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Show GOMPERS AGAIN CHOSEN. Veteran Labor Leader Remains at Head of American Federation of Labor. Denver. At tho election of olllcers of tho American Federation of Ln-bor, Ln-bor, hold hero on Saturday, Samuel Gompcrs wns again chosen president. With tho exception of Daniel J. Keefo, nil or tho olllcprs woro ro-oleated. ro-oleated. Keefo refused to run, because be-cause ho stood for the principle that tho Amerjean Federation of Labor could not dlctnto what church or what politics an olllcer should support. sup-port. Keefo could. have been elected without tiny doubt. Tho lilg men ln tho convention refused to uviUe n martyr out of him. Mr. Gonipors was ro-elected to the olllco lie has held slnco tho organization organiza-tion of tho federation In 1SS1, with tho exception of one year, amid scopes or greatest enthusiasm, only ono iepresentntlvo or tho Socialist party voting ngaliiBt him. |