Show willi william a m green succeeds sam gompers william green odthe of the miners portrait pot herewith has hag been elected president of o the american federation of 0 labor by tle tile executive council no he will serve until the next convention ton ten months hence james H noonan president of the international brotherhood of electrical workers was 3 named eighth vice president to fill tho the vacancy on tho the council caused by greens promotion upon greens election z james duncan the first vice alco president resigned A close associate of tha thoI into ato samuel gompers for 40 years duncan told his colleagues ho he felt entitled to tho the office because of seniority and long green who has been secretary treasurer of the united mine workers of america since 1012 and votes in osh octon ahlo was nominated by thomas A rickert of the garment workers and seconded by matthew wolf of tho photo engravers doali buth green and noonan took up thelt their duties at once john L lewis the miners president said the election of green was the choice of wisdom because the miners secretary treasurer Is the one outstanding figure who can take upon himself the mantlo mantle of the revered gompers gomberg and be assured of the operation cooperation co and devotion of the great majority of the american federation of labor president elect green pledged himself to carry out the fundamental principles of trade unionism so ably championed by samuel Goni gompers kers and upon which the superstructure of organ laed labor rests |