Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-17
LABOR FEDERATION.
PROPOSITION TO MOVE HEAD
QUARTERS REJECTED.
Boycott Against American Tobacco"
Compan for Or
enni1ation of Textile NorheFS III
the South.

NEW YORK December 1.-THE dele
gates TO the American Federation OF
Labor Convention assembled this morn
ing AZ $3.50 O'Clock. with President Nc
Bride i'm the chair. Samuel Gompefs.
the new president. viii. not take Office
until January 1st.
Secretary Barnes made report on the
lol.ow ng resolut on, pr SD ~ the hote'
and Restaurant Employees National Al
lance: mo union shall be recognized as
4 bona Tide union which Is not affiliated
with the national or International body
of its trade, IL there be one with the
American Federation Of Labor No union
affiliated with the American Federation
Of Labor shall be permitted to affiliate
with any central labor body in which
non-am.atcd unions, as described above,
are represented"
Delegate Pomeroy objected 20 the
wording of the first section. and wanted
inserted provided there be one connect
ed with the American Federation Of
Labor" PomerOy's amendmen, was car
red, and then the amended report was
rejected.
\ resolution presented by the Bakers
international Union 10 move the head
quarters Of he Federation to Chicago
was reported adversely by the Committee
% Laws and the ren0rt was adootel:
The following resolution was adopted
That not more than three fedora. labor
unions shall boz chartered I'm any one
city, and no federal labor union shall boz
Dgn.zcl as affiliated Of its membership
consists of a majority OF active trades
unions"
The Committee on Organization re-
ported favorabiy on the appropriation
of "a sum not exec .dlng 500 for the or
nizaton of tle text.le-wOrAers in the
south. The resolution making The appr0-
priation was adopted.
DUAL ORGANIZATION.
Third-Vice-P President elect O'Conneu
who repres nts the international Assocla-
ton Of Mach.nists. spoke against dual
organizations. Mr. OConnel wanted 90.
convention 90 withdraw tae charter of the
International Aiachinsts' Union. He said
that the IN en tionsi Association OF Ma
chlnists had 1905 paid-up NIB rs. while
he did not believe the International Ma
chlnists had 100 pa.d-up members. After
good deal OF discussion the matter was
finally decided ly the committee voting
20 revOk the c0 rter Of the International
Machnists' Union
Cincinnati was elected as the place for
holding the next convention. The vote r--
sulCed as follows: Cincinnati, Leo: Nash
vile 3Sl
The committee appointed last week 10
conf with the managers Of the Amer-
can Tobacco Company made a report
through Deleg lte White. The conference
was held. but President Duke would not
listen to the proposition 90 have the
employees become union wOrkmen me
committee recommended that the boycott
levied a month ago be continued and
the matter was ferred 90 the Commit
tee on Labels and BOycotts.
The Comm.0tee on Resolutions report
cd favorably on a resolution amending
the provisions of the allen-law, making It
a penal offence for an immigrant 10 sw ar
falsely about his mission TO this country.
The committee also presented a resolu-
ton. the substance Of which recommends
that there shall be more voting outside
the party lines. and that labor demands
and labor measures be supported in pre-
ference to party measures. These r sOlu-
buttons were being discussed when an
adjournment was taken until tomorrow.