Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-10-10

may be announced that the confer
ence at the office Of Senator Plat
was absolutely without result, the op
orators refusing to consider the pc
litical aspect of the situation and
maintaining the position that the
question was one between employer
and employee as to the management
of the concerns.
According to the authority above
indicated, Senator Quay and Governor
Odell expressed the opinion that
should the strike continue for two
weeks longer the effect would be to
SO possess the public mind with the
one subject of shortage of fuel that
political duties would be neglected
and the voters remain away from the
polls on election day, with the nat
ural result that the majority party in
Pennsylvania and New York would be
the greater sufferer. Senator Pen
rose expressed his concurrence in the
representations OF the others and
Senator Plat and Mr.. Lauterbaeh
spoke in a similar strain. These lat
ter advised something in the nature
of an armistiee under an implied
promise to the miners that their
union would be recognized by the
operators.
Wouldn't Let Politics Figure.
On their part the operators de-
elared that the question at issue was
entirely apart from party politics and
they refused to be influenced by rep
reservations as to the effect that the
strike might have upon the fortunes
of one party or the other.
One of the political conferees next
gle with the miners union would be
to open the way to advocates of anti
corporation legislation at Harrisburg
and Albany to move for the introdue-
ton of measures calculated to impair
the value of railroads and coal prop
critics and that it was even possible
that in the stress of public opinion
laws might be enacted that would i'm
pair for years the yalne of the prop
critics the operators represented. It
was said by one speaker that bill
of this antagonistic character had al
ready been framed and was ready for
submission to the Pennsylvania legis-
lature. The possibility of harassing
litigation both in Pennsylvania AMI
New York was also dwelt upon and
the fear expressed that in some in
stances the state of public mind
might influence the determination of
such suits.
These representations failed to
move the operators, who, according
to the gentleman already quoted, de-
clared that party politics should not
be injected into the situation. The
operators further expressed their con-
fidence in the integrity of the courts
and said they had no fear of the sue
cess of any attack that might be made
through the state legislatures upon
the property interests concerned.
This brought the conference to a
close and the gentlemen separated.
Shortly afterwards General Thomas,
of the Erie, had a long talk with j.
P. Morgan the nature of the CONVEX
sation not being disclosed. 1t is as
serted on good authority that Mr..
Morgan was In communication during
the day with some of the politicians
that he declines to be placed in the
attitude of party to the controversy
Mitcheil's Actions AnxiousIy Watched.
Although President Mitchell appar
emily had no part in the conference
between the senators and the oper-
ators, his actions were anxiously
awaited. Early In the day he was
joined at the Ashland house by ex-
State Senator Moses w. Solomon, of
Chicago. The Chicagoan, up to last
night, had refused to disclose his
mission, saying he was merely a
messenger" During the morning
Mr.. Mitchell had long conference
with his three district presidents. At
terward District President Nichols
had this to say:
Unless the demands of the strik-
ers are granted in full, / do not see
how President Mitchell can settle the
strike without calling a convention.
II only part of the demands are
granted, that would render it neces-
sary to call convention, and that
would take two weeks at least"
Late In the afternoon President
Mitchell and the district presidents
had another conference at the Ash
land house. Mr.. Nichols said that
his associates had not considered any
formal or informal proposition from
the operators He said that the strike
might possibly DE settled by Monday,
but intimated that 1t was improbable.
Oscar S. Straus, a member Of the
Cancellation committee of the Ma.
tional Civic Federation, called on
President Mitchell late in the after
nooD. On leaving Mr.. Straus said:
Mitchell Sent For straus.
President Mitchell wanted to see
me, but the object of my visit | can.
not make public"
General B. F. Tracy, A, B. Board
man and d. Fl. Bacon, president of the
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway
company. called on President Mitch
ell In the evening.
we came to see President Mitch
ell" said General Tracy, ION the
bituminous situation in Alabama We
spoke of the strike of the employees of
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and ailway
company. Mr.. Mitchell received us
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