The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-13
LIST MADE UP.
Probable Officers Of the Fedora
tiOn of Labor.

Louisville, Dec A13.-At the opening
session of the American Federation of
Labor today the following appeared to
be the most popular list of new officers
to be elected the last day of the conyen-
ton:
President, Samuel Gompers. New York;
secretary, Frank Morrison, Washington,
D c.; treasurer. John B. Lennon, Bloom
ington, Ill; first vice president, James
DuTcan, Boston: second vice president.
John Mitchell, Indianapolis; third vice
president, James O'ConneII. Washington,
o. c.: fourth vice president. Thomas
Kidd, Chicago: fifth vice president. Max
Morris, Denver; sixth vice president.
Dennis Hayes, Philadelphia
The above, if elected, will constitute
the new executive council. The first res
olution called up at the morning session
was one presented by Delegate Nelson
of Philadelphia, disapproying Of the al
legged action of DR.. John Alexander
Dowie Of Chicago,( in importing and fr
Dowie OF Chicago. in importing laboTf
DoWie Of Chicago in importing foreign
lace makers for working in an estab-
Hshed industry in the United States.
The resolution was adopted and copies
ordered sent to President Mckinley,
Treasury Secretary Gage and Commits
sioner Powderly.
A resolution was also passed directing
the executive council to take such ac-
ton as is necessary to have an eight
hour bill introduced in the legislatures
Of the states where an eight-hour law
does not now prevail
A sharp debate arose over the consid-
Grafton of a. resolution denOuncing a hat
factory at Fall River, Mass. for the al
legged substitution of foreign women TO
do the work of men in the manufacture
of hats The resolution further declared
that the United States government has
for the past three years placed all or
ders for hats to be worn by its soldiers
with the Fall River factory, and regis
tered a protest against the further plac-
ing of army orders for hats with any
non-union concern. The resolution was
adopted.
voring shorter hours for BARRIERS and
extending sympathy and moral support
to the Iron AIoulders' union Of North
America.
A resolution against trusts offered by
Max Hayes of Cleveland. was amended
by the committee and reported to the
convention as follows.
Resolved, That this twentieth con-
vention Of the American Federation Of
Labor reaff1rnas its position on the trust
question by urging the unorganIZed
working people to organize in their re-
spectiye trades as the best means of
resisting the encroachments of trusts
and nonop0iieS. And we also renew the
recommendation that trade working
men generally study the development of
anu 11lo1DpJ44rS-
Mr. HAYES took the floor to protest
against the change in his resolution. He
was replied to by Treasurer Duncan
who said the committee had deemed a
moderate resolution along practical
lines much wiser than a radical full
nination. Mr.. Hayes position was con-
demned by a number of delegates as
tending to transform the Federation of
Labor into a political organization
Delegate Agard, of St. Louis, said he
did not believe trusts should be de-
nOunced fndiscrinainate1y but the ques-
ton should be studied carefully and the
truth sffted out.
John Mitchell. president Of the United
Mine Workers, resented a statement
made by Mr.. Hayes to the effect that If
the mine workers would strike again
they could secure still greater increase
of their wages. There has not been one
important step taken by the mine work
ers.t' said Mr.. Mitchell. that has not
been bitterly opposed by the Socialist