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Show ;mm mm i 18 OFFICE Western Federation Stands Firmly hy Leaders Accused of Murder. VEXVER, Colo., July 2. Charles H. Mover was retained as president and William D. Haywood as secretary-treasurer secretary-treasurer of the Wostern Federation of .Miners by the federation convention today, to-day, although they arc imprisoned in Idaho on the charge of complicity in the murder of former Gov. Steuncn-berg. Steuncn-berg. As the constitution of tho federation fed-eration forbids the eloction lo .those positions of members not iu attend-ilucc attend-ilucc at the convention, the election of president and secretary-treasurer was passed by general consent, no nominations nomina-tions being made for these offices, and nnder the constitution the incumbents will hold over until their successors aro chosen. C. K. .Mnhonay was ro-clcctcd vice-president, vice-president, the vote being: Mahoney, 2i:j J!-3; Joseph Shannon of Butte, Mont., 112; J. C. Williams, Grass Valley Val-ley Cal. 32. "Robert Randall of Gold field. Nev., was elected a member of the executive board for district No. I, receiving -23 votes to for Marion W. Mooro of McCabc, Ariz. Road Out of Orib Union. Randall was read out of I he TJ'nited Mine Workers at Indianapolis two years ago for preferring charges against President John Mitchell and offering to prove, that Mitchell was a traitor. Randall was not permitted lo state his case, lie was a coal mine delegate from Dietz, Wj'o.. and since then has been actively affiliated with the Western Federation as a gold miner. L. W. Callahan of Index. Wash., was oI'c(ed alternntn member of (he board for district Xo. 2, lo serve in I he ab-HOnco ab-HOnco of Jack Siuipkin. who disappeared after lite murder of Gov. Steuuonbcrg and who was continued in office in tho snmo manner as Mover and Ihrywood. Two hundred ami forty-three votes were cast for Callahan and II.". for Joseph 11 ill chinson of Burke, Ida. The election of officers was not completed com-pleted when noon adjournment was taken. The convention adopted (he report of l.hu special commit lee. containing instructions in-structions to the delegates to be soul. I to a convention lo be held at Chicago, I October 1 next, for I he purpose of forming form-ing a new National Industrial Labor union organization, which is intended lo lake an active part in politics and elections. The Brewery Workers union, the United Mine Workers of America and such other unions oe desire to join in the movement arc invited lo send delegates to the Chicago convention. |
