Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-11-15
SECOND DAYS WORK
LABOR FEDERATION
Committees on Credentials
and Rules Report.
AS TO SEATING DELEGATES.
Objection Made to Establishing Fed
GRAFTON of City Central Bodies.
Would Likely Result ,Antasonistio
to American Federation.

WOulo Likely heSult 'AntS9ohlStIS
to American Federation.
New Orleans, Nov. lathe earlier
part of the morning session of the
American Federation of Labor was
was occupied by the report of the COM
mittees on credentials and rules. That
of the former was that two delegates
whose credentials had not been reg
ular, be seated. The report was adopt
ed.
Delegate Kemper of the Brewery
workers, objected to the report, say
ing that there was protest against
the seating of their delegation, and
asked what had been done. He was
informed that the committee was not
prepared to pass upon the eligibility
of the Brewery workers, but WSuld do
SO at later time. A similar request
came from the Sheet Metal workers,
and like comment was made.
In the report of the executive COM
mittee read yesterday by Vice-presi-
dent Duncan, allusion was made to
circular issued by the Milwaukee
Trades council advocating a federation
composed of city central bodies. The
move, the committee declared, would
result in an establishment of a body
antagonistic to the American FEEDER
alton of Labor.
To this view, L. Burger, delegate of
the Milwaukee Federated trades OBJ
1eeted strongly this morning, declaring
that there was no thought of antago-
nism to the American Federation of
Labor, but rather for the purpose Of
formulating program having for it's
object a platform embodying munich
pal socialism.
Delegate Wilson, of the mine work
ers, asked that as President Mitchell,
of his organization, was not present,
and as two other delegates were also
absent, he desired to have their alter
mates seated He was informed that
their credentials had not been pre-
sented, and in reply declared that he
had presented them personally.
Upon motion the committee on Gre
dentials was ordered to report upon
the seating of the alternates. Pending
the report of the committee a call was
made for the presentation of resolu-
tions which delegates desired to have
brought before the convention. A
large number were handed in.
l.
turned and reported in favor of the
seating of the mine workers alter
mates. The report was adopted
Delegate Burger, of Milwaukee, in.
troduced a resolution from the Wis
consin Federation of Labor, calling
for the recognition of the principles Of
international socialism. A resolution
to this effect has been introduced at
previous conventions, and has usually
invoked an animated struggle on the
floor of the convention.
The committee on credentials re-
turned another section of its report
and recommended in its protest that
against the seating of Delegate Cole of
the sheet workers. A debate lasting
over an hour ensued, and the matter
was referred back to the credentials
committee. The convention then took
a recess until 2 o'clock this af after
noon 1t was announced that the va
rious committees required time to COM
plete their work, and the session in
the afternoon would be only for the
introduction of resolutions, and not
for the transaction of any other bus
mess.