The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-21
BhPERS STILL president.
yv.ELECTED BY THE Fedora.
TION Of LABOR.
= roufrsf. Over Any of the Inn
.aytapf On1ees-A Per Capita Tax
-, five Cents Month Levied on
All Members of the Labor Unions

vaxsAs CITY. Dec. e.-Samssel Com
- xas today reelected president Of the
- Federation Of Labor by q prac-
- unanimous vote at the closing ses-
i =. - thu eighteenth annual convention
= az, organization. The convention,
49, rad been d. session FOR eight days,
1 'f~.,rned sine die at O'Clock. Detroit
- sscidea upon Us the next place OF
lsseIiag.
II. .,gr3s1 gas in tbs chair. George Mo
- n Hoston placed Mr. Gompers In
I .s,.sra.le,u. III, said he might never again
- = convention OF the Federation ar
- rasted the honor OF naming Mr. Com
r =. gey the p.ac" He said:
~ Gonpers mas been tried and found
\ He cannot he corrupted. When We
- good man ia d place We should keep
- greatest applause followed AR Nc
Ia remarks
1,en Kirby. Of Ouray. Col. said the
,s'sefg 81 the West were looking more
- NJ Gompers 10 aid them In their strug-
49, than any one else.
- were no other nominations ard
Il, LLOYD Of Massachusetts, novzsi that
- cot. OF the convention be cast for Mr.
N.ssrnr4gs Tais Was done amid great cheer
- isaac Cowau. the socialist, Of Cieve-
y an CBfrttesi anu .AsS F1s- " a- ft2Oi
j sxstust MF G0nspefS-
I III Csompers declined To make any re-
r4rks upon hi reelection.
\ g;,n the exception of the fourth, fifth
.as sixth vice presidents and three fra
Isrnal delegates the rest % the old Of
ass we're reelected without any oppo-
sfon The remainder II the ticket fol-
! First vice T.resi1ent, r j. MEG dire
Pal aAe phia. second vice president. James
4 Tssacsn Baltimore. third vice president
.s-aes OCounei. Chicago: fourth vice
l ;FesieBt, JOAN r Mitchell. Indianapolis;
saf wee president Max Morris, Denver
sr:a wee president. Thomas j. Kidd, Chit
l gzso. secretary Frank Morrison. Chicago;
| ,fasl.rer. John Is. Lennon, BLOOMINGTON,
f. Il 'rstefnal delegates: To the union CON
sfess OF Great Britain. Thomas r. Tracy
T. elsarA makers union, and James
H. ouHel Of the tnachinists union. New
gk e. the trade and labor convention
Ii Gambia James Il. o'Suiiivan. Of Bos-
IT. Il the Massachusetts State Branch.
ne convention spent most Of the day in
sngcdng its constitution and providing
Irsaas far enlarging the scope OF It's work.
r. Federation Increased the per capita
L. upon members Of trades union orEani-
AGaFs from three ~fourths Of one per cent.
+ ags cats par month. The money 10 be
81 - support the Federation. President
nge.s him self obi. Cied TO this but the
U1sssaies Were strongly I'm favor OF f. on
| fsrr haHd they declared that an increased
UFFssnge aas needed 20 carry on the work
a. agarIzat ton. 50 as to strengthen the la
b. aa8ss
1 T. resolution Of j. r O'Sullrar. OF Bos-
ooklne 10 Il bin in congress 10 inn
- $50 internal revenue tax against all
ies employing women and children
Rf' uf Was killed. Thu committee on
Ga reported against the measure on the
II Ell that II would legalize the employ
F. n children as lahorers In support ~
r r-solution Mr. O'Sullivan said that hs.
= a'tn before the legislature of Nassa-
1 0@'iis when lawyers argued that such "A
% ais constitutional and that II was gen
81 agreed that the only way to aton
sft keepers from hiring children was
II a. hem out Of existence Mr.. O'Sui-
1 pa proposed that such factories he made
pa an internal revenue tax 81 ~ nsr
p On their gross receipts. George T.