Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-01-16
Mine Workers in Session

city IL filling with delegates 10 th'
sixteenth annual convention Of ths
United mine workers OF America
which will begin It's sessions today
In Tomiinson hall. II IN expected the
convention win be the largest In the
history OF the order. During the last
year many new locals have been
formed and all locals organized within
three months OF the date Of the con-
v~ention are entitled 70 representation.
II II not thought that the conven.
ton this year win be Of unusual Inn
por,ance. The contract that was made
with the operators last year was a
two-year contract, hence tho matter
OF wages will not come mp at the meet
Ing. There IL much routine business
10 DO transacted, however. pertaining
10 the internal affairs OF the organi'
ration. One OF these matters OF i'm
portance TO be considered and acted
upon IL the proposition to change tho
official organ OF the United mine
workers from a weekly to a monthly
paper. Secretary Wilson advises the
proposed change, but the committee
on officers reports does not deem
the change advisable. The question
viii be settled by the convention.
President John Mitchell. Vice Pres
ident William Lewis. and Secretary.
Treasurer W. u. Wilson will be re.
elected without opposition.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. 1G.--Be-
tween five and six hundred delegates
filled Tomlinson Hall this morning
1t the opening OF tho sixteenth annual
convention OF the United States Mine
Workers OF America The states
most largely represented ere In.
diana. Pennsylvania. Ohio and Illinois.
Delegates were on hand from Iowa,
Michigan, Kentucky. West Virginia.
Tennessee and other states In which
the miners are directly or indirectly
affiliated with the national body.
President John Mitchell called the
gathering 10 order. and his address
vas the feature n the o9enlng day,
Before the regular business q the
convention Was fa1ea 10 the del.
esatss listened 10 addresses az vel
coHse BY Mayor HoltTraan 6 oaAers
The roll was fhsn called hY Secretary
wilsoa and ihas was faElywea by The
appointment 81 committees In1 shss
work reaafarg 10 The gsrusaasas or
E~zrisAsa<su n the rufvsaTssn.
TIE Ennnnl actress sf Presided
Mitchell VAS listezaa fa With sadsss
Alteration sy tbs convention Ana eas
rszaaras were Frequently TsfsntfaEtea
With aprlnnEe The Address WINS y ~
Ssex af the asaat year Development In
III nSfraar situation anu i fsarsssaEs 81
TIE future me- reintsa ~ vffaaE snpal'
rsurHs If aiatsFr ant utiar naa-sayt 81
vital 4stssseF. ~ tisu miners
Tie convention win lss hi htssstsu
1Htsomt sen DAYS, Ite business WI
AccasSss chiefly Of she nanaiae-HzatlA a
reports from afflrars unG saanafsfstsas
ant discussion Gnd arsism nn q nuzzl
her c ~rrsgsspsa anst.ntsrsass - ~
eonsst1sx,a aaac pS4iaws ri ths ssysni
xatsnn-
The Tsnssssa KsaAas Nine Wtrlsrx II
he asrgsss single baar u tns Unit
ID STATES a. as dsraassa aiss rssan,
distries and stale organizations. ess&l
II which holds sfs anrus5 ssarsnsss
and also s@E1s delegates Ia the gas~s
Ing Of the nastaraa asssg. TrAs rness
bership now ernhr&efs The aaanssx d
P~ennsyIvaasg. OHIO. NaxsAgan. Il
dams. iIilnosx. lows. West vErginli
Kentucky. Alabama Nebraska. VII
consin, Arkansas. Kansas. fndsan Te
risory. New Msxsess yirginaa. Tsnsel
nee ana Texas.
The preseat nassOnal ofgsasxaslo
was effected nj Columbus. O. In $50.
and really grew ous n tAn X. RI L
No. is5. and the National prrxrvssgy
Union. Later the miners repudiate
tho Knights of Labor In tolnrl wit
the American Federation III Labor.
The present convention viii elect
president, vice president. aacre,as
and treasurer. an executive board A.
other officers and delegates ~ ii
next convention OF the American ~
GRAFTON Of Labor. John Mitchell vi
be reelected president. Al viii VIC
President Lewis and Secretary Urea
urer Wilson. II Is also probable thi
nearly every present member of i.
executive board win be reelected
In former years the wage scale n
been The chief subject Of diaclssIe
nj the annual conventions. The e.,
tract that was made With the opera
ors last year. however, was 4 tvs.
year contract, hence the matter
wages win nor come up for discu
sion NJ the present convention.
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X =. Aildredge returned TO sprint
er from his business visit 10 Roy.