The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-27
CEN. BANDHOLTZ
INDUCES ACTION
BY THE LEADERS
800 OF THE MARCHERS
HAD REACHED MADISON
Conditions Reported Quiet on
the Boone Highways
Friday might.

Madison, ", Va. Aug. 26.-The march
q miners from Marmet to MinSo IN pro
test against martial law came TO an emu
late today. when President c. +. kee-
ney, OF district II. United Aine workers
OF America. induced 500 or 500 "r tho
men to agree to return TO their h'm"s.
Keeney said that special trains would
b.. provided for the men hero. white the
thousands along tho road between Madt-
son and Pcytona had already taken tho
back track.
Mr.. Keeney said he was trying TO
have a train get here tonight. 1t Is
only a short run over tho Coal RiNer
branch OF the Chesapeake & Ohio rail-
road 70 St. Adams. on the main line. and
an equally short ono from there to
Charleston.
To Board Trains for home.
He planned, he said. 70 get the man
here aboard tho train at the earliest
possible moment. for they were foot
sore and weary. and many OF them had
marched q long distance before they
reached Narmet.
meeting Of tho advance guard Of
about 500 marching miners was held In
tho baseball park here. the mon occupy
Ing tho SrandstAnd. Enough stra gElerf
had como In along tho Peytona- Ma olson
road 70 swell the audience to about 500.
They sat In tho bright sunshine and
listened intently while Mr.. Kesney and
Secretary Mooney explained TO them the
details o. the conference they have had
with Brigadier General H H Bandholtx.
L. 8. A. representing the war depart
ment. IN Charleston this morning. Mr..
Keensy told tho men that General Band
hollis had insisted thai march end at
once. and suggested the possible course
Of the fsderal government II the mon
persisted in their determination to pass
through Logan and Into NfnYo county.
FoA 70 Go Xoms-
TWO or three OF the miners. VINO wore
said to DO leaders among the mon. also
addressed the meeting. The moro con-
sentative Of these speakers urged tho
, mon to take such advice as Mr.. Keeney
had to offer.
Mr.. Keeney promptly told them to n
back home.
That broke up the meeting and some
or the audience who had Joined the
! marching force from this vicinity I'M
, mediately started for their homea
Newspaper Hen HAIRED
Newspaper correspondents wcro stop
pad at the gate when they sought 10
enter the park but Immediately tho
meeting was over Mr. keeney instruct
ed the guards 70 let them pass He Il
was who Eave them the report OF what
had taken place. He then invited them
to ride n his motor car with him into
Madison
On tho way Mr. Keeney talked freely
OF the mario and explained that as he
and Secretary Mooney came along from
Charleston this morning. they had
urged many OF the miners 10 return TO
their homes at once. This. he said, he
believed they had done. or would do as
! soon As they were rested. II was ex-
pected that the men would be out OF
tho county within tho next two days,
he said.
Other Harehsrs Stopped
Mr.. keeney announced tonight that
he had succeeded N getting word to a
group Of men headed FOR Logan county
by way OF Horse creek. TO abandon the
march. This body had c!rcled Madison.
! and. therefore. were not aware OF the
presence here OF Keeney and Mooney.
Keeney said the men promised to return
I their homes. They were the last to
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