Show AT A SNAILS PACE FEDERATION OF LABOR MAKES SLOW PROGRESS Conditions Must Be Corrected or the Federation Will Fall Under the Control oC Antagonistic Elements Ele-ments Resolution Against CaD Hal Punishment NEW YORK Dec i1O slowly has the work of the American Federation of Labor progressed that instead of adjournment ad-journment being reached on Friday or by Saturday noon at the latest which was the original programme that it is not likely that the election of officers will be reached before Monday or Tuesday of next week The main ob struction is the contested seats in the convention a matter which Is usually disposed of on the first day of the con vention At the opening session today the cre cre dentials committee renorted tile conven ton concurring that W E Ward claim ing to represent a painters union a dual organization be denied a seat Subsequently Subse-quently the subject of seat organ ization within the ranks of the organ ization was brought up by VlcerPiresldent Elderkin who predicted that unless the I conditions were corrected the federation I would fall under the control of antagon istic elements Instancing the case of the 119 loge of tho brewery employees na tonal union a small majority of which are attached to the Knights of Labor Mr Elderkin said The Eldekin sad Knights of La bor assemblies have a national trade as sembly and meat in national convention conventun and secretly legislate for the National I Breweries Employes Union As a re suIt a great national union attached to the federation is controlled absolutely by an bor inner circle of the Knights of La borAs As a remedy for this condition a rcso lution was offered to the effect that here after a seat shall b refused to any rep resentative whose resentatve organization nad with in its ranks any other organization corn Drisinl less than thl tntnl mnmhh Action i ihe report of the executive council submitted yesterday was deferred The various sections will be taken up and considered singly by tho proper com mittees The eight hour work day discussion was set down for Saturday morning at 10 oclock mI11 Samuel Gompers James Creamer and John White were appointed a special committee to vat upon the Tobacco workers employed by the American To bacco company The following committees wee an 1 nounced On eight hour workday JI Jacob son New York Henry Miller and Henr Mier Henry Weissman Brooklyn John C Donnell Chicago Henry Barter Detroit G oige 12 McNeil Boston Advisory committee on Chicago Inlcr council Robert Ash Massachusetts A ltsmCh etR F Furnseth San Fianclsco Frank Mc j Carthy Boston F W Lee and Jos Vld denfeld I was resolved to extend an Invitation Inviaton to the Woman s Ohilstian Temperance t11lstan Union to send frat aai empernce to convention The president if the XV O T IT had I been Invited to attend bin had sent re greta at the same tin e stating that dele gates from the two organizations would conV be present nUnn at tOll v > v s session of the |