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Show to proceed to business without further personal controversy. John Law8on and Peter Patterson, of Canada, international boiard members, mem-bers, presented a resolution to President Presi-dent Van Horn of Indiana, either to retract his characterization of the International In-ternational board as "wooden" or withdraw with-draw from the convention. Mr. Van Horn poured oil on the troubled waters by explaining he had meant the board was helpless within the organization's constitution and that he had not charged its members with lack of intelligence or integrity. On the question of accepting the report re-port of the committee approving the action the president, and the International Interna-tional board In suspending Van Horn and his associates, it was obvious that the yeas had it, but the anti-Lewis faction demanded a roll call and succeeded suc-ceeded In mustering then 50 delegates whose votes were necessary to make the demand legal. There was a storm of disapproval and the charge was freely made that there was an organized effort to Impede Im-pede the progress of the convention John Walker of Illinois, attempted to resume, where he had left off on Saturday, his denunciation of the action ac-tion of President Lewis and the international in-ternational executive board In suspending sus-pending the officers of district No. 11. Indiana, for having disobeyed their mandates. A motion to extend the time of debate in favor of Mr. Walker, was lost amid cheers, and he had to take his seat. ASSEMBLY MORE TURBULENT THAN EYER Indianapolis, Feb. 1. The cause of the antl-Lewia faction in tho United Mine Workers' convention has been lost. John Walker of Illinois, who opposed op-posed President Lewis for re-election, announced tonight that he would not contest Lewis. The convention has been packed against me, he said. President Lewis' majority will bo 10.000. Mr. Walker learned tho sentiment, when by a voto of 1,627 to 1,054 ho was refused an extension of time to speak against tho committee report approving the course of President Lewis and executive board in suspending sus-pending President Van Horne, and other officials of district . No. 11, Indiana, In-diana, for having disobeyed the mandate man-date of tho national officers. . i It will be necessary to . elect a vlco president and a secretary-treasurer during the session, as during tho election elec-tion no candidate received a majority. Indianapolis, Feb. 1. The fortunes of war were with the administration party when the third week of the convention con-vention of tho LTnited Mine Workers of America opened today. The assembly assem-bly was more turbulent even than it had been, but there was manifested among the delegates a determination |