Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-11-21
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Sets Vote Ct Conlhstcs b
Adoption Of Report. !.
AL OFFICERS WILL Be RE.ElfcIn
Possible Exception In Case Of Vice
President keefc, Who 10 Ener0eti.
ca,iy Opposed-Gompers 10 Prsssn&.
ed With Loving cup-soeiaiists Try
to Amend the Report.

DENVER. OI.O., NV. 20.-Approvai
of the convention OF the American
Federation Of labor was given Presi-
den, GOmpers today by adoption OF
his annual report In fill as presented.
The report was before the cOnveri-
tior for n day and half and for
while there was vigorous discus
SION of some OF its contents. ~
Tomorrow at 10 o'clock the election
Ct officers vii! be the special order
Of business. All the officers will be
reelected with the possible exception
of Eice-Prrsident Daniel keefe. .
1t is said that the miners have de.
cid"d to support Mr.. keefe for re-elec-
ton. and they have the largest vote
of any union in the convention. It
is also reported that Mr.. Gompers
will not oppose Mr.. keefe, but this
cannot be confirmed -
The convention will not adjourn
sine die before tomorrow night, .
Federationist Commended.
In the report Of the committee On
the presidents report there was .
section commendinG the course Of the
American Federationist. the o18ctAl
organ. .. ..r. <
Objection to this was made By the
leading Socialists. They wanted tn
report amended 70 that couamitkoa
could be appointed to investigate ~
sources Of income from the Soei4iiet
party ln. the recent campaign.
This amendment was desired BE-
cause OF an attack on Eugene v. Debe
that appeared In the Federationist.
An amendment to this was offered.
to ask the Socialists Il they were re-
sponsible for attacks made On tho
/ Federation Of Labor In the Socialts&
press.
' This amendment was adopted.
A debate. In whici, . numhef ct
! delegates took part inc.udine NJ.
Gompers followed &
J. NJ. Barnes. closed the discusseoa
and denied several Of the o6axEts
, made by Mr. Gompers.
MIR. Gompers desired to sneak q
| second time, but barnes objected
The convention promptly Noteo
down the Socialists amendment &a6
| adopted the debated section.
The remainder Of the commiftee's
report was adopted without Discus.
, sion
Delegate T. l.. Lewis, Of the Miners.
Interrupted the proceedings and pre-
scented on behalf OF the couveotto0
1 to President Gompers. q silver lowing
crp and to Mrs. GompsFs, . diamonl
! ring --, .
Mr.. GOmpers was overcome By Tho
gooI will Ct the delegates and eoaId
scarcely control his feelings - -
thanked the convention. :
| The report Of the committee on the
secretary's report was adopted upanA-
m 2usly without discussion.
/ Resolutions Aoopted
! Among the resolutions adopted wss
zone requesting the executive couDe1t
to appoint a committee to investlDaso
irdustriar education in thiS country
and abroad and report to the next
convention. The convention decile0
TO send two frsternal delegates -
the convention OF the Farmers' 10
ion.
! A resolution also was adopted unan-
, imousIy commencing the efforts %
President Roosevelt In behalf OF the
conservation OF national resources.
The recommendation that the FED
Grafton erect building suitable TOR
its asss az Washi- gton. d. c.. was
adOPted. -