Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-26
THE TYPOS ELECTION.
Interesting Scenes Today at the Base
Ball Park.

Through the window at which base ball on.
thusiasts have been in the habit of purchasing
permission to see the home team defeated
members of Columbia Typographical Union,
No. 101, have today been handing their ballots
to the appointed receivers-W. A. Mitchell,
and W. G. Collins. The first voter at this, the
annual election of the union, was Mrs. JOSE
phlne Simpson of the second division. docu-
ment room, Government Printing Office, and
her immediate successors, to the num-
Der OF ten or a dozen, were also of the
same persuasion. Assistant Foreman Drake
escorted them to the polling place (Which was
the Office OF the late Washington League club. }
and when they had seen their preferences drop
into the sealed ballot boxes they gave way to
crowd of men, all anxious to help friends
or to defeat foes.
OPENING THE POLLS.
The polls opened precisely at l o'clock and
for half an hour thereafter there was a con-
slant stream of voters in line. By that time bust
ness slackened up a little for the rush from the
Government Printing Office was over. Then
came some of the downtown" printers and
they came in style. Their conveyance was a
new and glossy tally-ho coach drawn by four
horses, the leaders being Of the circus va
rlety as to colors, being streaked and
spotted in the latest fashion. Most of the pas
fact the outfit was a tribute from The STAR
composing room and couple of other friends
to MIR. j. 7. Clements, who is a
candidate for delegate. The vehicle will be
used to convey men to the polls and take them
back to work. if they so desire. Very few will
elect to return to labor. 1t is a great day for
the ''subs."
THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST.
More holly contested than any other portion
0f he iSt hat %ba
For this Messrs. Z. NJ Blake and John
L. Kennedy are striving. Bets Of 2 to 1 were
offered on Kennedy in several places but there
were no takers. 1t looks like a close thing, but
may turn out to be just the opposite.
The polls will close at O'Clock this evening
and then the judges will commence the task OF
counting, Nearly twelve hundred tickets will
be dropped in today and most of them will be
very badly mutlated.
Messrs. De Witt Chadwick. Joseph F. Chipley.
III. X. Southland, L. A. Fleischell and w. T.
Ashford are the judges They won't go home
TIL morning, for no one expects to get done
with the count until am.
THE CANDIDATES.
The most thoroughly courteous members of
the union today are on the following ticket
For president E. NJ. Blake and ]. L. Kennedy;
vice president. Edwin Payne and G.. William
Sellers; secretary. F. II. Padgett; treasurer,
ooHH y. HlSS lbs; reaulnS clerk, Illus L. Ellis.
Charles II. Leeds and g. Winslow Williams
sergeant-at-arms, G. G. Auracher, w. S. Griffith
and W. s. Sampson; door keeper Granville
Hartford; trustee, H. F. j. Drake.
For delegates to the 1T. U. -four to be voted
for)-J. L. Clements, c. l.. Griffin, f. J. Hall
l.. H. Julien. o. S. MONTE. L. II. Patterson, w.
+. Reed, J. Lac. Rodler, James H. Ross, Geo
G: Seibold, Philip s. Steele, Ed S. Wiler, H. L.
Work.
For delegates to F. Of L. Give to be voted for)-
+. E. Buckland,W. F. Dunn, q. T. Jenkins, Jas.
y; Knapp, ID. J. Mccarthy, Il. P. Murphy, W. Z.
Shield, E. II. Thomas