Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-21

T. Reelected President Of tho American
Federation Of Labor.

Kansas city. Dec. s0.-slmuol Com
IDfs was today reelected president Of
the American Federation ~ Labor by
practically unanimous vote at the
closing session OF the eighteenth an
uu1l convention Of that organization.
The convention which had been Ia acs-
fIon Cor eight days. adjourned sine die
at g o'clock. Detroit. Mich, was de-
clded upon rs the next place OF meet
Ing.
During tho election Of president. Will
liam j. OIiricn OF New York was In
the chair. George u. McNolll of Ins-
ton placed Mt. Uompcrr IN nomination.
lie said he might never again attend "a
convention OF the federation. and he
wanted the honor OF naming Mr. Conn
IcH Tor tho place. lie said. 'Mf.
uumpefa has beon tried and found
eruc lie cannot be corrupted. when
We gci q good man In n place We
should keep him there" The Ercatcat
applause followed AIR. McNclll'E re-
marks.
John Kirb- OF ouray. Colo. said tho
miners Of the West were looking more
a. Mr.. Gumpcrs to aid them In their
tuugglcn than 60 any one else.
There were no other nominee. and
Henry Lloyd ~ Massachusetts moved
that the vote of the convention bc east
fuf Ar. GOmpcrF. This was done amid
Er'at cheering. Isaac Cowan. the so
clallHt, % Cleveland, o.. objected. and
h|a vote was recorded against Mr.. Com
perr. Mr.. Gompefr declined u1 make
any remarks upon his recollection.
Wiih the exception Of tho fourth.
ffih and sixth vice presidents and the
three fratcrnal delegates, the rest OF
the old officers were reelected without
any opposition. Thr remainder VI tho
ucko. full1wn! First vice president.
J.. j, Mcclure OF Philadelphia; second
Vice president. James Duncan of lialu-
more. third Vice president, James
ucunnoll OF Chicago; fourth vice prcal-
dent John n. Mitchell ~ Indianapolis.
MN Vice president, Max Morris of
Denver. sixth vice president, Thomas
], Kidd " Chicago; secretary, Frank
Morrison Of bloomington, M.
franternnl dolcTntca-To she Union
Congress of Great Britain. Thomas v.
Tracy % New York 0f the cigarma-
kera union and James o'conncll of the
MnchlnlntH' union. To the Trade and
Labor convention Of Canada. James n.
oSuilivan ~ boHt1n, OF tho Masrachu-
sctH state branch,
The convention spent most OF the day
m amending It's constitution ana pru-
Ndlng means for widening tn" scope
Of lls work. The federation Increased
wv per capita tax upon members OF
trades union organizations from three
ipuflha of 1 per cent 60 cent? per
month, the money 10 be used 10 sup
port the federation President Com
pofs himself objected 10 this. but the
delegates were strongly In favor OF u.
On every hand they declared that an
iaeiraacd revenue was needed to carry
board ~ education formally accepted
strengthen the labor cause.
The resolution OF j, r. O'sulllvan OF
Boston looking to a bill In Congress- 10
Impose an Internal revenue saN against
an factories employing women ana
children overtime was killed. Tho
committee ON laws reported against
The measure ON the ground that u
wlnld legallze tho employment OF
'hlllfcn as lnborcfH.
No. support OF his revolution MI
oHullNun aarl ffag he had been before
~ l-gafa'uro OF Massachusetts whrn
hNyers argued thu, such a FAX WAS
ontn'sp,ionAs, and csit b was Gen-
efally agreed that tire only way % sop
llpnAV-keepern from hiring cAilirrn
We ~ tax uhcm out Of existence. hf'
uaullivun proposed tiul auch fac
rfios De made 81 pay an .r.ernal rive
iue TAX % % per ccTs % dhUr gross
ll'N Gt,nrgs ", Mcneil fald he
ma some doubts as 90 ino efficacy ut
s.ueh - law. And, further" rald he,
VIII simply lctnae the omp.uymeni
:" ehlilren. We VIII be put In the iighi
evil
Mr o'SulSvnn said n believed that
tnn employment O. ohillren could nsvrr
pc checked urdl shc women workers
'ho nnd hentlnsd IN msekts with
" '"ndea unions, IL was certain, 100.
'll Nnmtn would never receive equal
~ Win men un,il they showed a
aI,i'slh united enough b force v up
"i tholr employers.
laAe cowan's resolution uaklng thar
"hsslon hy aliil.ltod unions u the
N'ss'Hanchford and any plans u oiii-
- l.lera1n b. recommended hy $40
ANeiicln federation, was KIND wiih-
~ discussion, aLl "a numebr ~ meas
w not u general interest were DIS
N.a or hrl0re ad5onrnlng the CON.
csA,pn hstenel 10 the farewell adj
by the British delrgritu, VII
ram lnsdp and William Thogn.
preparing for "a Miners Convention
,fiimhurR Pa. Dec, sO.-M D. Ra,ch-
~, member Of tho Industrial com
ms9lon. former president OF the United
sllAe MNltpIf nld Iohu Mitchell Of IL