The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-03-17
MITCHELL IS UPHELD
DOLAN OUsTED FROM DISTRICT
 PRESIDENCY.
Illinois Delegate Suggests Hanging Ob- streperous Ex-Ofhcial and Mitch ell and Lewis Deprecatc
 Use of Such Ineendiary
 Words


 national convention of the United Mine Workers of America this after noon endorsed the action of the Exec utive Board in sustaining the findings of President John Mitchell in the mat ter of busting Patrick Dolan and Uriah Beflingham from the Presidency and Vice Presidency of District No. ,, Western Pennsylvania. As far as the national organization is concerned, this is the end of Dolan's case. Only the pleas of President Mitchell and Secretary W. B. Wilson prevented l the expulsion of Dolan from the organ ization. Dolan and his supporters claim something of a victory in the defeat | from the fact that he was seated as delegate in the convention, as was also Vice President Bellingham. The two actions followed immediately on the partial report of the Credentials Com | mittee which had included the names of Bellingham and Dolan as dele gates.
 President Mitchell said. in speaking l to motion to exclude Dolan and Bel 1 lingham from the list of accredited l delegates:
 "So one man in this convention mas greater cause for resentment against | Patrick Dolan than I; no one man in I this convention has been so grossly ! wronged by him as 1 have But hope I am big enough to forget personal wrongs when the laws of the United Mine Workers of America are, called i into question.
 l President Mitchell then recited the provisions of the constitution of the union for the election of delegates.
 T say he went on. that you will make as mistake If you refuse to seat Mir. Dolan. I have no desire to sus- | tain his action in the convention. but whether he does justice to me or not, will do justice 10 him. I want to | appeal to YOU ir tho name of your ] laws to vote down this notion" Delegate Walker of Illinois inquired | whether it would be a violation of the laws of the constitution to hang Do- Ian. After the laugh had subsided l President Mitchell suggested that this statement might be differently con strued when read .n cold type, Walker replied.
 q don care how it is construed.
 The organization cares" replied Pres | ident Mitchell, earnestly, at the same time bringing his gavel to the table | with a resounding blow. Vice President Lewis also made as | emphatic protest against Delegate walkers inquiry On vote, the mo- tion was lost and on subsequent ac- | tion the language was stricken from the record
 | The report of the scale committee was then read by Secretary John P. White and the report of the committee | was adopted.
 Jacob Stanley of Taylorville, H., of fered to amend the report of the com | mitte to provide for an absolute run of mine basis throughout the ter ritory covered by any contract to be <, signed. This was referred to the com | 1N,Nf
 | Delegate James Blee moved that the committee be instructed to bring in l specific demands for wages and condi- 1 tions. Secretary Wilson asked if the original scale of the January conven- tion had been modified and was told that 1t had not been. The motion fail | ed to carry.
 Secretary Wilson then read the pro- ceedings before the national executive board of Thursday afternoon and eve ming in the matter of the appeal Of Patrick Dolan from the decision of President Mitchell sustaining the right of the district convention to oust him
 from the presidency of District No. ;. for refusing to cast the vote of the dis trict according to his instructions and in voting to accept the proposition of the operators in the January joint conference. The finding of the board sustained the attitude of President
 
 tion 10 declare Dolan's office vacant. The report was unanimously adopted amid vigorous cheering.
 National Executive Board Member Thomas Burke of Illinois then moved
 the expulsion of President Dolan and Vice President Bellingham of District No. from the United Mine Workers of America
 President Mitchell asked permission to make a suggestion and said
 Let me ask you to defer voting on this measure in your own interest un- til some other time, Let us settle our difficulties with the operators first and then our own internal disscnsions." Delegate John Walker of Illinois
 moved that a vote on the motion be deferred until after the conference with the operators. President Perry of the Illinois district asked whether, if no such conference should be held, the
 matter would ever come up again and
 suggested postponement to q certain time.
 The motion to defer was carried The convention then adjourned until | tomorrow.
 BIjOu Matinee Today q D. m. "NOrth- eru Lights" Instructive.