Los Angeles herald., 1905-08-19
ATTITUDE OF THE TRANS.
MISSISSIPPI CONGRESS-
FRANCIS THE NEXT PRESIDENT
II Is Probable That the Former Cow
ernor of Missouri viii BE
Elected-Other Nomi-
nations
BY Associated Press.


PORTLAND. Ore, Aug. 1S.-Power-
full speeches In favor of the establish
ment Of a department Of mines and
mining were advanced before the
Transmississippi commercial congress
at today's meeting.
That the American mining congress
is unable to combat the alleged throt-
tling of small producers by the mining
trusts was an admission contained in
the answer of Judge ]. II. Richards,
president of the American mining con-
gress, on the question as to whether
the mining congress had ever taken
any action that would tend to prevent
the big mine owners from controlling
the small producers output of copper.
Judge Richards terse reply was "the
board Of directors of the American
mining congress has unanimously
reached the conclusion that the only
power on earth which can control the
is the United States govern
ment."
Persistency of effort to secure a. de-
partment of mines and mining as one
of the branches of the government was
the method advocated by Edward H.
Benjamin, president of the California
Mining association.
Mr.. Benjamin said that notwith-
standing the necessity for the creation
of mining department was so appar-
ont oc to ,oalxa opv arp,1nep+ II, ~
favor unnecessary, congress had
resolution after resolu-
ton recommending department of
mines. He believed that the only way
to secure such a department is to keep
on introducing resolutions until every
pigeonhole is filled and hammer on
the door of congress until it grants the |
demand in order to get rid of the
noise.
Considerable curiosity exists as to
what course the congress will take in |
the matter of the restriction of Chinese
Avoid Chinese Question
Before the speeches of Minister John |
Barrett and T. B. Wilcox, president of
the congress, were delivered yesterday
it was believed that after a fight on
the floor of the convention the Oregon
and Washington delegations would |
succeed in securing the Endorsement of
the exclusion law. The resolution,
which was adopted in committee today,
straddles the question by advocating
a comprehensive immigration law,
striction, but to exclude all undesirable
persons of every nation" 1t is ex-
oected that when this resolution comes
before the congress tomorrow the rad
cal element will oppose it.
While it is not a foregone conclusion,
It is probable that the next congress
will go to Kansas City, and that former
Governor Francis of Missouri will be
the next president.
The permanent organization commit
tee, with whom the matter of nominat-
ing officers is left, today unanimously
named Governor Francis for the po-
sition. AS it is the custom of the con-
gress to select its president from the
state in which the convention is to be
held this is taken as an indication that
the convention will go to Kansas City,
the only candidate for convention hon
ors from Missouri. Denver is prepar-
Ing to make a hard fight for the dis
tinction, however, when the matter
comes before the congress tomorrow.
Besides Governor Francis for presi-
1ent, the committee nominated unani-
mously the following: First vice presi-
dent Col. p. d. Loveland, San Fran
cisco; second vice president, former
Governor L. b. Prince of New Mexico;
third vice president, M. B. Larrimore
Of North Dakota; fourth vice presi-
dent, B. A. Fellows of Kansas City;
Arthur B. Francis of Color
ado, incumbent; treasurer, H. B. Topp-
ing of Missouri.