Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-12-01

4. n. q. People Believe He Could Have
saved Them From Defeat.

saved Them FROM br1eax.
Chicago. Nov. 2s.--whether or not
President Samuel Gompers Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor and his asso-
ciates Of the executive board shall be
retired from active service In the cause
OF organized labor. because OF their
action In declining TO recommend a
general strike OF the unions affiliated
with that body In support Of the Amer
lean Railway Union during the troub-
ious times Of last July. win be one OF
the most important questions with
which the forthcoming annual conven-
ton of the Federation will be called up
on to deal The delegates 60 this gath
ering win assemble In Denver on the
second Monday In December. The old
Chamber OF Commerce building has
been engaged for the business sessions.
while the headquarters OF the delegates
and of the various committees win be
at the ST. James hotel
Ever since the conference In this city
tn July between the executive officials
OF the Federation and those Of the
American Railway Union. and which
ended In the formal declaration on
the part OF the former that they were
unable to recommend sympathetic
strike on the lines that had already been
laid down by General Master Workman
Sovereign of the Knights of Labor.
and which, ar subsequent events devel-
oped, proved a flasco. the guiding spir-
its Of the A. n. u. have had IL In,
10 use the vernacuiar. for Samuel Com
pers, Secretary MacGuIre of the United
brotherhood OF Carpenters and Join
ers, and who II one OF the leading spir-
it's OF the Federation, and General Sec
rotary Chris Evans. To this triangle. "
TO use a designation borrowed by the OPP
position. was due the decision OF the
Federation TO keep it's skirts clear of
the imbroglio that resulted In the fiasco
and that has landed Debs. Howard
and their associates in the meshes of the
net of the United States court.
The A. n. u. leaders are firm In the
belief that had the Federation come
to their aid by recommending to their
subordinate organizations a sympathet-
ic strike. the moral effect would have
resulted In victory for their cause.
and, as a result. all their energies are
just now being devoted To an effort 10
down President Gompers and his coll
leagues. In order that they may be
able to cry quits as well AS 10 demon
strate that the decision OF the execu-
tive board In July last was not In ac-
cordance with the views entertained by,
the members OF the trade societies
affiliated with the Federation.
Systematic efforts have been made
during the past few months TO breed
dissatisfaction against the present
management among many OF the So
cieties that will be represented In Dem
yer next month. In this effort the A r.
U. leaders have the covert support OF
some OF the officials of the Knights of
Labor. and IL is said that the presence
in New Orleans last week, during the
opening days OF the general assembly
OF the Knights, OF George w. Howard.
the vice president OF the A. II. u.
was anything but disassociated with
the fight declared upon President Com
pera. The latter has been for years
antagontzed within his own ranks by
radical socialistic element. but tine
| Efforts of which to encompass his de-
| feat have so far proven futile.
In the Chicago convention last year
this element strained every nerve &
secure the election OF President Nc
| Bride OF the United Mine Workers OF
America. and which has it's headqnar-
tNfo AZ &dtutnbnhs OHtos de pFSstutuN %
the Federation. and IL Is a notorious
| fact that all the wiles and arts of cor.
| rnpt politics were brought into PLAY
to encompass the New York mans de.
| feat When. however. the ballots were
! counted IL was found that Samuel Com
pers was reelected by 50 majority OF
/ nearly 400. This same radical social
| Istic element In now being used as a nu
i eieus for a renewed attack upon thu
present administration. and which Is
| en- bloc. a candidate for reelection ans
the influence of the A. r. II. will b
Joined with that OF the dlsaffected eie
ments TO retire President Gompers ans
his associates TO the rear, and TO III
their places with representatives Of tn
radical element. While the plans o
the opposition are not yet fully matured
Il IL not unlikely that the issue will b
raised on a vote of want of confidence
in the present administration based di
recfly on its action in declining TO be
come a party to the railroad troubles o
last summer.