Show MINERS DISCARD USE OF RITUAL Denver July Tuly 0 ol changes In tile the constitution lion the attention of the Western Federation or of Miners today Amon the tho Important changes was tile the abo of tile the rItual providing fot tile the nomination of all officers IncludIng Ing members or of the tho executive board at tile the convention an and their election iy by referendum vote I It H was decided to do away with tIle tho ritual thus abolishing the tho use of all I grips signs an and passwords for en entrance entrance trance permission to locals Member Membership ship cards will now grant Delegate Flynn of Butte won illS his second victory when lIe he succeeded In tabling a motion to Instruct tile tho Butte local not to discriminate against the tho engineers and firemen who took the tho places of the strikers luring during the brew cry strike The executive board boar want wanted I I e ed the Instructions a adopted The late date of oC the annual convention was changed from tile the second Monday I I In Au August to tile the third Monday In I August Tile Tho dates datos o of the semiannual I election of In the locals was changed from March and September to January and July Tul anti the date ot of the ending I of the tho fiscal year wn wa changed change from March II arch 31 to Juno 30 |