New-York tribune., 1922-02-18
Lewis Wins bv
Narrow Margin
In Howat Fight

Plans 10 FINISH JAN IeTul
Now; Gathering Solidly
Behind New Pay Demands
Y-o.-- Il Stor Co-rcspo-d~,t
lND1ANAPOLIS. Feb. 1'.-By The
IL, margin Of 9S out Of 3.s2o votes
,.s,. delegates 70 the United Mine
wc-sers' national convention today
<,..ainei President John L. Lewis OF
80 organization in the fight made
.rsirst him by the combined forces
~ Alexander Howat. OF Kansas, ard
r-a-k II. harrington. Of Illinois. the
r.os. bitter internal dispute which has
oscy-red in the history OF the union.
The delegates. according TO unof-
tc;s| tsbulaticns. voted 1889 to 1866
- sustain ruling made by Lewis at
-. opening Of the convention. that
uoxs. vas rot entitled to appeal to
.sa. body from action taken by the
,rscut;vc board cxnelling him and his
Kansas followers for calling a strike
:. .~o mines in violation of union con
'-ac..
Roll Call Is Final Verdict
AAer this ruling No~at took an ar-
oesl ard Lewis agreed to meet The
i,sus or tina. basis. The climax came
=. the roll call vote today, which, in
eject was trial by the delegates Of
=. entire Lewis No~at- Earring gton
controversy
When tn unofficial figures were
s,ovn 70 him lewis. referring 20 his
s'arality. said:
well. It's not as high as d church
,..sole, but it's enough
Hovat snd harrington would not Nat
y conccdc defeat, but both appeared
;,iccteo when asked for statements.
aessioned as to what his next move
-sgld be, Howat replied:
After the convention is over I'm go
;-g back to jail in Kansas and serve
tas remaining days OF my sentence.
Then i. looks as though | may so to
Russia, bat you can say that I'm not
out Of the labor movement, by 3 long
saot"
Harrington, in response to questions,
reforred to Lewis as dead bird, in
view Of the fac. he didn't get 3 bigger
plurality than he did" and said that
bls atversar had come cropper."
"Win You oppose the wage demands
or any other part OF the scale COM
nit.eos report he VIZ" asked.
No. J vas party 60 that and
sencd H."
Then he added: at looks as thousl,
vel be ablo to Get out of here BY to-
morrow night
United front on Wage Demands
This vas interpreted as meaning that
tie sdver5arleS Of rne miners' prcsi-
0rt Will refrain from pressing thc
.e1. further in the convention. ard
sill bury the hatclet for tho time be-
ilg in order 10 present united align
nent before the operators in the mat
t.s Of their wage demands
However, the wounds left by the
fight are deep, and it is not impossible
hat further obstructive tactics may
be used when to-morrow's session of
the convention opens. In this event,
the fight probably would be resumed
On the accuracy OF the roll call. Dele
yates holding at least $50 votes we're
assent and not voting, and counting
Of these men was going on tonight.
The Indiana delegates, who voted
;sainst Lewis on the same issue in
last Septemhers convention, saved the
Gay for MIN this time. The Hoosiers
declared FOR him 129 to 81, a sharp dis
appointment to the Howat harrington
sdhercnts. when the roll of that state
VS. called
The tremendous strength Of Earring
'en Ia liz native Illinois Was shown by
vote c seq TO 20 against Lewis. The
o,aer delegates who turned thumbs
town on their president by whole
} s.atea and districts wcrc those Of
Nasalngton, Arkansas, Oklahoma.
leEas, Wyoming, Michigan, Montans
'Na District No. 2 Of Pennsylvania.
West Virginia Upholds Lewis
unanimous state, province and dis
f'ce votes pollcd for the Lewis cause
were from the delegates Of Maryland,
Aaoanla: District No. 80 of Ken
My rcoay' Nova Scotia. Alberta and
DlstSict No. 8, an Indiana bloc.
a,mons his biggest pluralities were
use OF the anthracite miners OF
,r.ennsylvania and the Ohio and West
'"e,nia delegates. The latter, many
"nom are facing Federal charges as
'-e result of tho Mingo County
t.,gooies; ~: were especially active on be-
fs.t of Lewis.
;. A'hough Kansas, the storm center Of
W. ngnt and the Howat stronghold,
sA' lor Lewis by considerable mar
s@' IS '1ns vas not surprising, as most
'ne voters from that state were
y r,Vsisiohal sis (Lewis) delegates seated
:. pace OF the kansans expelled from
"e union with Howat.
.ss;t nao oeen expected that when the
~aniS ,Sivn opened this morning a hot fight
49, u oe ~aged by the Howat and Far
dsn,,o, s.on iorces on the report Of the Gre
o,eas 's con mlttee, copies of which,
sor,o v0 IN the hands Of the delegates,
of ~ ~ mat neither Howat nor any
I'm @ 10 hansans he brought with
.,s.. nao been seated. Only per-
hss| attempt vas made along this
poss,s POM, however, Indicating that the op-
l,-sd o. Lewis felt they had mob
ssna ,a sn'hcicrt strength to leave the
''ue TO roll call.
>. ho"at Saps Lewis Strength
mere mere is no doubt that thcv gained
ss.es overnight. many of the dele
syor ..."prcsaing themselves as "in
eq.v vf =. OF giving Howat fair hearing
l.e@ .hough they would support Lewis"
So. tactics of Howat in making his
c. sgalnst the Kansas Industrial