The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-12-18
THE PROCEEDINGS.
Tho Details of the Election and othe
Business Transacted.


Business Transacted.
DEsvEa, Col, Dec. 1.-THE delegates
to the convention Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor were nearly all in their
seats when the roll was called to-day.
The first business was to determine
the future location OF the headquarters
OF the federation.
On Saturday the cities OF Indianapo-
lie, Detroit, Washington, Brooklyn and
Louisville had been placed in nomina-
tion.
indianapolis and Washington were
the only contestants to-day. The vote
resulted: Indianapolis. 1890; Wash
ington. 926. ;.
A resolution to make Indianapolis
the location ior three years was amend
ed to make it fiye years and refer to the
committee on laws.
The election OF officers was then
taken up.
Mr.. Gompers and John Mcbride,
president of the United Mine Workers,
were the only candidates for president.
The vote resulted: Mcbride 1872.
Gompers 937.
There was no excitement regarding
the election OF president. 1t was evl:.
dent at the start that the question had
been settled, so far as the individual
members concerned. Mr. Gompers was
nominated by Mr.. Bickhofl; the nomi-
nation was seconded by Messrs. Cohen,
Daily and McCraith. Mcbride was
nominated by Mr.. Penna and seconded
by Mr.. Allen. The vote proceeded with
out incident, except that several dele
gates announced that they would vote
against Gompers by instructions from
their various unions.
W. Z. Klapelzy voted for Mcbride,
but asked to be allowed to Withdraw
his vote. He said he had been lnstruc..
ted to vote against Gompers and could
not consclonliously vote for Mcbride.
Permission was granted.
The result Of tho vote was: Mcbride
1,l62; Gompers 057.
President Gompers moved to make
tho vote unanimous for Mcbride, but
objection was made.
Gompers ut once wrote and dispatch
ed the following message TO Mcbride.
who il i'll at his home:
40 John Mcbride, Columbus, Ohio.
Congratulations election president
Federation. None will be more loyal
than 10 aid and make your admins
traton successful. SAMUEL GoMP@Hs.
Mr.. Gomper., who is turned down by
this convention, is a member Of the
Ciynrmakers' Union, and has held tho
Il nf Ian ~
Federation Of LHboI since 1882. From
then until 1856 there was no salary al
tach ed to the oifice. That year i wns
decided to make the Office permanent
one and the salary was fixed at Sl,2OO.
This was raised 10 81 800 in 1892.
The first vicO president OF the Fedora
ton was Richard Powers, cleo cd in
1850; the second was John Garrett,
elected in 1881.
The defeat Of Mr.. Gompers seems to
be due tO general desire for change
of administration. The mlne.workers,
with 800 votes, were for Mcbride for
personal reasons; tho radical soclalis,ic
members felt that Gompers was very
strongly opposed to them, and the
presidents own action during tho con-
yontiOn has done much 10 defeat nun.
For first vice president Mrs. !. J. Nor.
gan, of Chicago. and Mr.. Mcclure. OF
Philadelphia. were nominated. Tho
vote was ! ,SGj for Mcclure and go for
Mr4. Morgan. The election was mHde
unanimous.
James Duncan, OF Baltimore, was
made second vice president by vote "l
2,IS5 to 10 ior Charles llochtold, ot st.
Louis. who was said TO bo connected
with tho Knights OF Labor.
For third vico president James Brct'
tell aud R0ady Konrhnn, OF Denver,
were nominated. The result wa-, Bret
tell, $50; Konchan, Liza.
unrry Lloyd, of boston: ". D. Ma.
hon, OF tho street Car Employees, aud
T. j. Eldorkin, of tho Seumen'S Union,
were nominated for fourth vice presl'
dent Quito number Of Mahon votcs