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Conference of the Leaders of America at Wheeling'.ENDEAVORING TO END THE STRIKE.Speeches Made by Miners’ Representatives Detailing: the Situation and Giving: the Causes That Red to theSuspension of Work,Wheeling1, July 28.—What is declared to be the most important and largest gathering of the heads of labor organizations f America ever held is now in session in this city. It is the conference of labor leaders called last weekby President M. D. Ratchford of the United Mine Workers and approved by President Gompers of the American Federation of Labor, of which the miners’ organization is a part. The purpose of the conference is to aid in a speedy and successful termination of the great coal strike. Sessions of the conference were held during the day and night, but until the night session was held little had been accomplished. The following labor leaders are present:Samuel Gompers of New York, president of the American Federation of Labor; Frank Morrison of Chicago, secre-fray of the Federation; M. D. Ratchford of Columbus, O., president of the United Mine Workers of America; W. C. Pearse of Columbus, O., secretary of the miners’ organization; P. H. Morrissey of Peoria, Ills., grand master of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen; W. D. Mahon of Detroit, president of the Street Railway union; J. R. Sovereign, president of the Knights of Labor; James H. Sullivan of Baltimore, president of the International Association of Decorators and Painters; J. B. Len-non of Bloomington, Ills., president of the Custom Tailors’ union; J. F. Mul-holland of Toledo, president of the International Union of Bicycle Workers; Jesse Johnson of Nashville, president of the International Printing Pressmen’s union; Theodore Perry of Nashville, representing the International Typographical union; Robert Askew of Ishpeming, Mich., secretary of the Northern Mineral Mine Workers; William McKinney of Lafayette, Ind.. president of the Printers’ union; J. W. Rea of Chicago, president of the Paintersand Decorators’ union; G. W. Perkins of Chicago, president of the International Tobacco Wrorkers’ union; Patrick Dolan of Pittsburg, president of the Pittsburg district miners; M. M. Garland of Pittsburg, president of the Amalgamated Association of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers; C. H. Wilkins of Chicago, assistant grand chief of the Order of Railway Conductors; F. P. Sargent of Peoria, Ills., grand master of the Brotherhood of Railway Firemen; Val Fitzpatrick of Columbus. O., third vice president of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen; T. L. Lewis of Bridgeport. O., secretary of the Ohic miners’ organization; E. V. Debs of Chicago, former head of the American Railway union; J. Kunzeler of Pittsburg, secretary of the American Flint Glass NVorkers’ union; W. II. Riley of Wheeling, president of the National Stogie Workers’ league; M. P. Car-rick of Pittsburg, secretary of the painters’ organization; P. J. Couna-ghan of Pittsburg, secretary and treasurer of the National Plumbers and Gas Fitters’ union.
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Waterbury Democrat
Waterbury, Connecticut, US
Wed, Jul 28, 1897
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