The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-11-23
UTAH DELEGATE
JEERED WHEN He
CASTS HIS VOTE
Samuel Gompers Reelected
President of American Fed.
Grafton of Labor; Knerr
Alone in Opposition.
MAHON is HONORED
BY THE CONVENTION
Two New Men in List of Vice
Presidents; Philadelphia Is
Chosen as Place of the
Next Meeting.

SEATTLE, Nov. 22.-The American
Federation Of Labor adjourned tonight
after electing officers and choosing
Philadelphia as the place Of its next
convention, which will assemble on the
second Monday OF November. 1914.
The officers chosen are:
President, Samuel Gompess; first
vice president, James Duncan; second
vice president, James O'Connen, for
merly third vice president; third vice
president, Dennis A. Hayes, formerly
fourth vice president; fourth vice pres
ident, Joseph F. Valentine, formerly
sixth vice president; fifth vice presi-
dent, John B. Alhine, formerly seventh
Vice presidentJ sixth vice president,
Il. B. Parham, formerly eighth vice
pqesidentJ seventh vice president, John
P. White, president of the United Mine
Workers Of America; eighth vice presi-
dent, Frank Duffy, general secretary
Of the Brotherhood Of CarpentsrB and
Joiners, treasurer, John B, Lennon;
secretary, Frank Morrison.
Two New Men.
In this list are only two now mon,
White and Duffy. Second Vice Presi-
dent John Mitchell and Fifth Vice
President William D. Huber retired vol
UNFAIRLY.
For delegate to the British Trade
Union congress, W. D. Mnhon, inter
national president Of the Brotherhood
Of Street and Electrical Railway EN-
ployees, was elected over Councilman
Fred It. Wheeler Of Los Angeles by
vote Of 14,60S to 1884. John Mitchell
nominated Mahon, and Wheeler's vote
strength.
For second delegate to the British
Trade Union congress, Matthew Woll
Of the Photo Engravers' union was
unanimously elected.
Mortimer Donoghue Of Butte, Mont,
was chosen delegate To the Canadian
Trades and Labor congress.
Gompers Not Opposed.
A conference of delegates was held
last night, Mt which it was agreed to
place John P, White on the executive
board, as John Mitchell had desired.
This removed all talk Of opposition to
Samuel Gompers for the presidency.
The election of Mr.. Gompers today wns
unanimous, except that William Knerr,
delegate OF the Utah Federation Of La
bor, asked to be recorded in opposition,
"a he had been instructed SO to vote.
His declaration was received with jeers
and there was great demonstration
when Gompers was declared elected
There was contest over the second
vice presidency, George Barry, presi-
dent Of tho Printing Freshmen, nomi-
mating William h. Johnston, president
If the machinists, who was defeated
by O'Connell, 1892 to 6177.
The voto on convention city was:
Philadelpbia, 1854; Fort Worth, Tex,
s432.
Council Meets Monday.
President Gompers closed the con
yention with an address in which he
said no former convention had been so
largely attended both by delegates and
visitors. He announced that the e1ecu-
tive council would meet in Seattle NEXT
The honors of the closing hours were
shared by President Gompers with John
Mitchell, Shortly before adjournment
a resolution was adopted instructing
the executive council to draw. up reso-
iufjons expressing regret at the retire
ment Of Second Vice President John
Mitchell, There was long cheering
rrh;Ia Mr.. Mitchell went to the plat
form and shook hands with Gompers
Mitchell made a farewell speech, in
yTh;ch he exhorted the delegates to or
ganize the unskilled men and the wom
on workers. and to help the children. |
For himself, he snid, he was more in
terested in the organization of women
than Of men.
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