The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-21
This is the Question Before
Denver Convention
THE PRESIDENTS ACTION
Bucks Stove Case Approved--Injunctions
the Subject Of Long Debate-will Go
to Jail Before Paying Fine,
Mitchell Declares.

Denver, Col, Nov e1.--Although II
becamn evident early in the week that
election Of officers OF the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor could not be reached
on the day riginally set apart by the
annual convention now in session here
neeessitating the selection for yester-
day for holding such election, the
great quantity Of business still before
The body made II almost impossible to
reach the election at yesterdays ses.
sion. When the gavel OF President Com
pcrs raped for order yesterday morn.
rig consideration Of the report OF the
committee on pesident's address, which
consumed practically the entire time Of
The convention Thursday, was resumed.
The plan was TO dispose Of this matter
as rapidly as possible and then TO de.
liberate on other reports.
Reports Of committees on education.
State organization laws, labels, local
and federal labor bodies, resolutions,
building trades and boycotts still re-
manned upon the calendar, with the
likelihood that perhaps the last three
would have to so over until today.
When consideration Of the commit
tees report on presidents report was
resumed yesterday the recommendation
Of the committee on the subject, LEG.
islation and Political Action" which
caused long debate yesterday, carry
ING with IL the recommendation that
any member OF the executive council
who does not agree with any action OF
the executive council should resign.
90. 1904 ,,.4ho,,s d.Io4. NJ.
the point in the commuters report in.
lorsing the American Fedcrationist
was reached, delegate j. M. Barns Of
the Gigarmakers protested against an
editorial which had appeared during the
political campaign asking; who is
financing the Rcd Special with which
Presidential Candidate Debs made his
campaign"
Mr.. Barnes offered a resolution call
ing upon the convention 10 appoint
committee to over the books the
Scialist party and ascertain where the
funds were btained. The resolution
was signed by all the Socialist members
The entire session Thursday was Civ
en- over to consideration Of the report
Of the committee on President Com.
pSfE RpoII. Two betLiOHb ChuAeu pTO-
longsd debate, and a vote was reached
on only one, that referred to 'litigu-
ton harpssing labor" and on this the
report Of the committee recommending
that injunctions be dinegarded was de-
feated on roll call, 1872 to 1875. and
modification Of the report along the
line of President Gompers' report was
adopted. The rest Of the session was
taken up in discussing the action Of
the report referring to the political &C.
tion of the Federation leaders. In this
section the committee by inference cri.
tcised Daniel ]. Keefe for not acting
with the rest of the executive coun
ell. The action Of President Gompers
in regard to the Bucks Stove and Range
company injunction was unanimously
John Mitchell at the afternoon SEES.
sion offered second amendment to the
committee report, saving; Within a
few days the court will decide whether
our private secretary and myself shall
90 to jail. | do not want to 70 to jail, |
brt ] shall accept that Judgment and |
/ shall pay no fine"
This declaration was cheered by the
delegates.