The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-21
FEDERATION OF LABOR.
LAST SESSION OF THE CONvEN-
TON AT DETROIT.
President Gompers and All Others
of Its Old Officers Unani-
mously Reelected.

DETROIT, Dec. 20-The longest con-
vention of the American Federation of
Labor ever held ended this afternoon.
During the nine days that the dele
gates were in session, declarations were
adopted concerning a great variety of
questions of more or less public i'm
port, but for the first time in many
years no proposition was made or ac-
ton taken even remotely connected
with the money question Or other pend
ing political issues. Among the clos
ing items of business were the adop-
ton of resolutions appealing to Con-
gress to submit to State Legislatures
a sixteenth Constitutional amendment
to prohibit disfranchiSemen of citizens
on account of their sex,e and directing
President Gompers to correspond with
the trades unions of the Continental
European countries with view of
bringing about fraternal relations
The Federation unanimously re-
elected all its old officers. The only
contests occurred in selections of fra
ternal delegates to the foreign trades
congresses. The elections resulted as
follows:
President-Samuel Gompers of Wash
inEton.
vice Presidents-P. J. Mcclure of
Philadelphia, James Duncan of Bos-
ton, James OConneI of Washington,
John Mitchell of Indianapolis, Max
Morris of Denver and Thomas l. Kidd
of Chicago.
Secretary-Frank Morrison of Wash
ington.
Treasurer-John B. Lennon of Bloom
ington, Ill.
Fraternal Delegates to the British
Congress-John B. Lennon, Secretary
of the Journeymen Tailors' Union. and
w. 1. Pierce of Indianapolis, Secretary
of the United Mine Workers.
Fraternal Delegates to the Canadian
Trades Congress-W. D. Mahon of De-
troit, President of the Amalgamated
Association of Street Railway EN-
ployes.
The convention made formal requests
that all trade unions hereafter more
clearly define the work of their respec-
tive crafts, and action was taken
warning building trades councils not 10
overstep their legitimate functions by
assuming general Jurisdiction of trades
iZation of national trades unions
resolution was adopted commend
ing President Gompers services, and
granting him leave of absence from
duty with pay until he shall have fully
recovered from his recent injury.
Louisville, KY, was selected as the
place of next convention. The other
candidates were Cleveland, Columbus,
Scranton, Pa, Salt Lake City, Calves
ton, Texas, and Bay City, Mich.
This afternoon a resolution was
adopted to the effect that any product
of labor reported to be union made
shall not be SO considered unless it
bears the union label
The Committee on Labels and Boy
colts reported in favor of dropping the
names of all concerns now on the I'M
fair list, which list had grown to I'M
necessarily large proportions, on ac-
count of retaining so many names
thereon. There was considerable OBJ
position to this until it was explained
that any trade organization could, by
making application, have the boycott
renewed.
One of the closing acts was a declar-
alton against open stores on Sunday
The following were elected members
of the committee appointed to ANAL
gamate the two rival painters organ
izations: William J. O'Brien of the
Granite Cutters; p. D. Driscoll of the
Horseshoers, and 0. E. Woodbury. of
the Carpenters.
Prior to the final adjournment
Messrs. Haslam and Wilkie, the British
fraternal delegates, made brief CON
gratulatory addre sses.
Ellen Terry says the things she liked
best in the United States We're the
green peppers