The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-30

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tional bodies: some. national bodies
and some local organizations like th
Central Labor union of Scranton. Th'
Central Labor union of Scranton. fo
instance. with 5000 members, will b,
represented by one man. Richard s
Roberts. of Local 213, United Min,
Workers of America. One OF the dele
gates from abroad will be Senor Santi
ago Iglesas. of San Juan. who will rep
! resent the Federation OF Labor OF Cubi
and Porto Rico.
This is the gentleman who was re-
| Gently arrested on landing in cuba. be
cause Of a belief that he was bent OF
! dangerous agitation.
Fraternal Delegates.
Among the visitors will be Frank
lett, of London. fraternal delegates
from the British Trades union con-
aress. They arrived in this country
last Sunday and will be in Scranton
during the fore part of next week. Fra
ternal delegates will also come from,
Canada.
Many of the national officers or the
different organizations will come as
delegates, but many others will be
present simply as onlookers. The list
of delegates has not as yet been made
public, but it is as good as certain that
nearly all the prominent labor leaders
will attend. either as delegates or as
visitors.
The members of the national eXecu-
tive council of the American Fedora
ton of Labor are expected 10 arrive
here during this afternoon. They will
have headquarters at the Jellnvn, and
during the five days that will inter-
rene between their arrival and the for
NAL opening of the convention. will
busy themselves preparing reports,
mapping out work and attending to the
other preliminaries. The executive
council is made up of the Following
notables:
PRESIDENT SAMUEL GOMpERS. Washing ion,
d. C.. first vicepresidcnt of the Cigar Makers IN.
teinational union.
SECRETARY FRANK MORRISON, Washington,
d. G.. of the International Typographical union
TREASURER JOHN H. LENNON. Bloominyton
H., Of the Taiols' Union rf America.
FIRST rICEPRESIDENT JAMES DUNCAN,
Boston. Mass. secretary Of tic Granite Cutters
National union.
SECOND vlCEPREsIDENT JOHN MITCHELL,
indianapolis, Ind, president Of the United Mine
Workers.
THIRD NiCE-PREsIDENT JAMES o OCONNELL,
Washington j. C., president CT the Macliinists'
International union.
FOURTH VlCE.PRE>lDENT MAy MORRIS,
Denver, COL, secretary OF the Clerks Intcrna.
tional association.
FIFTH NICE.PRESiDENT THOMAS l. KIDD,
Chicago, ILL.,, secretary OF the Wood Workers In.
tclnatiOnal union.
SMITH VICE.rRESIDENT d. A. HAYES. rh.
adelpha. president OF the Glass Bottle Blowers
Association OF the United States and Canada.
Other Celebrities.
Other celebrities who will he present
are: w. ID. Mahon. Detroit, national
president OF the street car union:
Thomas Flynn, Pittsburs. chief organ
izer of the American Federation of La
Dor; Thomas Tracy and j. Maylon
Barnes, Philadelphia. national officers
Of the cigarmallers; w. II. Wilson, ma
tional secretary, and r. a. Lewis, ma
tional Nice-presdent of the United
Mine Workers: State Secretary Ryan,
of the Illinois Mine Workers: Lee NJ.
Hart. Chicago, national secretary Of
the Stage Employees union: w. II.
Klopesky, Cleveland. national secre-
tary of the Journeymen BARRIERS; W. j.
Gilthorpe, Kansas City national secre-
tary of the boileimakers and iron ship
builders; w. X. Boyer, Galesburg. H.,
international secretary of the brOom-
makers; Milliken Jerome, state presi-
dent Of the Arizona Federation OF La
Dor: George Innes, Detroit, internal
tional secretary OF the drivers; c. l..
Champ, International secretary of the
stationary tiremen, Henry White, New
York, national secretary of the gar
ment workers; Jerry l.. Sullivan. Gin.
cinnati, International secretary of the
hotel and restaurant employees; Robert
A. Mckee, Peoria. International secre-
tary of the steam engineers: Robert h.
Kerr, Moline, H., national secretary of
the blacksmiths; Homer u. Call Sy-
racuse, national secretary of the Lath-
ers; n. j. Shafer, Pittsburg, national
president of the steel workers; T.. III.
Thies, New York, ilrst-vice president of
the metal polishers; James r. Porter
(colored New Orleans. vice-president
OF the longshoremen. There will also
be about ten female delegates,
The convention will open Thursday,
December 5, and continue ten days.
The sessions will be held in st, Thomas
college hall, one in the morning and
one in the afternoon, and will he open
to the public, except AT such times as
the body decides To go into executive
session,
At 8 o'clock Thursday morning, The
delegates will assemble at Hotel Jer-
myn and march in a body to the con-
vention hail, where they will be well
coined by John ii. Devine, chairman of
the local committee of arrangements.
and Hon. ". l.. Connell, recorder OF
e city OF Scranton The response will
+ ! made by President Gompers.
Thursday night the delegates will be
rendered reception at the Jermyn. On
the night of sunday, December S, they
VIII be given complimentary concert
at the Lyceum. 1t has been arranged
and will be conducted by Haydn Evans.
The participants will be Mrs. Lizzie
Hughes Brundage, soprano; Miss Ida
0sragan contralto; Miss Rosa Con-
way. pianisti William Jones, tenor; Da-