The labor world., 1899-06-24

John McMurchy, Of the laundry workers
union, who has filled the vice presidents
chair for the past year, Was elected pres
ident Of tine assembly last evening. There
were several nominations for the. honor
but all declined to permit their names to
go before the meeting as candidates for the
office, except Mr.. McMurchy and Edward
Kriz, the retiring executive officer.
Joseph LaChance declined absolutely to
permit his name to be considered. Walter
Johnson was equally emphatic in his de-
cision not to be a candidate, and William
McEwen vowed tnat as; there was already
some danger of the institution of divorce
proceedings in his family because of the
time he put in at the assembly, he would
have. to request the members not to con-
slider his name in the list of candidates.
Henry Dworschak found his domestic af-
fairs in about the same condition as were
those of Mr.. McEwen, and he too de-
cljned the honor with word of apprecia-
ton for the nomination. that had been
rendered him. Each of the gentlement ex-
pressed gratitude for the honor sought
to be thrust upon them.
When the ballots were counted 1t was
found that McMurchy had received q
McMurchy was thereupon declared duly
elected the president of the assembly for
the ensuing year. &
Calls were made for speech to which
Mr.. McMurchy responded briefly in which
he. said that, with the assistance of the
members Of the assembly he would do his
best to fill the office in manner that
will be a credit to the assembly as well
as to himself. a; -.5tt ,251g
The meeting then proceeded to the nom
ination of a53vice president, and on mo-
of the, freight handlers union, as nomi-
mated and elected by reclamation. &
J. A. Allen as elected recording secretary,
and on motion of Mr.. McEwen, the presi-
dent cast the ballot Of the, assembly for
him. f. r. Cobb also placed In nomina-
tion the name Of the retiring officer
Charles Leytze, who declined to serve.
A. A.. F4der, of the bookb!nders, union
was elected financial secretary. His name
was the only one presented to the assem-
| bly,, and on motion the secretary was in.
structe dto cast the ballot of the assem-
bly, for him. ss5 s5SSs
A. w. Richardson was elected to succeed
himself, and as per instructions from the
assembly the secretary cast the ballot fol
! him. =55ss5S ,.5z
| Henry DWorscnaK was reelected reading
clerk, and as there was presented no other
name, the secretary cast the ballot elect.
| ing him. 5
Walter Johnson declined to- have. hi.
lsname considered for election as sergeant
alarms and the honor fell to James Dunn
OF the freight handlers union.
Mr.. Elders election as financial secre-
lStary necessitated i:the selection Of a sue
cessor on the board Of trustees, and as
there was one Office expiring by limita-
tion 1t was necessary to elect two trus.
tees, one for IL months and one for 1s
months. Four nominations were made.
They. were A. saxine, William Gulke.; John
Myers and Frank t:Wlllet. On motion Il
was declared Sthe sense ofsthe assembly
that 4the candidate receiving the highest
number of votes would be the choice for
1ssmontils. and the one receiving the next
highest number gof votes would be the
choice for sthe term OF IL months.
There was no trouble to settle the ques--
ton of high man, for on the first ballot
saxine received 22 votes, Gulke II, Myers
u. and Wallet 49, A second ballot resulted
In ne. choice for the short term, and 1t was
necessary to take a third ballot, which
resulted in the selection Of Mr.. Myers
with "A votes as against five and six re-
spectively for Willet and Gulke,