The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-12
A. F. OF LIN SESSION
The Work Of the Convention Has
Progressed Very Slowly.
NO OFFICERS ELECTED YET
Saturday 10 Set Apart for the Dis
cuesion OF the Eight-Hour Day
Dual Organizations and
Their Delegates.

New York. Dec. n--So slowly has
the work Of the American Federation
OF Labor progressed that Il II not like
ly the election of officers will be
reached before Monday next. At the
opening session to-day the credentials
committee reported, the convention
concurrine. that w. Z. Ward, claiming
10 represent the Painters union, a dual
organization. be denied a seat Sub
sequently the subject Of duality Of or
ganization within the ranks of the or
ganization was brought up by Vice
President Elderkin, who predicted that
unless the conditions were corrected
the Federation would fall under the
control of antagonistic elements. In
stating the case OF 11s lodges of the
Brewery Employees National union. a
small majority OF which are attached
to the Knights OF Labor. Mr.. Elderkin
said: The Knights OF Labor assem-
blies have q national trade assembly
and meet In national convention and
secretly legislate for the National
Brewery Employees union AS a result
a great national union attached to the
Federation Is controlled absolutely by
bor."
olution was offered to the effect that
hereafter seat shall be refused to
any representative whose organization
has within its ranks any other organ
ization comprising less than the total
membership. Action on the report Of
the executive council. submitted yes
terday. was deferred. The various sec
tons will be taken up and considered
singly by the proper committees. The
eight-hour work day discussion was
set down for Saturday morning. Sam
uel Gompers. James Creamer and John
White were appointed a special COM
mittee to wait upon the tobacco work.
ers employed by the American Tobac-
co company.
The following committees were an
nounced. On eight-hour work days.
II. Jacobson. New York: Henry Miller.
Henry Weissman. BROOKLYN: John G.
Donnell. Chicago: Henry Barter. De-
troit; George L. Mcneil. Boston. Ad-
visory committee on Chicago labor
Ash. Massachusetts,;
A. n. Furnseth. San Francisco: Frank
Mccarthy. Boston: #. w. Lee and Jo-
seph Widdenfeld- II was resolved 20
extend an invitation to the woman's
Christian Temperance union to send
fraternal delegates to the convention
The president Of the w. G. T. u. had
been invited 20 attend. but had sent
regrets. at the same time stating that
delegates from the two organizations
would be present at to-morrow's ses-
sion of the convention. The cornrnEt-
tee on resolution reported favorably
n resolution asking that an out side
trades unions os invited TO become
afiliated with the American Federation
Of Labor.
A resolution BY Samuel Gompers
against capital punishment wae adopt
ed.
A resolution was adopted reaffirming
the declaration made yesterday In
favor of the free and unlimited coin-
are of silver at the ratio OF ls to 1. a
resolution by Delegate Andrew Furn-
seth Of San Francisco. protesting
against the passage by congress OF the
arbitration bin was adopt
ed. The committee on labels and boy
colts reported favorabiy upon the
adoption OF a uniform boot and shoe
workerS union. A resolution that the
secretary OF the Federation communl-
cate with the metropolitan and pru-
Dental insurance companies for the
purpose Of securing a modification OF
the contracts agents are obliged 10 OBJ
serve. which. II was represented. were
and unjust. was adopted.
There was nearly an hours discussion
over the resolution to discontinue In
the publication Of the Federationist on
the fair list" containing the names
Of firms endorsed by the Federation OF
Labor and OF the unfair list as wen.
consisting Of firms antagonists TO the
The matter was referred
10 a special committee.
A BAH was given At the concert hall
n Madison Square Garden tonight In
honor OF the delegates. The AFFAIR was
rendered them by the trades and labor
unions OF New York and vicinity.
samuel Gompers had charge Of the
committee on arrangements