Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1903-08-13

Friday the following officers were
declared elected:
President--T, j, Smith, OF West Jel-
lico.
Vice President---M. 5. Elliot of Coal
Creek.
Secretary and Treasurer---J. S. Nc
Cracken, of Knoxville, who received 1874
votes.
National Executive Board Member
Joe Vasey.
Foard Members Robert Vaughn,
Tracy City, 50 votes; John R. Newman,
of Soddy, Tenn, 90; G. w. Kelly, Bar
rem Fork, so; j. $. Bell, of Woodbridge,
SO; Pat Cary, of Whitwoll, so; P. w.
Thornton, of Coalfeld So; w, E. Brum-
mitt, of Dayton, 65; w. W. Angel, OF
Strunk, KY, II.
The election of president was de-
clared on the announcement of the first
ballot, Smith having received "a bal
lots to 35 received by Bowden.
For national executive board member
Vasey received 90 votes to 80 for Cox.
The race for the vice-presidency was
close between Elliot, Grice and Dona-
way, and the second ballot was requir-
ed before choice could be announced.
The board members were all elected n
tho first ballot,
The election of auditors resulted as
follows: John B, Sewell, of Tracy City,
115; John Henderson, of Briceville, 81
and John Bearden, of Jellico, 81.
The president appointed committee
consisting of Joe VAsey, J. S Bell ant
and j. w. Cox on resolutions OF condo
lence on the death of the young broth
or of r. j. Donoway.
A resolution was passed requesting
each delegate present to bring the mat
ter of unfair cigars to the attention o
his local union, and Ii, ]. Shun, presi
dent of the Cigarmaker's Union
Knoxville, addressed the convention o.
the subject.
The committee on resolutions made
partial report, and the grievance con
mittee was discharged.
, A partial report was made by the cou
mitCee on constitution, and remaindt
of day spent in its discussion.
;, Saturday morning a partial report wa
: made by the scale committee with II
gard to the prices at Dunlap, Tenn
, but 1t was referred to the district of
GERS for settlement.
n II. j. Smith made report as delegal
: to the Tennessee Federation OF Labo
: reading several resolutions endorsiI
= the policy of the United Mine Worker
q His report was adopted
9 J. W. Cox read the report of the del
, gates to the Kentucky State Federati'
Of Labor, and Robert Brown and Jof
a. JefHreys made verbal reports
;. A resolution endorsing the Knoxyil
independent, and requesting membe
"A to give it their support was passed
- 1t was reported that the LouisviI
bo Improvement company and the Stea
10 Coal company are unfair corporations
ic. their treatment of organized labor a
no thew were both condemned,
RS Delegates from Tennessee to the Sta
ir Federation of Labor, which meets
"a. Knoxville next December, were tn
od elected as follows elected as follows:
F, Bowden, Whitwell; Aaron spa
H. Coal Creek, and Chas. Holley, OF We
oil. bridge, Tenn.
~ sDelerates to the meeting of the Sta
= Federation at Frankfort, KY, were
~ follows: r. j. Smith, of West Jelli
MI j. w. Cox, of Pittsburg, KY, and Ro
,ca Brown of Pine Knot, Ky.
j. w. Cox was elected on the legia
,b- tive committee to represent the min
ala in the Kentucky legislature.
lo. John f. Bowden, Joe Vasey' D b.
,er, N. D. Jennings and j. 5. Bell W
r APPOINTED a committee to receive W.
too Wilson, of indianapolis, Secretary
,ln. the Nashville Organization who
coming to address the meeting