Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-10-21


Pa, Who have recommended accept
snca of the proposition that the strike De
declared off, and all men are tnen 10 re-
Urn "a work in the positions and WORKING
places occupied b, cnem prior 10 me IN :
augurntion Of the strike, and that al
questions at issue bc submitted FOR ad'
justment to the tribunal selected by thf
pre- sident OF the United States.
Early scenes AT convention.
The first of the prominent miners Of
fcials to enter the hall were National
Secretary Treasurer Wilson and Dis
trct President 7. u. Nichols Of Scran'
ton. They Were grpted with much sp'
p!ause After a selection by the or
chestra District President Nichols
called the convention to order ana Or
dered that the call for the convention
be read. This was done by Mr.. Wilson.
AS is customary in conventions or
the mine workers, the district secreta'
ries acted MS the committee on creuen'
tails. These secretaries had already
completed their work and when calico
upon by Chairman Nichols after the
convention call had been read their re-
ports were made. John i. Dempsey OF
District No read his report first. he
was followed by Secretaries John Gal
la CHER and George Hartlein.
When the reading of the report was
concluded. motion was made to ad'
journ until afternoon. Before the mo-
ton was put 1t was suggested that the
delegates be entertained by songs.
This was adopted. and for brief time
the big convention was turned into
social meeting
"Give three cheers for Mitchell, for
the strike that we have won,' was
sung by a Wilkesbarre delegate, and II
swept the convention with enthusiasm
The only colored delegate present was
called on for song or speech. and
he responded with typical southern
negro song. For awhile longer the
singing was kept up, the men calling
for songs from one another, principally
the Welshmen. who have regulations
as sweet singers. The convention final
ly adjourned until afternoon.
All the delegates were not present
when the afternoon session was called
to order. The district secretaries were
Immediately called upon for their cor
rected and final reports. Messrs. Mitch
ell and Wilson We're then elected per
manent president and secretary respec-
lively.
When Mr.. Mitchell entered the hall,
he was greeted by a tumult of ap-
plause. His speech was listened to
with great attention. Several other
speeches Of Importance were delivered
In the course Of the afternoon by lead
ers Of the strike.
Busy Times at Headq unrters.
Previous to the assembling Of the
convention there We're busy times at
strike headquarters in the Hart hotel.
from where the miners battle has been
directed since the strike was called 1872
days ago. Before o'clock the miners
delegates. the majority Of them having
arrived on the early morning trains.
began to gather there. President
Mitchell was the center of interest, and
until he left for the convention hall
was always surrounded by his lieu
tenants and others. The final details
for the meeting were arranged in his
office
The delegates We're in the best Of hu-
mors as they lotered about the hotel
lobby. The feeling of the men was
evidenced in a brief converse ton over
heard when delegates from distant
points met Said one:
well, what do you think of the sit
uation now:"
"Oh, We are here to finish it, and
guess we will
Every delegate whose opinion was
sought felt that the convention would
do whatever their national leader ad-
vised.
There was a general cheerfulness in
the faces Of the men, which was re-
Elected in the demeanor of the citizens
of this prosperous city. in and near
which $4,000 of the strikers live and
even the fine, g ear weather seemed
to suggest peace and arbitration
a Much De- nted Question.
A phase of L situation that !.
causing much 4 cussion among the
men is the stHtli~ of the mine engi-
neers and fireme'
According to al explanation given
by a miner, thcr are about 300
this class Of el ployees who $
with the minel> or have since
out. Having cas- their fortunes
the strikers. the, are concerned
what seems TO t. III Il chance that tie
strike Will be de- red off and that the
men will return t, work, leaving them |
not provided for the nonunion men
who were hired to keep the pumps |
Going being eta'ned in their places.
It has been u2-estcd that the mine |
superintendent can be communicated !
With and that the prospect of the |
striking engineers and miners return
ing to work thus be cleared at once.
There was some talk while the con-
vention was assembling that the en-
gineers and tircmen would demand
rom the convention an accurate state