The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1895-12-19
MADE PRESIDENT.
HE Is AGAIN AT THE HEAD OF
THE AMERICAN FEDERATION
OF LABOR.
The LIST Of The OFFICERS ELECTED
The Motion to Send Delegates to the So
cialist Congress Laid on the Table.
Remarks by Messrs. GomperS
and Mcbride.

New York. Dec 14.-The question OF
sending fraternal delegates to the Inter
national Congress of Socialist workers
ut London next August was the first bus
mess taken up by the American Fedora
ton of Labor today. The motion, which
was pending when the convention ad-
iourned last night, to refer the matter TO
affiliated bodies was lost, and e. motion
to Law ON the table was carried by vote
of - to 10.
4 report from the committee on law
fayoring an amendment to the constitu-
tion providing that local unions not anil
ated with the National unions be excluded
from the central bodies, was discussed.
Immediately after the afternoon SEES
sion had been convened Delegate WEISS
man moved that the convention go INTO
executive session 10 hear the report OF
the grievance committee, because IL hau
been said that the committee had Kept
matters of importance back until after
the election of officers. The motion car
ried
The special order was the election OF
officers at 3 o'clock, and President Nc
Bride said he should have the matter
brought on at that hour.
At 3 o'clock, according to program, the
doors were thrown open and the question
of the nomination of officers was taken
up. T..
Vice President Duncan nominated for
the presidency John Mcbride, the present
incumbent. He said he was the man
for the office, and while he had been sick
Il part of the time of his term in office
he had done good work. The nomination
was seconded by Delegate Brentwood OF
the Typographical union. Delegate
Feuracht proposed the name of Samuel
Gompers for president and i'll doing SO
urged the ACCESSIBILITY of his election.
This nomination was seconded by Dele
gate James Linahan.
On motion of w. o. Pomeroy, the pre-
siding officer called the roll of delegates.
BY order of the chairman the roll was
called for verifcation. GOmpers was
elected. 1041; Mcbride, 1923.
The socialist delegates voted for Nc
Bride. The chair appointed a. committee
Of three delegates to notify Mr.. GOmpers
of his election and escort him to the plat
form.
Mr.. GOmpers said:
There is no position on earth that l
hold with as much sacredness, reverence
and high honor as l do that of president
Of the American Federation of Labor
can plainly see the duty that confronts
me. If my past has shown to you that
your confidence is due me, all can say. Is
that | will do all in my power to contln-
ne the past record: | am trade union
ist. and as such will stand or fall for that
and | vii try to prove worthy
of the confidence you have placed in me.
| hope you will join with me in one grand
effort to place the Federation on proper
plane. | will do what | can for the Fed
Grafton. and earnestly ask you your as
Sistance."
Retiring President John Mcbride, on
being introduced. cOmplimented Mr..
Gompers. He presented Gompers his
support to the organization, but never
again would he accept official position
within the ranks of organized labor
The full list of officers are:
President-Samuel GOmpers, New York
city. of the International Cigarmakers'
union, in place of John Mcbride of Co
lumbus.
First vice president-Peter J. Nc
CURE of Philadelphia, of the brotherhood
Of Carpenters and JOiners, reelected.
Second vice president-James Duncan
of Baltimore, of the Granite Cutters
National union, reelected.
Third vice president-James O'Connell
of Chicago. of the International Associa-
ton of Machinists, in place of K. keenan,
of Denver, Col.
Fourth vice presidential. NJ. Garland,
Philadelphia, of the Amalgamated Asso
citation of Iron and Steel workers, in
place of ThOs. Elderkin of Chicago.
Treasurer-John B. Lennon. New York,
of the Journeymen Tailors' union, re-
elected.
Secretary-August McCraith of Boston,
of the Typographical union, reelected.