The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1896-12-24

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Journeymen Tailors. offered as q sub
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 uE-
limited coinage 81 silver at the ratio
o. sixteen to one by the United
States, without the consent or approval
of any other nation, and disavowiny
any intention that this action should be
construed as indorsing any political
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 few minutes of the time
set for adjournment. when debate was
stopped by motion for the previous
question, which was promptly second
I'd. The Lennon substitute was car
r;ed by a vote OF 1885 against 302.
Attic Thursday afternoon session the
special order for the annual election was
deferred to hear the report of the COM
mittee on the presidents report. It in
dorsed all the recommendations of Pres
ident Gompers in every instance, and
was Endorsed by a unanimous vote of the
convention. The following officers 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
Of Philadelphia: second vice president.
PRESIDENT IT, Jams: %SonRS S e;
rlson. Of eheaso srn John MGb
Lennon. Of Bloomington. Ill.
Nashville, Tenn, was selected as the
location for the next session, the vote
being: Nashville, 1918; Kansas City,
1886; Salt Lake City, 262; St. Louis. $50.
Cincinnati, Dec. 21.-The convention
of the American Federation of Labor
opened promptly at nine o'clock Sat-
urday morning. with nearly all dele
gates present.
The committee on presidents report
recommended that the action of grant,
ing of a charter to the American Fedora
ton of Musicians, which now has a
membership of nearly 5000, be Endorsed,
| and the recommendation was unani-
| mously concurred in.
Committee on reorganization recon-
mended that the National Association
of Electrical Workers be GRANTED
afiliation, and cooperation Of the
American Federation of Labor in the
work of organization, and the recon-
ln< in
Consideration of the report of the
special committee on the eight-hour
movement was taken up, the convention
acting on each recommendation sepa-
| rately, and Endorsing each una nimously
until the one favoring committee of
two to go to Washington was reached.
MIR. Lloyd moved that the two repre-
sentatives to visit Washington to work
for the eight-hour bill be selected by
the convention instead of being appoint
ed by the executive council; carried
by the close vote of yeas, "a; nays, 81.
When the committee on law reported
in favor of removing the headquarters
from Indianapolis there was long
fight precipitated. 1t required two
thirds vote to strike out indianapolis
from the constitutional provision for
the location of headquarters, and only
majority vote was necessary to in
sert the name of another city. One Of
the objections made against Indianap-
oils was it's lack of facilities for dis
seminating information or news and
orders from the general officers through
the press associations. The first bal
lot resulted: Washington, 1,7o5; Chi
cago, 4S7.