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Patrick O’Neill of Rfeh Hill. Mo., who said he represented 1,500 “organized picks, favored a labor revolution. . He was a Socialist, he said, and believed in the miners taking things in their own hands, if neeessary. His fierce harangue pleased the audience greatly. Mr. Sovereign put himself on record as opposed to Mr. Ratch-ford’s plan. He believed this would be the last convention to be held under present conditions and that theCrucial test now confronted organizedlabor.Less than 1,000 people, among whom were a large number of women, assembled in Masonic hall last night to listen to addresses by prominent labor leaders brought to the city by the con? ference * There was ranch enthusiasmShown. When it became known that Eugene V. Debs, president; *of the So* cisl Democracy, would not speak, there were signs of indignant disap* proval and loud cries for that noted leader. On the stage were a number of the most notable of the delegates ' to the conference:
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Lawrence Weekly World
Lawrence, Kansas, US
Thu, Sep 02, 1897
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