Warren sheaf., 1896-12-24
GoMPERS REELECTED.

GoMPERs REELECTED.
Again HOnored by the Federation Of Lae
bor-Declaration for FREQ Coinage.
Cincinnati, Dec. 19.-At the opening
Of Friday mornings session Of the
convention of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, the following resolution,
introduced Wednesday by Delegate
Ashe, of Boston, came up under special
order:
American Federation of Labor. in con-
venti0n assembled. demand such amend
ments to the constitution of the United
States. and the constitutions of the sever
supreme courts Of the United States and Of
the several states OF power to set aside laws
duly enacted by the legally chosen repre-
proper function Of Courts to be e to exs eae
make it."
The resolution elected much dis
cussion, the preponderance of which
was that it would be construed as
rejecting upon the courts of the coun-
try, and especially the United States
supreme court, and throw The Fedora.
ton of Labor in position before the
public which it did not wish to occupy.
The vote resulted in the defeat of the
resolution by vote of 81 to 21.
Delegate Weisemann. offered reso-
luton that the former action of the fed
GRAFTON favoring free coinage of silverat
sixteen to one be reconsidered, and the
resolutions committee through which
it was presented to the convention rec
ommend that as the subject was one on
which workingmen had become divided
the best interests of the federation
would be best served by refusing to give
il any consideration.
A motion that the whole matter be laid
on the table was lost by vote of .37 to
931. Delegate Yarnell offered substi-
tute reaffirming the former action of
the federation on the silver question,
and again the opportunity for ora1ory
was freely made use of, the benefits the
workingmen would have from free
coinage being presented in about the
same manner as on the stump during
the campaign.
Delegate John B. Lennon, of the
Journeymen Tailors, offered as a SUBJ
stitute to the resolutions printed by
Delegate Yarnell, a resolution reaffirm-
ing the stand taken by the American
Federation of Labor at its three past
conventions, favoring the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the ratio i,
o. sixteen to one by the United
States, without the consent or approval
of any other nation, and disavowing
airy intention that this action should be
construed as indorsing any political
party. The discussion of free sill
yer, and the propriety of the conven-
ton making declaration OF any kind
coinage of the white metal, continued
with more or less forensic eloquence
until within few minutes of the time
set for adjournment, when debate was
stopped by motion for the previous
question, which was promptly second
ed. The Lennon substitute was car
ried by vote of 1885 against 3O2.
At the afternoon session the special
order for the annual election was de-
ferred to hear the report of the commit
tee on the Presidents report. 1t in
President Gompers in every instance,
and was indorsed by unanimous vote
of the conventions. The following Off
GERS were then elected, in every case the
secretary being instructed to cast the
unanimous vote of the convention for
the nominees:
York; first vice president, +: j. Mcclure.
of Philadelphia; second vice president.
James Duncan, of Baltimore; third vice
president, James O'Connell, of Chicago;
fourth vice president. M. M. Garland. of
Pittsburgh. Pa; secretary, Frank Nor
rison, OF Chicago, ILL.,; treasurer, John D.
Lennon, of Bloomington, ILL.,.
Martin Fox and George E. Mcneil
were elected fraternal delegates to the
British trades union congress which is
to assemble at Birmingham, England,
on the first Monday in September, 1897,
and John B. Lemon and Horace NJ.
Eaton chosen as alternates.
Nashville, Tenn, was selected as tho
location for the next session, the vote
being: Nashville, 1918; Kansas City,
1886; Salt Lake City, 262; St. Louis. $50.
Deep Waterway.
Detroit, Mich, Dec. 19.-The United
States deep waterway commission
which was appointed to make an inves-
tigation of the feasibility of establish
ing deep waterway, of sufficient mag.
nitude to permit of the free passage Of
ocean steamers between the great
lakes and the seaboard, and report the
result to congress, is in session at the
Russell house. The United States COM
mission is working in conjunction with