Show PU S f BALLOT Western Federation of Miners Adopts Resolution WOULD J BIND lM H 1 PLAN LAN PL TO MAXE M VOTING COM I i 9 3 Governor Gover Stua St of I Jo i is Formally T D e ce for fr E Stand Stant Sta During Decant Strike Western Weer Labor Union Elects Elect Of Officers feer cers and an Scores foro McKinley Dver Dever May My 1 19 A resolution Was wag w adopted by br the Western n Federation of Miners convention today toay recommend recommending ing that all aU local almate make makei it i compulsory on o their members to ex exercise exercise exercise the elective franchise Further Furter evidence of the federation intention of gg into politics was wa v shown in inthe th the adoption of the folio wine 1 Resolved That a T commit committee tee be b elected eJected by the eighth ei of ot the Western Federation of Miners Iner to confer and ad correspond with th officers of nil all labor lab organizations Joe loal fal a and national with a view vew to t fur furthering fu each cause aus of ot labor through the only sensible and logical laca means meane mens at atour atour atour our command th ft ballot box b To Teach Tech Economies A resolution was ws wa adopted providing for fur the a 8 of or a commission to investigate the te advisability and and practicability of ot establishing a R college for the promulgation of true tru and political al theories there similar to t like I colleges cleges on the continent of Europe said commission to report lor to the fade fede ration ra ton at its next annul annual anul convention i A proposition pro iton to increase ice the tre t e anDro i o 01 or funds by y assessment ament of ofin in rejected embers emberg embr for tor cooperative mining was waa w Delegate Rides Rde resolution which S h had ha iwen suggested by his constituents the Dm ang Colo olo Mine and ad union looking to the establishment of ofa ofa ofa a smelter at Durango was wag adopted A committee was wa appointed to investigate the te proposition Of and nd re report report port rt at the next convention pOp nex A law la V form for Zor the licensing of all allf al f employed at at or around mines mine was adopted W R B R Phelps was w in for br organizer should the fade fede federation fee ration decide to place an organizer or izer in inthe inthe the field Bounty ou for His M frs Corcoran The convention voted a bounty bunt of 50 a month to the wife wile of Paul Corco Corcoran Corcoran ran and ad appropriated aP 50 a month toi t ward nard the support of the th families of often often often ten other union miners miner who rh are a im at San S Quentin Cal Letters assuring sympathy and a aid were ori or dered dere o 0 be he b transmitted to a the prison prisoners ers er wives Corcoran Cor was W one OD of or the active participants In the t th Coeur Cour dAlene strike was wa imprisoned by General Generl and ad afterwards ards sentenced to t the thc th Idaho Idao for seventeen 3 rears bears ears The he federation fed adopted a a resolution disposing for to the t present pret with the plan to build a miners mier home pan panto is i Scored In reference to th t Governor br berg rg of Idaho the te following resolution was vas adopted Whereas On the te 3rd rd day of May ay 3 9 Frank Franc governor of Idaho Id ho declared delare martial law in li Sho She Shoshone shone phone county of o said sd state state which has hasten ha ten ben continued and ad still sti continues ar arbitrarily without reason on and and Whereas W The TIle said ld governor arbi arbitrarily arbitrarily and ad without reason rEn decided that th t ea h person seeking employment in said taid county must mut make mae application for fora forn a n permit to do so s to one of the te agents c i said ald governor and Whereas Were In making II said sid application the applicant must mu renounce the West Western We ern cm rn Federation of Miners Miner and nd Whereas The said sid governor of Ida Idaho Idah Idaho ho h 0 has ha by such arbitrary abit pet act violated the fundamental principles principle of right rIght justice and humanity guaranteed garte to toS S the by the he constitution of the th I States which are ae the rights to t pursue life liberty and and happiness v without dictation from tom any anyone one whom whomsoever over therefore Resolved Relve By the Western edera Federa ti til tin m of Miners Miner in convention assem aasem assembled bled that we condemn nd m the arbitrary at aCtion of the said sd governor of Idaho as a assumption worthy of the tyrants tynt of the middle m ages age ale and ad that such sch a 8 man mani manis i j is unworthy of the th respect ret and a d sup I lon Fort ort of people and be beit b beit it i further furter Resolved That the voters we urge t of Idaho to refuse refus to support said d dFrank Prank Frank or any anyone one who give support to t him hi to the end that the state of ot Idaho Idao may be purged of the unjust inhuman and freedom administration of said sid Frank Trank brg Bartlett Batet Sinclair and Attorney General fl Hays and all al vho ho have supported said sd administration tion county and nd its is unjust actions in said sid Wf After Ater Justice J Goddad o Resolutions were also a adopted calling iii upon pon on Colorado laboring men to work I Ir fur fIr r the defeat at the polls of o Justice I of the Colorado Colordo supreme urt ourt should he lie come up This action acton js is on account aco nt of the th decision of the te C supreme court COt on the te eight el ht hour bour law Letters of sympathy to the Wardner Leter Warner men ff now in San Sn Quentin prison were i resented presented lr and approved I IThe The Western Wester Labor union adopted i evolution which go into details of the dAlene Alene d difficulties reciting rUn the th i iI story Mory I from the miners miner standpoint and ad i denouncing President McKinley Gen i pm eril Merriam Governor Bartlett Sinclair and others oher for the I lart part taken taJ n in the affair Labor Union Picks ic Officers The Western Labor union is i finishing up its it routine rutine work much more rapidly than was w anticipated and the election eleto of f officer today toay may my be b the prelude to final a Daniel Daniel Me Ac mal of Butte Bute Mont v was wa as unanimously elected president C CI Cp 1 I p Nash Na h of Spokane e was chosen vice vJ president ident to succeed SUC John Troxel of ot ripple C Cek ek the th vote ote being bing also abe aI unanimous unanimous When tJ Ue the e selection of sec secretary s secretary reary treasurer tr aurer was as reached hed there ther was wag wasa waga wa a spirited contest between four foul or five M J Geiger candidates Giger wa was reelect reelected ed d A resolution r was as adopted for the thel te l payment ament of jO to Mr Gieger for past pass pasti p i e i ices One Name Nae Kept Secret SecretA A member of 01 the te executive board bard was wg wasi wa i hosen chosen b by a u a rising rl vote yote v ote M whose hose name nam withheld for th t reason it is is ts rean I un understood that he is I at I 8 nt in m UM te Coeur Cour representing the te union there ther There Tere are ar still four more mr memi mem members bers ber of the board br to elect et After the close cloe of a the te convention here the executive board bor will Wl go to m Butte Butt to adjust ad the Henney ce department store difficulty and xiU il stop at t Ogden en enon on the way to organize organise a local iol l union there there |