The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-01-28
MINERS MEETING
STORMY AFFAIR
Place Civic Federation In
Strikebreaker Class.
DELEGATE ALSO ACCUSED

srldssport Man Denies That He Tes.
tilted Ass'nst striker-Lewis Pre-.
vents Further Trouble by Declar.
Ing investigating Resolution Out OF
order--Retlrlne President Present.
Cd With Pick and Shovel by Ad.
mlrsrs In Ohio Fields.
Columbus, O., Jan. 2S.-By vote
OF 4s6 to 3ss, delegates to the Unit
ed Mine Workers convention con
demned the Civic Federation in a
resolution OF Socialistic tone, In
troduced by .Adolph Germer of lii
nois. IL was substitute resolution
Cor one previously introduced aimed
70 oust John Mitchell from the Mine
Workers organization.
The Civic Federation has within
efeller, Andrew Carnegie, ]. Plerpont
Morgan. August Belmont, along with
John Mitchell, former president or
the United Mine Workers, and other
labor leaders, organized for the pur'
pose OF bringing about harmony be
tween capital and labor.
President Lewis took decided
stand against the Civic Federation
when he said The Civic Federation
WAS organized to assist in making
trade agreements between employers
and employees, but 1t has religiously
kept eway from that subject and has
lent It's influence whenever 1t could.
to destroy strikes
Delegate Harrington OF Pennsylva-
MIA caused a sensation on the floor
OF the convention by making the
statement that Thomas Hughes OF
Bridgeport, o., member OF the res
olutions committee, was former
striksbreaker, and that he had testi-
ned In court against member OF
the union who was sentenced to pris-
on. He said the court records were
In Columbus to substantiate the
charges. A lively row which threat
ened to break up the convention was
started when Delegate Hughes ap-
pearsd on the platform to defend
himself. He said he had been tried
on the charge Harrington made time
and again and exonerated. The con
vention seemed to favor the charges
being thrsshed out on the floor. but
President Lewis headed Off an ugly
scrap by declaring out OF order the
motion to have hearing On the
charges. ruling that It was custom
airy for such charges to first be made
before the local to which the mem
Der accused belonged.
The session was stormy one
President Lewis put stop to kissing
by some OF the delegates when
speeches didn't suit them, by declar
ing that there were only two things
that hissed-"geese and reptiles,
and said that anyone who belonged
to this class would have to leave the
hall.
Although John p. White, president
elect OF the miners, has not yet an
nounced his policy. 1t has leaked ou
that Whites policy will be one OF re
trenchment. II is said measures arr
being prepared which would abolisl
the international executive board. al
expensive branch OF the administra
tion. There are "a members OF thii
executive board, receiving "a a da!
and expenses. White forces are saiC
to favor making the district presi
dents the executive board.
Ohio miners presented Presiden
Lewis, who retires from Office Apri
to 20 back to the mines, with
pick and shovel. Lewis responde,
by reiterating his statement. mad
when he learned OF his defeat, tina
he intended to go back to the mine
and work at the pick. Lewis belong
at Bridgeport, o.
Governor Harmon, who was absen
from the city when the convention
opened. this morning made a shor
address to the delegates his remark
being IN the nature OF belated &C
dress OF welcome