Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-11-14
LABOR UNION
C0NV N TION.
American Federation Of Labor in
Session in PittShurg Large
Attendance.
HEAR GOMPER'S REPORT
Shows That There Are 1855
Labor Organizations Affiliated
Chinese Exclusion.


PITTSBURG, Nov. 14:-The twen-
ty-fifth annual convention of the
American Federation of Labor open
ed it's session in Old City Hall yester-
day with nearly $50 delegates in at
tendance. Most OF the first days
session was taken up in deciding
contested seats and the reading OF the
annual report of President Samuel
Gompers.
President Gompers called the con-
vention to order, and the delegates
were welcomed by G. c. Douglas,
president of the Iron City Central
Trades Council. Attorney James b..
Drew, representing Mayor William
B. Hayes, gave the delegates the
freedom of the city President Com
pers responded to the address of well
come.
f. J. McNulty, chairman of the
credentials committee made the re-
port seating 81 delegates He read
the names of all delegates, and the
number of votes each will be permit
ted 10 cast
James O'Connell president of the
/ International Association of Machin-
lists, moved that the present delegates
against whom there are protests be
accepted. This was unanimously
agreed to. President Gompers an
nounced that until new rules are
adopted the rules OF order of he last
convention will obtain.
A number of delegates We're not
seated owing to the neglect of theiI
organizations to pay assessments fol
the textile workers. A motion was
made that an opportunity be given
] the organizations to pay the indebt-
ednoss. Treasurer Lennon declared
that he knows that some of the or
gani2ations were not in financial
condition to pay these assessments at
the time.
Chairman McNulty, of the creden-
tials committee, announced that 80
minutes before the convention went
into session a protest had been re-
ceived against seating the delegates
from the United Association of Plum
bers, Gasfitters and Steamfitters.
President Gompers in his annual
report covered the work done during
the year by the federation IT show
ed that there is now affiliated with
the American Federation of Labor a
total of 1876 labor organizations.
During the year nearly $4,000 was
spent in organizing unions through
out the country In concluding his
report, President Gompers issued a
warning against any attempt to mod
Iify the Chinese exclusion act
The foreign representatives, who
arrived this morning, and will attend
the sessions of the convention, are
William Moses OF Leeds, England,
and David Gilmore, of Hamilton,
Scotland representing the British
Trades Congress. and William V.
Tood, of Toronto. Ont, Canada, VINO
represents the Trades and Labor
Congress Of Canada.
Thomas /. Kidd fifth vice presi-
dent, announced today that he Will
not be candidate for reelection. SO
far. all the other members of the eX-
ecutive council will be candidates
and most of them will have no oppo-
sition. A large delegation arrived
yesterday from Chicago, and it is an
nounced will make determined ef-
fort to defeat William j. Spencer, OF
the plumbers organization, and elect
C. b. Shea, president of the lnterna-
tional Brotherhood of Teamsters, II
his place.
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