Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 34, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 January 1902 — MINERS IN CONVENTION, [ARTICLE]

MINERS IN CONVENTION,

Nearly 1,000 Delegates in Attendance [at Indianapolis, Ind. Nearly 1,000 members of the United Mine Workers of America were present at the thirteenth annual convention whim it opened in Tomlin.-on Hall, Indianapolis. Delegates were present from twen-ty-four States, representing every bituminous and anthracite coal field in the United States. Ben Tillett, the fampus British labor leader, who is m fins country studying labor conditions, was the guest of President Mitchell and the miners. His address was one of the features of the convention. The convention was to continue until the joint conference with the operators Of Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Indiana should begin. This last conference will probably last for ten days.