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Show DISCUSS CHANGE IN ELECTION OF OFFICERS DENVER, July 20. The session of tho Western Federation of liners today was given over to a discussion of changing the constitutional provision relating to tho election of officers. The proposition to nominate the officers in convention and then submit their election to a referendum ref-erendum vote was defeated. Then an amendment providing that the officers be both nominated and elected by the membership mem-bership camo up. and this vas still being be-ing debated at 3 o'clock this afternoon. It was asserted, although not openly, that this amendment had the backing of the Industrial Workers of the World, who sought thereby to bring about the defeat of President Moyer. |