Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1919-09-10
NEW COMMITTEE APPOINTED
IOddYS AppOinteeS Given No Power To Sign Agreements

A committee of five was appointed
at the ball park this afternoon to
confer with the mine operators and
report back tomorrow afternoon.
George Kinser, the chairman, stated
that the committee was not empow-
cred to accept or reject any terms
but was chosen merely to meet the
operators and report back results
The meeting was one of the largest
seen since the strike began, the at
tendance ranking second only to that
Of the night when the governor
spoke Both Governor Boyle and Jo-
seph Lord, the mediator were pres.
enJ in a car on the fringe of the
crowd but took no part in the pro,
ceedjngs.
The committee selected after con
siderable discussion and the rejec-
tiou OF several names, consisted Of
William Leary, Dennis Hill, William
Hunter. Joe Frazzini, and Mr. Fer
raro. The first three are married
men who have been in the camp for
years and have always been regard.
ed as conservative. Frazziui is an
Austrian and a resident of long
standing. and Ferraro was reported
IN ba a singla man
Some argument arose over the
nomination of Nick Kosich on whose
name the meeting was so closely di-
yided that a showing of hands was
called for and even then doubt was
expressed and it was deemed better
to retire the candidate. A miner
named Nicholas was proposed and
he seemed acceptable to most OF the
audience. although he demurred on
the ground that he might be black
listed for acting. The case was ap-
pealed to Governor Boyle, who gave
his assurance that nobody acting on
the committee would suffer from any
discrimination in this or future set
dement's
At the beginning the chairman
stated that no pencil pushers. en-.
gineers or craftsmen would be per.
mitted to vote, as the question be-
fore the house affected the miners
only.
The committee was instructed to
see Governor Boyle to arrange for
a meeting with the operators, but
tins was not necessary as the oper.
ators had called a meeting for this
evening for the sole purpose OF hear
ing what the committee had to say.
The meeting was orderly and sew
eral attempts at side play met with
severe reproOf from the chairman,
who remarked that they were there
to do business.
Al he ball park meeting yesterday
afternoon a change of sentiment was
manifested as the result of the talk
OF Governor Boyle the previous eve
ming and it was agreed for the good
o. all concerned to act on the sug-
gestion of appointing another com
mittee to confer with the mine oper.
ators. The meeting was addressed
by several OF the conservative min.
ers who had not previously been
identified with the ball park element.
Among these was Jimmy Welch, the
little prize fighter whose reputation
for courage is well known here. In
straight from the shoulder talk he
urged the men to give and take a
little, as, he declared, a strike has
never yet been won where both sides
got all they asked His remarks were
well received and after other speak
ers canvassed the situation it was
resolved to adjourn to this afternoon
at 2 o'clock when it was understood
an effort would be made to have a
committee Of married men appointed.
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