The times., 1898-07-28
THE TYPOS ELECTION.
TabuIatiOn of the Vote Completed
About Neon Today

TabuIati0n of the Vote Completed
About Neon Today.
The election for officers Of Columbia
Typographical Union. No. 101- was de-
cidedly the most exciting and interesting
which has taken place among local union
men for several years.
The candidates for the several Offices
ran on their personal popularity. and ne
only argument used in their favor BY
their friends during the spirited campaign
which preceded the election was the
special fitness of their favorites for the
positions 10 which they aspired-
The contest was not made TO uphold any
principle of unionism- Nor, as was said
of the election some time ago. was there
any politics in IT,
In previous elections the fight was 10
great extent between administration and
anti-administration candidates, in which
the employees of the Government Printing
Office were generally arrayed in solid
phaIanx against the downtown" mem
bers of Columbia Union. This year, how
ever. the condition were entirely changed,
The candidates for the principal Offices
were all from the same section. For in
stance, the two aspirants for presidential
honors We're employees of the Government
Printing Office. while the candidates for
the vice presidency were what are known
as ''down-town'' men. This circumstance
eliminated the influence which sectional
ism had heretofore played in determining
the result of elections in the union.
The voting al the seventy-twO chapels
49, r,r,s, .FyEs--
headquarters at 3 p. m. and continued un-
I'll p. m, with the exception of the sec
retarys chapel the members of which
voted at the Office Of the secretary OF Co.
lumbia Union at Typographical Temple
Immediately after the polls closed the
{ ballot boxes and the election returns from
/ e!ie different Chapeis were forwarded to
the board of election managers. who were
/ in session Typographical Temple y
4 tabulation Of the votes was begun at
! once but up 10 midnight only one box.
[ he secretary's. had been counted. The
total number of votes cast at this box
was 2i2. and of these c. ". Robinson re-
+ ceived a majority over E Z. Jones for
the presidency. and Frank Lerch was
/ slightly in the lead of J. A. League for
/ the vice presidency.
( w NJ. Garre and John J. Higgins, can
/ didates for the secretaryship and treas
uryship respectively had no opposition
/ and received the solid vote of the secre-
/ tarys chapel
Charles T. Burns. candidate for SER
| geant-a,-arms. had no opposition. and lie,
TOO. received the whole vote cast at the
secretary's box.
J. L. Fechug and F. II. Me,ick. sndi-
oates for doorkeeper and trustee. respect
tve,y. were not opposed and received the
solid vote of the secretary's chapel.
/ The vote for the candidates tor other
Offices was presty evenly divided. each
I gecaing a fair share of support from the
members who are for the present out of
work
The other aspirants for union honors
are:
For Organizer-C. c. HIpkins, ]. j. Sui
livan and w F. Simons.
For Delegates TO the Central Labor
/ Union. five to be elected-W. R Bradford.
c. o. Doten. ]. M Krester ]. F. McCor-
mick. f. NJ. Nevis. E. W. Patton and w.
f. Thompson.
For Delegates to the -Internat.onaI
( Union four To be elected. "A. Schoepf.
G. G. Seibold F. c. Roberts. T. Vi Ring.
John j. Ottinger. d. L. Murray, Percy l..
Moore John c. Macksey. Z. T. Jenkins, c.
e Holmes. r. F. G. Halle. j. w. Fritz
and ]. w. Carter
1t is not expected that the tabuiatiOn
of the vote wiz be completed until about
noon today.