People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-12-20
HoIE' H'DRIDE 1, 1852, GONPEaS $751;
: he New President Engineered tn,
GREAT Coal Miners strike Last Spring
Ills Election Means the E.tab-
h'hment of an Aggressive
Policy, Declare the Con-
sentative Leaders.

oy refusing TO sanction a svunatbv
strike by the Federation of Llbor
was defeated for re- election for nresi.
dent OF the National l-,derat.or ~
LABOR to-day By John Mcbride. presi.
dent Of the United Mine Workers and
the man who precipitated the great
miners strike last spring which re-.
suited IN the defeat of the miners at
nearly all points. Conservative labor
leaders here declare that the result
Oh the election is the defeat of the
conservative policy and the establish
ment OF an era of aggressiveness.
Ihere was no excitement ATTENDING
the election of president. 1t was
evident at the start that the question
haa been settled, so far as the inIi-
yldual members were concerned
Uompers was nominated by delecata
Eickhotf, and the nomination was
seconded by MesSrs Cohen, Daily and
McCraith. Mcbride was nominated
by Vice President Penna of the
Miners union and seconded bv Mr.
Allen. y "''
Inc vote proceeded without Incl
dent, except that several DELEGATES
announced that they would vote
against Gompers by instructions from
their various unions. w. Z. k!ap-
etzky voted for Mcbride, but a,i,ed
to be allowed to withdraw his vote
lie sad he had been instructed to
vote against Gompers and could NOT
conscientiously vote for Mcbride.
Permission was granted.
The result of the vote was. Me.
Bride, l,l6?, Gompers, 037. President
Gompers moved to make the vote
unanimous for Mcbride, but obiec.
ton was made.
Gompers at once wrote and dis
patched the following message to Mr.
Mcbride, who is i'll at his home:
ITO John Mcbride, Columbus. Ohio:
Congratulations, election president
Federation. None will be more loval
than to aid and make your admins
tratlon successful.
SAMUEL GOMPaRS"
For first vice president r. J. Nor
gan OF Chicago and John Mcclure of
Philadelphia were nominated The
vote was 1866 for McGuire. oaG for
Morgan. The election was made
unanimous.
James Duncan of Baltimore was
made second vice president by vote
OF :, ls5 to 60 for Charles Bechtold of
ST. Louis, who was said to be con.
nected with the Knights of Labor.
For third vice president James
Brettell and Rhody Kenehan of Den
yer were nominated. The result was:
tell, 40; Kenehan, LIZA.
Harry Lloyd of Boston. w n
Mahon of the street car employees
and T. |. Elderkin of the Seamen's
union were nominated for fourth vice
president. Quite Il number of Mahon
votes were changed to Elderkin after
the first roll call. The result was.
Elderkin, 1853: Mahon, 7OS: Llovd. 773-
no election. Lloyd withdrew his
name and another vote wss ordered
On this Elderkin vas elected.
For secretary, J. W. Brentwood of
Denver, j. Mahlon Barnes of Phila.
delphia, A. McCraith of Boston. Ricn-
ard II. Metcalf of indianapolis, Chris
Evans, the present incumbent. and J.
j. Linehan of Chicago were romi.
mated. Evans withdrew on the
ground that he represented the mine
workers, and member of
his organization had been elected
president Brentwood withdrew in
favor of McCraith. both representing
the Typographical union. The first
vote stood: Barnes, 973: McCraith.
$685.; Metcalf, 242; Linehan. 5Ogl5
On the second vote Metcalf's name
was dropped and the result was:
Barnes. 30l; McCraith. ,O9G: Llneban
54S. The election of McCraith was
made unanimous on motion of Mr.
Linehan.
For treasurer. John b. Lennon. the
present incumbent, was nominated
7. NJ. McGuire nominated Mahon. but
the latter declined on account of the
proximity of his home to Canada. and
Lennon was elected by reclamation.
GONPERs NOT SORE.
Gompers then took the floor and an
nounced his satisfaction at being re.
leased from the responsibility Of
The presidency Of the organization.
He said that he had been made
IN old man in his comparative
youth by the burdens of the Office.
but he felt that he represented
principle and would not lie down.
He preferred to be novel down.
He regretted no act of his official
career. He renewed his allegiance
10 the federation. If he had met de-
ieat in the Chicago convention he
would have gone out of the conven-
ion broken hearted. Now he felt
differently. He read his telegram TO
Mcbride and said: Il meant that and
I any man or men shall try to drag
Town John Mcbride or to strike at
he heart of union labor THROUGH
John Mcbride. he will find me a
harder fighter for him than | have
been for myself"
Gompers is a member OF the Cigar
Makers union and had he. d the DO
ition OF president of the American
federation of Labor since lssa. The
iefeat of Mr. Gompers seems to have
,een due to a general desire for a
change of administration.
For the place of the next MEETING
II the federation New York and ST |
.ouis were placed in nomination.
The result was: New York, 1885: St
.ouis SIS. Delegate Lennon moved |
hat two fraternal delegates be |
ent to the British trades congress, t. |