Telegram-herald., 1890-12-13
TELECRAPHIC NEWS
The Federation OF Labor Con-
tinues stl1 Ia Session.
II EsDORSES EQUAL Suffrage
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DsfRoIr, Dec. H. Promptly at
o'clock tnis afternoon the session OF the
Federation Of Labor convention was
called % order. The president Al
noanced thst IA aeeorda8ee with the
conventions action OF yesterday, the
special order Of business would be fol
lowed and the election OF officers Was
proceeded With. IL Vas decided 10 elect
officers by polled ballots. Nominations
were called for and the names of
samuel Gompers Was immediately
placed IN nomination, three delegates
presenting it simultaneously. Z. j.
MeGalre vas here called to the chair.
The name OF ". IL. kllver WAS
presented but Immediately with
drawn by that gentleman. August
Delebar placed in nomination
j. Morgaa, of Chicago. There
being no other nominations, the
election WAS preceded with. Delegate
Dillon divided his vote, casting 81 bal
lots for Gompers and SO for Morgan.
The count showed that sixteen delegates
voting for Morgan had cast l94 votes,
while Gompers had obtained lzl6.
After the result of the vote was an
nOunced; Morgan moved that Com
pers vote be made unanimous. This
was done. The other officers elected
were: First Vice President, p. j. Ne
CURE; second Vice-President, W. A.
Carney; Treasurer, J. B. Lennon; Secre-
tary, Chris Evans. Miss Van Etten adj
dressed the meeting, reading a paper
on the condition of women workers
under the present industrial system.
Miss Van Etten is the founder and
chairman of the Executive Committee
Of the Working Women's Society of
New York. On motion, q vote Of
thanks was rendered Miss Van Etten,
and IL was resolved TO have her paper
published IN pamphlet form, under
the auspices of the Federation. Dis
cusslons on the place for holding the
next meeting were then taken up and
the speakers were limited TO one MN
ute each. Birmingham, Ala, Cleve-
land, Denver, Columbus, Ohio, and In
dlanapOlls were presented. Denver
Was withdrawn, and poll vote resulted
IN favor of Birmingham for the next
meeting place by vote of 1865. The
report of the treasurer for the past
year showed the total receipts to have
been S24 4,7l4.64. The total expenditures
were $2l ,073.56. The report OF the
Committee on Constitution was again
taken up and several matters per-
tanning 70 it were referred TO
proper committees or otherwise dis
posed Of The report of the Committee
on Resolutions was continued. Presi-
dent Gompers read a communication
from the Detroit Equal Suffrage AssO-
ciauon, expressing sympathy with the
objects of the federation and approving
It's action IN reference to the equal suf-
frage amendment sow pending IN Con-
gress. In accordance with the direc-
tion OF the convention, the officers have
drawn up the following. which will be
immediately forwarded to Washington:
$40 the House Of Representatives and
Senate, in Congress assembled: We,
your petitioners, and the American
Federation OF Labor, now in session IN
the city OF Detroit, State of Michi-
gan, and representing 400, 600 working
men who are voters under the laws OF
the United States, respectfully request
your honorable bodies 10 pass the
resolutions already favorably reported
by your proper committees, proposing
an amendment to the National Consti
tuition, securing TO the women of the
United States the exercise of the right
Of suffrage. That the question may 90
before the people Of the United States,
TO be rejected or ratified by them
through action of either Legislature or
convention, as one or the other mode Of
ratification may be proposed by Con-
gress." The convention adjourned at
b 80 and viii hold two sasslOns tOmorTOM.