Show MITCHELL QUITE CHEERFUL WASHINGTON ASH INGTON Oct 3 Mr Mitchell and anti his party were astir early earb They h breakfasted ll at the Renter Reuter hotel lintel a and id Immediately a afterward Mr Ir Mitchell was wass Joined by President President- Gompers Compers of the Federation of La Labor hOI They left len the hotel to together ethel and Mr h Mitchell was not seen een again until he ninde le Ie his appearance appearance appear appear- ance anle at the White House conference at 11 a a. a ni nt Mr 1 Mitchell declined decline to discuss I the situation from Crom an any point of view In advance advance ad ad- vance of oC the meeting merely merly sa saying ln that under the circumstances he could not be expected to talk The other members member of oC th the Mitchell 1 party were President Nichols of or dl district Minors Miners union No I 1 President Thomas Duffy of or district No Nn 7 7 and Pre President John Fahy of ot district No 0 9 They too loo declined to discuss 1 the probabilities of oC the conference They were more mor concerned con con- as ns to wh whether the they would be a admitted ad nd- at the mt meeting but upon the were Inclined to think they would he be The They were In ho a 1 c cheerful mood Mond nn and andall l lall all contended that the miners were prepared prepared pre pre- pared to hold holet out Indefinitely if their demands were not nol ranted granted the demands demands demands de de- mands still being as originally outlined by the Shamokin convention n Thomas F. F Fowler of or the O. O I W. W road called on Secretary Root last night Nothing could be learned con con- reining the nature I of or the conference con con- save that a few preliminaries were arranged arranged ar at ar- ar ranged for tor today's meeting |