Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-16
AN N UAL SESS|0 N IF ARIZONA
 MINERS Convention Was Held At Dougherty's Hall
 Yesterday
Delegates From Unions Throughout The
 Territory
(From Tuesdays Daily.)

Twenty-eight members of the Ariz- ona State Union, Western Federation of Miners met in Prescott in their sec ond annual session as a territorial body. Dougherty's hall was selected as their place of meeting, and after a morning session that lasted until the noon hour, the body adjourned until early last evening. when they finished their bus mess. which was largely of routine nature.
 The appOrtionment of delegates was based upon the size of each local union within the territory, the following or ganizatiOns being represented:
 Unions of Jerome, MeCabe, Walker, Groom Creek, "Tiger Union' of Crown
 King. Globe, Chloride, Snowfall, Gleason and Kofa. At the opening Of the meeting, John Gallagher of Me Cabe served as chairman, and Albert Ryan in the capacity of secretary. All matters taken up were based upon the report of the executive com mittee, made up of the president, vice president and secretary of the organ ization, together with three other sell ected members. to act as an executive board. The first matter of special in- terest to be noted in the report was with reference to the increased mem bership in the order during the past year. According to the figures given, it was shown that the territorial body had increased 65 per cent since the date of the last annual meeting, held in Prescott last September. This showing was freely commented upon and much interest displayed in it's an nouneement at the meeting.
 Upon the matter of the election of officers for the ensuing year coming to an issue, John Gallagher of MeCabe was reelected president Kenneth Clay ton of Globe, vice-president; and Albert Ryan of Jerome, secretary and treas urer. The new executive board is made up of the above named officials and s. A. Whipple of McCabe, George Conlin of Walker, and Marion W Moore of McCabe.
 Reference to the affliation of what is known as the "Industrial Work CTS of the World' with the Western i Federation of Miners was made in the report of the executive board. It was shown that at the national meeting held in Chicago in July of this year steps were taken toward such utilization, and that the Western Federation of Miners met this new organization half way The territorial body endorsed this action, expressing the matter as fully endorsing the installing of the Western Federation of Miners as a part of the Industrial Workers of the World. | During a discussion in the evening the chief objects of the territorial or ganization were explained as to further the. interests of the Western Fedora tion of Miners in Arizona; this object in particular to be accomplished by the payment of a per capita tax by all members. which must be devoted exelu- sively to the matter of organization. By this is meant the revival of local orders that need assistance and by the organization of new unions wherever opportunity may offer for such.
 After carefully reviewing minor matters. ard discussing in detail the more important financial features Of the report submitted by the exeeT.ive board. the session was adiourncG to meet next year at McCabe.