The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-11-29
President Of the American Federation of Labor
Without Opposition.
IS HIS TWENTY-FFTH TERM IN POSITION
The Entire Administrative Staff Are Reained-The Greatest
Convention in the History Of Labor Movement-A
Few Extracts From the Proceedings

The session of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor has been possessed
of the characteristics of the usual
organized labor convention. That
spirit of fraternal regard which has
ever been a feature of it's sessions
has been present in the NIillers'
City. and the delega es have been
made to feel at home while engaged
in legislating for the guidance of
the hundreds of thousands of work
clS. The volume of business at
this convention has been fully up
to the usual mark, and the dele
gates have indeed had their hands
full.
Samuel Gompers was elected
President of the American Feder-
alton of Labor for the twenty fifth
time. There was no opposing
candidate.
The entire executive and ad-
ministrative staff was reelected by
accIamation as follows:
Samuel Gompels, of Washing
ton, President.
james Duncan, of Quincy, Mass.
FliSl ' ice IfcSlUenU.
John Mitchell, of Indianapolis.
Second Vice President.
James O'Connell, of Washing
ton, Third Vice President.
Max Norris, of Denver, Fourth
Vice President.
ID. A. Hayes, of Philadelphia,
Fifth Vice President.
Daniel II x aafo &c no+no;+s
Sixth Vice President.
William d. Huber, of Indian
apolis. Seventh Vice President.
Joseph T. Valentine, of Gin
cinnati, Eighth Vice President.
John b. Lennon, of Blooming
ton, Ill, Treasurer.
Frank Morrison, of Chicago,
Secretary.
Among the resolutions intro
duced at this session were: One
endorsing the spirit of the Hague
Conferences; giving the Blacksmiths
Jurisdiction over the Carriage and
Wagon Blacksmiths; to investigate
the provisions of the anti ti-boycott
law of Alabama; advocating the
passage OF a bill to repeal the tariff
on ali steel products; the passage
OF bill requiring the Government
TO pay the prevailing rate of wages
III all districts of the country: to
make special eff 1T to organize
the newsboys throughout the coun-
try; against the employment of the
militia i'll the interest of the capi-
taliSts.
At this session the question OF
the admission of the Farmers
Association to membership was dis,
cuSSed and decided upon in the
affirmative.
The convention declared for wo.
man suffrage and with only one
dissenting vote, adopted a resolu,
ton calling upon the Judiciary
committee of the National House
OF Representatives to report te
the House the joint resolution
which provides for submitting tt
the Legislature of the States ar
amendment-to the Constitution al
lowing women to vote The Ameri
IAN Federation of Labor is pledged
by the resolution to use its effort.
Tor women suffrage.
Debate over the relative deSir
ability of State of Federal legisla
uon on labor of children occupied
much time. State legislation wa.
finally indorsed by the combined
vote of those who held that, unde
the Constitution, Congress coulo
not legislate on the ages and hour
OF labor in the States and of thos
who, through distrust of the Feder
al courts. wished laws whicl
would be enforced by judges an
Swerable more directly to voters.
After rejecting the need of legisla
uon on the subject of labor b.
children and pointing out that tn
state laws are conflicting and ofte
inefficient, it called on the Fedora
uon to indorse a uniform child
TABOR law, and. through its legisla
i've committee, cooperate with an
assist the National Child Labor AZ