The morning times., 1896-06-15
TYPOS ELECTION NEAR|NG
Columbia Union Politicians
Starting Their Campaigns.
MANY CANDIDATES OUT
Combinations Are Talked Over and
States Are In Process of Forma-
tiOn-Issues to he Discussed AIT the
I. T. U. Annual Meeting at Col
OradO Springs In October.

| The election for delegates to the annual
convention of the international Typo
graphical Union. which will meet at Colo
RADIO Springs on October IL next, is being
closely WATCHED by the members of Colum-
bia Typographical Union. No. 101. and in
a quiet way the friends OF the numerous
candidates are making a vigorous canvass
of the voters.
Already there are more than twenty
4 candidates for convention honors, and their
several managers are showing signs of
being very astute politicians. From the
manner in which they are managing their
| respective candidates campaigns they
could give Mark Hanna, Tom Platt, Jce
| Manley and others cards and spades and
! beat them at the game.
There are only four delegates tn be
| elected, and as the great majority OF
the candidates are from among the en-
ployes OF the Government Printing Office.
there is some apprehension that the vote
| from that qua rter will be SO split as to
hazard the election OF these who are con-
| sidered the favorites. 1t is not to be
understood. however, that the employees
| of the g. +. o, are. forming a combine
against outside candidates, simply because
they are outsiders. Tf they were. IL would
be very hard to down such exciusiveness.
Such is not the case, for it Is tire general
opinion that the election will result in "a
division OF the delegates between the g.
P. o. and the smaller cbapels of the city
RTE,Two 1cHAPELs.
The total possible Vote OF Columbia
Union is something over 400 and will
| De cast by the members of the thirty.two
chapels composing it irrespective of par
ticular chapels TO which the candidates
belong
The coming convention will consider mat
tiers OF vital importance to the members
of the craft throughout the country, aud
for this reason alone, IL no other, the
very best men Will this year be chosen
as delegates from all parts of the country,
notwithstanding local pre- judices and a ffilia-
tons.
Probably the most important question
which will be discussed will be the intro
duction of typesetting machines. On
this question some final and definite action
will be taken and the result will have
much to do with the individual interests
Of printers all over the country
Another matter which will come up. aud
one in the discussion of which the dele
gates from this city will take an active
part. is the proposition to move he ua-
tional headquarters to this city. Besides
IT'S hONddOA siuu Ito dNttsSipiDtl IL -, tnc
District delegates will claim, the natural
home for all national organizations and
for these reasons, with the assistance of
the delegates from the East, the local
delegates hope to win the fight for Wash
ington
The election OF delegates will not. how
ever. take place until the 29th OF July, by
which time it is expected combinations
will be made among the various caBdi-
dates which will result In many dropping
out OF the race The election of annual
officers which takes place at the same
time is also creating considerable interest
and for the several positions there will be
a lively fight
Many of the leaders who have special in
terests in some one or other of the candi-
dates for the convention are already max
ing combinations with the nominees for
the executive offices and in this way in
tend to borrow strength for their favorites.
SOME CANDIDATES..
In this part OF the fight especially an
organization within the union, known as
the Observation-Disclosures Club, have a
candidate in Mr.. Robert P. smythe, who is
pitted against Mr.. T. A. Bynum. The latter
recognized as the administration nominee.
Both these gentlemen hail from the
G.. p. o., where they are both very popular
personally. Mr. A. j. Arnold, also of the
G. +. o., is candidate for presidential
honors.
For the office of secretary, Mr.. c. II.
Robinson has no opposition, at least up to
this time.
For sergeant-at arms there are three can
didates. all empIPyeef ofthe g. o., and for
doorkeeper thefe are Two, also from the
G. Z. o.
No one has been Illuminated up to this time
as delegate 70 tile local branch Of the
American Federation of Labor.
The candidates already announced for j
delegates 10 tile International convention
are Shelby SmithiILaw Reporter chapel:
Frank Lercb and John Mccormick, Times
chapel: ] Ohm darlington, Post chapel;
E. W. Patton Thomas HoaglaDd, j. H.
Hogan Tim Ring, z. C. Jones, C. E. Miller.
]. c. Rodier, F. c. Roberts, Will r. Bromley,
L. Shimp. James Broadnax, Spike
Leonard and Frank Hall from the G. p. o