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Show LABOR CONVENTION TROUBLED WITH SOCIALISM Tho labor convention had a long session ses-sion yesterday. Tlio delegates were occupied occu-pied practically all day, !uid did not adjourn ad-journ until after midnight. "While lha leaders of the movement said that they had nothing to glvo out for publication, it is generally understood that the question of Socialism 1b the moot point under consideration. Around Salt Lake many of the union men havo a tendency toward Socialism, and "Mother" Jones Is well known to be an ardent Socialist. Of the organizcis from tho East James Kemper of tho Brewers' union Is a Socialist, So-cialist, whllo Grant Hamilton, Intermoun-taln Intermoun-taln representative of th Federation of Labor, Is opposed to thoso principles, and It was reported tliat this fact Ig tho caUBO of a certain amount of friction, and that Hamilton had been voted out of tho meeting meet-ing in consequence. Officers of tho unions had nothing to say concerning this. |