The morning times., 1896-01-19
FEDERATION OF LABOR.


The presentation of credentials Of new
delegates, the lockout OF the brewers, and
hc semi-eleCtion of officers were attractions
.Iat drew full representation of laboritcs
1t the regular weekly meeting OF the Fed
ration last Tuesday evening in the hall in
he Hayden Building, Four-and-a-halr and
Pennsylvania avenue. Forty-four locallabor
organizations were represented. a number
II other delegates came in later in the
Tening.
The first business of the evening was on
sIc acceptance OF credentials Of delegates
rom the following organizations: Bakers
md ConfcCtioncrS' Union No. lis, Icono-
hast Assembly, Carriage and Wagon Ma
ters, Carpenters and Joiners and Stair
builders Union, Bottling House Employees
Assembly, Plumbers and Gasritters Union,
Tin and Shcctiron Workers, FreSCO Paint
Irs and Shocmakers' Assembly. The CrcdCn-
tails being acceptable to the Federation,
the delegates were admitted and obligated.
The principal business Of the evening WAS
he election OF officers for the ensuing term.
The candidates for the office of president
we're james F. McIIugh, the present incum-
Ient and George O. Cook OF the BriCkllyCrs'
gnion. Both candidates were pla ccd III nom
nation with culogistic speeches. Mr.. Nc
Iugh was however, elected by a handsome
majority.
The present term win make the third one
or Mr. McIIugh. his first election occurring
VhcrI he was a comparative STRANGER in
his city, though well known throughout the
Ountry as the general scCrctary-irca>urcr
if the National Stone Cutters Association
If North America. His positive lnI inI-
'artiai methods Of deciding important
luc>tiOuS. however, soon gained iDr lin
host of friends; so much so, that at the
expiration of his first term lie was unani-
nouSly reelected. when hundreds Of rllcs
way from the city. The confidence re-
posed in him was again shown IN the pres
mt election, when he was elected by the
arcest ma iority ever given for any candi-
late in the history Of the Federation. not
NithStandng the fact that he had Coz an
opponent, one OF the stanchest and most
aithful workers for the cause of organized
abOr in the District of Columbia, Mr..
5corge o. Cook.
For the position of first vice president
here was Il close competition. which re-
suited in the election OF Mr.. William l..
Bailey, of the Painters Assembly. For
the position OF second vice president Mrs.
W. II. Wilder. of the Ponce. Laundry
Assembly, was unanimously elected.
For fiman ciaI Isccretary-trca casurcr. Stephen
A. Clements, one eorthcmostpopularof officials
In The Federation and the incumbent, was
unanimously elected.
Fer recording secretary, Mr.. Arthur
Keep. of the Tailors' Assembly, was
elected over the incumbent, ]. X. Potter.
For sergeant alarms, Mr.. George W.
Glasgow, a man well known in District
iabormg circles, was unanimously reelected.
After, the election had been disposed of
the following preamble and resolution was
unanimously indorscd and ordered to lie
forwarded to the BricklaycrS' and Masons'
International convention, now i'll ses-
sion in Columbus, Ohio.
whereas there exists in the District
of Columbia a government by three Com
miSSioners which is in direct violation Of
the principles of the Declaration Of hide
pendence, that governments derive their
iusl power from the consent OF the governed,
aud taxation without representation is