Arizona republican., 1921-06-26
ELECT G0MPER
 BY B|G MARG|N |OvER LEWIS AS HEAD IF \. I. IF 1.
Veteran Leader Returned To Office By Majority Of Almost 2 to Makes Brief Statement
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dent Samuel Gompers. Americas veteran labor leader. overwhelmingly defeated his first serious opposition since 1s94-today was returned to off, flee with his entire administration for another year by the American Federation of Labor.
 This sweeping victory, the labor chief said tonight at the close of the federations forty-first annual ton- ventfon. demonstrated that the American trade union movement twill not submit to dictation from the forces of corruption or greed neither the Hearsts nor the Garys can chart our course or select our leaders,
 Means Progressive Action
 Our movement is united. It is prepared to be aggressive in defense of the rights of the toilers. It will not be swerved from its course. It will be sad day for the aspirations of the working people of our land when corrupt and intriguing inter- ests can either divide our movement. change our course. or destroy its leadership. The vote today has demonstrated to the world that we have not yet come upon that day The whole work of the convention. the resolutions and declarations l adopted, the policies indicated, mean l for the future a united progressive. I militant movement. following upon a 1 progressive. fruitful and militant past.
 For myself I may say that the work of the convention and the result l of the election fill me with satisfac- I tion, gratitude and pride not for my I self. but for our movement I am I proud of our movement and my life shall be given to it in the future as 4 it has been for these many years Il We are in serious times. but we face them undaunted and with confidence and courage"
 The labor chiefs forces made !
 clean sweep from the beginning Il when President Gompers was re,
 turned to the presidency for thu fortieth time by overwhelming Johr r. Lewis, president Of the Unite<
 Mine Workers of America, by a vot,
 of 25,022 to 12,s24. The vote was taken amid sceneA O
 wild enthusiasm. rivaling those O.
 national political conventions Tn galleries were packed with specfa tors The convention floor was over Flowing with delegates and thei
 friends. Cheers and applause swep
 the auditorium at every vote. .l Several attempts by the Gomper
 supporters to stampede the delegate , for the veteran labor leader durin the demonstration failed. as scores c
 delegates withheld their enthusia sr : and remained silently in their seat.
 unmoved by the urgings of fello'
 delegates
 e This was the first time tha . Gompers has been seriously oppose 6 since 1894, when he was defeated b . John Mcbride, a mine worker. at e convention in this city. but he wa n returned to office the following yea 'ti When his victory was announce # the labor leader. who is now n year e old. could scarcely control his emt r tions and was on the verge of teal
 when he took his place at the TO:
 trum to thank the delegates for the
 support and confidence, and declal ,e ing that my election will bring I ,.11 comfort to Gary or Hearst.'' leWis Supporters Few
 Lewis. of the mine workers. arol Y from his place at the rear of the hs and declared in stirring addre ~ e that he accepted the verdict of Il s5 American Federation of Labor witt
 out the slightest tinge of enmity ,. my mind,v adding:
 ,,s T have used no dishonorat ,e methods in my efforts to realize n t- aspiration for the presidency. If 1 have not been the candidate II
 know the man.
 t- T stand more than ever before f m the great trade union movement lrl America and my voice and abili is. shall always be given to making t en American labor movement great n- than ever before :"
 at He was given a tremendous ov e. ton as he concluded his speech. [al The official roll call showed tt ia. only five organizations voted solit ed for the mine workers leader Tn in were the United Brotherhood of ca
 penters and Joiners; Internatiol f. Association of Machinists: Mine, \ id. and Shelter Workers. tailors. a OK the draftsmen's union-
 ck The mine workeX' delegation ST H. their vote-Frank Harrington. pre- ul- dent of the Illinois district: Rob ,ch Harlan. president of Washington d Tc- trict and Alexander Howat. ore all dent of the Kansas district. Uni m Mine Workers of America, cast der their total votes of 1.596 for Gomps vid Lewis, who as delegate held zen votes. did not cast his ballot. mt, The railroad organizations. wh her were reported to have backed Ii- Lewis boom. failed to support h cen two of the largest unions-electr
 workers and railway carmen-vot re- solidly for Gompers. The build ear trades unions and a majority of rlai metal working organizations al supported the labor chief. 'rry J. Mahlon Barnes of Chicago of
 cigarmakers' union, of which G,
 pers is a member, cast his 6s V,
 for Lewis.
 The election of Gompers brou to close one of the hottest polit
 campaigns ever waged in the his
 l of organized labor. The campai Co ing had gone on relentlessly s
 the convention opened and at ii "A proceedings on the floor of the ( ants vention were interrupted by the c men tioneering.
 day Charges and counter charges ' ord hurled back and forth by both si ape Early in the campaign reports ' were published that certain anti Com s in interests were operating among in- delegates with s100.000 "slush fu
 Efforts to bring about an invest were ton of these charges failed. Al Dffi- time, however. did these charges n of volve the Lewis supporters, as pre- were all made against persons out
 the ranks of organized labor. lrted Cincinnati Gets Next Convent