The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-06-25
LEWIS LOSES
BY 4 VOTE OF
TWO To ONE
The Official Count Is
25,022 to
12,324


DENVER, June Samuel
Gompers, veteran American labor
leader, today was reelected 10 the
presidency Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor, defeating John
l.. Lewis, president OF the United
Mine Workers, by a heavy major
ity.
Only two Of the largest organ
izations cast a solid vote for
Lewis-the maehinists' union and
the United Brotherhood Of Car
penters. The miners delegation
split their vote, giving Gompers
1896 and Lewis 2132, President
Lewis declining TO vote the 535
votes he held.
The railroad organizations
which had been claimed almost
solidly by Lewis, split their votes,
the two largest unions--the cleo
trical workers and the rpilSay ear
men--casting their entire vote 10
Gompers.
The official vote was; oomperA.
ss.022; Lewis. is.s2a.
Tho firat name submitted an
candidate for tho presidency Of tho
American Fedsration OF Labor at the
convention hore today. was that OF
President Samuel Gompers. who was
nominated IN a euioEixlng speech by
George Perkins Of Chicago. president
OF tho Cigar Makers Union.
A dcmonatration OF several min
utcs greeted the. announcement 81
NJ. Gompers' name BY Mr.. Perkins nt
the close Of his address number
Of dciegrtcs jumped 20 their feet and
chcercd but Hcorcs uf others remained
quietly In their seats. aVertlnG a
stampede In behalf of the veteran
labor leader
When William Green. secrctary OF
the United Mine Workers mounted
the platform 10 nominate John l..
Lewis. no was given an enthusiastic
ovation.
sovicts Condemned.
The convention, IN hs first night
scssion last night. dlnposed Of tho
question Of future relations with tho
! International Federation OF Trade
I AHANNH anu NNt' N''N. |NNAWn VI NNAW
Russian soviet government Almost
! riotous Henes marked both actions.
which sustained the action % the ex-
, erutive council IN scvering relations
with the European labor movement
! and IN condemning the Russian soviet
. government. Defenders OF both the
international and the Russian H0vieta
were annoyed by squeaking and rattl-
Ing Ot chairs and shouts and jeera.
President tOmpefH had to be call
: ing continually Tor order In his Of
forts 10 keep the proceedings IN prog
ress. When he put the Russian ques
tlon 10 vote. he was charged with
machine rule" because he declined
10 permit delegates 20 speak In de-
feuHc Of the soviet government.
d. =. Smart OF Chicago withdrew
his accusation OF gas rule" when
, President Gompers Threatened him
with profermcnt of charges.
This question was put TO a vote. !"
said Prcaldent Oompers. and Il was
: almost unanimously carried. This
. convention has spoken FOR itself Thil
II not machine rule but Il Il the rule
b q the convention q the American
Federation OF Labor"
Council Sustained.
The debate on the report of ths
international relations COMMITTEES
4 which sustained the action nf the ex
ecutivc council IA sevoFinR relations
with the International WIS long AM
= stormy. Delegates ~ the ulrhiuisis \
= uaion and the International Ladies'
q Garment Workers condemned the er
= tion Of the council aud pleaded Will
J. the convention 10 direct these off
4 eials to bring about lmmediateiy ~
n Hffillation with the European move
g mcnt
! f'resid, nj Gompers. who. with m
q council was charged with withholdinl
d the facts In this matter from tho ranl
and file Ut the membership and "glv
- ing only one side OF the question q
\ the public made ma reply ~ IN
convention Overwhelmingly support
ed their action.
The approved report of the commit
too sustained tho findings os tho coun
~ that the policies and principles q
tho international we're revolution
ary." n charged thst the clause 4
the lutcrnatlonafa constitution pro
viding for decisions by majority vot
destroyed the national autonomy q
| the American Federation aud OF thoa
''uations that vote in tho minority"
American labor cannot ana Nj
not submit to dirtation from without.
added the report IN must aud wi
determine its own rouren
IN conclusion, the committee rec
commended that the executive ruunc
continue It's negotiations in an offoi
10 have thu International amend u
laws 80 that tho American Federatio
may have the opportunity OF affi
iatine AZ thc earliest possible date.
n. STANCRFIlI4D DIEs.
NEW YORK. June 15.-~lohn