Show JOHN DERN f MAY AY i Utah Man Leading Candidate for President to Con Consider Consider Consider sider Removal Indications at this time are that the 1 leading Ung candidates for tor president of ot the American Mining congress to te be elected at tie tI meeting this week In Goldfield will be John Dern of ot Salt Lake a practical mining man and Prof J T J W Buckley of Missouri a noted geologist t Mr Dern Bern has hu served several terms as DS vice ice ice president pre of ot the congress congre s he heIs I 15 Is In direct line for the honor hO or of the presidency in point of service rI and his hl hi Intimate knowledge k of its affairs and its 1 ts atm alms and of the practical side of ol mining peculiarly Itte ts him hint for tor the position Prof Buckley Buckle has likewise e taken an L active part in the affairs of the or organization organization he is well versed er ed in I geology and is In doubtless lacking Jacking the knowledge of o the actual needs of the ruining mining industry which Mr Berns Derns large practical experience has given L him Prof Buckley passed through the city yesterday on the way to Gold Geld fd to be in early attendance at the meeting of the congress which is to te be te opened Monday While admitting that he was wag a candidate for the dency he declined to make a state statement statement ment as to hit hie hl idea concerning life hit chance for election Mr 11 Dern Bern ie le I not net making an active campaign for the place But he is ii I the logical candidate and led by the Utah delegation the western contingent COlI tin gen t tWill will doubtless put up a strong light fight for him Removal to Be Considered Another matter of special interest to this section which will be brought before fore the congress will be the re moval of its Us permanent headquarters from Denver to this city Denver will be asked for foeS an accounting oi of its it stewardship steward in the matter of car Ing for tor the congress which is known to tJ to be very ery much short of the prom Ies It made to secure the ter and it is Js believed not that removal to this city elty will be he or 01 dered dred D C Jackling and Samuel Newhouse some time ago made pro proposals prop p the former to donate S HOt toward the construction of oC a mining temple and the latter to give a suit able abl site for tor the building in consid era Hon of ot the headquarters being re moved mond to Salt Lake Those of ot the Utah delegation who Jae signified their intention of leav baY ing lug tonight for Goldfield are John Dern Colonel George W V E J DorM Dorsey J M f Reynolds George e H IL Does Bern erH Thomas Thoma Homer Joseph Joaeph T Caine Peter Martin William Leiblein George W Riter will stop on the way home from Cali Call fornia to attend the meeting and it is probable that a number of others will wll be there Harry Joseph one of ot the most active members of the congre will be unable to attend this years Year meeting on account of having charge of placing the mining exhibit for the Inland Empire exposition |