The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-20
DELEGATES ARRIVE,
Anthracite Mine Workers Convention
COnyenes This Morning.
EVERYBODY IS HOPEFUL.
Believed that President ROOseVeIt's
Proposition Will Be Accepted.
MEETING MAY LAST TWO BAYS.
MI Mitchell viii Recommend that the
Men Return 10 Work at Once.
MAY RE.ENTER THE MINES THURSDAY.
Demand May Be Made that All Strikers
Get Their Old Plaoes-This 10 tho
Most Serious Problem.
MEETING MAY LAST TWO DAYS,
Mr. Mitchell viii Recommend that the
Men Return 10 Work at Once.
nay RE.ENTER THE MINES THURSDAY.

Wikesbalre. Pa October TO- Delegated
TO Tho anthracite mine workers convcn.
tIon, which will meet here tomorrow foro.
noon for tac purpose of accepting or re-
iectlhg tie proposition of tho president OF
me United states 80 end the strike ana sub
init nli grievances to the arbitration com.
mission appointed by him, began arriving
horo today and about onequHrter Of the 200
OF 500 delegates 20 the convention are now
~ the city strike Headquarters which had
been extremely quiet since the excitement
Of last week, began Ia bc lively before noon
today Many OF the delegates are instructed
m ynrlous features of the settlement. hut
majority Of them VIII follow the advice ind
Judgment OF President Mitchell. There Is
nothing on the surface tonight that gives
Jhc slightest Indication TINT the convention
VIII not vote to send the men TO work this
week. with the probabilities stn that Thurs
day win see @ resumption A notable thing
among thu delegates was their cheerfuness.
lt was quite evident to observers thar they
win he glad TO get together ana deelde ia
return TO work after the weary idleness Of
more than ave months.
PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT ExPEcTED,
All cf the delegates who were spoken "a
regarding the cotton OF tomorrow's oonven,
ticn appeared to have no fcar that hitch
might occur which would disarrange Tho
present peaceful trerd Of AFFAIRS. a good
many Of the delegates say they have ir
siruct!onB on certain matters which they
will plnco before the delegates As nj
ready stated In those dispatches, the priuct.
pay question outside OF the great question:
Of accepting or rejecting President Roose.
ycn's proposition win be that OF strikers
getting their old places ! large number OF
The men fear that iu the general rush TO rc.l
turn 10 Che mines some cf thpm may fan tol
get work. 1hey want some assurance froni
the convention that they viii be able to geti
The positions they occupied before the sus.
pension was ordered It ls likely this ee.
mcnt from the three districts viii john
forces nnd make a concerted fight on thel
floor Of the convention for souc specific ac-i
ton. In the face OF the fact that opera-l
tors ARE on record that they Will not dis
nibs one man who stood by them duriugI
the Htrgegle, 1t IL going TO be serious
problem 10 solve. The debate, it is be-
heYed viii take up o greatdeal Of tho time
OF the convention. which is expectedito last
not more than two days.
MIR. MlTCHELLS RECOMMENDATIONS
The meeting. in al likelihood viii be held
behind closed doors after formal organiza-
tion is effected. President Mitchell will be
elected chairman, and during tho frs ses-
sion, in an opening speech TO the delegates.
he VIII lay the plan OF arbitration submit
ted by tho president OF the United Stated
before them for action He win recon-
mend that It be accepted and the men re-
turn 10 work as quickly MS the coal compa-
Mes can provide work National Secretary
w. B. Wilson will he selected as secretary.
ana he win have as assistants the district
secretaries
The nrst delegates to make their appear
ance cnme from Beruice, remote point in
the anthracite coal helds. where the small
coal beds are OF semi-btuminous eharae-
ter At loon big delegation, headed By
District Secretary George Hertlein ana Or
ganlzer raul Pulasii, arrived over the Cen.
tral railroad Of New Jersey from tie sham.
olin ana schuyislll regions.
The5e were no reports II disturbances at
military headquarters today from any re-
gon affected BY shc strike.
President Mitchell had mSny callers 70.
day. Must NJ tie delegates who arrived to-
day called aud paid their respects and con-
graduated lin on the near ending OF the
struggle. Among MIR AItchelra callers WAS
Mayor Samlel Jones OF Ioiedo, Ohio.