The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-06-20
LEWIS Will
SEEK HIGHEST
LABOR OFFICE
President OF Miners Formally
Announces Candidacy -
Gompers Says His Name
Will Not Be Withdrawn.
TO DECIDE Big ISSUES

DENVER. June 20-John L. Lewis,
president Of the United Mine Workers
Of America, today formally announced
that he was a candidate for the presi-
dency Of the American Federation of
Labor, in opposition to Samuel Com
pers.
II have decided TO permit my name
TO be submitted to the convention as
a candidate for the presidency of the
American Federation of Labor" was
the brief announcement made by Mr.
Lewis. He declined TO make any fur
ther statement
Gompers in Race
President Gompers announced that
he will be a candidate for reelection
in the following statement:
THE delegates to the convention
will determine who shall be their Of
ficers and if they see fit to re-elect
their president they will have the op-
portunity My name will go before
the convention and it Will not be
withdrawn"
The complicated situation growing
over the split between the two fac
tions of Irish sympathizers was ex-
pected to be disposed of today or to-
morrow when the resolutions commit
tee brings in its report. The commit
tee is understood to have decided to
reject the resolutions urging boycott
of British-made goods and report fav-
orably the less drastic resolution of
sympathy for the Irish cause and call
ing for restoration of the Irish repub-
lie
May Oppose Report
Supporters of the boycott reso-
luton. who declare it the official
resolution of the Irish republic" as
serted they will carry the fight to the
floor of the convention in an effort to
overthrow the committees report if
It is unfavorable. They said they will
also demand a roll call on the meas
uFe Sam Evans, personal represen-
tatiye of Frank P. Walsh, is here di-
recting the fight in behalf of the boy
colt resolution. ----.---
The international association of ma
chinists have announced their deter
mination to have the convention repu.
date the action of the executive coun-
ell in seyering relations, with the in
ternational federation of trade unions.
They have submitted a resolution di-
recting the council to Immediately re-
affiliate the federation with the labor
European movement
Have Rail Support.
The request of the United Brother
hood of Maintenance of Ways EN-
ployes and railway shop laborers fol-
reinstatement in the federation, il was
learned has the full support of al
the railroad organizations. This un
ion, with its membership of nearly two
hundred thousand, was suspended in
1919 because of a jurisdictional dis
pute with the United Brotherhood ot
Carpenters and Joiners. The carpen
ters' union has announced its inten
ton with cooperation of the building
railroad organization reinstatement.
The question of putting into effec'
the federations railroad program call
ing for government control with dem
ocratic operation" is expected to bt
one of the major issues. Delegates o
the machinsts' union and other rail
road organizations declared that the.
are going to demand that the execu
tive council take steps imm ediatel.
toward getting this program unde
way
Secretary Frank Morrison said tht
convention would probably complete
its business and adjourn next Sat
urday.