The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-12-20

The striking sawmakers at Beaver
Falls, Pa, asked financial aid The pe-
tition from tho Woman's Suffrage Asso-
citation was indorsed. A petition favor.
ing the opening OF the Worlds Fair on
Sunday found much support. An at
tempt to organize the electric workers
will be made. The Southern Maohinists'
Union, which bars out colored mon, was
not given charter. The Executive
Council will appoint a committee to
overlook Federal legislation.
The report of the committee on presi-
dents report was read The report ex-
pressed satisfaction at tho remarkable
growth Of the Federation. 1t declared
the committee to be averse to strikes
and stated the best way OF avoiding
strikes was by thorough and complete
orga = >ization to meet them. The senti-
ment Of the convention did not seem to
the committee to be sufficiently strong
in favor of the holding of a worlds labor
congress at Chicago in '93 and they
would not recommend such an undertake
ing at the present time, but the execu-
tive committee would be instructed to
keep in correspondence with the national
organization, to view to possible con-
gross. The presidents recommendation
of the adoption of a Federation label
was approved. The report closed with an
Endorsement of the presidents policy in
certain troubles that had arisen.
Over an hour was spent in discussing
the attitude which the Federation
should pursue in reference to the
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committee was not concurred in, the
convention voting it down. A motion to
strike out the latter half of the resolu.
ton which declared an antagonistic
policy to be the idea of the convention
was carried. The remainder of the reso-
luton was then passed and the conven-
tion adjourned until to-day.
DETROIT, Mich, Dec. 13..-The con-
vention OF the Federation of Labor yes
terday morning sent greetings to the
Farmers Alliance convention and to the
international labor congress at Brussels.
The Legislatures of Georgia, Kentucky,
Tennessee and Alabama will be asked
to forbid convict labor in mines. Sup
port was pledged to the painters, who
will strike for eight hours on May
| next
Congress will be petitioned to forbid
| United States enlisted musicians from
competing for business with other mu-
sicians. The convention decided that
only bona fide members of trades can
hereafter be delegates. The bonds OF
the secretary and treasurer were raised
to S5, 900.
At the afternoon session the president
| announced that special order Of busi-
ness would be followed and the election
of officers was proceeded with. 1t was
decided to elect officers by polled bal
| lots. Nominations were called for and
the name of Samuel Gompers was i'm
mediately placed in nomination for
| President, three delegates presenting it
simultaneously. P. j. Mcclure was
called to the chair. August Delebar
placed in nomination T. j. Morgan, of
Chicago. designating him as "our reso-
luton" There being no other nomina-
| tions the election was proceeded with.
The count showed that Morgan had re-
ceived 1874 votes, while Gompers had OBJ
tanned 1,716. After the result of the
vote was announced, Morgan moved
that Gompors' election be made unani-
nous. This was done and Morgan
thanked the convention for the honor
it had done him. The other officers
elected were as follows: First Vice
President, p. j. Mcclure; Second Vice
President, w. A. Carney; Treasurer, j.
b. Lennon; Secretary, Chris Evans.
| Miss Vanetten addressed the meeting,
reading paper on the condition of
women workers under the present in
dustrial system. Miss Vanetten is the
founder and chairman of the executive
committee of the Working Womens
Society of New York She treated at
length of the working hours for women
| in large factories and cities. She told
| of the condition of women employed b.
| the contractors on clothing for United
| States soldiers, sailors and postmen; de-
plored the manner of letting contracts
and earnestly urged the idea of Govern
mont workshops for making clothing
and other articles needed, to be con-
Quoted similar to the Government Print
| ing Office. She also advocated the pas
sage in the different States of laws linn
| iting working hours OF the female en-
| ployes of mercantile establishments to
sixty hours per week.
President Gompers read a communi-
cation from the Detroit Equal Suffrage
Association expressing sympathy with
| the objects of the Federation and ap-
proving action in reference to the equal
suffrage amendment now pending in
| Congress. In accordance with the di-
rection of the convention the officers
| have drawn up the following, which
will be Immediately forwarded to Wash
| ington:
To the House of Representatives and Senate,
in Congress assembled:
We YOUR petitioners, the American Fedora
| tion OF Labor now in session in Detroit, Mich,
| and representing 5O0nO1 wnrlslngmen who are
| voters under the laws OF IN" United stat ~, re
| spectfully request your honorable bodies 10 pass
| the resolutions already favorably reported oy
| your proper committees, processing an amend
| ment to the Constitution securing to the women
| OF the United States the exercise OF the right
| OF suffrage, that the question may go before
| the people OF the United States 10 be rejected
| or ratified by them through the action OF eltheI
| the Legislatures or conventions as the one oi
| the other mode of ratification may be proposed
| by Congress.
The discussion on the place OF hold
| ing tho next meeting was then taken
up. Birmingham, Ala, Cleveland, Den
YER, Columbus, o., and indianapolis
were presented. Denver was withdrawn
and poll vote resulted as follows: Blr'
mingham 1895, Cleveland 5l4, Indian
apolis 14O, Columbus 5. Birmingham
was announced as the place OF holding
the next meeting. The report OF the
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