Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-10-11
THE INTERNATIONAL TYPOS
NOMINATE CANDIDATES ron VA
RIous OFFICES.
The Election WIN Take Place To-
das-A boycott ON Enthusiastically Is
indorsed-scverai Matters OF I'm
portance Settled by Delegates.

Louisville, KY. Oct. 1o.-The third
days session of the International Typo
graphical union opened al clock.
The minutes of yesterdays session
were laid before the members In print
ed form and approved witIIou. reading.
Several matters were laid before the
members in the shape OF circuit
from the pressmens union and from
machine operators. This Commercial
club OF Indianapolis sent a communion
ton asking the International union to
meet In that city next year. II was
referred ana Will GENE up in its regular
order.
The death OF l.. NJ Duffy, OF Mon
treal, former delegate to the conven-
ton, was announced and referred for
appropriate action
Mr.. Owens Of Louisville offered
resolution instructing the president to
appoint a committee OF FIVE to see II the
| CONVERSATIONAL office could not be
unionized. The resolution was adopted
and. the committee Will be appointed.
MIR. Hastie Of Chicago offered reso-
| luton that the boycott lnaugurated
! by the Chicago union against Rand.
| McNally K Co. be Endorsed by the In
ternnuonm unicn The resolution was
"a
MIR. Marnall of st. Louis offered a
resolution to indorse the boycott in
augurated by the st. Louis union ON
Buckner & Spencer, job printers OF st.
Louis. Referred 10 special commit
tee.
a communication was read asking
that the permanent headquarters of the
| International union be located in
Washington city. 1t was referred to n
| committee.
President Prescott appointed spe-
cial committee on shorter hours, on
MaGarvey and MoNamee appeal cases.
and on application of linotype machine
| operators for a charter.
President Prtpcttt called for the
ioml -tion of officers of the Interna-
| tional union for the ensuing year.
Mr.. McGraith of Boston placed In
nomination william d. Prescott; Mr..
Moore Of Wilkesbarre Nominated John
| w. Hnstie OF Chicago; MIR. Council OF
Dayton nominated Robert Tllney OF
Cincinnati. The nominations were
closed with these three.
Theodore Perry Of Nashville and w.
u. Greenfield of Washington We're
placed IN nomination for first vice
president
A. G.. Wines OF st. Louis was noml-
mated for secretary-treasur
These officers viii be elected tomor-
row.
The following district organizers
were appointed: First district. j. Il.
Curtin OF Lynn, Mass, Second. Thomas
Mitchell OF Albany, N. Y; Third. j. w.
Power of Washington. ID. c.; Fourth,
w. II. Wells of Norfolk, Va. Firth,
Jacob Itell of Savannah. Ga; Sixth,
John ID. Flanagan of Grand Rapids,
Mich; Seventh. j, *. 3rt wer OF Spring
field, Ill.,; Eighth, j. A. Lane of Knox
vile, Tenn; Ninth, w. Il. Marewoll OF
t Louis; Tenth, II. S. Woodward Of
Minneapolis; Eleventh. S. d. Needry
of Omaha, Neb.; Twelfth, H. NJ But
Ter Of Dallas, Tex; Thirteenth, e. NJ.
Plnnco of Salt Lake City, Utah; Four
teenth, Edward W. Park of San Fran
cisco, Cal; Fifteenth, c. II. Hawkes. of
Saattle Sixteenth, James Reed OF
| Toronto, Ont.
St Paul indianapolis. Colorado
| Springs. Galveston and Syracuse were
nominated for the next place OF meet
ed tomorrow.
A telegram was received from Gov
! ernor Hogg of Texas who said he
hoped the convention would see Mt to
select Galveston as the next place of
meeting. Governor Hogs signed him
self an old printer.
Mr., Toner of Washington d. C., in
toutceu Iesolullon ASKING congress
to restore the former rate Of wages OF
government printers
The resolution was adopted without
debate. The convention adjourned at
$3.50 O'Clock until 1850.
A night session of half an hours
duration was h I'D for the purpose OF
nominating a second vice-presldent.
Mr.. James Mechan of Boston was nom
mated for this position and the conven-
tion adjourned until 8 o'clock tomorrow
morning.