The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-08-16
VISITING TYPOS SHOW
CONSERVATIVE SPIRIT
Close Convention Without
Mixing in Miller Case.
VOTE MEETING A SUCCESS
Delegates Declare Better Time Was
Given Them Here Than Ever
Before.

T. u. scarcely fifty are left in town
today. For a week the delegates and
visitors rushed from session 10 enter
tainment. and from entertainment to
session. 1t was the unanimous vote of
all that never in the history of the In
a great convention, nor one so enjoy
able.
1t is worthy of note that the conven-
tion did not discuss the Miller case in
any of its sessions. The l. 7. U. is
known as one of the most conservative
labor organizations in the country, and
the delegates did not wish to enter into
a controversy the merits of which are
still unknown.
For Commissioner of Labor.
The final work of the convention was
carried through with rush yesterday
morning. The delegates took occasion
to officially inaorse w. F. Waudby for
the position of Commissioner of Labor.
which viii become vacant upon the res
ignation OF the Hon. Carroll d. Wright.
The resolution adopted by the con-
vention provided for the formulation OF
a petition to President Roosevelt from
the International Photographed
Union asking that Mr.. Waudby be
appointed upon the resignation of Com
missioner Wright.
z. J. Braeken, CT Columbus, Ohio, vas
elected fourth vice president Of the J.
T. Z. unanimously. Mr. Bracken sue
ceeds to the position held formerly by
J. w. O'Sullivan, of Boston, who was
killed in an accident there.
On the same ballot. p S. Nuerbarger
was elected delegate to the allied
council of the a. F. of L.. by a vote of
Sc. Charles Hedrick was the second in
the voting.
Suffrage for the District.
The proposition made by Delegate
Lerch. of Washington. that suffrage be
given to the people of the District OF
Columbia. and that copies of these res
olutions be sent to President Roosevelt.
was laid on the table indefinitely. The
action of the convention was taken be-
cause it held that it was foreign to the
business of the I. T. IT,. aud that it was
going too far into politics.
There was much discussion on this
question, one of the delegates alleging
It ninety per cent of the people Of
Washington are entirely satisfied with
the present District government, and
another saying that the majority of the
people wished return OF the ballot.
The Suffrage Proposition.
The proposition made by Delegate
Lerch was as follows:
Whereas the people of the District
of Columbia were, in 1876, arbitrarily
and justly deprived of their inalien-
able right to local self government. and
an unrepublican. un-American form CT
government--an absolute autOcracy not
legally responsible 10 the people
forced upon them without their consent;
and
Whereas the present form of govern
ment in the capital city of the republic
the political heart of the nations
contrary 20 the fundamental principles
of American liberty; and
Whereas the ballot is one of organized
labor's most effective weapons, deprived
OF which it becomes difficult. often i'm
possible. to peaceably redress the griev-
anees of. and secure justice for. the
hO4AAA5 CleSSSS lhSAtAoAb
Resolved, That it is the sense OF
the International Typographical Union.
assembled in forty ninth annual ses-
sion at Washington. D. c., this nth
day of August, 1903, that Congress
should re-establish in the District Of
Columbia a government. republican in
form, and in harmony with the spirit
and institutions Of our country-'a gov-
eminent OF the people. by the people.
and for the people'-based on free SUI
frage, limited only by reasonable
educational test, with secret ballot.
Resolved, That copies Of these rcso-
buttons be forwarded under seal TO the
President Of the United States, the
president of the Senate and Speaker Il
the House OF Representatives. when
elected, and the chairman OF the Sen
ate Committee on the District of Co
Iumbia, and to the chairman OF The
House Committee on the District of Co.
lumbia, when appointed"
Woman Suffrage Rejected.
A resolution advocating woman suf-
frsge was reported unfavorably by the
laws committee. The convention con-
CURED in the committees report.
Moral aid and encouragement were Of
fered to all telegraph operators under
the Jurisdiction OF the Commercial Tel
sgraphers' Association by the conven-
ton.
A proposition that a committee be ap-
pointed 20 take charge of the discussion
OF taxation. and see that these
discussions be printed in the Typo
graphical Journal" created much dis
cussion.
This proposition was amended by the
laws committee TO promote the discus
sion of socialism and trusts. II was
adopted by the convention as amended
During the discussion the objection
was raised that the l. T. u. would be
accused OF having adopted sociaIlstic
principles, If this proposition were ae-
cepted
II was pointed out, however. that the
matter IS Of vital interest to labor. and
that the 5fscussfon Of the trusts which