Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-12-23
The Federation Action Calls for
Withdrawals from Local
Trades Assembly.
Samuel GOmpers and the Old
officers Will Serve For
Another Year.
LOUISVILLE DELEGATES ARE HOME.


spirits Delegates Walter Young and James
McGill have returned from Detroit, where
they Represented the Central Labor Union
and Federal Labor Union at the conven-
ton of the American Federation of Labor,
the greatest gathering of representatives
of American trades unionists ever assem-
bled in the United States, bringing with
them the next convention to Louisville.
Messrs. McGill, Young and Charles
Peetz left two weeks ago and labored for
Louisville night and day till the time for
the balloting to begin Wednesday, when
they had the pleasure of winning easily
over Scranton, Cleveland, Columbus, Salt
Lake City, Galveston and Bay City, Mich.
Their victory is the more remarkable
from the fact that the Federation has
not met in the East for a number of years,
and as Nashville, Cincinnati, Kansas City
and Detroit have had the convention it
was thought by many that an Eastern
city, possibly Syracuse, which is noted
convention town, might carry off the
prize. However, the Louisville repre-
the delegates could not resist the tempta-
ton to come here after enjoying taste
of the hospitality dispensed at the Ken
lucky headquarters. When Louisville was
placed in nomination the convention was
brought to a standstill that the formal
invitations and kilograms might be read.
They were from the Board of Trade,
Commercial Club, Central Labor Union,
Mayor Weaver and Henry Wattersou,
Coils. John and James Whallen, President
-Risford end Typographical Union No. 70.
the General Council and Charles +.
Shepherd, Evening Post, Kentucky Irish
American, Louisville Dispatch and the
Anzeiger, and all had their good effect.
The trades unionists of this city can not
too highly appreciate the honor conferred
upon them, and there is no doubt but
that the business public will aid in carry
ing out the pledges made.
The Federation reelected all the old
officers, the only contests being for the
selection of delegates to the British and
Canadian Trades Congresses. The fol-
lowing will serve during the year 1900:
President-Samuel Gompers, of WASH
ington.
Vice Presidents-P. ]. Mcclure Of Phil
adelphia, James Duncan of Boston, James
O'Connell of Washington, John Mitchell
of indianapolis. Max Morris OF Denver,
and Thomas 1. Kidd of Chicago.
Secretary--Fran Morrison of Wash
ington.
Treasurer-John B. Lennon of Bloom
ington, Ill.
Fraternal Delegates to British Con-
gress = John B. Lennon, Bloomington,
ILL.,, Secretary of the Journeymen Tailors'
Union, and w. c. Pearce of indianapolis,
Secretary of the United Mine Workers.
Fraternal Delegates to Canadian Trades
Congress-W. D. Mahon of Detroit, Presi-
dent of the Amalgamated Association of
Street Railway Employees.
The matter of greatest importance to
Louisville trades unions, and having a
direct bearing upon the differences be-
tween the Central Labor Union and those
who last year seeded therefrom to or
ganize the United Trades and Labor AS
sembly was the protest entered against
the admission of the delegates from the
national bodies of the locals represented
therein. The action of the Committee
on Credentials was prompt and decisive,
and was to the effect that no trades union,
national or local, in any way, directly or
indirectly, affiliated with the body with
out charter from the American Fedora
ton would be recognized or entitled to
representation until such connection was
severed, to which the officers of the
National Tobacco Workers Union and
Theatrical Stage Employees Alliance
agreed, saying their locals in Louisville
must withdraw from the MULTIPLICATION
body or surrender their charter. Those
who have the true interests of the wage
earners at heart believe this will bling to
an end the senseless breach that has ex-
listed here during the year, and when the
convention meets next December our
trades unions will present united front.
Before adjourning the convention made
formal requests that all trades unions
hereafter more clearly define the work Of
their respective crafts. Action was taken
warning building trades councils not to
overstcp their legitimate functions by
assuming general jurisdiction of trades
unions or issuing charters for organiza-
tions of national trades unions.
A resolution was adopted commencing
President Gompers service and granting