Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27
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Re- Elected President Of Amerl-
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ATLANTA GETS CONVENTION
Duncan, Mitchell and 0'Connell
Chosen Vice Presidents.
MORRISON AGAIN SECRETARY
Woman Suffrage acknowledgement
cation Of All Labor
Glasses Favored.

Glasses Favored
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. November 26.-The
American Federation of Labor closed its
| thirtieth annual convention tonight by
| choosing Atlanta. Ga. as its meeting
| place for next year, and re-electing all
| officers.
The Western Federation of Miners ap-
plication for q charter was referred to
the executive council, with authority to
| act The first meeting of that body will
be held tomorrow
Samuel Gompers was reelected presi-
dent of the federation at the afternoon
session. James Duncan, John Mitchell.
James O'Connell, D. A. Hayes. Phila-
delphia: William d. Huber, Indianapolis;
James F. Valentine, Cincinnati; John r.
Alpine. Chicago, and H. B. Perham. st.
Louis. were reelected first, second, third,
fourth. fifth. sixth, seventh and eighth
vice presidents by unanimous vote.
John p. Lennon Of Bloomington, ILL.,,
ives reelected treasurer. and Frank
Morrison, Washington, D. c., was re-
elected secretary.
Atlanta Wins Convention.
The contest between Atlanta, Wash
ington and Rochester, N. Y, for next
years meeting was the feature Of the
| fnal proceedings. Delegations repre-
senting the three cities made vigorous
fights on the floor. The southern city
won with a vote Of S,739, against 5,337
for Rochester and 265 for Washington.
Fraternal delegates to the British
Trades Union Congress were chosen in
William B. Mcfarland (carpenters) of
Buffalo and Daniel ]. Tobin (team-
sters) Of Boston.
William j. Tracey (plumbers). Of
Philadelphia was elected fraternal dele
gate to the Canadian Trades and Labor
Congress. Vice President James Dun
can was selected as the federation's
delegate to the international labor Sec
retariat to be held at Budapest in
August, 1911.
Organisation Of All Labor.
The convention, by unanimous vote,
Endorsed woman suffrage. and placed
itself on record as favoring the organi-
cation Of all classes of labor in this
country, including negroes.
Some Pacific coast delegates objected
to the proposition to include the Asiatic
races. 1t was suggested that the rem
edy was the exclusion Of orientals from
the United States.
Endorsement Of Gompers' Policy
The reelection OF Samuel Gompers as
president, John Mitchell as a vice presi-
dent and Frank Morrison as secretary Of
the American Federation of Labor is re-
garded in labor circles here as an in
dorsement Of the policies of the admins
tration Of Mr.. Gompers and hiss execu-
tive advisers, as expressed in his official
eSmmunieations and procedure during
That years record Of troublous and ex-
citing experience Of the federation's Of
t1cials is well known. The legal vicissi-
tudes are matters OF record.
Samuel Gompers has been the head of
the American Federation Of Labor, with
the exception Of an intermisslon Of one
year. ever since its organization In 1882
Mr.. Gompers was born In England jan
uary ~. 1850, and has been an advocate
of the rights Of labor and connected with
the efforts to organize the working people
ever since he was fifteen years Of age.
He was in at the organization Of the
American Federation Of Labor. He has
also been an editor Of the Official labor
pamphlets on the labor question.
A cigarmaker by trade. Mr.. Gompers
came to the United States from London
in 1853. At once he became interested
in the cause OF union labor. In 1888 he
was nominated for Congress, but declined
In 1908 the controversies over the right
to boycott and the limitation of the power
Of the courts in the issue Of injun Itions
and the distinctive activity undertaken
to enforce the federation's demands
Frank Morrison, secretary. and ], hn
Mitchell. vice president--into pubic notice
Of international character.
Next followed the big labor conference
in this city in March Of that year, which
issued protest to Congress" and an
ceive immediate action from Con-
gress the federation officials imme-
diately entered the political arena In
Under the slogan, Reward labors
friends and rebuke its enemies Presi-
dent Gompers urged union labor to dis
eliminate carefully between candidates
for legislative and judicial offices. He
set forth the futility OF efforts to obtain
political favors SO long as union men
vote on the basis Of party allegiance, IN
stead Of independently in labcr's interest.
Following this test Of his Judgment Mr..
Gomrers was again elected president OF
the federation at the meeting in Denver
the following November. Here his politi-
cal policy was unanimously approved.
Opposition Swept Aside.
At the annual convention Of the fed
Grafton held In Toronto in November OF
1909 Mr.. Gompers easily swept aside
what little opposition existed. and was
again reelected.
Frank Morrison, reelected secretary Of
the federation, is a printer by trade. pass
ing his apprenticeship service in 1873. He
has been secretary Of the federation ever
since 1897. He was born In Franktown.
Ontario. Canada, November q, 1850 and
was educated in the common schools. He
graduated in law. in 1894, at Chicago
school and took a postgraduate course in
the same school in 1895.
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