The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-11-27

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San Francisco. Nov 26.-Samuel
Gompers was practically unanimously
reelected president OF the American
Federation of Labor today. One dele
gate. Victor Berger of Milwaukee, one
Of the leaders Of the socialist element
in the convention, voted in the mega
tive and asked that his vote be so re-
corded Gompers was given a great
ovation when he retook the gavel. He
promised the delegates to try TO do as
much or more for the labor movement
in the future than he had done i'm the
past. Secretary Frank Morrison and
Treasurer John 3. Lennon were unani-
mously chosen to serve for another
year. The following eight vice presi-
dents were reelected:
James Duncan, John Mitchell James
O'Connell, Max Morris, Thomas 1.
Kidd, D. A. Hayes, Daniel J. Keefe and
William J. Spencer. The election OF
these latter was by a unanimous, choice
except in the cases OF Mr.. Kidd and
Mr.. Spencer. The former was elected
over Joseph c. Bahlhorn' of the Broth
erhood of Painters by a vote Of 11,S79
TO 1863; the latter defeated James
Grimes, II. w. Sherman and o. A.
Tveitmoe. John Mofnt of the United
Hatters was elected unanimously as a
fraternal delegate to the British trade
union congress.
The majority and minority reports of
the committee on resolutions on the
fight between the LongshOremen and
Seamen was voted down, and the mat
ter now stands in the position it did
before the convention met.
Dispute Fought Out.
The last Of the big trade jurisdiction
disputes was fought out on the floor Of
the convention of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor at this mornings ses-
sion. The International Longshore-
mems association, 1t was claimed by the
Seamens International union, contin-
ued to use the name Of. and, in part
claim jurisdiction over, as the Inter
national LOngshOremen, Marine and
Transportation association" of all
transport workers on water about the
water front The Seamen's union
claimed that these transport work
ers properly should come under
the Jurisdiction of the Seamen's union.
They accordingly introduced a resolu-
ton asking the delegates to vote in
favor of ordering all such marine and
transport workers as engineers, fire.
men. water tenders, oilers, pilots and
tugboat masters to be declared sea-
men ana 10 compel them TO seCede from
the International Longshoremen, Ma
rine and Transportation association and
join the Seamen's union.
The committee which cOsidered the
resolution rendered a majority report
and a minority report. The latter was
i'm favor of the seamen. The debate
took up the entire time of the morning
session and when il came 10 vote
rollcaH was demanded. The Seamen's
union lost by a close margin, the paint
ers' delegation, with COZ votes, swinging
the result.
Vote Was Close.
The official count on the minority
report was announced rs 7.729 against
and 7.025 for. A rollcal was then de-
manded on the majority report of the
committee, which was adverse To the
Seameu's union, but recommended that
the matter be settled by a conference
between a committee to be appointed
by the disputng organ-zations. This
report was also voted down. 80 that
the battle WaGed all day between the
cOntendins factions came TO aaught,
An effort was made to reopen the Chi
fSEO dispute ana give Llelt2dtt MdIEdl
q hearing, but Chairman Gompers ruled
that il was out OF order and a bitter
fight was nippcd in TN ebud.
Went on Record
Tho federation complied with the re-
quest Of eN-Secretary of State Foster and
went or record as being in favor of inter-
national arbitration.
The convention voted to DO all I'm It's
power towards the beautifying and max
ing more sanitary the cities of the United
States
The claim of the Shop Keepers union
for overtime pay while working at Mare
island was endorsed.
The report of the committee on bUid-
ing trades councils recommended the at
tiliation Of the Building Trades alliance
With the American Federation OF Labor.
The enactment Of "A law giving mechanics
and iaborcrs prior claim on liens. and the
obtaining Of q strong employers liability
act The report was unanimously adopted.
President GomDers spoke Of q rumOr
that had gained some currency 10 the
effect that an effort would be made at
The next session of congress to give gov
eminent employees the right to become
union men. He said that he did not credit
the rumOr but IL the issue should come,
organized labor would vehemently ex-
press itself and Xix tho responsibility for
such an un-American act.
After singing America" and AUD
Lang Syne' the convention adjourned sine
die.