The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-06-04
FARLEY COMING
 ID CONVENTION Mine Workers Will Meet Mon-
 day Week WILL ELECT THE OFFICERS
National Executive Committeeman Writes He Will Come From Colorado to Attend conventlon-Joint Scale
 Convention Begins on June 20.

William R. Farley, representative from District No. 20 on the National Commit tee of the United Mine Workers of America, will attend the seventh annual convention of the district. which will be held in Birmingham, commencing Mon day, June 13. Several months age Na- tiona1 Committeeman Fairley was sent to the Colorado coal field by National President John Mitchell to look after the interests of the mine workers who have been out on a strike for some tlme and MT Fairley has only been back to Birmingham but once since that time President Edward Flynn and Secretary and Treasurer J. L. Clemo. district Of ficers, have been advised by MT Fairley that he will attend the convention. He is expected to arrive in Birmingham next Wednesday or Thursday and will remain here, It is probable, until after the con vention comes to an end.
 The sessions of the convention of the mine workers will be held in the Knlgh of Columbus hall, which Is located on the corner of Fourth avenue and Twen- tieth street, the first session being called to order by President Flynn at 10 a. m June IS.
 Election of Officers.
 The convention will first take up the election of officers for the ensuing term. President Flynn will be opposed by J. R. Kennedy of Piper, Bibb county for the office of president. Secretary Treasurer Clemo Vice President B. L. Greer and National Committeeman Fairley will be elected without opposition. There are many candidates for members of the ex- ecutive board. After the election of of- ficers the mine workers will take up he matter of a wage scale for the year be- ginning July l.
 The basis of representation at the con- yention as provided in article 4, sections and of the district constitution is as follows
 Section 2LRepresentatives to the dis trict convention shall have one vote for fifty members or less; aditional vote for each fifty members, or majority part thereof. and no representative shall have more ttan five votes.
 Section 3-All newly organized and re organized locals must be organized three months rior to holding the annual dis trict convention to be entitled to repre- sentation in said convention"
 Joint Scale Convention.
 The joint conference between the mine workers and the operators will be held in the Knights of Columbus hail. commence ing June 70. The scale of wages to be formulated by the mine workers will prob- ably be pres nted, and a joint scale com mittee will probably be appointed. Neither the mine workers nor the operators have made any statements relative to the out come of the coming joint scale 4conven- ton, but 1t is understood both sides are optimistic and 1t Is not believed there will be any suspension of work.
 President Flynn stated yesterday after noon that everything Is unusually quiet In the district just at this time. The new local recently organized at Mineral Springs in the western portion of Jeffer- son county Is said to be in a good condi- tion, with the membership increasing.