Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1902-11-18
MAHoN AND MORRISON. -
Secretary aud delegate Have a Lively
Dissa.siou on Monday,

Disea.siou on Monday,
New Orloans. Nov. i7.-Thore 10 a
strong probability that the executive
committee of the American Federation
Of Labor viii be enlarged from nine
90 eleven members az the present con.
Yontion. and that one Of the additional
members viii represent the Social
wing OF the labor unions. The Social.
lists claim that thoy control nearly
one-third Of the votes cast In the con.
yontlon. and feel fairly confident Of
getting one man on the board There
IS a strong element opposed 10 the In
crease Do number but the Socialists
say thoy Do not expect 20 win without
night. bot they DO expect 10 have
won that much when the tsht Is over.
Hut two c..irs have ao far been
mentioned ag fhe place Tor the neat
conyCnu1n-HlIalo and Milwaukee.
The ll'f.r place claims the better
nght as 10 has been a candidate three
times. and un each occasion has vita.
drawn Boz favor of place in which Le
convention was held However. tho
energetic work has been done By the
advocates OF either city
W. +. Kennedy. general organic
OF the International Brotherhood ol
Electrical Workers. has prepared o
resolution which he expects VIII raise
something of q breeze upon the floor
Of the convention u is 90 the effect
that the present local government OF
the District ~ Columbia Is antique
and obsolete. and that the residents
should be allowcd 90 vote. The reso
luton Is certain of opposition. as II Is
the ayowed policy OF the Federation
10 refrain from political matters.
The visiting delegates were hand
somely entertained Sunday by the 10.
cal lab0rlng men. who arranged sew
eral social Affairs for them during the
afternoon, and secured one OF the the.
aters for them az night
Delcrate Mahau of Che special CON.
mittee investigating the application OF
lonEshOrcmCn for change of ntme eX
tending their Jurisdiction announced
that President Kcofo OF the Bong
shoremCns union declined 90 serve a.
a member OF the committee. believing
it should be composed of dlslnterested
parties Delegate Mahon. therefore
moved that the whole matter be r.
ferred back to the executive council
for Instructions
Secretary Morrison opposed refer
ence 90 the executive council. declar.
ing that in his opinion the special
committee were trying 20 eyade th'
responsibility OF a decision.
Delegate Mahon vehementiy repu'
dated the idea that he was trying a.
evado the performance OF any duty
and asserted that as the secretary was
a member of the executive council he
was trying % keep the matter away
from the council In order that the see
retary. and not Delegate MahOn
should escape responsibility OF a de-
clsi0n. 70 was decided 20 remove from
committee an interested parties.
The old dispute between President
shaner OF the Amalgamated Associa-
tlon OF Steel Workers and President
Gompers OF the American Federation
Of Labor broke out afresh on the
charges originally made by President
Shaner after the termination OF the
great steel strike OF 1901.
They were 90 effect that President
Gompers and John Mitchell had been
guilty of un-unionlike conduct In re-
fusing 10 support his organization In
its hEht
They. on the other hand. asserted
the association over which President
shaner presided we're trying 90 VIC
late ~ agreements and that his stand
was untenalle.
Delegate sheridan OF the Amalga-
mated association. colleague OK
aPresident Shaner in the convention.
threw the bomb by asking unanimous
consent 10 introduce a resolution call
ing for investigation OF the charges