The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-12
Typos Vote Unanimously
for Western
City.
THE THIRD DAYS SESSION
Literature Not Bearing Union
Label DESTROYED by
Delegates.

The International Typographical Union
this morning decided unanimously in
favor of st. Louis for the place of hold
ing the convention IN 1904.
Montreal. Canada, and Omaha. Neb.,
were mentioned. but did not receive a
vote Newark, n. J., and Asheville, n. c.,
withdrew from the race before the
nominations were made.
The third session of the forty ninth
annual convention was called to order
this morning by President Lynch, and
the consideration of the report Of the
laws committee was continued.
Before the regular business of the
convention was undertaken the photo
engraver delegates were excused from
the morning session.
Union Label Question.
Again the question of literature bear
ing no union label was answered in
decided manner by the convention when
the delegates voted as a body to throw
certain pamphlets bearing no label on
the floor
The first proposition to amend the
general laws OF the union considered
was to amend section 14S. to read as
follows:
mo member of a subordinate union
shall be enthled TO vote upon a pro-
posed change in the scale of prices un-
less he has been a member of said
union for at least six months, except
when the organization has been in ex-
istence for a shorter period; and it
shall require a three -fourths vote. by
secret ballot, of such qualified members
present at the meeting to change an
established scale OF prices"
Amendment Adopted
This amendment. which was favora-
bly, reported by the laws committee.
was adopted by the convention.
A proposition to add q new section to
Article VIII of the by laws requiring
that copies of the Typographical Jour
naT' shall be mailed TO all country
printing Offices. in order 10 .ncuIcate
the principles of unionism into the minds
of young country printers, was laid on
the table indefinitely. Notwithstanding
the fact that the value Of reaching
these young printers was strongly ad-
vOcated.
In the course OF the discussion, Chair
man Hayes. of the laws committee. said
that one OF the reasons that the com
mittee had reported unfavorably on this
proposition was that the union did not
wish to run the risk Of having trouble
with the United States postal laws.
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was sent gratis all over the country.
St. Louis Gets Convention.
Delegate Randall. OF ST. Louis arose
and in the name of ST. Louis Typo-
graphical Union No. 8, invited III.
convention 10 hold the hIftieth an
nual convention of the I. T. L. in st
Louis. He presented TO the meeting A
cordial invitation from the officers Ct
the ST. Louis union.
The rules governing the selection of
the place for the next convention were
suspended and the invitation TO ST. Louis
was unanimously accepted by the con-
vention.
Invitations we're extended by both OF
tawa, Canada. and Omaha. Neb., 10 hold
the Gfty-frst annual convention in those
cities. The delegate from Canada spoke
earnestly of the necessity of the /. r.
US supporting the Canadian local un-
ions and asked the delegates to give o.
iowa the preference in 1868
Invited to Speak.
Upon a motion passed by the convea-
tion, President Lynch invited Commits
sioner Driscoll. OF the American News
paDer Publishers Association to address
the convention tomorrow morning at 10
o'clock
Principle of Priority.
There was much discussion Of the
proposition offered by Delegate Taylor.
OF Tacoma, which asked that the princi-
pie OF priority should be established in
the choice OF substitutes 10 NIL regular
situations. The laws committee had re-
ported unfayorably on this proposition
and the convention concurred in its re-
port.
To Adjourn for Pleasure.
F. n. Whitehead. chairman of the COM
mittee on arrangements. asked the con-
vention 10 adjourn their meeting this
afternoon at o'clock in order to par
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