sud delivered an energetic
speech on the amendment offered bv
Delegate Haslsius In the morning. To
She effect that the fund to be- raised
for the ai3 nf the anthracite miners
be- extended to all uf thc striking mi-
ncrS whore their strike has been
sanctioned by the general orcauizn-
ti0u. lie declared that hc thought att
uf the miners should he taken care
of in like manner.
President Mitchell then took the
floor to speak for the adoption NJ tire
recommendation made in his speech
- Yesterday. lie told the convention
that the strikes IN West Nirginin and
elsewhere were being protracted hy
the general organization under the
regular assessments ~ the union. but
that the assessment which was under
discussion was necessary for the sup
port Of the anthracite strike alone
and should not be- diverted from its
purpose. "it t. possible that other
strikes may come" he said, and
then, under the precedent which q
general distribution Of the fund to
be raised would create. these later
strikes could claim their shares In
the fund, aud Il would hc so depleted
as to fail entirely Of It's purposes"
Mr. Mitchell assured the convention
that tschirkesh rtoanigzsqj taoiin
that the strike in the Pittsburg dis
trirt and all other strikes would he
looked after without splitting up the
fund for the anthracite men. aud
again urged the men to dismiss from
their minds all Thought ot a general
strike. His remarks were greeted
with enthusiastic cheers.
4 vote was then taken on the Has
kins amendment. aud it was v"tsd
down by a decisive majority. This
left before the convention the urigi-
nal motion for the adoption OF the
recommendation Of the president.
At the conclusion of the session
Secretary Wilson said ''it viii cost
SS0o.oOO weekly 10 support all thc
men now on strike In the various dis
tricts. An assessment of one dollar
per week will hiring In s2s0-o0o .
week. an assessment of one dpllar
per week upon each member Of tbs
union will result In about the aame
sum. This win leave ms S2soioo0 10
raise each week from outside sources.
and from the Promises and offers that
have been made ms We are confident
We win be able TO do this"
To-morrow morning the eOnycntiua
win be informed by the Illinois dele
CATION that the miners of that state
have voted donation OF sS0,O00 TO
the capse Of the anthracite strike.
The money win he ayaiialiie al once.
IN THE FAMILY OF NATIONS,