The Ely miner., 1896-12-23
GOMPERS REELECTED.

OOMfEhS hEEIECIED.
Again Honored by the Federation Of La
bor-Declaration for Free Coinage.
Cincinnati, Dec. 19.-At the opening
OF Friday mornings session of the
convention of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, the following resolution,
introduced Wednesday by Delegate
Ashe. OF Boston, came up under special
order:
Resolved. That we. the delegates Of the
American Federation of Labor, in con-
vention assembled. demand such amend
ments to the constitution Of the United
States, and the constitutions Of the sever
al states thereof, as will deprive the
supreme courts of the United States and of
duly enacted by the legally chosen repre-,
sentativeS of the people. as we believe the
proper function OF courts to be to ex-
pound and administer law, but not 70
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-
supreme court, and throw he 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 al to 81.
Delegate Weisemann offered a 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
,,I; Oh Il; Il
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 a substi-
tute reaffirming the former action of
the federation on the silver question,
and again the opportunity for oralory
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 3. Lennon, of the
Journeymen Tailors, offered as a SUBJ
stitute to the resolutions printed by
Delegate Yarnell, resolution reaffirm-
ing the stand taken by the American
Federation of Labor at it's three past
conventions, favoring the free and un-
limited coinage of silver at the ratio
o. sixteen to one by the United
States, without the consent or approval
of any other nation, and disavowing
any 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
with relation to free and unlimited
coinage of the white metal, continued
with more or less forensic eloquence
until within a few minutes of the time
set for adjournment, when debate was
stopped by "a 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
ice on the Presidents report. 1t in
dorsed all the recommendations of
President Gompers in every instance,
anu was lnuOfSeu ny d uHdHInCuS 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 nominee:
President, Samuel Gompers, of New
York; first vice president, P. j. Mcclure,
of Philadelphia; second vice president,
James Duncan, of Baltimore; third vice
president, James O'Connell, of Chicago;
fourth vice president. NJ. 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, 1,61S; Kansas City,
1856; Salt Lake City, 262; ST. Louis, $50.
Deep Waterway.
Detroit Mich Dec 19-The United