Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1952-09-23

4IdIleu 1rOm Young on the reSO-
luton supporting the top Demo-
cratic ticket which was recon-
mended strongly by the AFL's
Executive Council.
Among those who refused to
vote for an Endorsement of Gov.
Stevenson were delegates from
the AFL's second largest union,
the brotherhood of carpenters,
and representatives of the pulp
paper and sulphate workers, the
sleeping car porters and the pat
ternmakers.
First Convention Endorsement.
1t was the first time in the AFL's
history that its convention had
given blessing to a presidential
candidate. However, in 1924, the
AFL Executive Council urged it's
members to support the Progress
sive Party ticket of the elder SEN
ator Robert La Toilette.
Many of those who fefrained
from voting today are supporters
of Gov. Stevenson This group
feels that the ALL should not
break its tradition and inject itself
into the presidential campaign.
Shortly after urging their mil
lion rank-and-f1le members to sup
port Gov. Stevenson, the conven-
ton reelected 79-year-old William
Green to 29th term as president
OF the ALL. Reelected unani-
mouSly also were Secretary Treas
urer George Meany and Is ALL
vice presidents.
Hutchinson for Eisenhower.
Mr.. Green has been president
of the Federation since the death
of Samuel Gompers in 1924. Ex-
cept for one year in the 1905, Mr..
Gompers and Mr.. Green are the
only presidents the ALL has ever
had.
The carpenters union, which re-
fused to go along with the Steven
son Endorsement, is run by VIII
liam L. Hutchinson, lifelong Re-
publican and a supporter of Gen.
Eisenhower. Ill health prevented
Mr.. Hutchinson from attending the
convention.
When Mr.. Green called for the
question on the resolution indors-
ing Gov. Stevenson, only one dele
gate rose to speak. He was Har-
per Turco, head of a newsboys'
union in Seattle. Mr.. Turco start
ed to speak on the subject of labor
unity rather than politics. Mr..
Green ruled him out of order.
There was no discussion of the
political Endorsement.
Platforms Compared.
The resolution calling for the
election of the Democratic presi-
dental ticket was read by Secre-
tary-Treasurer Meany. It COM
pared the platforms of the Demo-
cratic and Republican Parties and
the views expressed by the presi-
dental candidates.
Mr.. Meany said that the Repub-
lican Party and Gen. Eisenhower
offered the working man little
hope. He indicated that the new
alliance between Gen. Eisenhower
and Senator Taft, Republican, of
Ohio, was big reason why the
AFL was indorsing Gov. Steven
son. The labor unions for years
have felt bitterly about Senator
Taft. chiefly because he is the CO.
author of the Taft-Hartley Act,
which the unions say is anti-labor.
ITO the working people of this
country" the Stevenson indorse-
ment stated, "the public embrace
Of the Republican presidential
candidate and Senator Taft, al
symbol OF reaction, came as q
shock.
KEN and Mccarthy Cited.
Gen. Eisenhower. who was built
UP as the champion Of liberalism
in the Republican Party, has also
clasped to his bosom such notable
reactionaries as Senators KEN of
Missouri, Cain of Washington.
Bricker of Ohio, Jenner of Indiana
and Mccarthy of Wisconsin. This
is indeed a sorry aggregation. His
Gen. Eisenhower support of such
candidates destroys any possible
notion that he could steer thel
Republican Party back to the path
of liberalism"
The executive council resolution
ended on this note:
Fully conscious of our respon-
sibility as trade union leaders and
as Americans, we advise and urge
each and every member of the
ALL to vote for Adlai E. Stevenson
for President Of the United States
on November f."
AS Mr.. Meany finished reading
the resolution, q vast majority of
the $50 delegates rose to their feet