The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-02-05

Rico Federation, in Spanish addressed
the Spanish-speaking delegates aud
made a fervent appeal for Gompers.
''The most correct and able man. - our
grand leader and other bouquets were
thrown at GOmpers by the Porto Rico
delegate, and he wound up by saving
that it would be ga great misfortune
if anoaher President were chosen, espe-
eially if such result came about thru
the action of the n-American dele
gates
Then Mother Jones came to the rescue
of Gompers with fiery speech calling
ON the congress to mime him again and
make the election unanimous. The con
vcntion, admiring the Sl-year old rebel
who has fought tht battles of the striS-
trS of the United States SO many times,
forgot its detestation of GomperS in i.s
enthusiasm for ''the mother of the
miucrs''
Lord spoke briefly referring to "tIlo
peculiar power and influence that he
(Gompcrs) brings into this convention. =
Gompcrs, seeing that he was saved,
wasted no time in further ieclinatious
and seized the opportunity without de-
lay.
Are there any other nomiaations!"
he asked and without waiting for an
answer, he started to put motion to
make the election unanimous
Carrazco of Guatemala, griitY and lc-
termined not to give up, was waving
his hand for another chance. Somebody
had suggcstc to him that since Moro
mes had left the hall, it would ha pos
sible to stampede the convention. for
Morones and prevent the machine
stampcding it for Gompers, and lie
wanted to try it. hut Gompers' heavy
voice and the humping of the gayel
drowned ont the persistent little Cent
raj American.
"All those in favour of making tha
election unanimous. raise thcir hand "
shouted Gompers, and hands went M.
"Opposcd, the same, and hands
were raised, among them that of Car
razco and that of Castro from san Sal
[vador: who's had previously declared
lthat the Pan: American Federation must
haze complete renovation aud
"new leaders" About a half of the
delegates did not vote
Even after the vote had been taken
Carrazco protested that the convention
had disregarded his previous request TO
have a secret ballot taken so that no
body might be afraid to vote against
GompcrS. but the Guatemala man was
shut off. The machine had triumph"d
and was in no mood to hear rebels any
longer.
The rest of the officers were elected
by acclamaion and in short order. Ca
nuto A. Vargas, Spansh-language see
retary, was re- amcd amid general ap-
plausc. Chester \. Wright was reelected
without opposition as English-angnage
secretary and James Lord as treasurer.
"Foghorn" Tobin then rose 10 sug-
Gcst Guatemala City as the place of
meeting for the convention of next wear
and the proposal was unanimously ac-
ccptcd.
/ Gompers and the A. f. of l.. machine
had won again but hy the skin of their
teeth. The Spanish~peaking delegates
were openly sulky aud sore, with . few
exceptions such as lglesias, always
Gompers faithful Supporter; Kunhardt
of Santo Domingo, and Eulalio Mart.
lion of Labor, who altho frankly a
Radical. acquicsccd in Morones lcci-
sion to let Gompers he reelected again
"for International reasons.
Why did it happcn' Why did dele
gates like Albarracin from Colombia,
who also represents the Socialist Party
of his country, and delegates like Mar.
tincz, Trcvino. Gracidas and .luarez uf
Mexico, all openly Radicals, let Com
pers have another term. Why did No.
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