The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-12
TATUM FOR REELECTION
BOOKBINDERs' PRESIDENT WILL
PROBABLY BE COMPLIMENTED.
RecOmm nj lions Contained in Pres
ident's Annual Report-Reports
of other Officers.

President T.. w. Tatum, of the Internal
tional Brotherhood of Bookbinders that is
meeting in the Statehouse. announced, yes
terday, that he is a candidate for re-elec-
ton to the office. His announcement de-
veloped the fact that. while President
Tatum seems to have a majority of the
delegates at his back, yet there will be
one or two other candidates for the honor.
The election of officers. which will take
place on the last day Of the convention,
probably Friday. is being awaited with
great interest by the delegates President
Tatum has handled the affairs of the asso-
citation skillfully and in a satisfactory
manner. and IL Is believed that his amoi-
ton Will be realized when the time for
counting the votes comes
James w. Dougherty. of New York, sec
rotary OF the brotherhood. will be on the
same ticket with President Tatum as a
candidate for reelection. 1t is said that his
chances are very good for a continuance
in office. James A. B. Espey, who has been
secretary-treasurer of the brotherhood
since its formation, will again be a can6i-
date for reelection, and IT is believed that
he will not have much difficulty in securing
the office for another term.
The second days session of the book
binders began in the hall OF the House of
Representatives at o'clock President
Tatum read his biennial report, containing
number of important recommendations.
as well as exhaustive comments on the
progress and state of the brotherhood.
Among the recommendation made by him
and which will be acted on by the conven-
ton to-day or tomorrow were the fol-
lowing:
That the apprentices in the trade shall
serve minimum of four years and that
the age limit shall be from fifteen to
eighteen years.
THAT a fund be established by the
brotherhood which shall be used in caring
for old and superannuated members of the
brotherhood.
That death benefit shall be estab-
hshed amounting to 500 and payable by
the international brotherhood.
That an official journal be established
and supported by the brotherhood out of a
fund raised for that purpose the journal
TO be free to members.
RECEIVED WITH FAVOR.
President Tatum's recommendations were
received with favor by the delegates and.
although referred for preliminary action to
the committee reports of officers, it is
probable that they will be adopted by the
brotherhood. He made a number of other
recommendations pertaining to changes In
the laws of the organization.
One of the topics that will be brought I'D
for discussion will be the question of es-
tablishing a home for aged binders and
binder women on the same order as the
printers home. President Tatum favors
the erection OF such home and will help
put the resolution through the convention.
He stated yesterday that pledges have been
made for sums aggregating 900 for it's
erection and support.
The reports of the secretary and the Sec
retary-treasurer showed that the brother
hood was never in such excellent financial
condition as at the present time. There is
5000 more in the treasury at the present
time than ever before. The membership is
over 10000 and steadily increasing
The question of the attitude of the book
binders toward their employers was dealt
with in the reports. The bookbinders are
opposed 10 strikes as movements hurtful TO
business and injurious in the long run. In
the past two years their methods towards
employers have been conciliatory and the
most satisfactory results have followed.
Whenever IL was possible longtime agree
ments were made with employers. which
were carried out 10 the letter on both sides
with benefit to all concerned.
Discussing this point, President Tatum
said: The bookbinders believe that there
is nothing which so adds TO feeling of Sc
curity. not only of the employers but of
the binders, as a fair agreement. The
members of the brotherhood are not par
tial TO strikes and usually try to come TO a
fair agreement with the employers by the
use of conciliatory methods. Our expert
ence has been most agreeable and there
have been less strikes in the past two
years than ever before"
The afternoon session OF the convention
was taken up for the most part by the dis
cussion of the reports of the officers and
resolutions offered by delegates. A reso-
luton of great interest to local unions was
passed. 1t was in effect as follows:
New local unions must hold charters in
| the brotherhood six months before strike
benefits will be granted"