Rocky Ford enterprise., 1908-11-27
REELECTED BY AMERICAN FED.
GRAFTON OF LABOR AT DEN-
YER CONVENTION.
SUCCESSFUL MEETING
SETTLES LABOR CONTROVERSIES,
FAvoRs POLITICAL ACTION
AND URGES PUBLIC I'M
PRovEMENTS.

Denver-The election of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor Saturday re-
suited as follows:
: President-Samuel Gompers of New
York.
Vice President-James Duncan of
Massachusetts.
ell of Illinois.
Third Vice President-James O'Con-
nell of Washington.
Fourth Vice President-Max Morris
of Colorado.
Fifth Vice President-Dennis A.
Hayes of Pennsylvania.
Sixth Vice President-W. A. Huber
of Indiana.
Seventh Vice President-James F.
Valentine of Ohio.
Eighth Vice President-JohnA Alpine
of Chicago.
Treasurer-John b. Lennon of Hi.
nois.
Secretary-Frank Morrison of Illi-
nois.
Next convention at Toronto. Canada.
John Fry and B. a. Larger were
elected fraternal delegates to the Brit
ish Trades congress and jerome Jones
delegates to the Canadian Trades con-
gress.
For the first time In many years the
American Federation Of Labor Is freed
from serious internal strife and organ
lied labor is in a position to devote all
of its energies U taking care Of its
interests.
This situation was achieved as n re-
suit OF the Denver convention OF the
organization that came to an end Sat.
urday night at 1880. "Auld Lang
Syne" was still cchoing against the
.vaulted ceiling of the auditorium when
the gaTel OF President Gompers fell.
announcing that the. convention was
adjourned to meet in Toronto. Canada.
next year.
:. Nearly all the many trade. disputes
brought before the convention were
settled or placed In the way of settle
ment in manner that works for har
mony. ..
The federation. in addition TO getting
rid OF tlpe Internal Iisputesy went on
record as being in politics TO stay. II
pledged ,.Iealty. to no; party or no or
ganization. but declared that 1t would
as body support the measures 1t
wanted through whichever party might
grant its demands. To make its posi-
tion on this point emphatic It deDoseJ
as a member of the executive council
Daniel J. Keefe, president Of the Long
. shoremen's union. and told the newly
. elected officers ofAhe Council that they
must abide by the decision OF the ma.
jority of the recognized officials of the
labor unions of the country or get out
Of office.
In approving the final report Of the
resolutions committee the convention
instructed the various international IN.
ions state and city central bodies to use
their influence with the state. national
and municipal governments TO under
take as much public improvement work
as possible to give relief TO the mil
lions OF unemployed men. In that con-
nection John II. Walker Of the Miners
unions urged the construction Of
deep waterway between the great lakes
and the Gulf OF Mexico as a means OF
employing thousands Of workers and OF
benefiting the business and CONNER
cial interests Of the country.
The strike Of the shopmen against
the d. C r. G. r. r. was in
dorsed and the executive council in
structed to issue an appeal for funds
to aid the strikers.
Another resolution attacked the EN-.
ployment of illiterates and nonEnglish
speaking sailors as dangerous to life
and property.
The blue cross button adopted by the
Denver Union Label League was In
dorsed and referred to the label con-
ference for adoption for general use.
The convention went on record as
determined TO fight to finish the legal
proceedings instituted as a result of
the strikes and boycotts against the
Buck Stove and Range Company Of st.
Louis and the Lowie Hat Company Of
Danbury, Conn. that threatens TO
send Gompers. Mitchell and Morrison
to jail for contempt of court.
The last act OF the convention was
a demonstration in favor OF John
Mitchell. who was attacked bv A. b.
Grout. a Socialist delegate from st.
Louis, in an alteration growing out of
the boycott against the Buck Stove and
Range Company.
The vote to adjourn was rousins
"hurrah" instead Of the usual aye.