| 1886 |
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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, Illinois - 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 |
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Edwin F. Gould - Editor of
"The Union" |
| 1902 |
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Honorable J. W. Brady of Evansville, Indiana |
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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 |
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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 |
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Charles W. Kleckner |
| 1906 |
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| 1907 |
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| 1908 |
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| 1909 |
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| 1910 |
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J. C. Skemp of Lafayette,
Indiana - International Secretary of Painters & Decorators Union |
| 1911 |
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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 |
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William Raney - International
Executive Board Member of the UMWA |
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Fred Rammage |
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E. E. Baker |
| 1913 |
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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 |
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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 |
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W. H. Raney |
| 1916 |
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| 1917 |
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| 1918 |
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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 |
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Rev. Spraque |
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Charles Fox of Terra
Haute - President Indiana State Federation of Labor |
| 1920 |
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| 1921 |
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Edgar Marynell |
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J. Dillion of Indianapolis,
Indiana |
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William Schmidt of Terra Haute,
Indiana |
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William Mitch of Terra Haute,
Indiana - Secretary Treasurer of UMWA District #11 |
| 1922 |
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Paul Mauck of Evansville,
Indiana |
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Frank Bolin & Grover Burkart |
| 1923 |
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Charles Fox of Terra
Haute - President Indiana State Federation of Labor |
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Lonnie Jackson - President of
UMWA District # 23 |
| 1924 |
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John Walker - President of
Illinois State Federation of Labor |
| 1925 |
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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 |
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Reverand James W. Kelly of Terra Haute, Indiana |
| 1926 |
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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 |
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Emil Seidel - Mayor of Princeton,
Indiana |
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Thomas Elsfelder of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin |
| 1928 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Fred N. Alen |
| 1930 |
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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 |
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Fred N. Aten Railroad Carmen
Union |
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Adolph J. Fritz Sec of Indiana
State Federation of Labor |
| 1931 |
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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 |
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NO INFO |
| 1933 |
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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 |
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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 |
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A.S. Greenwood - xxx U.S. Congressman |
| 1935 |
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Carl D. Thompson - Secretary of Public Ownership League of America |
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C.L. Masterson - Indiana Farm Bureau |
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George D. McCarty - University of South Dakota |
| 1936 |
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Miss Josephine Roche - "America's Greatest Woman" - Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Treasury |
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William Tracy - General Secretary of Black and Clay Union |
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Hassil Schenck - Vice President of Indiana Farm Bureau |
| 1937 |
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Edmond C. Foust - Editor of Hoosier Farmer |
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Albert Stump - Indiana Attorney General |
| 1938 |
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Larry Brandon - Indiana farm Bureau |
| 1939 |
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Larry Brandon - Indiana farm Bureau |
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Phillip LaFollette - Wisconsin Governor |
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Alexander F. Whitney - President of Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen |
| 1940 |
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O.D. Brissenden - Illinois Farm Bureau |
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Gerald Landis - Indiana 7th District Congressman |
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Sherman Milton - Indiana U.S. Senator |
| 1941 |
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Larry Williams - Indiana Farm Bureau |
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Judge Harold Hendrickson |
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James Terry - International Executive Board Member of the UMWA |
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B.J. Braw - Indian Townsend Movement |
| 1942 |
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Clement Maion - Indiana Superintendent of Public Schools |
| 1943 |
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Sam Jackson - Indiana State Attorney General |
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William Mitch Director of UMWA District #20 |
| 1944 |
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Floyd J. Hemmer - Indiana Democrat nominee for Lt. Governor |
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Joe Beard - Director of UMWA District #50 |
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Elmer Whitman - International Executive Board member of UMWA |
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Charles M. LaFollette - Indiana 8th District Congressman |
| 1945 |
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Charles M. LaFollette - Indiana 8th District Congressman |
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Thomas Raney - International Executive Board member of UMWA |
| 1946 |
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Tom Laite |
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Winfield K. Denton - Candidate
for 8th Congressional |
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Robert Condra UMWA International
Representative |
| 1947 |
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Larry Brandon - Indiana Farm Bureau |
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John T. Jones - International Executive Board member of UMWA |
| 1948 |
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George Harvey - Indiana Farm Bureau |
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A.V. Burch - Indiana State Auditor |
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William Sneed - International Executive Board member of UMWA |
| 1949 |
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Thomas Raney - International Executive Board member of UMWA |
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John Sherman Cooper - Kentucky U.S. Senator |
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George Harvey - Indiana Farm Bureau |
| 1950 |
