Denver labor bulletin., 1918-06-22
SAM GOMPERS
REELECTED FOR
HIS 37TH TERM
O'CONNELL AND PERHAM
REPLACED AS VICE
PRESIDENTS.
Rickert of Garment Workers and
Fischer of BARRIERS New Mem
bers Executive Council; To
Hold Convention in Allan
tic City Next Year.

Especial to The Bulletfn.)
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 20.-The
thirty-eighth annual convention of
the American Federation of Labor ad-
journed here this afternoon. Samuel
Gompers was reelected president for
his thlrty-seventh term by a unani-
nous vote. The "Grand Old Man of
Labor" was given an ovation.
Frank Morrison of the International
typographical Union was reelected
secretary and Daniel ]. Tobin of the
International Brotherhood of Team
sters, likewise succeeds himself as
treasurer.
Two changes were made in the list
of vice-presidents who constitute the
executive council. James O'Connell
Of the International Association of
Machinists, recently defeated in his
organization for reelection as A. F.
OF L. delegate, announced that he
would not be a candidate for re-elec-
ton as second vice-pIesident, a posi-
ton he has held for twenty years.
II. B. Perham of the Railroad Teleg-
raphers, fifth vice-president, who had
All other vice-presidents were re-
elected and moved up two numbers.
New Roster of Officers.
Ahouids a. hiChefl, PRESIDENT OF
the United Garment Workers, defeated
William H. Johnston, president Inter-
national Association of Machinists, to
fill the vacancy caused by O'ConnelIs
retirement. Jacob Fischer, secretary
treasurer of the International Jour
neymen BARRIERS Union, defeated II. B.
Perham.
The new roster of officers is as fol-
lows:
President-Samuel Gompers.
First Vice-PresidentJa Dun
can.
Second vice-President-Joseph F.
Valentine.
Third vice-President-John R. AL
pine.
Fourth vice-President = Frank
Duffy.
Fifth vice-President = William
Green.
Sixth vice-President-w D.
Mahon.
Seventh vice-President- A.
Rickert
Eighth Vice-President Jacob
Fischer.
Secretary-Frank Morrison.
Treasurer-Daniel j. Tobin.
Atlantic City was an overwhelnl-
ing favorite as the next convention
city Detroit and Seattle were other
contestants.
For Freedom and Justice.
In closing the convention, President
Gompers declared that the German
military machine-the result of fifty
years of preparation-was beginning
to show signs of crumbling, and pre-
dicted that the combined allied-Amer-
ican army soon would be victorious.
American labor has done and will
continue to do its full share of the
work and fighting necessary to bring
Justice" he said.
The big feature of the convention
this week was the visit and address
of Secretary of Labor William B. Will
son, Our Bill" as the delegates
called him. He spoke Wednesday,
telling in detail of the great part
labor is taking in the battle for de-
mocracy, both on the fighting front
in France and at home in the war in
dustries. The secretary was cheered
to the echo by the 500 delegates who
heard him. ave may have to make
supreme sacrifices before this war is
over" said the secretary, "but Pres
ident Wilson is confident that those
whom you represent here will CO.
operate to their utmost in carrying
the fight to a victorious close"
Make Plea for Mooney.
Resolutions calling upon President
Wilson and the governor of Califor-
MIA to use their powers to obtain a
new trial for Thomas ]. Mooney were
adopted. Mooney is under sentence
Of death in California for alleged par
ticipation in Preparedness day bomb
outrage in San Francisco.
The Mooney resolution, which was
passed unanimously, asserted that un-
less Mooney is to go to the gallows
with the belief prevailing that his
conviction was obtained thru perjured
testimony, q new trial must be given
him. An appeal to the governor Of
tCsntinssd sa PAgs rssF)