SAMUEL GOMPERS WINS RE-ELECTION AS AFL HEAD
Cincinnati, Ohio (JFK+50) On June 23, 1922, Samuel Gompers* won re-election as president of the American Federation of Labor**. Mr. Gompers won unanimously as he had no opposition.
There were also eight incumbent vice-presidents who were also re-elected.
The only real contest in the labor organization vote was between the representative of the postal clerks union, the incumbent, and the representative of the barber's union. The challenger lost.
*Samuel Gompers (1850-1924) was born in London, U.K. & came to America in 1863 settling in New York City. SG founded the A.F.L. & served as president 1886-1894 & 1895-1924. He promoted harmony among the various craft unions which made up the labor group.
**American Federation of Labor--a national federation of U.S. labor unions founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1886. AFL was formed from an alliance of craft unions that broke away from the Knights of Labor.
SOURCE
"Sam Gompers Is Re-elected In Convention," The Evening Herald, Albuquerque, New Mexico, June 23, 1922, University of New Mexico Digital Repository, www.digitalrepository.unm,edu/
