The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-25
President Mitchell Will Receive
$4,000 q Year and Secretary Wilson
VIII Get $4,000.
POWERS OF FEDERAL JUDGES NOT
LIKED By THE DELEGATES.
Resolution Adopted Opposes Existing
Laws Of that Nature-Details of
Conventions Work.

The cooperative store proposition pre-
scented to the miners in the convention on
several occasions, was effectually smothered
yesterday when a resolution authorizing the
establishment Of the stores without any
connection with the national organization
was adopted. The locals were authorized
and empowered 10 permit the establishment
of cooperative stores by the members. but
it was specifically ordered that the organi-
cations should not lend any official help to
them or in any other way connect the stores
with the mine workers union.
The cooperative store proposition
the pet hobby Of the Iowa delegation, which
has sought during the convention to intro
duce many new and radical ideas into the
union. The government ownership of rail-
roads. and finally a hat-footed resolution
declaring for the support Of international
socialism were the creatures of Iowa locals
and their introduction into the convention
precipitated some of the warmest discus
sions the week. The resolutions were
productive of no good and only served to
show the strength Of the Socialists in the
convention, but this showing a surprise
to many persons VINO thought the percent
age small for any consideration When
the volume of votes in support of the So
cialistic resolutions greeted the ears of sew
eral of the conservatives they were appre-
hensive of what might happen if a deter
mined and continued Socialist fight was
made in the convention with the same
vigor that attended ii at the convention
OF the American Federation of Labor.
SALARIES INCREASED.
The session of the miners yesterday &C
complished many proposed changes in the
organization, the most important among
them heinp tho tnproa sing nf no aIar rios
of the president. vice president, secretary
treasurer, editor of the official organ of
the organization. members of the national
executive board and members of the audit
ing and credentials committee The rails
ing of the pay of the officers has been long
discussed and advocated by representative
miners all over the Union. The salary of
President Mitchell has been $1,000 year,
which was considered entirely inadequate
TO the expense burdened on him by his be-
ing forced to maintain his home at one
city and at the same time pay his expenses
while living in the headquarters city. Vice
President Lewis also has been worked
hard in the interests of the union, and has
more than earned his salary
The convention was practically unani-
nous in increasing the salaries and the
only question to be fought out was the
new scale to be established. A resolution
favoring the increasing of the presidents
salary TO $500 a year failed, as did also
one placing it at $500. Other locals IA
vored fixing his salary at amounts varying
between $1,000 and $1,000, and the secretary
was recommended for a salary as high as
S. 500 in resolutions.
The question of amount caused much dis
cusSiOn among the members. The ques-
! ton of raising the members of the execu-
| tive board from $3.50 to 81 day was dis
cussed at length. Thomas Fallon, repre-
senting district No. / on the committee,
disapproved of the suggestion, and said
| that himself and the other members were
worth no more than $3.50 day. Although
| Fallon argued earnestly for economy in
| this department, he was voted down when
| he proposed to table the resolution for the
/ increase.
SCALE OF WAGES.
The scale of wages adopted for the off,
| GERS and the old salaries allowed are as