The times., 1897-07-29
PRINTERS At THE POLLS
A Field Day With Columbia Typo
graphical Union.
RESULTS STILL IN DOUBT
The Presidency Unsettled as Be-
tween Robinson and Triplett-A
Heavy Vote and Slow Count
Only One-sixth of the Ballots
Counted at 2 A. NJ. Today.

The interest in the election of officers
of Columbia Typographical Union was
transferred last night at O'Clock from
the chapel polls TO the room of the super
Visors of the election at Typographical
Temple. The ballots had all been sent
in as expeditiously as possible after the
closing of the polls at p. m, the battle
having been waged for six hours.
The merits OF the candidates and what
they stand for was given yesterday in
The Times. The gossip last night was
that of the four candidates for president.
Triplect and Kreiter stood for civil ser
vice reform, Messrs. Robinson and Irwin
for the Jacksonian n idea as Jackson has been
interpreted with reference 10 political pap.
Mr.. Triplett made a splendid run for the
place Of convention delegate, while at the
same election Mr. Kreiter was chosen as
vice president Of the union. Mr.. Robinson
occupies a commanding place as foreman
in the Government printing proofroom Of
flee, good vantage ground for election
eering, and MI. Irwin is an old printer and
an old soldier, two hohora BILE records. Mr.
Triplett is engaged III the Fiftn Division
OF the Government Printing Office, and
Mr Kreitar is foreman ofthe Evening Times
compassionate force. He was generally re-
garded as the down town candidate, and
by the way. the down Town candidate has
been elected only once in the past twenty
five years.
While there was a great deal OF interest
m&nif fested in the election at all the
chapels, that interest was not projected
far into the night Recent experiences
with the heavy vote OF this union have
taught the suffrag gists3 that the result can
only be had tile day after the election,
with all the expert force the union puts
on the work Il
There were very few Ingerers in the
secratarys chapel headquarters, where the
vote was being bulletined as fast as tabu-
lated aud revised by the returning board,
which was III executive session upstairs,
with no chance OF an adjournment until
after noon today.
IN fact, at 2 O'Clock this morning only
six out of the twenty-seven chapels had
been canvassed and the result certified.
Up to that time only one G. P. o. divis-
by the gossip that a guess could be had
of the result. 1t was conceded all round
that the contest would be bet ween Rob-
nson and Triplett. Some said it would
be a close election the ajority said this
and others, partisans, of course. We're
positive as to Robinson or Triplett hav-
ing walkover. 1t wasin the air largely,
however. that Robinson would be tile man
and that Tripletts vote would do him
credit ard honor.
Some of the candidates as will appear
below had no opposition.
At O'Clock the vote of six chapels was
as follows:
For president James H. Irwin, ct; J.
NJ. Kreiter, 81; @. NJ. Robinson, 113; S.
j. Triplett, So.
| For vice presidential. +. Arnold, SO;
Frank Hall, 115; Thomas w. uaworth, 40
For secretary William NJ Garrett, 25S.
For treasurer John j Higgins, 249.
For sergeant-at- arms w Halford 244.
| For doorkeeper-J. L. Fechtig, 11S; N.
| O. stoops, 121.
For trustee Charles W. Otis, 262
| For delegates to G. L. U.-E NJ. Blake,
| so; Jarvis B. Moulden, 30; Lon A. Shinp,
Z A; AIpheus ScholI, liz: O. F. Sudwarth,
33; William E. Thompson, 214; W. G.
! Watson, 191.
| The latest returns from the First Divi-
sion of the Government Printing Office,
| 95 votes, made Robinson's vote 90 and
| Triplett's 118.
! Mr.. Robinson's friends We're predicting
after 2 O'Clock that he would carry the
| Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Diyi-
sions and the proofroom, Government
! Printing Office.