Ogden Sun | 1905-11-14 | Page 1 | Federation of Labor Meets

samuel gompers will be reelected re elected president pittsburg burg nor IS old city hall was crowded when president samuel gomper called the american federation of labor to order for the opening of the silver anniversary of the organization all the delegates representing every state in the union canada and other foreign coundrie were in their scabs scats and all available space outside was utilized by visitors shortly before 10 the delegates assembled at headquarters in the colonial hotel and headed by a monster band of pieces made up of federation musicians in pittsburg marched through the principal streets to the place of meeting As president gompers and his second vice president john matchell Ml entered the hall here vas prolonged applause A few minutes later president compera rapped for order and introduced S C douglas chairman of ohp local enter committee who welcomed tho delegates on behalf of the labor organizations of the city mostly routine matters will be considered at the session today the prea ent atlon of the credentials was the first matter on tho program and occupied considerable time one of the interesting to be inaugurated at this convention ie the trouble between the plumbers and the steam fitters union it Is said the officials of the teamsters union will malic an effort to unseat william J spencer the plumbers representative in the executive council sir gompers said that the convention promised to ibe important a well as lively he would not talk on any important questions that are likely to conio up saying that they should nofa be discussed iby him until tho meeting Is held president compera Is mt for re elec tion and it la generally believed that he will be successful the other officers are likely to be reelected re elected with the exception 0 fifth vice president thomas I 1 kidd who Is not a candidate for another term tv D mahon president of the amalgam ted association of street and electric employed Emp loyes of Ds irola abich probably will succeed him