The Critic and record., 1891-03-26
PRINTERS POLITICS.
THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF C0LUM.
BIA TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.

A Holly. Contested Campaign, But One
Conducted In an Orderly Manner
Kennedy Re Elected President by
Small Maiorlty-The Vote in Detail.
The annual election of Columbia Typo
graphical Union yesterday was conducted
without excitement, despite the deep in
terest felt by the , $40 members in the re-
suit The election was held in the chapcls
of the larger offices and at the Office of
the secretary at 1875 Twelfth street. The
time required to collect the chapel boxes
delayed the beginning of the count until
s o'clock in the evening. The count was
necessarily slow, and was not completed
until this morning.
The method of voting by chapels, the
father of each chapel experimenting the
election, assisted by two supervisors, was
tried for the first time. Each of these
was paid fifty cents an hour for his
services, the chapel polls being open
for two hours. There are quite
number of chapels, each di-
vision of the Government Printing Office
having one, as well as THE Critic and the
other daily papers, and at least one job
office. The total cost of holding the
election foots up over $780, falling some
where between 1926 and 1850. This is
a greater amount than any election here
tOtore has cost, but q good deal of the
money goes to members of the union,
whereas in former years it went chiefly to
some landlord for the use of a build
ing for day and night. One
strong point in favor of the new
plan is that II brought out n larger
vote than the old one ever did. Like the
Australian system, adopted by some of the
States this new plan involves q great deal
of red tape. Whether the new plan has
come to stay remains for the future to
determine
The chief interest in the result centred
In the contest for president. The candi-
dates were j. J.. Kennedy, the present in
cirmbent, and w. w. Maloney of the Star,
a former president.
1t is said the opposition to Mr.. Kennedy
was strong in tho Government Printing
Office growing out of the Public Printer
stand in favor of the eight-hour rule when
Congress was in session and work was press
ing and his opposition to it now that Con-
grcss is not in session and work slack.
Mr.. Kennedy, who is foreman of
| lieved IL to be impossible to enforce
| the eight-hour rule when the work was
| rushing, but favors it strongly now
when the work is light He thinks the
enforcement of the rule now would give
| work to more people and render unneces-
| sary so many discharges.
The result of this diversion of opinion
| lost votes to Kennedy in the Government
| Printing Office while it gained him votes
| down town. The closeness of the result,
| there being but forty-one votes difference
| between the two candidates, attests the
warmth of the campaign. The vote in de-
tail is as follows:
For president: %J J.. Kennedy, Gi6; w.
| w. Maloney, COS.
For vice. president: y c. c. Casterline, G53;
| Edwin Payne, $50.
For secretary: aF. II. Padgett, LIS.
For treasurer: 'John j. Higgins, l,1SS.
For Reading Clerk: Il. A. NJ. Lawson,
| go; J. Il. Reese, 34G; d. Il. Williams, 367.
For Sergeant Harry d. Arm
| strong, S04; G.. G. Auracher, 431.
For Doorkeeper; #Granvlle Hartford,
| 1,20i.
For Trustee; *George NJ. Depue, l,030.
For Delegate to /. Il. U. -four to
voted for: w. T.. Shields, 775; tChas.
i. Leeds, 5os; l., II. Julien, 479;
Chas. W. Otis, 40S Francis J. Ward
500; II. Il. Springer, 352; A. J. Alden, 3jl;
| Wallace Brewer, 3i0 j. X. Mcbride, 3ii;
ii. Y. Brooke, 252; Jas. h Knapp, 2i6;
| Daniel 0Connell, 10i; o. n. Bradburn
90; Srhomas T. Summons, iG; Fred. p
Lewis. 40.
| Reelected.
Reading clerk last year.
| ColOred.