Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-12-17

HE Eksessea vras Nad~ rnsssnsus.
1he fkounaill1cr 81 tIse 1>nakss
Was 1rl<oosd ~ 4ocsl,snn<t.rA

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ui}hin the ,><a1nl<afLua q ae<e<d
months dora<ion. anl slz,ch IN fhs
c,oeiar dsrx wr- ua<krf t.y con~;6.x-
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prs<saenS q u<> Ar'>rie>p f'cdtf<t->n -
Labor. The battle s<< hHd to1E1t and
hard won. HE ns5ority iciD< t1t n.1ely-
two in lofal VOTE u zSl& IL the d
csde and more thai hn f.< h<.rn "A ~
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mAhe up iss n'rripefsn'f. pat q t@<r ~
consertauNs policy, fn4 etpt<ikli{ -
pronounced stand against radical He1f>
nrcs and methods have t1tk11t Toward
making him many snsufek &<rl1>
ago these decioed ~ snai<e . bstocr 1<6<
against has rc-eiectiotI. apd frcna t1e
honr that the nrsf confingenf a dsie-
gstrs arrived m tie CITY, eiectiouoorinx
and esuensing IA fsFor q nex e4nds.
date whs On orceE
Mcbride tits Antagonists.
After numerous available candidates
had been eansazeed. the opposltson
finally concentrated upon John Nciirlde
OF Ohio president ct she United Nine
Workers. and al tho adiournmenf the
afternoon the Supporters q the latter
declared that the issht wss already Won
With n single excepiien. every delegate
was IA bis seat Shen the third session
of tfis day was called % order AZ f.D.
Delegate Il. j. Eldefkin ~ tue nesuene
National union welded The gayei aud
the nghf was az oncr lnaugufated. lne
re-elecuon OF i'res.aent Soinpers eas
moved by Delegate Charles =. itochers
OF tie Garment Workers uni9n and sec
oEded by dozen d-iegates Joan Nc
Bride was nominated by l.. Al Pcnns n
the United AIne Workers; Henry Ncls-
mann. the delegate 81 The Ner lork
Bakers. was placed IN nofntnRtion. bat
declined IA favor of Gonpers ia stir
ring sifsech- Tie said that the recent
proceedings Ia t'hiiadeiphsa. that lad
Ies1.'.u "a 'Ls .ess's .-',.' slo,. .se
hss $500 ,-s,,,. ,<',,s., .,,s .t..,',..'-s...
,r 49, r.,ts ~ l.l,,r a.. r',,l,} - -.
49, =, xe.rs >'''
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bittcr attack on eompers-
ficc President 4. u Act,rsre of New
York. the presidents ehiei Isentepsnt,
created q sensation by = bitter stack
upon his CHIEF. hc said that the of-
ganizauon needed reN ticod. nen energy
and new force II had tired nt chest
nuts. and ~ obtd,sncs "a The densnos
of the Brotherhood 81 C4rpcntefs and
joincrs be supported 4ebrae l.<.e-
gate Frank n. tostsf of Tie sack MAX
efs' union. came back VITA 40 equally
bitter attack "a tire pre-'dfni ieppo-
nents. declaring that The teoersisnn
would not east aside N the ds, 81 VIC
tory those who had been 10 the fore
front during the battle of Years SefcrAi
other nominations were msne ana de.
ciined. and the contest nsrrovcd itsef
down 10 6ompers and Aebride When
the result vas declared several a the
delegates went Wild with eahosiasm.
snatching handtnis OF pamphlets and
documents from their desks and throw-
ing them into the aiH
tomncr~. tc,ecs,on Made rn,nsmo.s.
The el.c,ion x.s mad. o..r,.,os.
"a p~..,,s~~s s.',,,,..-~ -, 80 -
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sr.l ,o,a,n.tio,s rere ,o.de far s.rst We.
president. but all were declined an favor
.of =. j. Mcclure. who was rc-electcd ty
'acciamAfion. G. Ia DrunmoDd of the
International Typographical union was
chosen a. second vice prcs,dent by ac-
clamation. James Brittell oi The ANAL
gamated Iron and Sfeol Workers vas
selected a. third vice president. In
making the nomination. retiring Vice
President Carney of the same ofganiza-
ton created great enthusiasm by de-
ciaring him. ON the cth a July ~ last
year. Britfell stood Hith him on the
hanks of the Monongahela a. Hone
stead and helped % defy the HORDE q
invading Pinksrtons
W. IL Marsien u Laster Protective
association 81 Boston was eeiecied a.
fourth vice president aud John n. Len
non az New York Vas honofed with 4
unanimous re-election as trraeuref.
| With the selection of Chris Erans ss
secretary for his fifth term IL sas
thought that the last II the eompers
opposition had bcen pc~n. buf Il cropped
Oh again in fss minutes on . motion
20 change the locaison ~ tie general
ofiicos from New York - eone psefern
city. Toledo. Ciexrland nnd indianapolis
being among those named
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