The Grit-advocate., 1906-06-01
MINERS MEETING
WESTERN FEDERATION IN sEs.
SION At DENVER.
TELEGRAM OF SYMPATHY
Oae Hundred and Seventy-Five Dele
gates Gather at Denver in Thir
teenth Annual Convention - Wei
Coined by Denver Trades Assembly.


teenth Annual Convention - Wei
Coined by Denver Trades Assembly.
Denver. With approximately 175
delegates In attendance. the Western
Federation Of Miners began its thir-
teenth annual convention Monday
morning in Odd Fellows hall. In for
mer years there were from 800 TO 400
delegates. AS the roll call of unions
progressed 1t was announced many
times that there was no representa-
ton.
Vice President J. c. Williams of
Grass Valley. California, was the chair
man In the absence of Charles Meyer,
who is In the county Jail at Boise.
Idaho. charged with completely in the
murder Of former Governor Steunen-
berg.
The morning was taken up with the
appointment of the credentials COM
mittee, and the address of welcome de-
ltvered to the delegates by President
Frank J. Pulver of the Denver Trades
and Labor Assembly.
A telegram of sympathy containing 4
declaration that the delegates to the
convention were assured of their inno-
cence was sent to Messrs. Moyer, Hay
wood and Pettibone. That telegram
follows:
'Moyer. Haywood and Pettibone,
County Jail. Boise, Idaho-The conven-
tion of the Western Federation of
Miners, now in convention assembled
extend fraternal greetings and assure
yo, that we are in sympathy with you
and are confident Of your innocence.
JAMES KIRWAN,
Acting Secretary"
The greater part of the afternoon
was consumed in the contest in the
Butte delegation to the convention
Evidence presented to the committee
on credentials showed that John c.
Lowner and Patrick Duffy had been
elected by the Butte Miners Union
and then after it was discovered that
they were Socialists they were un-
seated. The Butte union is op-
posed to Socialism. But the
Butte Mill and smeltermen's I'm
ion is not opposed to Social
ism. and they are backing the con-
testers. There are eleven delegates
from Butte, and after arguing over the
matter for the greater part of the after
noon it was decided to seat all dele
gates to the convention except the two
named, and Patrick Fitzgerald and
William Cunningham, the two dele
gates whose places are sought by the
cOntestOrs.
Chairman Williams. after the vote
had been taken on the seating of the
delegates. named Vincent St. John,
alias J. w. Vincent, former president
of the Burke Idaho, Miners Union.
former president of the Telluride
Miners Union. and now out on
$4,000 bond charged with muir
der. as ,vice president. This done,
the convention went into executive
session to thresh out the contest of
the Butte delegation.
President Pulver of the Denver
Trades and Labor Assembly. in his ad-
dress Of welcome stated that he ap-
peared before the convention on the
invitation of the officers of the West
ern Federation. and that he appeared
before them with the unanimous ap-
proval of the delegates to the Trades
Assembly.
Il extend to you." said Mr. Pulver.
"a hearty welcome to Denver. While we
may have many differences of opinion.
we know that the organization you
represent has done much good for the
miners. | cannot offer you the keys
of the city but do offer you the keys
to the hearts of every union man in
the city. Gentlemen, l extend to you
a hearty welcome"