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Show PREFER PRISON TO PAYMENT OF FINES DEN'VISR, Dec. 23. During the convention conven-tion of the American Federation of Labor La-bor In this city hint month. President Gompers, in speaking of tho possibility of a Jail sentence bolng Imposed upon him In connection with the Injunction proceedings pro-ceedings of tho Buck Stovo and Range company, then pending In Washington, declared from tho rostrum that he would go lo Jail rather than pay any fine for his action. Vlco-Prosldent Mitchell and Secretary Sec-retary Morrison made statements of a similar nature. Whllo it was the sense of tho convention that every legal step should bo taken to keep the federation officials out of Jail, tho delegates woro practically unanimous In the Indorsement of tho stand taken by their leaders. |