Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1895 — M'BRIDE IS ELECTED. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

M'BRIDE IS ELECTED.

CHOSEN PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERATION OF LABOR. Mr. Gompers Fails Through His Refusal to Order a General Strike Last Summer—Congratulates His SucccssOr ~lndianapolis Headquarters. Miners’ Leader Wins. The delegates to the labor convention in Denver were nearly all in their seats when the roll was called Monday. The first business was to determine the future location of the headquaiters of the federation. On Saturday the cities of Indianapolis, Detroit, Washington. Brooklyn, and Louisville had been placed in nomination. Indianapolis and Washington were the only contestants. The vote resulted: Indianapolis, 1,290; Washington, 926. A resolution to make Indianapolis the location for three years was amended to make

it live years and referred to the committee on laws. The election of officers was then taken up. Mr. Gompers and John Mcßride, president of the United were the only candidates for president. The vote resulted: Mcßride, 1,162; Gom-

pers, 937. Mr. Gompers was nominated by Mr. Eickhoff. The nomination was seconded by Messrs. Cohen, Daily, and McCraith. Mcßride was nominated by Mr. Penna and seconded by Mr. Allen. The vote proceeded without incident except that several delegates announced that they would vote against Gompers by instruction from various unions. President Gompers moved to make the vote unanimous for Mcßride, but objection was made. Mr. Gompers at once wrote and dispatched a message of congratulation to Mr. Mcßride, who is ill at his home. Mr. Gompers is a member of the Cigarmakers’ union, and has held the position of president of the American Federation of Labor since 1882. From then until 1886 there was no salary attached to the office. That year it was decided to make the office a permanent one, and the salary was fixed at $1,200. This was raised to SI,BOO in 1892. The first vice president of the federation was Richard Powers, elected in 1880; the second was John Jarrett, elected in 1881. Gompers had felt sure of re-election, but the dissatisfaction with his course during the last few months has been growing steadily, and the ballot showed that a majority of the delegates against him. There were many causes leading to his defeat. His refusal to order a general strike last summer was not well received by many of the strongest unions. It was claimed by the friends of Mr. Debs that the assistance of Gompers at the critical moment would have brought victory to the strikers. They thought that the head of the American Federation had grown too conservative. For first vice president Mrs. T. J. Morgan, of Chicago, and Dr. McGuire, of Philadelphia, were nominated. The vote was 1,865 for McGuire, 226 for Mrs. Morgan. The election was made unanimous.

PRESIDENT JOHN M’BRIDE.

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