The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-15
Election of Officers NH Take
 Place Today OFFICIALS SUBMIT REPORTS
President Flynn Reviews Strike at AL drich and Other points-Natlonai Committe Member Fairly Reviews
 Work of Arbitration Board.

The convention was calleu lo pfuei ih the Labor Temple yesterday morning. It will continue probably all of today The most important matter to come up today will be the election of officers, an attempt to hold the election yesterday afternoon having failed All of the officers made their reports yesterday. For an hour or more National Committee member W. R. Fairley told of the proceedings of the arbitration board of which he was a member. This board met in Birmingham last summer to settle the differences between the mine workers and the operators The commit tees will report today. The Officers. These are the officers of district No. 20: w R. Farley Pratt City. national board member; Ed Flynn. Pratt City, president; B. l.. Greer. Blocton, vice president; J. L. Clemo, secretary-treasurer
 The nominations are: For Presidential Flynn, Pratt City. For Vice President-B. l.. Greer, Bloc ton; W. H. Hawkins, Kimberly. For Secretary -Treasurer-J. l.. Clemo, Adger.
 For District Board Member-Adam Stewart, Cardiff; George Barbour, Pratt City; J. R. Kennamer, Piper I. H. Cham bers, West Pratt; P R. Murray, Stouts Mountain; J. M. Withers, Graves; R. L. Golston, Searles; Joseph Walwork, Bloc ton; J. II. Orange. sayreton; Thomas H. Tinney. Pratt City; R. H. Vinson, Kim berly; B. w Robinson, Kimberly; R. A. stratham, Lehigh; S. E. Banks. Blocton; J. H. Davis, Belle Ellen; N. S. Pringle, Johns.
 For District Auditors and Credential Committee-G. Jackson, Blocton; H. E. Robinson. Wylam.
 President Flynn called the meeting to order at 10:40 o'clock. Every seat in the hall was taken. Seated upon the plat form with the president were Vice Presi- dent B. L.. Greer and National Organizer W. R. Fairley.
 Announcement was made of the ap- pointment of J. A. Gorham as the offi- | cial stenographer.
 | Secretary J. L. Clemo read the call for | the convention under date of September l 30. | A recess was taken in order that the badges and copies of the constitution and bylaws of the organization might be distributed among the delegates. Dele gates Kirkpatrick and Chambers were appointed a committee to distribute these. Order of Business. The following order of business adopted at the Bessemer convention was announced by the president: l. The convention shall be called to order at 9 a. m, and 1:30 p. m. Adjourn at 12 o'clock noon and 4:3O D. m. ?. No person shall speak more than once on the same question unless by con- sent of the convention Speeches shall be limited to five min utes, unless the speaker has consent of convention.
 4. Roll of delegates will be called when applied for by ten or more members.
 5. Convention shall be governed by Roberts Rules of Order.
 l. Report of credential committee.
 g. Appointment of committees.
 8. Report of officers
 4. Report of auditing committee.
 B. Report of committee on officers. port.
 G. Election of officers
 T. Report of committee on constitu- tion
 g. Report of committee on resolutions.
 g. Report of committee on appeals and grievances.
 10. Miscellaneous business.
 Delegates Present. The committee on credentials made its report as follows:
 Coalburg, Alex Gilmore, J. G. Smith, votes; Altoona, w. M. Lee 2; Lehigh, R. A. Statham, l. Kimberly R. II. Vim cent, Less Moore, 3; Brookside, H. w. Webster, J. G. Woodruff, A. B. Thomp- son, '; America, John, 1; 1;~Cordova Ed Turnbow, J. H. Johnson, 0. C. Daniels 8; Davis Creek, John Echols, 1; Palos. N. s. Crocker, 1; Blossburg. J. l. Drake, c. B. Burnell, 5; searles, R. L. Gordon. W. T. Switzer, 9; Coleanor, Sam Cooper, 2; Sayreton. J. H. Orange, G. M Davis. V. B. Parker. g.; Blocton, s. F. Banks. Wal ter Watkins, Ed Ward 6; Broken Arrow, George Warren, 1; Gamble. M. E. Broome 9; Cardiff, Adam Stuart, J. Fletcher. J. J. Roddam, Frank Hunter, 2; Klondike. D. o. Savage, 1; Warner Mines. H. L. Ragland, William Castleberry E. L. Martin. 6; Aldrich, George T. Jones, 2; Needmore, J. H. Henson, 1; Braehead, c. c. Peyton, 1: Hargrove, Sam Hart ley, Sr., l; Drifton, J. A. Brune, H. A. Thomas. 3; Imogene, c. R. Miller, 1: Stouts Mountains. D. B. Lamont, 2; Graves, A. M. Sharrett Charles Rob- inson. 8; Sligo. J. M Smith, 1; Kim beriey, J. A. Smitherman, 1; Pratt City, R. T. Tlnney J. H. Strather, Sandy Williams, Charles Henderson, Arthur Blakeley. John Phillips. Bishop Gilbert, "A; Adgsr, c. E. Crok. J. F. Sorsby, 5; Horse Creek, T. W. Hooper. |; Maylene. A. P. Lawley, 1; Braehead, Frank Maba- mel, 1; stouts Mountain, Rufus Fields, 1: Blocton, 8. M. Thompson. Joseph Wall work John Redd. 12; Abernant A. J. AL bright, l; Dolomite, D. W. Daniels. D. D. Davis. Jacob King, James Johnston. J. M. Wallace, 1; Searles. Tom Jackson, Ben Crawford. 1; West Pratt. Bass Morrow, J. c. Clark, 4; West Pratt. A. Moore, 8; Littleton, J. P. Warnick, H. Y. Cooper, 1; Dudley, E. W. Bonds. 1; Piper. Ed Broning, J. R. Kinnamore, 6; East Bloss- burg, A. W. Gertzell, 8; Watts Mines, J, H. Morgan, l; Hargrove, Lewis Hill, |: wylam, John E. Nolan. William Kirkpat- rick, George w. Smitherman, IA; Fallis- ton. N. R. Smith, 1; Woodville, James A. Brown, |; Glen Carbon, G. w. Hull, 2;