Show GREEN ElECTED TO FINISH OUT GOMPERS TERM TEAM Ohio Man Treasurer of United Mine Workers Is IsI Choice of American Federation Federation Federation Fed Fed- I of Labor Council NEW YORK Dec 19 By U. U P. P I William Green treasurer of the I United Mine lIne Workers Workers' ot of America I was today elected elected- elected by by tho the executive I of ot the American Federation of Labor to succeed Samuel Gompel'S Gompers Gom- Gom pers pel'S as president for tor the uncompleted uncompleted term The candidates ates were Green Mat Mat- thew oU president of ot the photo- photo and arid James Duncan former forme president of or the Granite Cutters Cutters' union Frank Morrison secretary and acting president of ot the federation called the me meeting to order at 10 1015 15 a. a m m. to that time Jt it was sas as rumored that the presidency was oll's if it he eared dared to accept reen claimed he had five votes pledged as the session opened The new labor abor chief will serve selve until October when the general election is held Green had the support of ot the United Mine 1 Workers which is the I largest single unit in the federation federation federa federa- I tion ion and h his hEs s availability was Increased in increased in- in creased b because cause of ot his age He lie is 51 years of age I In his home town of Cosho Coshocton ton lon I 0 O. Green Is known as a capable worker who who- hohas ho- ho has kept out of print I because of his quiet and retiring nature I Alway Always active e in union ution affairs Green has has been been I secretary of the United Mine jpe Workers sin 1912 and since 1913 he has been beel a sec sec- of the American Federation of Labor In general he supported Gompers but he opposed him in fa discussions of the government ownership of of t Va lall railways s 's question in inthe inthe inthe the Montreal convention of at 1920 1020 Green favored government ownership owner owner- ship The new president of tile the federation federa federa- tion is a regular haUng ha served two terms as a Democratic member of oC the state stale senate of iO and t since 1 1912 he has be Wen n t y Uy national nation l. l c of r the rte p pa pat Hy Cy j |