Show I GOMPERS AGAIN ACAN IS CHOSEN TO 10 AD LABOR fEDERA nON I Slate I 1 te of Socialists Defeated S v by Over Two to toI I It One S B By International News Sen Service Ice ROCHESTER X N. Y Nov 1 2 23 Sam Gompers was wa re elected president for forthe forthe forthe the thirty second time of the Americas Ameri Arneri cas ean Federation of Labor at Saturdays Saturday's s convention bv by- byan an overwhelming o ma rna majority over Max Mar Hayes of Cleveland o of the Intel International national T Typographical union t and well known socialist leader Gompers received votes to for foi Hayes his 1118 only opponent more than 2 to 1 The result rosult was the occasion for or a 3 demonstration unequaled in m previous federation conventions Many an paid high praise to the veteran labor leader He lIe was designated t the tho o grand t old map who always knew the right thin thing to do and th the ri right bt time timo to do i it His flis ability is B second cond to none it was said aid It was said that through his efforts the tho federation has gained its present commanding andin position an ant and t that at the greatest disaster that could come olne to the or organization would be beth bethe betho I th the tho time when he be could no longer er servo seno J labor bor McDonald Denies Speech S Before the thC election Duncan f ald aM entered denial to a speech credited to him and published in a local p paper er In it McDonald feDo ald was alleged ed to havo said that Gompers smoked non nonunion cigars i arE was wa not a n good trade trado union man and that be bo McDonald would woud rather vote ate for a wooden radian Indian or a yellow yellow yel yel- low do dog than Gompers S I HI deny absolutely that thai the speech or Ir any part of it IV was Tras made mado by me said ld McDonald I I will accept the tho statement of Del Del- te McDonald eDon Jd n said President Gompers S Then tho the convention elected re-elected all the tho other officers the vice vico presidents by acclamation n. n Tho The vice ice presidents pre re James Duncan John Jphn Mitchell J James mes 0 OConnell O'Connell Dennis is A. A Hayes Haves i William D. D Huber Joseph F. F Valentine Valentine Valen Yalen tine John R. R Alpine and II U. B B. B Per Por- ham Seer Secretary tarr Frank Morrison and treasurer John B. B Lennon were re re- elected eJected Supported by Socialists W W. H. H Johnston ran a against 0 OCon Con u n ll Jl for third vice president lie Ho is is president of the thc International Ass Association cia cia- ti tion n of Machinists and was as a candidate by hy instruction of tho the last machinist convention H Ha cs es and Johnston were supported by the the Socialists The Tie following were named as dele tates to the British h trades union congre congress con con- gre gress which meets in Manchester En Eng g land landin in September 1913 Char Charles cs L. L Baino Bajno of the Boot Shoe Workers union and Louis Kemper of tho Brewex Brew Brew- I ex elV Workers William J. J r o of the tho Wood S and Metal Lathers union was ivas desi designated nn t. t ed d. d as s' s delegate delet to t to the ille Canadian trades and i labor r congress which meets in Montreal in September 1013 13 Tb The convention adjourned sino di dio at it S t 0 o'clock Saturday Di night ht Tho The I next convention will be bo held in Seattie Seattle Seattle Seat Seat- tle tie Wash |