| 1886 |
Moses Smith of Evansville, Indiana |
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Miss Luella F. Mackey of Sullivan, Indiana |
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Honorable Jesse Harper of Danville, Illionis--a prominent
lawyer of that State |
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W. H. Anderson (colored) of Evansville, Indiana |
| 1887 |
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| 1888 |
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| 1889 |
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| 1890 |
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| 1891 |
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| 1892 |
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| 1893 |
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| 1894 |
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| 1895 |
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| 1896 |
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| 1897 |
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| 1898 |
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| 1899 |
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| 1900 |
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| 1901 |
Edwin F. Gould--Editor of "The Union" |
| 1902 |
Honorable J. W. Brady |
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William Raney--International Executive Board Member of
the UMWA |
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Honorable Thomas Duncan--President of Princeton Coal
& Mining Company |
| 1903 |
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| 1904 |
Honorable J. W. Fureell of Terra Haute, Indiana |
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William Raney--International Executive Board Member of
the UMWA |
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Professor H. F. Smith |
| 1905 |
Charles W. Kleckner |
| 1906 |
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| 1907 |
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| 1908 |
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| 1909 |
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| 1910 |
J. C. Skemp of Lafyette, Indiana--International Secretary
of Painters & Decorators Union |
| 1911 |
W. D. Van Horn--Past President of UMWA District # 11 |
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O. D. Smith--Organizer of The American Federation of
Labor |
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William Raney--International Executive Board Member of
the UMWA |
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James Bradley of New York, New York--International
Ironworkers Union |
| 1912 |
William Raney--International Executive Board Member of
the UMWA |
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Fred Rammage |
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E. E. Baker |
| 1913 |
William Houston--President UMWA District # 11 |
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Frank Manely of the Switchman's Union |
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John Brite & John T. McNamee--Editors of Locomotive
Firemen & Engineer Magazine |
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Mother Jones--failed to appear |
| 1914 |
W. D. Van Horn--Past President of UMWA District # 11 |
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A. D. Twineham |
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Judge S.L. Vanderveer |
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Luther Bensor |
| 1915 |
W. H. Raney |
| 1916 |
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| 1917 |
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| 1918 |
Honorable John W.Brady of Evansville, Indiana |
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Honorable W. E. Stilwell of Evansville, Indiana |
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Honorable Arch M. Hall of Ft. Branch, Indiana |
| 1919 |
Rev. Spraque |
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Charles Fox of Terra Haute--President Indiana State
Federation of Labor |
| 1920 |
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| 1921 |
Edgar Marynell |
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J. Dillion of Indianapolis, Indiana |
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William Schmidt of Terra Haute, Indiana |
| 1922 |
Paul Mauck of Evansville, Indiana |
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Frank Bolin & Grover Burkart |
| 1923 |
Charles Fox of Terra Haute--President Indiana State
Federation of Labor |
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Lonnie Jackson--President of UMWA District # 23 |
| 1924 |
John Walker--President of Illionis State Federation of
Labor |
| 1925 |
William Mitch--Secretary Treasurer of UMWA District # 11 |
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James W. Kelly |
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Ora Gasaway--UMWA International Office |
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Rev. D. M. Mathias spoke on Evolution |
| 1926 |
Kate Richard O'Hare |
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William H. Settle--President of Indiana State Farm Bureau |
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T. N. Taylor--President Indiana Federation of Labor |
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Power Hapgood--Harvard Graduate & Miner of wide
experience |
| 1927 |
Emil Seidel--Mayor of Princeton, Indiana |
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Thomas Elsfelder of Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| 1928 |
William H. Settle--President of Indiana State Farm Bureau |
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Leon Worthall--Organizer for UMWA International Office |
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James Terry--Terra Haute, Indiana UMWA International
Office |
| 1929 |
Van A. Bittner--President of West Virginia International
Federation of Labor |
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G. A. Van Hook--VP of the Indiana State Farm Bureau |
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Judge Claude A. Smith--Gibson County Circuit Court |
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William Raney--International Executive Board Member of
the UMWA |
| 1930 |
O.T. Brazelton--Mayor of Princeton, Indiana |
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Cliff Townsend--Secretary Indiana State Farm Bureau |
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Judge Claude A. Smith--Gibson County Circuit Court |
