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Show uu A.F.0FL.MAY BAVEPARTY Gompers' Organization to Consider Entrance Into Political Field. Rochester, N Y , Nov. 7. One of the questions that will bo discussed In each ofr the five depaitments of the American Federation of Labor, which oponcd sessions hero today, Is whether It will be advisable for workers work-ers to organize a political party that will embody their desires for legislation. legisla-tion. " The American Federation of Labor has never taken vpart in a political campaign and has a rule forbidding political discussions In Us meetings. The first of the. two weeks' sessions ses-sions of the federation began with meetings of the metal trades and un-.lon. un-.lon. labels departments. Each of the departments Ib attended by 100 delegates dele-gates and! will pafiB upon matters to be laid before--the convention when It convenes here Monday. Tho meeting of the metal trades department, de-partment, 'was opened .hy an address bv President ' James O'Connell ot Washington John F Tobin. of Boston, Bos-ton, president of the union label department de-partment opened that meeting. |