The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-05-14

The members of Columbia Typographical
Union. No. Ill. are taking unusual inter-
est in the election of officers of the local
and international unions and minor officials
which will take place on Wednesday. a
heated campaign has been waged by the
friends of the different candidates and, as
the day of election draws near, the discus
| sion OF the merits of the various aspirants
| for honors grows more and more exciting.
Among the candidates for the first place
on both the local and international tickets
are found the names of persons who have
previously occupied the presidency and
| the same may be said of the other offices to
national Union.
Apparently of equal interest with the
choice of officers for the local union is the
election of delegates to the convention of
the International Union, which will meet
| in Milwaukee. Among the important mat
| tiers which will come up for consideration
are strikes, the application of the referen-
| DUN method in disposing of matters, the
proper affiliation of machine tenders, and
| the question of whether or not all proof
| readers shall be members of the Typo
graphical Union in the jurisdiction in
which they are employed.
The hours for holding the election in
Washington have been regulated by Column
bia Union and will be as follows: For men,
bers of the organization, except these en-
ployed on morning newspapers, from 2:30
p. m. to p. NJ; night chapeis may keep
the polls open from 1870 a. m. to 8 a. m,
provided the ballot-boxes are Immediately
sealed and forwarded to the Temple at as
practicable an hour as possible. The re-
turns from such chapels will be turned
over to special committee appointed to
receive them, VINO will keep them until
turned over to The chapel election board,
which will count the ballots.
Other chapels affiliated with the union
are required to file returns of the cleo
tons, and the ballot boxes containing the
original votes, with the election board Of
Columbia Union at or before p. m. on the
day Of the election. A recapitulation OF
the returns of the election will then be
made by the election board, which will
report the result to William NJ. Garrett,
the secretary Of Columbia Union.
There are only two candidates in the
field for president Of the international
union. They are Samuel B. Donnelly. the
incumbent, a member of Typographical
Lynch, of Union No. So. of Syracuse, n. Y.
There are three candidates for the vice
presidency, all OF whom. hail from the
West. Every office. TO be filled is coz:
tested by two or more aspirants except
that of secretary-treasurer, which has
been filled by J. W. Brentwood, of Den
yer, for several years. and who will be re-
elected without opposition.
For the presidency of Columbia Union
there are three aspirants, the friends of
whom are all confident of the success Of
their favorite. The nominees are f. A.
NJ. Lawson, assistant foreman of the
Fifth division of the Government Print
ing Office; W. R. Ramsey. foreman Of the
Specification room, and Charles C. Thomp
son, foreman of the washington Post"
composing ROOM Candidate Ramsey has
already three times been honored with the
presidency of the union. and was ones
chosen a delegate to the international
convention. The other two candidates for
the position are said to be very populas
among the members of the union. and so
far no one has ventured to say who will
be successful on Wednesday.
Edwin c. Jones, who two years ago was |
chosen president of the union as the. can
didate of the younger element of the local |
organization and who was again elected |
last year, declined TO stand for reelection |
He is, however a candidate .nr delegate |
TO the convention OF the international |
union.
The candidates for the different offices
in the local union are:
For President-E A. N. Lawson, W. R. Ramsey,
and Charles c. Thompson.
For Vice President-James n. Armstrong, J. IL
Babcock, and Walter V. Smith.
For Secretary-Wiliam N. Garrett.
For Treasurer. F. Mccormick.
For Trustee-Charles w. Otis.
For Orgdnizer-C c. Hipkins.
For Sergeant-at-Arms-w. S Sampson.
For Doorkeeper-J. l.. Fechtig.
For Auditors Chree to be voted for)-J. W. |
Carter, A. j. f. Hubbard, and Percy L. Moore.
For l. T. L. Delegates four to be voted for)-t
A. W. Bowen, Charles T. Graf. Edwin c. Jones,
g. A. Rinelart II. F. Sauter, Charles A. Sheldon,
I,eorre b. Tallman and George A. Tracy