Show I CONVENTION CLOSES AFTER RE-ELECTION RE OF MAIN OFFICIALS Car Men Name Rochester as Next Meeting Place Sing as They Leave ELECTiNG G Rochester as time the conO con- con S O city of ot 1913 and elt electing all nil officers and dele delegates ates with little excitement In the way nay of contests contest the tho mel American Association of or Street and Electric Railway Hallway I- I Employees of America Amer Amer- ica lea completed Its thirteenth biennial convention con shortly before 1 I o'clock yesterday and adjourned sine Ine die lc At t t 11 o'clock last nl night ht a special Grande ami over oyer the thc Denver Rio Ulo aim Burlington lines left lert for Chicago carrying carrying car car- about 50 delegates and guests of or the thc convention Western delegates also nho leave Ica In a body this morn- morn I I tn Ing mm in th the Only one con contest came up The election of officers yesterday president r executive bo members and nine of the vice ice presidents presidents dents met with no O opposition The fight tight c. c came over O the tho election of lh the eighth 1 1 h Ico president for which B n lien n l Bo Bowbeer and R. R E E. Grass of or Oal Oakland land Cal CU and Delegate o of Colorado Colo Cob rado lAdo Springs s Cob Coo Colo were nominated I Continued on Page Pac 2 2 Column I. I lt CONVENTION CLOSES AFTER AFIER RE- RE ELECTION RE-ELECTION OF MAIN OFFICIALS Car M Men n Name Rochester as Next Next M Meeting eting Place Sing as They Leave Continued From Page 1 1 T I I Officers Elected and j I 1915 Convention City I of Traction Workers j r Convention city In 1915 Roches 1915 Roches C I ter N. N Y I International president Vv William b. b D. D Mahon of ot Detroit ro elected I First vice J. president J. J J. J Thorpe I of at t Pittsburgh elected re-elected Second vice Ice president William I I F F. Welch of or Wheeling W. W Va reelected reelected re- re elected t Third vice president AlIen Allen H. H I Burt Burl of ot Salt Lake i Fourth vice president president George George I Keenan eenan of ot Rochester N N. N Y reI reelected re re- I elected I b Fifth vice president president Ben Ben CornI ComI Com Com- I j mons of ot New Orleans La Ln I Sixth vice president P. president P. P J. J OBrien O'Brien OBrient I t of ot Springfield Mass a s. s f I Seventh vice president Y W. W. W S S. S c 1 I of ot Chicago o. o I Eighth vice ice president president Ben Ben Bow- Bow I beer of ot Oakland Cal Cat i Ninth vice president Joseph j Gibbons of or Toronto Canada i iI I 1 I Tenth vice president presIdent Fred Fred A. A J I JI I Hoover of or Vancouver er j jI I International treasurer Resin j I Orr of ot Detroit re-elected re j t International executive hoard board I Fred Fay of ot Ypsilanti tl Mich R R. R I. I L. L I Reeves fieo of ot Pittsburgh Pa Edward EdwardI I t of ot Chicago Magnus SinI Sin Sin- I t clair of ol Toronto Can Richard CorI Cor- Cor I neHu of ot San Francisco William WilliamI I l' l Fitzgerald 1 of Troy X N. Y P. P J. J Shea I of ot Scranton cranton Pa j. j C. C Colgan of ot otI I j Chicago John ohn II II Reardon of ot Worcester Worcester Wor Wor- orce or- or ce cester ter Mass All re ro Delegates Delegate to American Federation of ot Labor Labor W. W. W D. D Mahon ox officio I William Tabor of ot Chicago J J. J P P. McGrath of ot Pittsburgh and Garrett I Burns of or Detroit re-elected re J Alternates to American F Federa- Federa derl I I f lion of oC Labor Labor Labor-D. D. D Mills of Chicago J John Kane of ot Mass LeJ Leonce Leonce Le- Le t J once Gauthier of oC New cw Orleans r T T T Bowlder Bowbeer Bow er received a majority on the first ballot nil linn Good Lend The fight for tor the tue next convention con tamed down at the session Boston Niagara Falls X N. Y Shreveport L Land La 14 and Louisville Louls Ky Kr which had been heen mentioned as s L. L po possible sl le seekers of Qt the tho honor not being put before the convention con con- Rochester won on the first frat ballot receiving n 1 10 votes to 63 for 01 I CI Cleveland cland and 37 17 for tOI Oal Oakland Detroit I received recel unanimous vote ote for tor national headquarters of or the association and the tho new ne headquarters building building- will be erected there thore The convention con took its most Important important important im Im- im- im action outside of ot tho election when it went on record as opposed to tot to t application of the civil ll service to employees employees em em- of or municipally owned public utilities s. This form of or civil service was denounced as un-American un and the th convention instructed Its officers t to prepare e legislation designed to give he heto to such l the right of ot i the live bargaining on wage and working condition questions Attempts to se secure secure se- se cure passage of ot such legislation will willbe willbe be made through tho the state legislative committees already authorized and through the efforts of the local and national Federation of ot Labor It was decided that nil all new laws las should go into effect January Januar 1 I 1914 save those as to officers officers' wages which go into effect at once Thank Thanks to Salt Laker Lakers Expressions of gratification for tor treatment extended the delegates here w were were re made In varying forms torms The convention passed a a. resol resolution tion declarIng declarIng declaring ing that the delegates entertained tho the highest respect and affection for the tho Salt Sail Lake members and that the they left lert with sincere regret the beautiful city of or tho the west where tho the of brotherly brotherly broth broth- erly love lovo Is IB at Its best and hospitality is ever in evidence Rising votes of or thanks were also extended to tho the local divisions division's committee in charge of the tho convention arrangements and to tho the committee of local women who ho looked after the entertainment and comfort of ot the tho women guests Vice President A. A H. H Burt of Salt Lake explained the means b by hi which the convention was handled and n 1 was 08 accorded strict attention and much ap ap- ap pla use Installation of or officers came camo near the close ot of tho session taking but a brief period All officers present expressed their thanks for tor election and in some ca oases canes etl where whelo the officers were absent members from their divisions for them With all laws disposed d of or with officers elected ana and Installed with thanks expressed ed for this years year's hospitality and with selection of or the thenet next net hostess city ended tho convention adjourned U fore the delegates rose from their I seats the orchestra struck up Auld Lan Lang S Syne ne All rose roso and with clasped bands swinging high the tho strains of ot tho old song SonK were given That ended a cli cheer er went up the delegates turned to the door and the convention of at 1913 was as over |