Delegates Lewis (T. L.), Mulcahy and Treasurer Lennon.

Treasurer Lennon declared the motion made by Delegate Mulcahy was not in order.

Delegate Molter obtained unanimous consent to the introduction of the following resolution:

Resolution No. 165-By Delegate A. Molter, from A. M. C. and B. W. of N. A.:

WHEREAS, For the last five years the A. M. C. & B. W. of N. A. have been engaged in a struggle with the Meat Trust, who are using every means at their command to prevent the organizing of the Butcher Workmen in their employ; and

WHEREAS, In New York City and vicinity the A. M. C. & B. W. of N. A. have succeeded in the past five months in breaking into the Trust ranks and organized about 1,000 members; and

WHEREAS, The Meat Trust has now either locked out or forced on strike many of those who have lately cast in their lot with the Butcher Workmen; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the 29th Annual Convention of the A. F. of L. pledges its support, both moral and financial, to the A. M. C. & B. W. of N. A. in their struggle in New York City and vicinity; and be it further

RESOLVED, That the Executive Council of the A. F. of L. shall designate some one general organizer, familiar with the New York situation, to work in conjunction with the A. M. C. & B. W. of N. A. and have a general supervision over the situation until this strike and lockout is adjusted.

On motion the resolution was referred to the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor.

REPORT OF SPECIAL COMMITTEE OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF ORGANIZATIONS AFFILIATED WITH THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR. Delegate McArdle, Secretary of the Committee, reported as follows:

The meeting of the Executive Officers of affiliated organizations represented, which was held to recommend to this body a course of action to be pursued in accordance with the provision of Resolution No. 1, third day's proceedings, beg leave to report as follows:

We recommend that a meeting for December 13th, 1909, in the City of Pittsburg, Pa., at the Monongahela Hotel, to outline the proper course to be pursued.

Said meeting to be called by the President or Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor; the call to be

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issued to the Executive Officers of all affiliated national and international organizations.

We further recommend that this meeting shall be attended by the President of the American Federation of Labor or by some one appointed by him as his representative.

After a brief discussion by Delegate O'Sullivan, the report of the Special Committee was adopted.

President Gompers-The hour for the special order of business, which is the nomination and election of officers and the selection of a convention city, having arrived, I will ask President Lynch of the International Typographical Union to preside.

Delegate Lynch in the chair. Chairman Lynch-Nominations President are now in order.

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Delegate O'Connor-I nominate Samuel Gompers for President of the American Federation of Labor.

Delegate Sullivan (T. J.)—I move that the Secretary be instructed to cast the entire ballot of this Convention for Samuel Gompers to succeed himself as President of the American Federation of Labor.

The motion was seconded and carried by unanimous vote.

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Morrison-In accordance with instructions of this Convention, I herewith cast the unanimous vote of the Convention for Samuel Gompers for President of the American Federation of Labor for the ensuing year.

Chairman Lynch-In accordance with the expressed will of the Convention I herewith declare Samuel Gompers elected President of the American Federation of Labor for the ensuing year.

In response to requests for a speech, President Gompers made a brief address in which he expressed his appreciation of the confidence reposed in him by the delegates to the Convention.

Chairman Lynch-Nominations for First Vice-President are now in order. Delegate Frey, in placing in nomination a candiate for First Vice-President, said in part: I think it is fortunate that the man I desire to place in nomination is so well known, and we are all so familiar with his work and his standing in our movement, that it is unnecessary for me to say much respecting him. It would be almost impossible to add anything to the knowledge the delegates already possess. I merely desire to say

that there has never been a peroid when we have required strong men for our leaders-men whose knowledge of our movement was more extensive, men whose courage was more unquestionedmore than at the present time. I desire to place in nomination a man who has always been known as true to his convictions, a man who has always stood like the everlasting granite of the New England hills for what he thought was right. I take great pleasure, therefore, in placing in nomination for First-VicePresident, James Duncan.

On motion, the Secretary was instructed to cast one ballot for Vice-President Duncan as the unanimous choice of the Convention for First Vice-President of the American Federation of Labor. The Secretary complied with the instructions of the Convention, and James Duncan was declared by the chairman duly elected First Vice-President for the ensuing term.

In a brief address Vice-President Duncan thanked the Convention for his reelection.

Treasurer Lennon, in nominating John Mitchell for Second Vice-President, said in part: A few years ago there came among us a young man. He had already attained a degree of popularity and had secured most beneficent results for the people of his own organization. Since he has come among us, by his advocacy of the rights of men, of protection of women and children, our respect for him has materially increased and our love for him has grown with our respect. There is no man in the labor movement of this country or of the world who today stands, in the estimation of the working people of our country and of the world, higher than the man I desire to nominate for the position of Second Vice-President. The work he did for the miners made it possible for them to be men and to maintain their families as the families of workingmen should be maintained. The work he has done for organized labor and for unorganized labor has placed him in an exalted position that can never be changed by the edict of any court. for his work is written upon the hearts of the men and women who labor.

