The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-08-19
MORE SPEECHES
TURNED LOOSE
Miners Have An Inning at Trans
Mississippi Congress.
OFFICERS FOR NEXT, YEAR
FRANCIS OF MISSOURI WILL BE
PRESIDENT.

Portland Ore Aug 1s-PowerfuI
speeches in favor of the establishments of
a department Of mines and mining were
advanced before the trans Mississippi
commercial congress at today's meeting
That the American mining congress is
unable to combat the alleged throttliRg of
small producers by the mining trusts
was an admission contained in the answer
of judge J. II. Richards, president Of
me American Mining congress TO ques-
had ever taken any action that would
tend to prevent the big mine owners from
controlling the small producers in the
output OF copper Judge Richards terse
reply was: The board of directors Of
the American Mining congress has un-
anlmously reached the conclusion that the
only power earth which can control
the situation is the United States govern
Put to Sleep by Congress.
Persistency of effort to secure a. de-
partment Of mines and mining one
of the branches OF the government was
the method advocated by Edward H
Mining association. Mr.. BENJAMIN said
that Notwithstanding the necessity for
SO apparent as TO make any argument in
Its favor unnecessary. congress had pidge-
mendlng department Of mines. He be-
lieVed that the only way to secure such
department is to keep on introducing
resolutions until every pigeonhole is
filled and hammer on the doors of con
gress until it grants the demand in or
der to get rid of the noise
Chinese Question.
Considerable curiosity exists as to what
course the congress viii take in the. mat
ter of the restriction of Chinese inmi-
grafton. Before the speeches OF Minister
John Barrett and Hon II. 3. WiscOx.
president of the congress, were delivered
yesterday, il was believed that after a
fight on the floor of the convention the
Oregon and Washingto deIegat iOns would
endorsement
the present exclusion law The resolution
which was adopted in committee today,
straddles the question BY advocating a
comprehensive immigration law, framed
to remove all reasonable restriction, but
to exclude all undesirable persons of every
nation" 1t is expected that when this
resolution comes before the congress to-
morrow the radical element will oppose
Francis and Kansas City.
While it is not a foregone conclusion,
it is probable that the next congress will
go TO Kansas City, and that exc Governor
Francis Of Missouri. will be the next
president.
The permanent organization committee,
with whom the matter of nominating of
ficers is left today unanimously named
Governor Francis for the position AS it
is the custom of the congress to select
its president from the state in which the
state convention is to be held. this is
taken as an indication that the convention
will 90 to Kansas City, the only candi-
date for convention honors from Missouri.
Denver is preparing TO make hard fight
Tor me QlSJlncUOn, however Whtu the
matter comes before the congress tomor-
row.
Besides Governor Francis for president.
the committee nominated unanimously
the following
First vice president Colonel II. ID. Love
land. San Francisco.
Second vice president. Ex-Governor l.. b.
Prince of New Mexico.
Third vice president, NJ 3. LarTimore,
of North Dakota.
Fourth vice president b A Fellows, of
Kansas.
Secretary. Arthur B. Francis of Colo
RADIO Gncumbent.)
Treasurer. H. B. Topping OF Missouri