South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-19
GOMPERS WILL
LEAD A. OIL.
ANOTHER YEAR
Veteran President and Entire
Cabinet is Reelected
at Meeting.
BY Associated Press /:

By Associated Press:
MONTREAL, Can, June 1S.-The
American Federation of Labor again
expressed its confidence in the lead
ership OF Samuel Gompers. its vet
eran president, when it reelected him
Friday for the 39th time at its 10th
annual convention hero. and re-
turned to Office his entire admins
trative cabinet.
His election was virtually unani-
nous. The only delegate who voted
against him was James A. Duncan
Of the Seattle Central Labor council.
leader of the progressive wing or the
federation.
The delegates gave the elderly
labor leader a tremendous ovation
when he declared:
Accepts Call.
Il accept the call 70 duty and /
will obey" He was much affected
by the demonstration.
Representatives Of the railroad
workers organization seconded Mr..
Gompers' nomination, which was
made by George W. Perkins of the
Cigarmakers' union. They pledged
their hearty support to his leader
ship, declaring that the convention s
action Of yesterday in endorsing
government ownership of the rail-
roads should not be construed as q
Reputation of his administration.
Mr.. GOmpers explained that the
federation had not changed its views
I'm connection with the use OF light
wines and beer. manufacture and
sale Of which was advocated by the
convention last year.
Others Elected.
Others reelected Friday were w.
ID. Mahon of Detroit. fifth vice presi
dent and T. A. Rickert of Chicago,
sixth vice president.
Jacob Fischer Of Indianapolis was
reelected seventh vice president in q
contest with w. II. Johnston. inter
national president of the Machinists'
union. Fischer's vote was 1929,
and JOhnstOns 1916. Matthew
VOL OF Chicago. was unanimously
chosen eighth vice president.
Daniel J. Tobin Of Boston and
Frank Morrison of Washington. d.
c., were reelected treasurer and sec
retary. respectively. without Oppo-
sition.
Gompers has been head OF the
federation for IS years. He was de-
feated for reelection in 1894. but IN
1895 was again elected.
Misfortune struck the veteran
la Dor leader in the past year. Death
took his wife and aged father.
A year ago Gompers' daughter
died. Gompers is in his list year
He celebrated his last birthday in
January by spending the entire day
at his desk
Labor Demands.
Endorsement Of government own
ership OF railroads with democrat
ic operation" will be demanded Of
the democratic platform at San
Francisco by 100000 organized
railroad workers. Prest Heberling
Of the Switchmen's Union announced
here Friday.
Heberling is one OF the leaders
OF the railroad group which yester-
day forced Endorsement OF govern
ment ownership from the annual
convention OF the American Fedora
ton OF Labor here over the protest
OF Pres't Samuel Gompers
The action Of the railroad group
o. putting their program UP to the
democratic platform committee vir-
tually means asking the democratic
party 10 indorSe the Plumb plan for
"a tri-partite control of railroad op-
Grafton by the public, government
and workers
Backed as We are by the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor. as a re-
suit of the overwhelming majority il
gave our plan Thursday. il is diff
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