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Indiana
8th District Congressman - Winfield K. Denton |
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J. C. Lewis of the UMWA
International Office |
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George Harvey - Indiana Farm Bureau |
| 1951 |
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William Bray - Indiana 7th District
Congressman |
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John Kmetz of
the UMWA International Office |
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Wilkes Barre of
the UMWA International Office |
| 1952 |
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John
Watkins - Indiana Lt. Governor |
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Louis Austin - UMWA District # 11 |
| 1953 |
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D. Bailey Merrill - Indiana 8th
District Congressman |
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Charles
Ferguson of the UMWA International Office |
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George Doupe of the Indiana Farm
Bureau |
| 1954 |
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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 |
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George Doupe of the Indiana Farm
Bureau |
| 1956 |
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Claude Wickard - Former
Sec. of Agriculture, |
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Vern Hill of
the UMWA International Office |
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Tom Rainey of
the UMWA International Office |
| 1957 |
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Winfield K. Denton - Indiana
8th District Congressman |
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Michael Widman of the UMWA
International Office |
| 1958 |
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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 |
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Hugh Dillion |
| 1959 |
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Marten Brenten |
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Matt Welch - Indiana Democrat nominee for Lt. Governor |
| 1960 |
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Winfield K. Denton - Indiana 8th District Congressman |
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William Bray - Indiana 7th District Congressman |
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Matt Welch - Indiana Democrat nominee for Lt. Governor |
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Wilbert Killion - International Executive Board member of UMWA |
| 1961 |
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Joe Shannon - International Executive Board member of UMWA |
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Louis Austin - UMWA District #11
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David Higginbotham |
| 1962 |
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Louis Austin |
| 1963 |
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Bill Bray |
| 1964 |
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Dallas Sells - Indiana State AFL-CIO President |
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Ernest Goad - International Executive Board member of UMWA |
| 1965 |
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Dallas Sells - Indiana State AFL-CIO President |
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Dr. Winebrenner - Medical Administrator for the University of Louisville |
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Roy Hudens - Medical Administrator for the University of Louisville |
| 1966 |
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Robert Brown - International Association of Machinists Union |
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George Titler - Vice President of UMWA International Union |
| 1967 |
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Jake Roberts - Indiana State AFL-CIO Vice President |
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Joe Shannon - International Executive Board member of UMWA |
| 1968 |
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Birch Bayh - Indiana U.S. Senator |
|
Ernest Goad - International Executive Board member of UMWA |
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Roger Zion - Indiana 8th District Congressman |
| 1969 |
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Charles Haylis - Vice President of Amalgamated Meatcutters & Butchers Union |
|
William Killen - International Executive Board member of UMWA |
|
William Turnblazer - International Executive Board member of UMWA |
| 1970 |
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Charles Haylis - Vice President of Amalgamated Meatcutters & Butchers Union |
|
William Turnblazer - International Executive Board member of UMWA |
| 1971 |
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Rev. Frank McCandless |
| 1972 |
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Bradford W. Bird - UMWA International Director of Occupational Health & Safety |
| 1973 |
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Major Gene Vinson |
|
Robert Ednay |
|
Tom Gallagher |
|
Dick Harris - Indiana State Senator |
| 1974 |
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Arnold Miller |
|
Jake
Jabonleski |
| 1975 |
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Mike Padgett |
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Charlie Harden |
| 1976 |
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Leroy Patterson |
| 1977 |
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| 1978 |
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Butch Weist |
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David Kelly |
| 1979 |
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Larry Reynolds |
| 1980 |
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| 1981 |
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| 1982 |
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| 1983 |
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| 1984 |
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Richard Lugar - Indiana US
Senator |
| 1985 |
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| 1986 |
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Speakers |
| 1987 |
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Speakers |
| 1988 |
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Frank McCloskey - Indiana 8th District Congressman |
| 1989 |
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Speakers |
| 1990 |
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Cecil Roberts - UMWA Internatonal Vice President |
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Frank McCloskey - Indiana 8th District Congressman |
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Baron Hill - 7th District Congressman |
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Joe Hogsett - Indiana Secretary of State |
| 1991 |
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Rally |
| 1992 |
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| 1993 |
|
Richard Trumka - UMWA
International President, |
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Evan Bayh - Indiana Governor
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Frank McCloskey - Indiana 8th District Congressman |
| 1994 |
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| 1995 |
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| 1996 |
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| 1997 |
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| 1998 |
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Cecil Roberts - UMWA International
President |
|
Rev. Jesse Jackson - Rainbow Coalition |
| 1999 |
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XXXX Fire - IUE International
President |
| 2000 |
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Karen Vuranch - portrayed
"Mother Jones" |
| 2001 |
|
Cecil Roberts - UMWA
International President |
|
Gene Worthington - portrayed
"John L. Lewis" |
| 2002 |
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Joe Glazier |
| 2003 |
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| 2004 |
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| 2005 |
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Dr. Samuel White |
| 2006 |
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Rosemary Feurer - Ph.D. |
| 2007 |
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Timothy Lynch - Ph.D. |
| 2008 |
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Dr. Randy Mills |
| 2009 |
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Rosemary Feurer Ph.D. |
| 2010 |
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Stewart Acuff |
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