The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-20
Certain that Scale Committee VIII
Ask for Dollar Rate in Com
petitive Field.
REPORT COMES LAST
Committees Spend Afternoon in
Organizing for Work to Come
During the Week.
HOLDS SECRET SESSION
Executive Board Meets at Head
quarters-DistrictS Hold
CaucuSeS.

(aucuSeS.
Preliminary business swept aside and
| half holiday given the delegates. In order
/ that the executive board might hold secret
caucus. and that the different committees
might organize. the great convention Of the
United Mine Workers of America will re-
/ convene this morning at 9 o'clock In Tomin-
son Hall and settle down TO the mass Of
! important business that awaits il.
But one session was held yesterday. and
that in the morning. which was largely de-
voted 10 trade union speechmaking by rep
resentatives of other large national labor
organizations. At IL o'clock the convention
adjourned for the day. but during the after
noon the miners headquarters at the Stew
enson building. the Occidental Hotel and
the different halls at the disposition OF the
delegates were charged with business. The
executive board held a three hours meeting
at the Stevenson building, the different COM
mittees met at the Occidental Hotel and or
/ ganized, and the delegates OF many OF the
districts got together and discussed matters
in which they are interested.
When the convention came to order yes
terday morning President Mitchell an
nounced the different committees that viii
have charge of the business of the conven-
ton. On a motion made by Vice President
Lewis il was decided that all resolutions
must be submitted 10 the resolution COM
mittee before o'clock to-day they will
be invalid.
This action caused quite stir among the
delegates, who prepared 10 get their resoiu-
tions in shape to present the committee.
At a late hour last night the committee had
received bulk Of resolutions. but refused
der of the morning was given 10 national
representatives, OF the Bakers and the To-
bacco Workers Union. and to o. p. Smith.
a general organizer Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor Mr. Smith spoke a; some
length dwelling on the question Of the union
label, the support of which he advocated
strongly. John Gould. OF Chicago. repre-
senting the Bakers and Confectioners' In
ternational Union. also given the floor
for some time. as was John Witzel a gen
eral organizer of the Tobacco Workers In
ternational linton. Before adjournment the
report of Samuel Gompers. president or the
American Federation of Labor. was read
by President Mitchell. The following is the
list of committees appointed by President
COMMITTEES NAMED.
Scale
Thomas Reynolds, district No. L.
w. H. Haskins, district No. s.
George Hargrove. district No. IL.
Patrick Dolan, district No g.
William Wilson, district No. 8.
Edwin Perry, district No. 10
John Fahy. district No. g.
Edward Flynn, district No. 20.
George Richardson. district No. H.
T. ID. Nichols, district No. l.
George Colville district No. p.
Stephen Corven, district No. "A.
Peter Hanraty. district No. Il.
c. w. Wells, district No; q.
Patrick Gilday, district No. 3
Daniel Young. district No. l6.
William Howells, district No. 10.
d. c. Kennedy. district No. II.
/ w. II. Dettrey, district No. z.
T. J. Smith, district No. 10.
NJ f. Purcell district No. p
-Resolutions.-
W. r. Farley, district No 20.
w. D. Ryan. district No. II.
William Carne, district No. l.
d. II. Sullivan, district No. 8.
George Hartlein. district No g.
William Mcpherson. district No. 2
James NJ Hurd, district No. -
Henry Randolph district No. H.
William Pollman, Washington.
Transportation
William wardjon district No. IA
John Morton, district No. %
w. T. Morris. district No. II
John p Gallagher, district No. Z.
Thomas Murphy, district No 16.
Harmon Hinkle. district No IL.
William Currie. district No. 2.
Officers Reports
John F. White district No 13
John Sullivan. district No. 2.
| William Treagor, district No. 5.
John Boyle, district No. IL.
Joe Vasey, district No. 10.
John T Dempsey, district No. 1.
George Manuel. district No. 25.
Appeals and Grievances
Uriah Bellingham. district No. 5.
NJ. s. Elliott. district No. 70.
Thomas Richards. district No. 9.
Thomas Kanary, district No. "a.
William Green. district No. s.
John McElhenney, district No. Z.
Edward Cunningham, district No. q
Constitution
Chris Evans, district No. G.
j. II. Kennedy. district No. IL
Richard Gilbert. district No. 2.
j. L. Clemo, district No 90
S. F. Brackney. district No. p.
Robert Gilmour district No. IA.
Paul p. Pulaski. district No. 3.
-Distribution.-
James d. Wood. district No. 2s
William DOdds. district No. s.
John b. Richards. district No. Is.
-Sergeant-at-Arms-
NJ. F. Healey, district No /.
Messengers
II. A Lanning. district No. 9.
| Henry Jackson, district No. u.
REPORTS OF THE COMMITTEES
To-day's session will be devoted 10 the
business brought before the convention
by the different committees and the hear
ing OF their reports. The report OF the tell
er's committee Will probably come frst,
after which the others will be taken in
regular order. with the exception Of the
credential committee. which has encoun-
tered an overwhelming proposition and
will probably not be able TO report until to-
wards the latter part of the day. The
committee was at work all day yesterday
endeavOring 10 straighten out the creden-
tas Of the many delegates one member
OF the committee said last night that they
could not possibly report until this after
noon. IL was thought that the report
would come this morning. The convention
| expects 10 reach the resolution end OF the
business by the latter part OF the day.
The all absorbing question OF interest ia
the report Of the scale committee As Is
the case in most worldly things. the best
| comes last and the matters OF wage scales
* not handled until the last DAYS OF the
| convention. The figures around which the
discussion Will center viii be those adjust