The Washington times., 1920-06-04
LABOR CHIEFS
URGE JOHNSON
California Senator Only G. 0. P,
Candidate Favored by Fed
Grafton Delegates.
BY MILDRED NORRIS,

NS"S SCTNtCcs
MONTREAL, Quebec, June A.
This city, under the British flag, has
taken on some of Chicago's political
atmosphere.
With the arrival Of delegates for
the fortieth annual convention Of the
American Federation of Labor, the
question of who will be the next
President Of the United States has
become one of the chief topics of
conversation in the hotel lobbies, in
dicating that politics will be one of
the leading interests in the conven-
ton.
Johnson Is Favorite.
According to opinions expressed BY
delegates today, six candidates in the
Aeld are satisfactory to labor, but only
one of them In a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Hiram johnson of California
After talks with many Of the labor
leaders now On the ground, there II
little doubt that Senator job nson and
, William q. McAdOo, Democrat. arr
the two favorites of labor.
Senator Johnson's labor record is
described as 100 per cent good" al
though he Is criticised by railroad
union men because Of his absence
from the Senate when the Cummins-
Esch bill was up. By this absence
the Senator failed to place himself on
public record regarding the measure
1t is accepted as a foregone conclu-
sion that railroad workers are almost
solidly for Mr.. McAdoo. In the Kan
sas City convention, representing 6OO.-
900 mebers of the railway employees
department Of the American Fedora
tion of Labor, a resolution indorsing
McAdoo was received with such en-
thusiasm that, the leaders had diff
Guilty in tabEhg 1t, partisan politics
being barred
Palmer Tn had"
Attorney General A. Mitchell Pal
MGR seems to hend Iabor's .In bad
| fered to lay wagers that union men
| would vote for him IL he were nom
| mated. Gen. Leonard Wood IL np-
parcntly n close second to Mr.. Pal
mer in Iabor's disfnvor. This In
snid TO nrise over his connection with
the steel strike. and because he 4. {.
military man.
Herbert Hoover is unpopular with
the Inboritcs because OF his indorse-
| ment OF the open shop. Senator Hard
| ing came into disfavor because of his
| advocacy Of anti-strike legislation.
Governor Lowden of Illinois seems TO
have some following among the I'LL
nois coal miners. Unionist sny that
Governor Lowden's labor record in
Congress was not satisfactory, but
that he has made n fnir governor.
II Governor Henry ]. Allen of Kan
sas City, proves to be the dark
horse" at the Chicago convention,
probably he will prove as unpopular
as Palmer.
Sees Bryan As Champion.
William Jennings Bryan is expect
ed to be the champion OF labor at the
San Francisco convention.
Governor Edwards OF New Jersey
has some supporters because OF his
antiprohibition views. 1t Is likely,
| however. that Senator owen would
receive labor's support in preference
| to any other candidate nominated
either by the Democrats or Republic
ans, with the exception Of senator
johnson. Representatives of coal
miners from Ohio aid Indiana declare
that Governor Cox Of Ohio, Democrat,
Is acceptable to the mine workers.
THE federation, which will open its
convention Monday, will not overlook
the fact that the American Senate ha 5
not yet ratified the peace treaty" said
Samuel Gompers. In an advance mes
sage OF greeting to Canadian trade
unionists. international relations will
be OF pressing importance to the con-
vention, contiucd Mr.. Gompers He
added: I'VE shall have our word to
say about the great International Is
Il sues of the day."