The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15
M'BRIDE is OUT
sAMrEn GoMPERs ELECTED PREsI-
DEN OF FEDERATION OF LABOR.
Socialists All Voted for the Miner and
Their Opponents for the Cigar
Maker-The Other Omcers.

NEW YORK, Dec. 14-Samuel Gompers
was elected president OF the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor this afternoon by a ma
jority OF Is votes over John Mcbride, his
only opponent. The Socialists voted for
Mcbride. The full list of officers are:
President-Samuel Gompers. of New York
CITY, OF the international Cigar Makers
bus. O.
FIRST Vice President-Peter J. McGuire.
OF Philadelphia, OF the Brotherhood Of Car
Second Vice President-James Duncan, of
Baltimore. OF the Granite Cutters Ma
tional Union. reelected.
Third Vice President-James O'Connell,
Oh Cnicago, of the international Association
OF Machinists. in place of r. Kenehan. of
Fourth Vice Presidential. NJ. Garland, of
Pittsburg. of the A~malgamated Association
or Iron and Steel Workers. in place of
.Treasurer-John B. Lennon, OF New York.
or the Journeymen Tailors' Union. re-
Secretary-August McCraith. of Boston, of
the typographical Union, reelected.
The question OF sending fraternal dele
gates TO the international congress Of So
cialist workers at London next August was
the nrst business taken UP by the convention
to-day. The motion which was pending
when the convention adjourned last night
TO refer the matter to affiliated bodies was
lost and a motion to lay on the table was
carried by a vote of 81 to 10. That part OF
the presidents report which has been con-
strued as recommending separate political
action by wage earners was then taken up.
Delegate Barnes, of Philadelphia. said that
the time had come when some other means
than strikes must be employed for the work.
Ing classes. The Socialist party, he said,
is growing and would continue. Delegate
Gompers objected to the report. He said he
was surprised to hear the Socialistic dele.
gates speak as they had on the floor OF
the convention of the Federation OF Labor.
Treasurer John B. Lennon also objected to
that part OF the report which reads: While
drudgfng under the wage system of the
polls" He said he was not under the drudg>
cry rule and no other honest man was.
Delegate Pomeroy offered a substitute Tor
the report Of the committee, declaring that
the failure of the Denver convention to
adopt the twelve planks as a political plat
form made II patent that the Federation has
no platform which can be called political.
The substitute ELECTED a spirited debate,
and was adopted.
had convened delegate Weissman moved
that the convention go into executive ses-
committee because il had been said the
committee had before kept matters of inn
the election of officers. The motion car
ried. The special order Of business for
the afternoon was the election OF oheers
at 8 o'clock and President Mcbride said
he should have that matter brought on
at that hour. At 3 o'clock, according to pro-
gramme. the doors were thrown open and
the question of the nomination OF officers
was taken up. Vice President Duncan NOM
mated for the presidency John Mcbride,
the present incumbent. He said he was
been sick a part OF the time of his term
in office he had done good work. The nom-
i Wsds' of wa ase S TSposraph 1S pe nHion. f peIe-
gate Feuracht proposed the name OF Samuel
Gonpers for president and in doing so
nomination was seconded by delegate James
j. Linahan. on motion of W. o. Pome-
roy, the presiding officer, called the roll
of delegates. BY order of the chair the
elected by q majority of eighteen. The vote
standing: Gompers, 1.0f; Mcbride. 1.023.
Bride. Delegate Gailand. OF the Iron and
Steel Workers Amalgamated Association,
DIVIDED his vote giving 80 for each can,
Typographical Union, voted solidly for Nc
Bride. giving him 1871 votes. James Gelson,
q 9!n,6 5he r InsernstIGnal q Pr 1otes' did pTes nof res
spond 10 the call. and his delegation was
not recorded as having voted for either of
the candidates. Three OF the delegates rep
Manhattan Musical Union. No. 6352, repre-
scented by Robert A. Muller. with six votes,
voted in favor of the Western candidate.
The chair appointed a committee of three
delegates to notify Mr.. Gompers
OF his election and escort him
TO the platform. Mr.. Gompers. on
being introduced. said: There is
no position on earth that I hold with as
much sacredness, reverence and high an
honor as / do that of president of the Amer
lean Federation OF Labor. L can plainly see
the duty that confronts me. If my past has
shown to you that your confidence Is due
me, all 1 can say is that / Will do all in
my power to keep up the past record. ] am
a trade unionist. and as such. will stand
or fall for that principle and i will try TO
prove worthy of the confidence you have
placed in me. j hope you will join with me
IN one grand effort to place the Federation
/ on a proper plane. l will do what / can for
the Federation and earnestly ask your as
sistance."
Retiring President John Mcbride, on. be-
ing introduced, complimented Mr.. Gompers.
He pledged his support TO the Federation,
but added that never again would he accept
an official position within the ranks of or
| ganized labor. He announced that he would
do his duty as a private and endeavor by
every possible means TO bring about the
ameiioration OF the condition OF the work.
ing classes.
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