Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1905 — HOT TALK IN COUNCIL [ARTICLE]

HOT TALK IN COUNCIL

U. M. W. Convention Hat an Exceedingly Warm Time Over the Colorado Stike. u MITCHELL SHOWS HIS ANGER Denounces Some Strike Leaden in No Uncertain Terms. Declares Them Cut rust worthy and Not Truthful—Also Defends the Civic Federation Against an Attack. Indianapolis, Jan. 20. tional convention of the United Mine Workers of America John Mitchell,the president was accused by Delegate Robert Randall, of Wyoming, of having sold out the Colorado striking miners to the operators, of having been a traitor to the miners’ organization, and of having entered into a conspiracy with the mine owners, D. M. Parry, and Governor Peabody’s peace organizations to ruin the Colorado miners and lose them the recent strike. President Mitchell took the floor and gave some of the reasons why the National miners’ organization had withdrawn its support from the Colorado strikers. Would Not Trust Howell with Money. Randall had said that President Howell, of the Colorado district, asked for $300,000 for the strike, offering to win or lose it on that amount. Mitchell, referring to this, said: “Let me be plain on this. Howell did not ask for the money. If be had he would not have got it; I would not trust him with it.” He charge! President Howell and ex-National Board Member Gegr with crookedness, and Gear with collusion with stock brokers. He told how he forced Gear to resign his office because of it. Gear, he said, admitted that he was to get SI,OOO for advance information concerning the close of the strike. “Not a Sale Wltnen* Agalnit Anybody.” He also told of Howell leaving Gear In charge of the strike for a time last year, and said that in two weeks Gear drew $35,000 of the organization’s money for the strike. “Mr. Howell,” declared Mitchell, “is not a sat* witness against anybody.” He told how the first and last money sent to the strikers was appropriated by the officers to pay their back salaries. Mitchell said that SOOO,OOO had been poured into Colorado; the spirit shown by the miners of the state was such that he had recommended the settlement.

CIVIC FEDERATION ATTACKED Mitchell Defend* end Deaerlbes It M a Union Organization. Randall also made an attack on the Civic Federation, declaring that its leaders were “Grover Cleveland, whom every laboring man detests; Frank Robbins, of llttsburg, who has made millions by beating dowu his miners, and Andrew Carnegie, whose hands are red with the blood of the Homestead strikers-/' President Mitchell showed his anger and took the floor 8t once. Said he: "I have heard of this man Randall before. He is a delegate who, II the local union at Dietz, got up and said that John Mitchell had sold out to the operators in the Colorado strike. I had intended to call him to account In this convention for that statement, and I do intend to make lim prove his assertions.” Mitchell was interrupted by cries: “He's a liar,” referring to Randall. Mitchell then proceeded to defend the Civic Federation. As to Grover Cleveland, he said, he did not like him, but Carnegie made a most tavorable speech for union labor when he said that in a strike he would not employ “senbs,” but wait for the old men, who were the best. Grover Cleveland was not a leader in the Civic Federation—he never looked in at that meeting. Said Mitchell: “The leading lights of the Federation—ls you don’t know who they are I can tell you. They are men like Frank L. Robbins, who employs only union men. and the leaders of the union movement in this country.” The attack of Randal! was attributed by friends of President Mitchell to the socialists, who had just previously met with their annual defeat in trying to have the miners’ organization declare itself for socialism. Randall said he would have something to say late-ami President Mitchell said he would reply to Randall's statement whim It was made. The (lelmte c'-osed with the adjournment of the convention.

OPERATORS FOR CONCILIATION Organising a Joint Trlbnnal with the Unions to Settle Dispute*. Indianapolis. Jan. 20.—Tbe commissioners and secretaries of the several organizations of bituminous con', operators of the United States met and took the initial step toward the organization of a joint tribunal of miners and operators to which shall be sent for adjustment all mine troubles. A committee consisting of .John P. Reese, S. W. Kniffin, T. W. Davii and Herman Justi reported in favor of the establishment of suth a tribunal, and a second meeting will be held at Chicago in ninety days at which a proposition In detail will be submitted to the miners’ organization. The purpose of the movement is to promote methods of arriving at some satisfactory understanding for tbe settlement of grievances district and locaL

Captain of Purdue Base Ball Team. LaFayette, Ind., Jan. 20.—John H. Gaetje, of Fort Wayne, who has been a member of the Purue university base ball team for the past three years, has been elected captain of the team of 1905. Some One Set Hit Houee Afire, Kokomo, Ind., Jan. 20.—Some person entered the home of H. V. Turner, in the southern part of this city, and deliberately set it on fire. Loss, $2,000. Oldfield Will RaceAgallut Vanderbilt It is now a practical certainty that Barney Oldfield will race W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., at the Ormond-Daytona auto tournament In Florida, and another memorable contest like the last one on the surf rolled speedway is assured. Although it has been stated that Oldfield would not go to Florida, his entry lias been received by W. J. Morgan. Vanderbilt’s entry was the first received. Other entries include those of A. G. Vanderbilt, W. Gould Brokaw, H. L. Bowden, Louis J. Ross, E. R. Thomas of New York and his cousin. Dr. H. C. Thomas of Chicago, whose car is also nominated for a position on the American team in the Gordon-Bennett cup race. Stela’s New Auto Bout. Alexander Stein of New York has ordered an auto boat to be built from designs of Henry J. Gielow which is to be faster than the Onontlo. Stein is a racing yachtsman, and he will enter his new boat in every possible race. The Onontlo is the fastest boat of her kind in the world. She has a record of better than 28% miles an hour. The new boat Is to be 56 feet 8 inches over all. 54 feet 4 inches on the water line, 7 feet beam and 3 feet draft This boat will be ready early in May.