The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-11-14
He Has Secure Hold Of Presidency Of
American Federation of Labor
and viii be Reelected
Next Week
SOCIALISTS ARE OPPOSED
Opposition 10 Trying to Pick Out
Some Good Man to Run Against
the Present Head
Officer.

Hunted Press Leased Wire Service.l I
CONVENTION HALL, ROCHEST-l !
Err, N. Y. Nov. 14.--Samuel Gompers
will be reelected president OF the
/ American Federation OF Labor. In ad-
dition, he will carry Into office along
with him most of the present officers
OF that body II real fight is made
against Gompers by the socialists as
/ is threatened, Gompers will defeat
i the candidate selected to oppose him
by more than 100 votes. II seemed
likely today that the candidate OF the
4 socialists would be Duncan Mcdonald
.tof the United Mine Workers. At
4 least the leaders OF the opposition to
Gompers were seeking McDonald's
4 support, but whether they succeed in
drafting him will not be revealed un-
4 TIL the election is reached next week.
A careful individual canvass of the
! entire delegation now in attendance
on the convention of the federation in
session here, showed that the attempt
to secure enough pledges against
Gompers has failed. The socialist
strength, although greater than at
amy previous convention Of the feder-
alton since that held in Norfolk, is
!, still far from sufficient to control,
There will be fight over number
of the Offices. Eugene Brays, general
. secretary of the Journeymen tailor's
: union, will be named by the social
/. lists and anti-administrstipn dele,
: gates to oppose John B. Lennon for
: treasurer OF the federation. Brays de-
feated Lennon for election as the
delegate of the journeymen tailors.
Lennon is in attendance on the con-
vention from the Bloomington, H.,
trades and labor assembly.
William H Johnston, president Of
! the International Association of Ma
!, chinists, will oppose James O'Connell
! for reelection as third vice president.
The opposition to the present ad-
! ministration is desirious of running
John P. White, president of the Unit
: ed Mine Workers for second vice
! has not consented to make the race.
J He is not socialist and the delegates
, : Of that faction who are solidly oppos
ed to John Mitchell, believe that il
they can get White to run he will de.
feat Mitchell. although the latter is
: reported to have told friends that II
White wanted his office, he would
gladly retire in his favor
Up to the present there has been
no real bitterness in the debates on
= the floor of the convention, and it Is
the hope of the majority that they
BILE. Because of the length Of time
consumed in the reading of the repor,
of the executive committee and the
y settlement of the plumbers dispute
II no real business has been cleared VI
9 and the convention today began t.
speed up to get the great mass OF
g matters of interest TO the organization
s, out CT the way.
e. The opening gun in the fight wficl
impends between the American Fed
is GRAFTON of Labor and the Industria
IS Workers Of the World was fired a
q today's session. Delegate Paul Schar
q renberg of the San Francisco I.abo
r Council introduced resolution plede
ing the federation to campaign o
% education among the unskilled labor
Id ers of the country.
sr ut is now generally recognized,
said Scharrenberg's resolution. "tha
er the millions of so-called migrator
Or unskilled or common laborers of thi
country must be organized an
brought within the protecting fold c
r the American Federation OF Labo
ar and whereas immeasurable assistanc
ar can be rendered in this work by tn
ar members OF all organized skille
ar crafts If they will give every possibl
iy assistance and encouragement I
1y those workers who have been falsel
lead to believe that the America
"a Federation Is mainly interested
TX the further advancement and uplf
ing of the crafts already organized
Therefore, be it resolved by tn
IT thirty-second annual convention
ar the American Federation that we urf
dy upon all affiliated unions to cons.an
ly impress upon the unorganized, III
skilled workers that ali workers al
welcome under the banner OF tt
(. IAmerican Federation Of Labor