I will not take up any more of your time except to say that it gives me the greatest pleasure and satisfaction to

nominate John Mitchell for Second Vice-President.

Delegate Daly (T. M.)-I take this opportunity of showing the deep interest and profound belief and trust our organization has in the gentleman who has just been placed in nomination. I know I am voicing the sentiment of ninety-nine per cent. of our membership when I say we have unquestioned trust and confidence in John Mitchell.

On motion, the Secretary was instructed to cast one ballot for Vice-President Mitchell as the unanimous choice of the Convention. The Secretary complied with the instructions of the Convention and John Mitchell was declared by the Chairman duly elected Second VicePresident for the ensuing term.

In response to requests for a speech, Vice-President Mitchell spoke at some length on freedom of speech and of the press, and thanked the Convention for the honor done him.

Delegate Landers, in nominating James O'Connell for Third Vice-President, said in part: It is not necessary to say very much in nominating a man for office when it is understood there is no opposition to him, but in his work on the Executive Council, the man I shall nominate has served our best interests and has held up the hands of the other members of the body that has dealt with the destinies of our organization between Conventions. I am positive that he will continue to do so in the future, and I take great pleasure in nominating James O'Connell for Third Vice-President of the American Federation of Labor for the ensuing year.

On motion of Delegate Sullivan (T. J.), the Secretary was instructed to cast one ballot for James O'Connell as the unanimous choice of the Convention for Third Vice-President. The Secretary complied with the instructions of the Convention, and James O'Connell declared duly elected Third Vice-President for the ensuing term.

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Vice-President O'Connell made a brief address to the Convention and thanked the delegates for their expression of confidence, evidenced by his unanimous re-election.

Delegate Duffy (T. J.), in nominating Denis A. Hayes for Fourth Vice-Presi dent, said in part: I desire to place in nomination a man whose record is such that he needs no eulogy at the hands of any of the delegates to this Con

vention; a man who has a heart as big as his mind is broad; a man through whose influence, principally, the organization which he represents carried its interest in the child workers so far that it took the children from the factories and placed them in the school houses to be educated, and gave them the same rate of wages they were receiving in the factories until they were old enough to be permitted to work under the laws of the States in which they were living. I feel it is a great privilege to have the honor of placing before you for Fourth Vice-President the present incumbent, Denis A. Hayes, of the Glass Bottle Blowers.

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Delegate Voll-I rise to second nomination of Denis A. Hayes. We of his own trade long ago learned his worth, and year after year we have learned to have a higher regard for him. It is with extreme pleasure that I second the nomination.

On motion. the Secretary was instructed to cast one ballot, for VicePresident Hayes as the unanimous choice of the Convention for Fourth Vice-President. Secretary complied with the instruction of the Convention and Denis A. Hayes was declared duly elected Fourth Vice-President for the ensuing term.

In a brief speech Vice-President Hayes thanked the delegates to the Convention for the honor of a unanimous re-election.

Delegate Ryan (F. M.)-I desire to nominate for Fifth Vice-President the chief executive officer of one of the affiliated organizations. The chief executive officer who represents the interests of 200,000 men requires no eulogy at my hands. I therefore place in nomination for Fifth Vice-President Wm. D. Huber, of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners.

place in nomination for Sixth Vice-PreCluent a man who has never failed to lend his assistance to any organization that was in trouble. I consider him one of the most able leaders in the entire labor movement. No words I can say would fittingly tell you of all he has done for the cause of labor. The man I desire to nominate has done wonders, not only for his own organization, but for any organization that has called on him for support. I have great pleasure in nominating for the office of Sixth Vice-President Jos. F. Valentine, President of the International Molders Union of North America.

On motion the Secretary was instructed to cast one ballot for Vice-President Valentine as the unanimous choice of the Convention for Sixth Vice-President. The Secretary complied with the instructions of the Convention, and Joseph F. Valentine was declared by the Chairman duly elected to serve as Sixth Vice-President for the ensuing ter.n.

Vice-President Valentine made a brief address, in which he thanked the delegates for the honor conferred upon him in his re-election.

Delegate Duffy (Frank) -A year ago, at Denver, we placed a new man on the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor. We had known for years of his qualifications for such a position. We knew he would make good. He has made good on the Council; he has made good in his own organization; he has made good in organized labor. therefore wish to place in nomination for Seventh Vice-President John R. Alpine, of the Plumbers' organization.

