Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-01-07
MINE WORKERS
IN SESSION
Convention Of District No. 7
Now Being Held.
Delegates to the Number Of
lO3 Are in Attendance.
Officers for Ensuing Year
Elected This Morning.

Elected This Morning.
The sixth annual convention Of Dis
trict No. 7, United Mine Workers Of
| America, was called to order at 10
o'clock yesterday morning at the Grand
opera house by District President
Thomas Z. Duffy, of McAdoo. Dele
gates from every town and hamlet from
Upper Lehigh to Nesquehoning were
present, also a large number OF local
spectators.
Burgess John F. Boyle, on behalf of
the citizens OF Freeland, delivered an
address OF welcome to the officers and
delegates OF the convention and his ap-
propriate remarks were generously ap-
| plauded.
| President Duffy thanked the execu-
tive Of the borough for the welcome
rendered, and was followed by Miles
memb Der OF District No. 0; John T..
| Dempsey, OF Scranton, secretary OF
District No. /; Andrew Matty. of Stock
ton, vice president OF District No. 7, all
of whom spoke on the necessity OF the
delegates working for the welfare Of the
organization.
Mr.. Dougherty exhorted the repre-
sentatives of District to conduct their
| business with the greatest possible
secrecy and to give the press nothing
pertaining to the affairs of the conven-
| tion.
The report OF the committee on creden-
| tials was then received. 1t showed that
there are 103 delegates, with 223 votes,
in attendance. The report was accept
ed, after which the convention went in to
executive session and all business trans
acted since has been done behind closed
doors.
Yesterdays afternoon session began
at 1.30 o'clock. The appointment of
| tellers and the various committees was
the first order of business, which was
followed by the annual reports of Presi-
dent 7. P. Duffy, Secretary j. p Gala
CHER, Treasurer Henry Hill and other
officers
The reports Of the secretary and treas
urer showed the union to be in a healthy
condition, financially and numerically
During the strike S229, 900 was receiv-
ed by the district officers and distributed
| n ba a., ~
every dollar received and expended was
satisfactorily accounted for. This sum
does not include money paid out for re-
lief from the treasures of the local
unions, which, il added, would swell the
total relief expenditures several thous-
and dollars.
Promptly at 0 o'clock this morning
the convention resumed business. The
auditing committee made its report for
the year just passed. The figures cor
responded with those given in the re-
ports of the officers and the conventio
approved the work OF the committee.
Balloting for candidates for officers
for the coming year consumed the bal
ance OF the morning session. Candi-
dates for each office were nominated
some time ago by the local unions AID
voting was done with a ballot bearing a
close resem blance to the Australian
form, the names of all candidates being
printed under the name of the office to
which they aspire.
The ballotb box remained in position
until noon, when it was sealed and de-
ivered to the telers.
At l o'clock this afternoon the con-
ventiou reconvened, and while waiting
for the telers' report of the baloting
the reports OF committees were received
and acted upon.
As there are 223 votes in the conven-
tion, liz votes, majority, must be re-
ceived by each candidate before he can
be declared elected. In case the con-
vention fails to elect on the irst ballot,
voting is continued until one OF the
candidates receives the required num-
Der.
For president the candidates were
Thomas p. Duffy, of McAdoo, the present
| incumbent, and William IL, Dettrey, of
Nuremberg. now serving as a district
board member. Peter G. Gallagher, of
Beaver Meadow, was also candidate
for the office, but withdrew last evening.
For vice president Andrew Matty, of
Stockton, the present official, and Fedor
Potansky, of Milnesvile, were the candi-
dates.
For secretary John P. Gallagher, of