The morning times., 1896-07-27
TYPOS NEW CODE OF laws
Columbia Union Takes Them
Up and Passes Them.
READY FOR THE ELECTION
Groups of the Members spent Some
OF Their Time in Talking Over the
Chances of Their Favorites-All
Are at Sea and No Boom Has q
Sure Thing.

An adjourned meeting of Columbia Typo
! graphical Union, No. l01 was held yes
| terday to take acton on the new code
OF bylaws submitted in connection with
the new constitution, which has already
| been adopted.
The new la ws were considered separa teiy
| aud the consideration and discussion which
| followed naturally consumed great deal
| OF time. The new code will, however,
| introduce no radical changes or innovations
| TO disturb the usual quiet Of the routine Of
business. The most important of the
matters which elained the attention of the
union was the adoption OF a scale of rates,
but in this as in the other questions Con-
sidered there was no natetiai changes.
INTEREsTED IN ELECTIONS.
There was IL large attendance and while
the meeting was in progress, in the corri-
dors and Oh the pavement in front Of the
Temple the members could be seen IN
| smailgroups in eurDest conversation. This.
when considered In connection with the
fact that the annual election OF officers and
the choice OF delegates to the International
convention to he held at Colorado Springs.
will take place next wednesday, would
a deep interest in the coming election.
This is a fact and while the friends Of
the several candidates feel confident Of the
result, none are ibic TO say why, or are
unable or unwilling to give any reason for
the defeat OF their opponents.
The friends Of one of the candidates for
the presidency claim that he is an lad
mnistration" candidate and that this gives
him great pull with the boys. His argu-
ment is hootei at by the supporters OF the
other candidates who refer, as u practical
object lesson. to the failure to mateTialize
of the many little bootns OF administration
candidates in the late political scramble.
A ..disinterested'' member of the union
who has been watching the course OF
events closely for the last couple OF weeks,
said yesterday that he did not believe
that any one OF the candidates would have
a waikover They were all good men,
competent in every way to fill the office,
and were about on a par so far as popu-
larity among the members of the union
was concerned. The facs that any particular
one might be considered an administration
candidate would not, he said, 'cpt any
ice'' at this time. Those days were over.
and were not likely to return in the
union elections.
NO BETS MADE.
Another thing TO be noticed in connection
with the approaching election is that
no one is offering odds OIL OF even money
for choice. This is considered a little
peculiar, as many Of the boys are blood
ed,'' and always willing to back their
Judgment. The conclusion drawn from
this is that none of the boys think they
have dead sure thing against any of
the candidates.
SO far as the election of delegates to
the internationa convention is concerned.
the combinations possible are too many
to permit OF naming the winners. There
are only four delegates to be elected, and
as there are sixteen candidates in the
field. up To this time 1t is anyiody's race.
1t is. however. generally believed that
combination will be made to elect two
delegates from the Government Printing
Office and the other two from the outside.