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Delegate Clark-It gives me great pleasure, on behalf of the delegation and on behalf of every individual member of our international union, to second the nomination of John R. Alpine for Seventh Vice-President.

On motion the Secretary was instructed to cast one ballot for Vice-President Alpine as the unanimous choice of the Convention for Seventh Vice-President. The Secretary complied with the instructions of the Convention, and John R. Alpine was declared by the Chairman duly elected Seventh Vice-President for the ensuing term.

Delegate Tanquary-I arise at this time to place in nomination for Eighth Vice-President the youngest man on the Council. You may not think that when

you look at his head, but he is the youngest member of the Council in point of service. Mr. Perham has been President of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers for the past nine years, and I do not believe there is a man in the United States or Canada who is so well known in all the towns of North America as Mr. Perham. In every town where there is a telegraph office he is well known. The Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor placed confidence in this brother by appointing him to a vacancy that occurred through the death of a well-known member of organized labor. I believe they are satisfied they have not misplaced their confidence. I therefore take pleasure in nominating Henry B. Perham, of the Order of Railroad Telegraphers, for Eighth Vice-President of the American Federation of Labor.

Delegate Lowe-I have very great pleasure in seconding the nomination of Brother Perham.

The nomination of Vice-President Perham was seconded by Delegate Connors of the Switchmen's Union.

On motion, the Secretary was instructed to cast one ballot for Vice-President Perham as the unanimous choice of the Convention, and H. B. Perham was declared by the Chairman Eighth Vice-President for the ensuing term.

Vice-President Perham made a brief address, in which he expressed appreciation of the confidence reposed in him by the delegates in electing him unanimous vote to Vice-President.

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Delegate Robinson (Hugh)-Twentyfive years ago we had a young man in the labor movement. Since that time he has grown grey in the service, and with the growing grey it has been a case of new wine increasing in value with age. He has given many years of faithful service to the movement. He is the Treasurer of the American Federation of LaTailors' bor, and to the Journeymen Union of North America he is still their "grand old man." During the past four years it has been my pleasure, as well as my privilege, to nominate the gentleman I am going to nominate to-day. name of John Τ therefore place the Brown Lennon before this Convention for Treasurer of the American Federation of Labor.

Delegate Hirsch-I have not had the

pleasure of nominating Treasurer Lennon in this Convention, as I had thirteen years ago in my first convention, but I desire to have the honor of seconding his nomination.

On motion, the Secretary was instructed to cast one ballot for Treasurer Lennon as the unanimous choice of the Convention for Treasurer. The Secretary complied with the instructions of the Convention, and John B. Lennon was declared by the chairman duly elected Treasurer for the ensuing term.

Treasurer Lennon made a brief address to the Convention and thanked the delegates for their appreciation of his services in the cause of organized labor.

Delegate Miller (Owen)-When the lowly Nazarene, the humble carpenter of Galilee, desired to express his commendation of one of His followers, he said, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant." I know of no man in this movement, or any other, that is so deserving of that high compliment as the man I am about to place in nomination for Secretary of the American Federation of I abor, our old "war horse," Frank Morrison.

Delegate McCullough-In behalf of the International Typographical Union delegation, I desire to second the nomination of Brother Morrison for election to the honored position he has so long and so ably filled; and in making this second to his nomination I want to express the deep appreciation the International Typographical Union, and every member under the jurisdiction of that union, feels in the continued expression of confidence i. our fellow-member. We knew him long before the American Federation of Labor knew him. We tried him out in the old days and found him not wanting. We presented him to the American Federation of Labor years ago as a suitable man for probably the second most important position in its official gift. He has been tried by the American Federation of Labor for all these years and not found wanting. Now Mr. Morrison, with the modesty and dignity of American manhood, is approaching the crucial test, the most severe to which it is possible to put a man's fidelity to the principles which he has advocated and the cause he has espoused, with confidence born of the conviction that he is right and standing for the right, and is going steadily forward without faltering. We as printers

of America are as proud of Frank Morrison to-day as it is possible for an organization to be proud of its members, and we confidently present him as who will not be found wanting in the cause of trades unionism.

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Delegate Harding-I desire to second the nomination as

good old Chicago Typographical Union No. 16, in which Secretary Morrison holds his membership.

On motion of Delegate De Nedrey, Delegate McCulloch was instructed

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cast one ballot for Secretary Morrison as the unanimous choice of the Convention. Delegate McCullough complied with the instructions of the Convention, and Frank Morrison was declared by the chair duly elected as Secretary for the ensuing term.

Secretary Morrison made a brief speech, in which he expressed his appreciation of the confidence expressed in him by his fellow delegates.

President Gompers announced that the next order of business would be the selection of fraternal delegates to the British Trades Union Congress and to the Canadian Trades and Labor Congress.