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T. N. Taylor--President Indiana Federation of Labor |
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William Mitch--Secretary Treasurer of UMWA District # 11 |
| 1931 |
O.T. Brazelton--Mayor of Princeton, Indiana |
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Farmer Brown of Arizona |
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John McCarthy--Mayor of Washington, Indiana |
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Boyd Gurley--Editor of the Indianapolis Times |
| 1932 |
NO INFO |
| 1933 |
C. S. Masterson--Indiana State Farm Bureau |
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Carl D. Thompson--Secretary of Public Ownership League of
America |
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Dr. G. Bremley Oxnam |
| 1934 |
O.T. Brazelton--Mayor of Princeton, Indiana |
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Judge Claude A. Smith--Gibson County Circuit Court |
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M. W. Thatcher of Washington D.C.--Legislative Rep. of
Farmers National Grain Corporation |
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A. W. Whitney--President of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainman |
| 1935 |
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| 1936 |
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| 1937 |
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| 1938 |
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| 1939 |
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| 1940 |
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| 1941 |
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| 1944 |
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| 1945 |
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| 1946 |
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| 1947 |
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| 1948 |
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| 1949 |
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| 1950 |
Indiana
8th District Congressman-Winfield K. Denton & |
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J. C. Lewis of the UMWA International Office |
| 1951 |
Indiana
7th District Congressman-William Bray, |
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John Kmetz & Wilkes Barre of the UMWA International
Office |
| 1952 |
Indiana Lt. Governor John Watkins & |
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Louis Austin of
UMWA District # 11 |
| 1953 |
Indiana 8th
District Congressman-D. Bailey Merrill, |
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Charles
Ferguson of the UMWA International Office & |
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George Doupe of the Indiana Farm Bureau |
| 1954 |
Joseph Yablonski
of the UMWA International Office, |
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Robert
Norris of the Indiana Farm Bureau & |
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George Gettinger-candidate for the Indiana 7th District
Congressional seat |
| 1955 |
George Doupe of the Indiana Farm Bureau |
| 1956 |
Claude
Wickard-Former Sec. of Agriculture, |
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Vern Hill & Tom Rainey of the UMWA International
Office |
| 1957 |
Indiana
8th District Congressman-Winfield K. Denton & |
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Michael Widman of the UMWA International Office |
| 1958 |
Indiana
7th District Congressman-William Bray, |
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Dallas
Sells-President of the Indiana AFL-CIO & |
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P. F. Montgomery and Hugh Dillion |
| 1959 |
Marten Brenten & Matt Welch |
| 1960 |
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| 1961 |
Joseph Shammon, Louis Austin, David Higginbotham |
| 1962 |
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| 1963 |
Bill Bray |
| 1964 |
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| 1965 |
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| 1966 |
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| 1967 |
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| 1968 |
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| 1969 |
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| 1970 |
Charles Haylis & William Turnblazer |
| 1971 |
Rev. Frank McCandless |
| 1972 |
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| 1973 |
Major Gene Vinson, Robert Ednay, Tom Gallagher and Dick
Harris |
| 1974 |
Arnold Miller & Jake Jabonleski |
| 1975 |
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| 1976 |
Leroy Patterson |
| 1977 |
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| 1978 |
Butch Weist & David Kelly |
| 1979 |
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| 1980 |
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| 1981 |
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| 1982 |
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| 1983 |
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| 1984 |
Richard Lugar - Indiana US Senator |
| 1985 |
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| 1986 |
Speakers |
| 1987 |
Speakers |
| 1988 |
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| 1989 |
Speakers |
| 1990 |
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| 1991 |
Rally |
| 1992 |
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| 1993 |
Richard
Trumka-UMWA International President, |
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Indiana
Governor Evan Bayh & |
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8th District Congressman-Frank McCloskey |
| 1994 |
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| 1995 |
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| 1996 |
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| 1997 |
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| 1998 |
Cecil Roberts-UMWA International President & Rev.
Jesse Jackson |
| 1999 |
XXXX Fire-IUE International President |
| 2000 |
Karen Vuranch-potrayed "Mother Jones" |
| 2001 |
Cecil
Roberts-UMWA International President & |
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Gene Worthington potrayed "John L. Lewis |
| 2002 |
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| 2003 |
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| 2004 |
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| 2005 |
Dr. Samuel White |
| 2006 |
Rosemary Feurer-Ph.D. |
| 2007 |
Timothy Lynch-Ph.D. |
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