The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-04

ling MT. Nakef. lie read letters to prove that this edition of the newspaper had been paid for by the Illinois officers
 Frank Harrington, vice president of the Illinois miners, addressed the delegates in defense of himself and MT. Walker and further attacked MT. Lewis and his supporters.
 Majority of Lewis.
 Thomas L. Lewis was reelected presi- dent of the United Mine Workers of the United States and Canada by a ma jority of more than 16,OO0 votes over his opponent John H. Walker district presi- dent of Illinois.
 The report of the telers of the ballots cast in the election of last December stated that as none of the candidates for vice president or secretary had received a majority of the votes cast it would be necessary for the delegates as sembled in the convention to decide the contest. Ballots then were distributed.
 Before the delegates began to mark their ballots ". D. Van Horn, president of the Indiana district, arose and with drew as a candidate for vice president. He had received more than 150O more votes than his nearest rival, John T. Dempsey of Scranton, Pa.
 T wish to thank the unions you repre- sent for their votes for me- said MT. Van Horn, "but because of the action of this convention in deciding against us in our controversy with the national officers shall withdraw"
 There were cries of "No mo-" from all over the hall
 Too late now" shouted Van Horn, If withdraw
 c. p. Gildea of Hazleton, Pa., withdrew as a candidate for vice president, and George W. Hartley of shamokin, Pa, as candidate for secretarytreasurer before the balloting began.
 No Vice President. The tellers made their report to the | convention today. Thomas l.. Lewis of l Bridgeport was reelected president by a | majority of 17,269 votes over John H.. Walker of Danville. III. Lewis received S3037 votes and Walker 6,76S
 None of the candidates for vice pres ident or secretary-treasurer received a majority of the votes cast and there was no choice for either of these places. This throws the election into the convention.
 The vote for vice president follows:
 " D. Van Horn, Terre Haute, 45,9S6; John T. Dempsey Scranton. Pa, 3O,9OI i; Samuel Pascoe, F Pennington, Ill, 21,41S; E. S. Mccullough, Bay City, Mich, 17,9O7; i; c. P. Gilden, Hazleton, Pa, 641S; w. H. McClusky, Meriden Mines, Mo, 6S23; J. w. Murray, Herrin, H., 15,114. Necessary to a choice, 72,2S5.
 The vote on secretary treasurer was as follows: Edwin Perry, Oskaloosa, Ia., 42.- 795; John Faby, Pottsville, Pa, 42,359; George W. Hartley. shamokln, Pa, 1S,Sl6; Joseph Pope. Bellevile. H., 32,S93; John Fogg, Perth, Ind, 11,945. Necessary to a choice, 71,6s5.
 The other officers elected were as fol- | lows:
 Auditors and Credentials Commitete- l John Mossup, North Lawrence, O.; Harry Baker Centerville, la; Patrick Fitzsim- 1 mons, Olympiant, Pa.
 Tellers-William Young, Ehrenfeld, Pa. 1 William Fitzsimmons, Dunmore, Pa, and 1 Arthur Blakely, Bonanza, Ark.
 Delegates to the American Federation of Labor-p L. Lewis, Bridgeport, o; John Mitchell, Spring Valley, Ill.,; John Il. i Walker, Danville, H.; w. B. Wilson, i Blossburg, Pa. John P. White, Oska- loosa, la; G. w. Savage Columbus, O., and Frank J. Hayes Collinsville, III.