Delegate Lynch-For several Conventions the British Trades Union Congress has been sending us labor members of Parliament. Now we have an opportunity to reciprocate in kind. Perhaps the candidate I am going to name is not in a strict party sense a labor member of Congress, but he is a representative of labor in Congress, as is evidenced by the bills he has fathered in that body. It gives me pleasure, therefore, to nominate for the honorable position of fraternal delegate to the British Trades Union Congress Mr. W. B. Wilson, representing the United Mine Workers of America in this Convention, and a member of Congress from Pennsylvania.

Delegate O'Sullivan-I desire to place in nomination as one of the fraternal delegates a man who is well known in the trade union movement, and especially so in one of the States in which he has been engaged for many years in work in behalf of the United Mine Workers of America.

He has occupied the position as Secretary-Treasurer of his district for the past ten years, and I trust that some day he may come to this Convention as a Congressman as well, Brother G. W. Savage, of the United Mine Workers of America.

worth, Ryan, Butler (J. T.), Sladky, Huber, Duffy (F.), O'Reilly, Botterill, Sexten, Flynn, O'Brien, Reid, Crampton, Richardson, Brennan (W. A.), Redler, Gompers, Tracy (T. F.), Barnes, French, Smith (J. T.), Conway, Manning (D. F.), Robinson (Herman), Cable, McManus, McNulty, Fay, Monaghan. eeney, Comerford, Healy, Morton, Mangan, Walsh, Rickert, Landers, Altman, Hayes (D. A.), Lollo, Wescott, West, Nestor, Duncan, Garvey, Coombe. D'Alessandro, Smith (H. P.), Kirby, Kenehan, Morrissey, Hotel and Restaurant Employes' delegation (222 votes), McArdle, Daniels, WeisenStevenson berger, McSorley, (E. T.), Manning (J. J.). O'Connor. Joyce, Raymond, Dwyer, O'Connell, Sarber, Fry, Keppler, Van Lear. Lowe. Cassidy, Noyes, Price, Call, Molter, Mine Workers' delegation (1,907 1-7 votes). Valentine, Frey, Humphrey (T.), Wilkerson, Jordan, Weber, Miller (O)., Winkler, Carey (D. A.), Tazelaar, Arnold, Fisenring. Cullen, Wilson, Woll, Dold, Foster, Donlin, McGiverin, Cook, Alpine, Clark, Shirk, Tracy (W. J.), Goltra, Duffy (T. J.). Humphrey (T. J.). Berry, Sprague. Hall, Vickery McCarthy, Feyler. Perham. Brown, Tanquary. Braggins, Manlove. Furuseth, Olander, Marsh, Huddleston, Hart, Barry, Suarez. Ottinger, Harshbarger, Lennon, Robinson (Hugh), Sweene Tobin (D. J.), Hughes, Longstreet, Murphy (J. F.). Daley, Golden. Tansey Lynch, Morrison. Hayes (M. S.), Stevenson (H.) McCullough, Connors, Driscoll, McKinstry. Manuel. Donoghue, Guye, McGivern, McEachern, Iglesias (S.). Swenson. McClain. Hirsch, Welhauser, O'Leary, Harding, Rist, Breidenbach, Miller (S), Redding. Aitchison, Leonard. Burke. Fear. Pena, Melms, Van Lear (Mrs. T.). Letham. Dougherty (C. A.). Grace. Whalen. Kelly. Dempsey, Kreyling. Byron, Creager Bruce, Voll, Dunne, Sullivan (Miss O.), Morris, representing 11,974 1-7 votes.

SAVAGE-Barbers' delegation (64 votes). McKee, Winn, Schwarz, Hotel and Restaurant Employes' delegation (146 Votes Daly, Rumsey, O'Sullivan, Butler (T.). Ross, Mine Workers' delegation (762 6-7 votes), Mahon. Commons, Pratt, Evans, McAndrew. Mulcahy, Ott, Menton, Ford, Coughlin, Hynes, Brennan (W. J.), representing 1.840 6-7 votes.

NOT VOTING Ricardo. Kennedy, Whitehead. Zuckerman. Murphy (M.), Larger. Rosenberg. Moffit. Maher, Pfeiffer. Gehring. Coakley, Carey (J. T.), Gernon. Hannah. Sheret. Paravicini, Freel. Evans. McHugh, Gervais, Leps, Lawyer, Hatch, Doherty, Calvert, Hally, Jones, Smith (0. P.). Cronin. James, Bower, Lee. Bruten. Hurley, Thompson, Garrett Hoffman. Bailey, Tucker. Tooker. Huggins, Bruce (S.). Hornbrook Kovaleski, Johns, Wareham. Miller (H.). Ruden, Stewart, Maupin, Burkhart,