The evening times., 1899-02-04
OFFICIAL Vote OF
THE union PRINTERS
Decision of the !. I. U. Ref
erendum.
Twenty-Five Propositions Submitted
by the Last Convention.
Non-printer Proofreaders and Ma
chine Tenders to Be Admitted.
Columbia Unions Vote.

sion of non printer proofreaders until
| certain date. and that all proofreaders shall
thereafter be members.-Tctal vote, 1o,I2l.
Majority favoring. 2,6F5.
Second Propositfon-To provide for ad-
mission of non-printer machine tenders
until a certain date and the controlling OF
such positions by our union.-Total VOTE
| l069S. Majority favoring, S,2Ss
Third Proposition--To fix the third We'd
nesday in May as date for delegate cleo
tlons.-Total vote, 1o,22l. Majority favor
ing. G,2g9.
Fourth Proposition-To provide for an
nual sessions on second Monday in August,
with full power vested in the delegates 10
/ elect officers and enact all laws.-Ictal
vote 10. $50. Majority against, 2.5l9
| Fifth Proposition-To provide for annual
conventions on second Monday in August
Total vote, 10,343. Majority favoring,
2S9
Sixth Proposition-To abolish all laws
relating 10 election of international offl-
GERS bv the membership.-Tot vote, 10,-
J 653 Majority against i,Z93
Seventh PropositiOn--To abolish all laws
relating TO submission OF questions TO the
Inembership.-Total- vote, l05lS. Majority
| against, 1854.
Eighth PIoposition-To amend present
| laws relating 10 election of International
officers by the membership.-Totai vote
1O.217. Majority favoring 1,GG3.
Ninth Proposition-To establish new
| system of organization, under control OF
the president and council.-Total vote,
l0.1e9. Majority against, 429.
| Tenth Propcsition-To endow the eXecn-
tive council with power TO fill all vacan-
cies in office-Total vote, lO,22l. Majority
| fayoring, 2,703.
Eleventh Proposition-To debar organ
izers from granting cards under certain
! conditions-Total vote l0,GS6. Majority
| favoring. 4124.
Twelfth Proposition-To fix the compen-
! sstien of all unsalaried officials.-Totai
vote, lO,2So. Majority favoring, 6,o62.
Thirteenth Proposition-To place the
| Journal" on a better financial basis
Total vote lo,So7 Majority favoring,
6,277.
| Fourteenth Proposition-To insert in the
constitution a decision regarding payment
Of burial benefits.-Total vote, l0,35S. Ma
jority favoring. 1896.
Fifteenth Proposition-To make certain
changes in the certificate of membership.
Total vote, $500. Majority fayoring,
i,7SO.
Autonomy to Allied Trades.
Sixteenth Proposition-To grant COM
plete trade autonomy TO stereotypers and
other allied trades-TotaI vote, $3.50.
Majority favoring. 6.S52.
Seventeenth Proposition-To amend the
law relating 10 submission Of questions 10
the membership.-Total vote 9,S07. Major
ity favoring, 3,00l.
| Eighteenth Proposition-To amend the
law relating TO submission of questions to
the membership.-Total vote, 9,291. Ma
iority favoring, 1861.
| Nineteenth Proposition-To strike ont
an unnecessary section CT the referendum
law.-Total vote, 9751. Majority favoring,
1881
Twentieth Proposition-To require peti-
tions from ten unions for submission Of
questions semi-annually. Total vote, g.
YS7. Majority favoring. ESQ
Twenty-first Proposition-To change the
present obligation so as TO make it apply
TO all members. Total vote, TO- 196. Ma
jority favoring, 1850.
| Twenty second Proposition-To give
constitutional recognition to our labels. etc.
Total vote, 1924. Majority favoring,
S,734
How Columbia Union Voted.
Columbia. No. 101. of Washington, is the
third strongest in the organization, with
a membership of about 1000. Its vote on
the various propositions was as follows:
First-For, 202; against, $50. Second
For. 249; against, 3S1 Third-For. 430:
against, l67. Fourth-For, 1873; against,
AZ. Fifth--For, 242: against, 367. Sixth
For 1S2; against. 4S0 Seyenth-For, 14S:
against. 500. Eighth-For, 19S: against,
| 800. Ninth-For.7 i61: against, 420. Tenth
For, 279: against 324. Eleventh-For,
311: against, 259. Twelfth-For, $50;
against. 226. Thirteenth-For, 36S; against.
245 Fourteenth-For 373; against 233
Fifteenth-For. 325; against, 237. Six
teenth-For 4f5: against, III Seventeenth
For 259; against 3z2 Eighteenth-For
| 22e: against 336. Nineteenth-For 81 !;
| against. 25g. Twentieth-For 302; against,
| 277 Twenty-first-For 454: against 14S.
Twenty y-second-For. AIS: against, los.
In reviewing the vote it will be seen that
by the adoption of the first and second
propositions nUn-printer proofreaders and
machine-tenders will be received as mem
bers of the union.
By approving the fifth amendment the
| membership decided to hold annual con-
ventions of the International Union, and
changed the time of meeting from Octo-
Der 10 August This means that conven-
ton will be held in Detroit, Mich, on the
, second Monday in August of this year, as
5 that CITY was selected by the Syracuse
convention as the next meeting place. The
vote indicates that the membership is about
evenly divided on the point at issue, the
amendment receiving only 2S9 majority in
a total vote of 10,343.
The sixth and seventh propositions to
abolish the system of electing internation-
+, al officers and enacting laws by popular
, vote. were defeated by large majorities.
The defeat of the ninth proposition means
the retention of the present district system
] | and that the organizers elected at Syra-
: cuse will continue in Office. The majority
against this amendment was 429, the total
vote cast being 10,169.
Summary of Other Legislation.
Other legislation enacted may be sum-
married as follows: The fourteenth
amendment makes an approved decision
. regarding death benefits part of the con-
stitution, while the fifteenth changes the
wording of certificates of membership OF
travelling cards; the sixteenth grants trad.
] | autonomy within the international gani-
. zation TO stereotypers, electrotypers, ant
: | other allied trades, when desired; the sew
enteenth, eighteenth, nineteenth and TWEEN
! | tieth relate to amending the present sys-
. | TEN of enacting laws by the membership
the latter increasing the number of peti-
tioning unions required from five to ten;
! the twenty-first makes certain changes il
] the uniform obligation, and the twenty
J second grants constitutional recognitio.
: to union labels, and specifies the method Of
I | distribution.
! AS the membership in good standing ex.
!. | ceeds 10000, the returns indicate tha
I. about one-third of the members exercised
! the largest so far recorded on constitu-
: tional amendments.
. Under article XIV of the internationa
! constitution, all new laws will take effect
. | March 1.