The evening times., 1896-07-28
RElDIT0 a|lME OFFEaRs
Typos Of This City Hold Their
Election Tomorrow.
RIVALRY AMONG FACTIONS
Friends Of the Different Aspirants
for President Indulge In Wire-Pull-
. ing-Printers Interested I'm the Re-
suit, Which win Be Known Thurs
day Morning.

Columbia Typographical Union, No. 101.
of this city, Will held its annual election
/ tomorrow, and the political pot, which has
been boiling for the last six weeks, will
cook the goose Of the unfortunate candi-
dates.
The officers to be chosen are president,
vice president, ssecretary, treasurer. ser
geant-atarins and two trustees, one for
long term, the candidate receiving the
second highest number Of ballots to act for
the short terIn.e Beside these, four dele
gates will he chosen to represent the Union
at tie bi-annual1neeting OF the /. 7. u, to
be held at Colorado Springs next October.
There are seventeen printers who have
announced their desire to take this trip
across the continent and exercise the power
for the strong local body. There is good
reason for desiring to be q delegate, as
each is paid So per day for his services
and allowed 8 cents per mile for travelling
expenses. 1t is expected that there Will
he about 200 delegates present, each union
being allowed one representative for every
ESQ members or less. The local orsaniza-
ton, numbering over 1900 printers, will
send four delegates.
DUTIES OF THE DELEGATES.
Upon these will devolve many important
duties of interest to Washington typos.
One will be to secure return to annual
meetings, with a view to having tie Inter
national body assemble at the National
Capital in 1897. Every effort Will be made
by the Washington representatives to bring
this about. If that can be accomplished
strong fight will at once be begun to have
the national headquarters located here.
The claim is made that this city offers
the greatest advantages for national
home for many reasons, the most impor-
tans of which,'perhaps, .,is that at the seat
or government an eye can be kept on legis-
iatye matters, and the greatest amount
or good accomplished in this line. In ad-
diuon to this the largest printing office
is located here and run by Uncle Sam.
The proceedings at the international con-
vention in October, which will occupy the
attention OF the union on general matters
more than any others, are the question
| OF typesettiDg machines, means to pro-
vide the unemployed with work. and the
| management OF the Printers Home, which
has been erected at Colorado Springs. The
affairs OF the latter are said to be in u
| somewhat unsatisfactory condition. Be-
side this, there will be an election Of in
terDational Officers and an entirely new
| set OF officials are liable to be chosen.
| President Prescott, Of Toronto, has occu-
| pied his position for three successive terms,
as have many OF the other officers, and
the printers are clamoring for a change
AN IMPORTANT OFFICE.
But paramount to these matters just now
| In Columbia Union is the election OF presi-
| dent, who viii have charge of the affairs
| or the body for coming year. All inter
| est seems TO center upon this one office.
| Up TO a few;days ago there four candi-
| dates In the field. They were Thomas A.
| Bynnm, John Dexter Kehoe,' R. b. smythe,
and A. J. Arnold The latter withdrew
7, recently TO prevent, 1t is believed, the
election of ByHum, aud there are hints
of deal.
| Mr.. Harold BENEDICT, nephew of the
| Public Printer, is the Mark Hanna of MI.
Bynum's politicsl aspirations, though he
! disclaims any such position, and says that
the uprising In xr 9ynums favor is spon-
| taneous and furthered by all .'who desire
the success and welfare of the union and
place this above personal ambitions
Before Mr.. Arnold announced that he
would like to bepresident of the union he
was proofreader 10 the G. p O. He did
not wish to withdraw, and deemed his
chance of success as strong as any OF the
other aspirants.
He wastaken outof theproofrcoin. where
he had been for years, about six weeks
ago, and placed at the case.
THE DIFFERENT CANDIDATES
Mr.. Kehoe comes from Kentucky He is
foreman of the Treasury branch. and every
man in that department is earnestly work
| ing for his election. HI has many friends,
who predict his election.
| R. B. smythe is the candidate OF a
certain element, and will poll its entire
| strength, 1t is said. as we'll as those
who advocate the return Of the G p O. to
the piece system about which there is
always considerable talk in the establish
| ment.
Mt. Bypunl's following comes from the
other faction. He has successfully fought
the introduction of the typesetting ma
chimes, yet, t is charged against him
that lie is in the ring and his election
means the continuation of the same element
ip office which it is sought to overthrow.
This his advocates deny, claiming that he
represents clean typogr aphical politics
Bynuni's friends conntercharge against
Mr.. Kehoe is that he is interested in the
typesetting machine company.
The result of the election will not be
known until Thursday morning. The polls
open in most of the offices at 2 O'Clock and
close at 4.