The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-01-23
HOLD RECEPTION.
indianapolis Does Honor to President
Mitchell.


Mine Workers of America opened
here at 10 o'clock. Every train brought
delegates from every part of the
United States. President Mitchell ar
rived shortly after 4 O'Clock, and was
taken Immediately to his hotel The
delegates from the western and south
ern states have arrived Other delega-
tions which arrived were one from
Pittsburg, headed by Pat Dolan and
Uriah Bellingham, with seventy dele
gates; the anthracite delegates num-
bered over 100 men, the Ohio delega-
tion, headed by the officers of that
state and 200 delegates. The Ten
nessee delegation has also arrived
with many delegates, headed by the
officers of that district.
President Mitchell was met at
Greenfield by a reception committee,
representing the Central Labor union
of Indianapolis, John ]. Appel, August
Kuhn and Mortimer LeVering, repre-
senting the citizens, and Eli Hirsch-
burg and Gus w. KeYers of the Elks-
At the time the committee boarded
the train President Mitchell was at
luncheon, but left the table long
enough to meet the committee He
was met at the depot by carriages
and, with the committee, was taken
to his hotel, where he held an informal
reception for a number of his personal
friends.
The crowd which assembled at the
depot to welcome him was very large
The evening was raw and cold and the
train was nearly an hour late, but
Notwithstanding these drawbacks the
people waited. When Mr.. Mitchell
appeared he was greeted with cheers,
which continued until he had left his
carriage and entered the hotel. 1t was
expected by the persons VINO assem-
bled that he would be accompanied by
President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor. Mr. GOmpers did
not arrive, however, and probably
will not find it possible to attend the
convention at all. Those who accom-
panied Mr.. Mitchell were Prof. Frank
Warne, instructor of political economy
of the University of Pennsylvania, and
Harry S. Kef1ington of the Boot and
Shoe Makers union. Others who ar
rived on the same train and travelled
with Mr.. Mitchell the greater part Of
the journey were John Fahey, presi-
dent of district No. of the anthracite
workers; President w. III. Haskins,
Vice President D. H. Sullivan and
Secretary Treasurer G. w. Savage Of
the Ohio Mine Workers union.
After the arrival of the president at
the hotel many of the delegates, or
ganizers and officers called to welcome
him and to extend their greetings. At
6 o'clock a dinner was served in the
Ordinary at the hotel for Mr..
Mitchell and the reception COMMITTEE.
After dinner, John Feltman, who act
ed as POSTMASTER, called upon Presi-
dent Levering of the Columbia Ma
tional bank to welcome President
Mitchell.
John L. Feltman, president of the
Central Labor union, called upon Mr..
Mitchell.
Mr. Mitchell said in part:
''To live up to the measure that
has been set for me by the people of
the United States is indeed diff
cult one. The greater number are
prone to believe that man whose
name has appeared in the press daily
picture has been printed in the news
papers from one coast to the other is
a great orator. To be a great orator
and to be able to make eloquent ut
terances has always been my wish.
l am just a plain talker.
81 have perhaps been honored by
of labor as much or
more than any one of it's many lead
ers today. Whether l deserve these
hOnors or not l cannot say. I have
tried to do my duty toward the men
who have chosen me as their leader
and have striven hard for them.
Il heartily thank the people of In
for the cordial welcome
they have extended me. l believe
that they have the right conception
of the purpose of organized labor.
The majority of them believe differ
emily than they did five years ago,
when the unions of the country were
blamed wholly for the many strikes
and lockouts in factories and in the
coal fields.
L am not here to speak Of the mer-
is of the controversy between the
operators and miners in the anthra-
ute fields. Strikes and lockouts. how
ever, are foreign to the purposes OF
organized labor. / do not believe in
strikes 7 raoard than &c r,or-;bIo -,