The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-06-19
MOVEMENT LOOMS Up
TO CONTEST ELECTION
OF FRANK MORRISON
CBy Associated Press)

CINCINNATI June 19-Prospects
of a second contest in the election of
an executive council OF the American
Federation of Labor at its convention
here loomed up today as a movement
got under way for William Clark, Of
Toledo, president of the American
Flint Glass Workers union, to con-
test the reelection of Frank Morrison
as secretary.
No formal announcement of can
didacy was made by Mr. Clarke, but
he indicated a willingness to enter the
race by saying, 81 am in the hands of
my friends Likewise no claims were
advanced of pledged votes for Mr..
Clarke, which was regarded as indi-
eating the boom was in its early
stage. The other contest for the coun-
Gil is promised by Joseph A. Frank
lin, of Kansas City, president of the
! Boilermakers' union, who has an
nounced he will contest the re-elec-
tion of Daniel J. Tobin. of Indianapo-
! lis, head of the Teamsters' union, as
| treasurer
| Election of the council is among the
/ last business to come before the con-
vention and delegates today expected
| that it would be held next Friday
| No contest for nine places on the
council, which is headed by President
Samuel Gompers, was in sight today.
: In addition to the two prospective con-
/ tests for places On the council, a fight
was on for election of two delegates
| TO the British trades union congress
Secretary 25 Years
! Mr.. Morrison has been secretary for
25 years, his first election coming az
the first convention held in this city
in 1895. Since then he has been re-
elected annually. His prospective op
ponent Mr.. Clarke, has been an Off
Ger of the glass workers for 16 years
and in last years convention seconded
the nomination of Mr.. Gompers in the
latter's fight with John L. Lewis, the
miners leader. for president
The convention went into it's second
week today with most of it's most i'm
portant business awaiting floor con
slderation. Night sessions during the
middle of the week were a possibility
when the delegates got back to work
and several committees were ready tc
bring in reports. Despite the big pro
gram of work ahead, the delegates
were planning to adjourn early one
day, so they might move across the
Ohio river into Newport, KY, where
Il strike of steel workers has beer
on since last October. Several in
functions against the strikers are II
force, but the plans for the invasion
call for a mass meeting to be ad
dressed by Samuel Gompers, presi
dent of the federation.
Frame Policy.
Another important developmen
: came today when half a score of law
yers from all parts of the countr,
gathered here to guide the fedora
: tion's special policy committee il
: framing program for combating
the supreme courts decision in tn
Coronado coal case, which held labo
unions subject to damages under tn
I Sherman antitrust law.
The committees report is the spe
cial order of business for Wednesda
: before the convention, and meanwhil
: the convention will confer with cour
sci, the first meeting coming tonight
, B. NJ Jewell, president of the Raj
way Employees department of the fec
; GRAFTON. heads the committee, and th
: Coronado decision is of special il
terest to him because of several III
: ions in his department which are tai
ing a strike vote and openly threateT
ed a walkout of more than LOCO, 90
rail workers on July l.