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Show oo Friends of Howat Show Strength in Miner Convention IN'Dl AXAI'OI ,is lnd Feb. 17. I Surprising strength favoring consid-' consid-' el ation by the convention Of tho Unll-icd Unll-icd Mine Workers Of America of an appeal by Alexander Howat. and oth-Sjf oth-Sjf expelled tCanBSS minors for reinstatement rein-statement iii the union wa shown today In the early voting on th- p- Ipoal. AUhOUgh Mi' early ballots gave a majority against taking up the ap- I peal, administration supporters of President John L, Lewis anld they v.err doUbtfU) of the outcome. Far- 'able action on Howat's appeal would throw the whole Kansas controversy before the rouvoptlon. delaying until next week the consideration of tho lunlOU'a wage policy, the principal busi-nejiv, busi-nejiv, i.efore the convention. Lessi ihnn one-third of the convention conven-tion vote was cast at the morning session, ses-sion, glvlhg a lewd of !7."i to President LeWla In IiIh bpposltioa to talwng up the I.msas appeal . Three of the four districts, voting in the morning wero carried by tho administration but In each Howat showed tlftexpected strength oo |