The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-19
Largest line Jardinieres in city.
 Godden's Seed Store.

presence of Secretary Treasurer Clemo MT. McCrery said the next convention would be good time to bring up the matter. and then We can look for some fun. l do not think that the delegate ln- troducing the resolution has given 1t the consideration it deserves.
 Next year, as we well know, is presi- dential year. and I have never known of a time in the past twenty-four years I have been in the United States when wages were increased during the year the President is elected If we expect an increase in June, on flat basis we will get nothing"
 At this juncture the president told Mir. Fairley that his time for addressing the convention had expired. By a vote of IS to ? the time for speaking was ex- tended. Delegate Statham objected to the extension, to which MT. Fairley re- piled, Well, I expected that"
 Continuing, MT. Fairley declared he was in favor of a flat scale when a fair one could be secured. and not until that time would he be in favor of it.
 Delegate stratham.
 Delegate Statham replied to Mir Fair ley. saying he was rather surprised at the argument made by the national board member. He said it should have been held up until the June convention. He declared the miners had just as good chance to secure fair contract on the flat basis as on sliding scale. Dele gate Morgan told the convention his people wanted a fiat scale. By vote of 50 to 19 the resolution was tabled
 The priviledge of the floor was extend- ed to Organizer Ross of the Cigar Makers union. He made an address urging the miners to use only union made cigars and tobacco. The delegates upon motion, were instructed to take up with their locals the matter of the com missaries selling non-union cigars and tobacco.
 Cardiff local No. 12O presented the fol- lowing resolutions:
 Be it resolved That pending negotia- tions of the wage scale in July that work shall continue until settlement is made or strike declared" The reso- lution was defeated by a vote of 32 to 26 President Flynn told the convention that if the resolution had been adopted the June convention could repeal it.
 Bessemer Clerks.
 The resolution introduced yesterday relative to the strike of the union clerks at Bessemer was amended to read as follows
 Whereas, The contract between the retail clerks association No. 145, of Besse- mer, and the merchants of that city, ex- pired on December 15 1903, and
 Whereas, The representatives of the re- tail clerks association have submitted contract to said merchants for the coming year which was rejected on the grounds that they positively refused to work only union clerks, and
 Whereas, This clause is the pulse of the retail clerks organization. Therefore
 Be 1t resolved, That the United Mine Workers of District 20. in convention as- sembled. do hereby endorse the action of Rosenbaum Bros, of Bessemer in sign ing the clerks agreement and petition all miners in the Bessemer district to patron ize this store.
 Be it further resolved, That the dele gates to this convention report this mat ter to their separate locals after adjourn ment
 A resolution providing that all contracts before going into effect shall be submit ted to and endorsed by the scale conven- tion. was tabled.
 Locals Nos. 1290 and 2374 presented a beautiful silk umbrella to Vice President Greer. Delegate Skinner made the pre- sentation speech.
 Sympathy Extended.
 The sympathy of the convention was extended to Delegate Holmes whose son died several days ago. President Flynn explained the recent donation of $500 by
  saying the amount donated was less than cents per capita.
 The president said the United Labor league expected to have the anti-boycott laws of Alabama declared unconstitu- tional by the courts.
 Inc matter of the next place for hold ing the convention was taken up. Bir- mingham received "A votes. Bessemer ' and Ensley i.
 President Flynn announced the district board would meet this morning at 10 o'clock in headquarters for the purpose of taking up the grievances presented by the miners from Gamble, Searles and other places.
 Vote of Thanks.
 A vote of thanks was extended to the mayor and aldermen of Birmingham for furnishing the convention hall and to the Labor Advocate for entertaining the delegates to the convention on Wednes- day night.
 The last order of business was the n- stallation of the officers who were elected at the convention. The oaths were ad- ministered by National Committeeman Fairley.
 With song by Delegate Turnbow and the singing of the doxology the conven- ton adjourned.
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