Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-21
Federation ofLabor Adopts
His Report as Read.
Election Of Officers Made Spe.
claI Made Order For Today.
Convention ct Denver Still Has
Much Work Before Il.

Denver, Colo, Nov. 20.The approva
Of the convention of the American
Federation of Labor was given Pres
idcnt Golnpers today by the adoptio,
OF his annual report in full as present
cd. The report was before the con
vention for a day and a half, and 70
while there was vigorous discus
sion of some of it's contents.
Tomorrow at 10 o'clock, the election
uf officers will be the special order o.
business. All the officers will be re-
elected, except, possibly, Vice Presi
dent Daniel Keefe. 1t is reported tina
the miners have decided to support
Mr.. Keefe for reelection, and they
have the largest vote of any union
in the convention. 1t is also reported
that Mr.. Gompers will not oppose Mr.
Keefe, but this cannot be confirmed
for the president refuses to talk OF
the subject.
The convention still has work before
1t and in all probability it will no
adjourn sine die before tomorrow
morning.
In the report of the committee or
the Presidents report was sector
commencing the course of the Amer.
lean Federationist the official organ
Objection to this was made by the
leading Socialists present. They wanted
the report so amended that a commit
tee could be appointed to investigate
the sources of income from the So
cialist party in the recent campaign
This amendment was desired because
of an attack on Eugene ". Debs, which
appeared in the Federationist. An
amendment to this was offered to ask
the Socialists If they were responsible
for attacks made on the Federation of
Labor in the Socialist press. This
amendment was adopted. A debate in
which a number of delegates took part,
incluling Mr.. Gompers, followed.
J. VI. Barnes closed the discussion
and denied several of the charges
made by President Gompers. Mr.. Com
pers desired to speak second time
but Barnes objected. The convention
promptly voted down the Socialists
amendment and adopted the debated
section. The remainder of the commit
tees report was adopted without dis
cussion.
Delegate T. l.. Lewis of the miners
Interrupted the proceedings and pre-
President Gompers a handsome silver
loving cup, and to Mr.. Gompers a dia-
mond ring. Mr.. Gompers was overcome
by the good will Of the delegates. com
Ing as 1t did at the end of hard fight
an could scarcely control his feelings
as he thanked the convention.
The report of the committee on the
secretaries report was adopted unani-
ynously without discussion.
number of resolutions were adept
ed with little discussion. Among the
resolutions adopted was one instruct
Ing the executive council to appoint
a committee to investigate industrial
education in this country AMI abroad
and to report to the next convention
The convention decided to send twa
'fraternal delegates to the convention
the Farmers Union.
A resolution was adopted unanimous
~ commencing the efforts of President
Roosevelt in behalf of the conserva-
ton of natural resources.
The recommendation that the Fed
Grafton erect a building suitable for
its use at Washington, D. c., was
adopted.