The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-27
GOMPERS PLANS FOR LABOR LEADERS ID
 DELIVER SPEECHES
President of Federation Insists That It Is the Duty of Laboring Glasses To Elect Democratic Ticket
 and Down the Re-
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Washington, August 26.-(SpeciaI)- Chairman Mack of the national democratic committee had an extended conference here this evening with Samuel Gompers and other officials of the American Fed eration of Labor. They assured him that the labor unions are generally in favor Of the election of Bryan and that the rank and file of the laboring people ara unalterably opposed to Judge Taft on &C., count of the policy of the republican party towards organized labor He was greatly surprised at the superb organiza- ton which Gompers has and much gratified to be assured that he would do his utmost to aid the democrats in their contest this year
 MT. Mack says that the republicans of New York are in bad fix If they nom- mate Hughes for another term as gover- nor or If they turn him down it will make no difference. All the indications are that the united democracy in the Empire state will defeat the republicans.
 In spite of frantic efforts of the republi- can managers to check the movement. Samuel Gompers. president of the Amer ican Federation of Labor and those prom inently identified with the organization are going ahead with their plans to take an active part in the political contest now waging all over the United States Gompers does not mince words. He still Insists that it Is the duty of the Iaooring classes to do their utmost to de- feat the republican candidates for Pres ident and Vice President, and if they can accomplish it they also have 10 or 50 re- publican congressman marked for slaught- CT at the polls. In taking this attitude they claim they are looking out for the best interests of their great organiza- tion
 The republicans in Congress turned d deaf ear to all appeals for legislation made by the labor unions. Democrats In Congress were their friends and the dem ocratic convention in Denver treated them fairly and considerably They got prac- tically all they asked for and are satis- fled. Is it any wonder then that they should do their utmost to elect democratic candidates to office this year?
 MT. Gompers and those acting with him will soon have a number of we'll equipped speakers from the ranks of labor ready to go into the close and doubtful states and congressional dis tricts and up to the time of election they will endeavor to point out the way laboring men should vote in this cam paign.
 John H. Brinkmann. general secre. tary of the Carriage and Wagon Work CTS association, who is regarded as hne labor circles, will conine his efforts to the middle and eastern states. Four years ago he stumped New York. New Jersey and Connecticut for the repub- licans. having been specially selected by Chairman Cortelyou. Then Brink mann was an enth usiastic supporter of Roosevelt. He refuses to support Taft this year, and announced early that he was for Bryan.
 In an effort to offset the movement of the dissatisfied negroes who have formed an organization not only to op- pose Judge Taft, but to advise their people to vote outright for MT. Bryan as rebuke to this administration. w. T. vernon, the negro register will soon commence stumping tour Negroes are in open revolt in the New York city district, represented by Congressman Olcott. The blacks are so numerous in that district that this fact accounts for IL having republican representative.
 There Is more dissatisfaction among the negroes than the republican cam paign managers are willing to admit. but at the same time 1t Is noticed they are taking steps to hold them in line IS far as possible. Heretofore they have simply counted the negroes as solid for any republican ticket put up. The situation is so changed however. that they are compelled to spend much money and time in keeping the blacks on the political reservations. w. s. INuT OMnWEHIT