Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-12-19
PRESIDENT GoMrERs nr-ELsc1rp
Interesting Question. Come Before IN. ID
Grafton of labor

Interesting Question. Come Before On. f.s-
Grafton of labor
Al yesterdays session Of the American fed-
Grafton OF Labor convention ai Birmiughns..
Ala, Miss Ida N. Van Eaten. representiag.
without vote, the working women OF Nsw
York, asked through delegate unanirnous
consent 20 make . statement Ne 60 the resoiU-
tion respecting the employment Of a woman er-
ganizer, which on Thursday was referred 10 TIE
incoming executive council Permission hsv-
ing been given. Miss Van Eaten proceeded ,o
make q speech in which she dealt somewh.t
severely with the delegates who had not bosu
friendly 10 her resolution. referring especially
to Vice President MeGuire's rather brutal
conduct, 10 Delegate MeNealrs sarcastic reply
10 one OF her questions. and 90 Delegate Ion-
non as the representative OF organization
which was willing Ia receive the ''ducs from
women members, but unwilling TO allor
women a vote"
That /. false. that is untrue. angrily replied
delegate Lennon. rising 60 his feet
Miss Van Eaten Was allowed 90 proceed un-
ni she vas called TO order for reflections IN
members, more especially on Vice !re.ident
Delegate Lennon rose to question OF per-
sonar privilege. He himself lad organized
many working women's societies for which he
h4S never received ANY pay, aud Miss Van Eaton
nad iehected unlusty upon Lis organization.
recent, McNcah detailed what took place le-
tween hi:asei and Miss Van Eaten when she
Informed him that her con,mittee b.a nrre.a
'' ssk me convention 20 provide for a woman
90 A"HiZer al a salary Of : 200 a year, vita
r-ieases. lie tod her that he dad not thi1k
ule convention would indorse the plan.
so Tar ss the question of salary was coneernoa
sliss Van Esten could take his Mac. AZ an o.
ganlzer ami HE salary abe VAS more than xoI-
come 10. lie had been an organizer tor mans
duty.
Vice President Mcclure said Miss "a.
Eaten had gone out OF her way TO attack hiln
lie had orsanIzed wumcns societles himself
and expected to organize many more. lie
mentioned more than one organization VITA
which Miss Van Eaten had been actively con
nected aud which lad died under her mimic
trations. That ended the matter.
oHAsoISo rHr CONSTITUTION.
Hitherto the frst.yice president has stood An
order Of succession in case of death or r,.
noyd from Office OF the president. Th,s
clause OF the constitution was amended. r..
curing that the executive council shall ten.
porsiiy MI the vacancy from its own member
ship.
A proposition for the establishment OF an
Official organ for the federation. 20 be editcs
by the President under the direction OF the
executive council, came up and was discussed
by several delegates. The convention. by .
vote OF more than two TO one. refused 10 sane
ton the proposition.
OFFICE HOLDERS AND ORGANIZERS.
Delegate Frank A. Kidd, from the COMMITTEES
on rules, reported unfavorablya resolution in.
troduced by Delegate strigel Of Detroit pro-
hibiting holders OF political Offices from acting
as organizers, and the fact was brought out
that the resolution was aimed at an inspector
OF sidewalks IN Detroit whom Delegate Gold
water character as one OF the beat organ
izers IN the United States. Tho insnectors
mare Is Robert \. Ogg. Delegate Harding said
that while II may be true that tie resolution
WAS aimed at one man the principle right.
Whenever man accepted Office from any To-
liucal party lie In a measure sold himself to
that party.
Delegate Dold was strongly opposed to allow
ing politicians to get into the councils Of the
trades unions.
Delegate Foster thought the resolution the
most remarkable one that had come before III.
convention. The test OF a man was hi- idoliiy
to trade unlonlsnl, not his connection with a
political party. lie pointed cut Delegates Nc
NealI- Aug. Miller. Daley and others present.
all holding political once. McNeall L. a com
missioner Of manual labor in Massscnu scsts, APP
pointed by Gov Russell without pay: Aug.
Miller Is a state senator of Missouri, and Mr.
Daley represents Lynn in the legislature Of
MassacA usetts.
Delegate Doherty said they had begun move
ment IA Plttsourg TO do away with all the Oh
stacles TO the rights of trade unionism, and TO
do that they must go into politics.
Delegate Williams reminded the convention
that Amos Cummings, Senator Voorhees,, Sen
ator Plumb and Congressman RichardsOn Of
Tennessee were formerly printers. They were
politicians now, but they had been always true
TO their obligations to the International
Typographical Union.
Delegate August Miller said that be had been
sent TO the Missouri senate by working people
and he cited number of laws which he had
been able 10 have enacted tor the protection Of
men VINO worked de regretted the nings az
politicians.
Delegate strigel said that, in point Of fact,
If every politician was taken from the conven-
ton there would be very few left. he desired
to 60 on record as not making war on the side
walk Inspector of Detroit
Delegate Mcbride said that in the miners
movement the miners had selected from their
ranks men WHOM they have urged into politics.
In Ohio. in 1858, they had in that state a num-
Der of laws that were a curse and OF preston 20
the working people. lie himself the first
miner to be elected 20 the Ohio legislature.
1hs delegate tea cited a number Of wise
laws ana great reforms that had been brought
abou. by the working people having their own
representatives IN tie lOgl.latures- sImilar
state OF affairs true OF Indiana. Illinois and
other states. An cx-sPeaker OF the Ohio legis-
latGre was in los4 sS:r'ging miners pick in
the Hooking valley.
The convention concurrcdin the unfavorable
report of the committee, Delegates Harding.
Thomas 1. Kidd, Faulkner and Dodd asking 70
be recorded in the negative.
PRESIDENT ooMpERs REFLECTED.
The convention then proceeded to elect off,
GERS. President Gompers was reelected presi-
dent, receiving 1856 votes, against 5s5 for J.
u. Barth OF Wheeling and 40 for Angus, Dela-
bar Of New York. Delabar withdrew his name
before the vote. A motion to make Gompers
election unanimous was objected TO by Hard
ing
Inc other officers were p. J. NEG lire q
pcrnsyN so, fire; vice president; ". A. Car
,ey OF Pitisburg, second vice president; Chris
Eyans OF New York. secrct ary. John u. Len
non oi New lori, treasurer, ali of these being
re-elections- Mr.. GOmpcrs has been president
since 1858.
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