The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-05-19
is HER FIGHT
Delegate to |, I, i
Convention.
SECRETARY OF UNION
o-Ee c. sei5old Elected to Succeed
William II. Garrett-Parsons
Carries Credentials.
OF UNION

The record Of the union printers Of
Washington was broken yesterday when
they elected Miss Anna c. wilson, of
the "OEioicl Gazette" Government
Printing Cmce. a delegate to the Inter
national convention TO be held in st.
Louis in August.
This is the first time a woman has
ever been elected 10 this Office from this
UnicE- Miss Wilson ran second Of the
t.; &c delegates elected, representing the
Government Printing ONCE. Dan g
Vaughan leading with S55. Miss Wilson
poned 81, and Frank a. Kidd, '4S.S
Berg Chosen President.
The counting Of the ballots was not
flashed until il o'clock last night,
hen the last two chapcis were heard
from. Then the vote was announced.
John Z. Berg, present treasurer, defeat
ed J. T. Herbert for the presidency OF
Columbia Union. while William r. Love,
of the Government Printing Office. was
elected vice president. defeating James
r. Armstrong and Charles W. Herzin-
Ger.
The hottest fight Of the campaign was
between George @. SeibOld. OF The
washington Times. ard William NJ. Gar
rett, for the secretaryship. Garrett has
been secretary since 1896. and was
thought 10 be invincible in his position.
lie IS q member Of many secret urgani-
zatiors in Washington, and those VINO
supported him thought there was moth
ing 10 It but reelection.
Seibold's Friends Hustled.
Schools friends. however, went into
the fight in earnest several weeks ago,
and from that time until the last vote
was cast they made the fur fly. Toward
the last the Garrett adherents admit
ted that Seibold would poll a good vote.
but they were confident Of victory.
When the count was made, however,
Il was found that Seibold had decided
majority. he having poIIed 945 to IL for
Garrett. This was the surprise Of the
election. and the typos are talking about
It yet.
james Z. Bright was elected treasurer
over Howard @. Brown and Charles L.
Holmes. William NJ Leavltt and Jo-
seph c. Whyte were elected members OF
the board OF trustees: David Z. Tyrell
was made sorgeant-at-arms, and n. c.
Stops doorkeeDer.
Frank Larkin. of The Times. was
unanimously elected a delegate from
the Storeotypers' Union to the interna-
tional convention OF the Electrotypers
and Stereotypers Union. TO be held IN
St Louis alec.
Parsons Has Credentials.
T. c. Parsons. OF The Times. was
elected a delegate from the downtown
chapeis, and viii carry the credentials
OF the local union TO St. Louis
Auditors elected were L. O. NOgt .3Is
votes; c. W. Radley. 1871 votes. and
J. ". Carter. 1875 votes. They were the
only candidates. The list Of candida ties
for delegate TO the international conven-
ton IN Offices under the control of the
Government and the unofficial votes re-
ceived follows: Dan c. Vaughan. S73
Miss Anna c. