The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-11
PtiSbuIg Miners HaVa Storniest
 Session in History
LEWIS POURS OIL IN VAIN
Convention Delegates Hold Caucus and Decide to Retain Lawyers to Con test DoIan's Assumption ,sN of Presidency .AoS
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of turmoil and strife the delegates to the miners, convention of the Pittsburg dis trict secured breathing spell this aft ernoon by adjourning until next Wednes- day. Before the close. however Presi- dent Dolan was successful in having the election tellers report read, and despite appeals from his decision declared him self. Uriah Bellingham and William Dodds elected respectively president, vice president and secretary-treasurer for the coming year.
 Confusion prevailed during almost the entire session today and order was only restored when Vice President Lewis, in a speech to the delegates, threatened to leave the city and not return. President Dolan announced that within "A hours he would make public statement of his position with the reasons for voting as he did at the Indianapolis convention.
 Will Make Legal Fight.
 Following the adjournment of the con vention 109 delegates held a caucus and determined upon legal fight to unseat Dolan and Bellingham. The caucus de- cided to employ attorneys to secure an injunction against the district officers forbidding them to withdraw money from the treasury of the organization and to enjoin Patrick Dolan, Uriah Bellingham and all members-elect to the district of fees from serving until a new election is held.
 The hearing on the injunction secured by President Dolan restraining the dele gates from busting him, which was set for today, was, at the request of the defendants, postponed until next Wednes day morning.
 A brief hearing on the temporary in- junction secured yesterday by President Dolan of the Pittsburg district miners against the delegates attending the dis trct convention restraining them from in- terfering with his powers as president was held today before Judge Frazer in common pleas court Additional time was requested by the defendants and Wednesday afternoon at o'clock was fixed by the court for the final hearing.
 Stormlest Meeting Yet Held.
 A session lasting one hour was held by the convention this morning previous to going to court It was the stormiest meeting yet held and there was opposition to every matter presented by President Dolan. National Vice President Lewis an- nounced that President Mitchell had n- structed him to remain in Pittsburg for a few days MT. Lewis also received telegram from President Mitchell advis- ing the executive board of the Pittsburg district miners that they were permitted to draw on their treasury for funds to retain legal talent In the injunction pro- ceeding,
 'I am personally paying my attorneys" shouted Dolan to Lewis and the dele gates, 'and the executive board will do likewise. No money will be taken from the treasury for this purpose if I can help it."
 The convention adjourned until this af- ternoon.
 The court proceedings of the morning apparently had no effect on the delegates when the convention opened this after noon and upon President Dolan calling for the report of the tellers, committee on the recent election a warm argument at once ensued.
 For five days President Dolan has been trying to get this report before the con vention and when it was called this af- ternoon Delegate James Watchorn moved an adjournment until next Wednesday. This the convention promptly ruled out of order. and the delegates insisted upon the appeal from the chairs ruling being taken. But President Dolan stood like rock and welded the gavel in defiant manner delegate here asked Dolan relative to his attitude on the Ryan resolution at Indianapolis. Dolan then said:
 Will State His Position.
 Within twenty-four hours I will give to the world a full statement of my position at Indianapolis. I will send copies of this statement to every local union in the Pttsburg district, and also to every local union in the United States" President Dolan again asked that the tellers read their report and upon ob- jection from various parts of the hall he accused the delegates of purposely de- laying tho proceedings and called their attention to the provisions of the injunc ton. National Vice President Lewis here took the floor and made an impassioned plea. He urged the delegates not to ad iourn the convention but to transact the business properly so that they could give an intelligent report of the conventions s work
 The words of MT Lewis had the effect of quieting the delegates and the tellers' report was then adopted.
 The report showed that Dolan had re- ceived ss62 votes and was elected without opposition
 Vice President Uriah Bellingham was also reelected receiving 6435, as was Will liam Dodds for secretary-treasurer.
 Appeal From Decision. | At the close of the report and without waiting for action by the convention, President Dolan declared the officers named elected for another year Con fusion again reigned and appeals from the decision were made by delegates from all parts of the hall but the chair ruled them out of order, and announced ad- journment until next Wednesday. Dolan's opponents met immediately ar ter the close of the convention and ap- pointed committee to employ counsel to fight the injunction.
 It was also decided to take legal acton enjoining the newly elected officers rom taking their seats April l. Anderson Flower is Dead.