Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-02-19
WHITE NOT IN RACE.
Will Not Oppose Perry For Pres
idency of Miners.
BALLOTS ARE BEING DISTRIBUTED
Election of Officers BY District 10 u.
M. w. A., This Year Will Be Along
the Lines of the Ideal Referendum
Observation-Disclosures for Offices.


the Lines of the Ideal Referendum
Observation-Disclosures for Offices.
Contrary to the reports which were
making the rounds of the Iowa news
papers some few months ago, John P.
White of Abba, secretary-treasurer of
the United Mine Workers of America
in district No. 10, will not be a candi-
date for the presidency of the district
against Edwin Perry, the man who is
now holding that position. The ballots
for the election of officers in the dis
trict have been prepared and are being
sent out to the various local unions,
and they show that, while there are no
rivals for Mr. Perry's place as district
president, there are enough candidates
for the other Offices to make the can
vass interesting
System of Voting.
The manner of voting to be employ
ed this year will be one that has new
er been tried in the Iowa district be-
fore. 1t is TO be the real referendum
vote, where every individual ballot
counts for the man for whom it is
cast. The ballots are arranged like
the Australian ballot used in political
elections. and each local receives a
quantity of ballots corresponding to
Its voting strength. Every member
votes secretly and the ballots are
counted by local auditors. These lat
| ter fill out tally sheet. one of which
is sent to each local. putting upon it
/ the result OF the vote in the particular
! local; that is. the number OF ballots
cast for each single candidate.
| These tally sheets are sent to Des
Moines, and on the second day of the
/ miners state convention there, these
/ votes are counted according to the tai
| ly sheets, and the total vote for each
1 candidate for the various offices is an
nounced. This is the ideal popular
vote, which has never been secured
before this time by the miners OF
| Iowa.
The old scheme was to elect the Off
GERS at the state convention by vote
of the delegates to that gathering, but
this was considered unwise, and last
1 year what was called a referendum
vote was adopted. This plan included
. lllG NOtlllo III OllSClo III IiiS AoSuio,oiib
the sending of a tally sheet to Des
Moines, but upon this tally sheet only
the majority were represented,and the
candidates who fell below the highest
vote were not listed as receiving any
This year the vote is private and in
dividually conducted, so that there car
be no complaint on that score what
ever.
The Candidates.
The candidates for the various of
fees in the district organization are
as follows, the names of the present
incumbents appearing first, whel
there are more than one candidate
for any office:
For District President.
Edwin Perry, Abba.
! For District Vice-President.
Joseph Sharp. Brazil
L. p. joyce. Des Moines.
q. o. Terrell, ColfaX.
Frank l.. Rice. Hynes.
Lawrence Love, Hooking.
, Wm. Pryor, Saylor.
Steven Price, Des Mones.
For District Secretary.Treasurer.
John +. White, Abba.
| Harry Baker, Ccnteryillc.
| John Wood, jerome.
VIM. II. Lennilan, ColfaX.
For District National Board Member
John +. Ream, Beacon.
, Lewis Edwards, Evans.
, John Gay, Hooking.
: For District Auditors, 1.-TWO to Elect.
John Reed. Boone.
| VIM. Mitchell, Flagcr.
: George Hunter. Bnssey.
4 James Carey, Hooking
Richard Good. Forbush.
' W. II. Drew. Muchakinock.
+ John NJ. Ferguson, Des Mones
: james Magnall. Forbush.
I Jacob Ritter, Brazil.
S Phillip Dayis, Dcs Moincs.
2 Ben Kenney. Carbondale.
H. S. Jaunes, Cincinnati.
I VIM. Duncan. kalo.
Q Frank Youngberg. Evans.
u Solomon Meek, Reacon.
I Martin Wood, keh.
: Lewis Edwards Evans.
Robert Cunion. Pekay.
7 james Loncdon Des Moincs.
d John Whitfield. Hooking.
n T.. j. West, Avery.
: John l.. Anderson Des Moines.
John Ferry, What Cheer
: Fred Bilterman Avery.
n Daniel Cruikshank, Cleveland.
o Ernest NJ Beer EXlinc