The herald., 1896-12-21
American Federation of Labor
Again for Silver
1T REAFFIRMS ITS POSITION
The Vote on the Question Stood
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Carpenters Union Elects Officers and
the Clerks Nominate-City and
General Labor Notes.

The American Federation Of Labor al
the Chicago, New York and Denver con-
ventions placed itself on record in favo.
silver at the ratio of 16 to /. AS was con-
fidently expected, the annual convention
which met last week at Cincinnati re-
affirmed it's former position, and passed
similar resolution disavowing any in
tention that this act should be construed
as indorsing any political party. The
resolution was carried by a vote of three
to one. This vote. if it means anything
demonstrates that organized labor, at
least in the west, manfully supported
William J. Bryan -
The following national officers were
elected: President, Samuel Gompers
first vice president. P. ]. Mcguire; Sec
ond vice-president, James Duncan;
third vice president, James O'Connell;
fourth president, NJ. M. Garland;
secretary, Frank Morrison; treasurer
John d. Lemon.
Nashville was selected as the place for
the next convention, beating Kansas
City, Salt Lake and st. Louis.
Samuel Gompers was reelected presi-
dent without opposition. He has held
this office, with the exception of one
term, since the organization of the fed
Grafton.
COUNCIL OF LABOR.
There was a good representation of the
different unions at the regular weekly
meeting of the council of labor last week
and delegates were seated as follows
H. Hines, H. E. Dewey and F. Rend-
Ter as fraternal delegates, one from the
Ruil0inp Trades pouppil and ono dale
gate from the Photographed union. Two
new unions will shortly join the council
The committee appointed to interview
the legislators reported progress, and
many of them expressed a willingness to
interest themselves in labor legislation
After the report of the officers and the
transaction of minor business the coun-
Gil adjourned
CITY AND GENERAL NOTES.
The following officers were elected at
the last regular meeting of the Carpen-
ters' union: President, E. E. Shafer:
president, II. E. Dewey, recording
secretary, Jos. Ferris; treasurer Ed
Arnelstein; conductor, Mr.. Paxe; dele
gates to the Council of Labor Charles
Fisher, A. Vinette, H. E. Dewey, Mr.
Sinclair; delegate to Building Trades
Council, E. e Shafer.
The ball of the Plumbers union Satur-
Gay evening was a financial success.
Thomas Bishop president of the union,
led in the grand march.
The Clerks association made the fol-
lowing nominations last Tuesday even
ing: President. A. NJ. Sommer z. r.
Holman, F. f. Beahn; first vice-presi-
dent. Misses May Rutley. Pauline Bunk
er, Mary Baker, Zoe Mccoy; second
vice-president, M B. Carter, L.
Schwartz F. Bryson; recording secre-
tary, E. r. Holman, l.. ]. Hartman, Miss
A M. Young; financial secretary, e. r
Holman. A. NJ. Green; treasurer, Sol
Levy guardian, Sam Crolic. Arthur
Goldberg: guide. Miss Lotta Goneli,
Miss Mccoy, Miss Freeman, A. P. Miller,
Rex Belcher.
over 10000 men are now involved in
the great shipping strike at Hamburg,
Germany, and dock work is al stand
still
A deep water harbor in South Carolina
will cost s3,0 900 for labor and supplies.
Work will be commenced at once.
A society of workingmen has been or
ganzed in Rochester, N. Y. for the pur-
pose of dealing il political labor ques-
tions.
The report is current that an effort will
be made to consolidate the Knights of
Labor with the American Federation of
labor.
The New Zealand government pen
sions every worker who has arrived at
the age of 65 years, if he has worked
twenty-one years in the colony.
The Iron Moulders union of North
America has increased its membership
1000 since July, 1895. This gratifying
exhibit is credited to the adoption of a
system of higher dues ana the payment
of benefits.
Affiliated unions of the Building
Trades Council of Kansas City are fight
ing for the recognition of union labor on
all public school buildings and for the
enforcement of eight hours on all pub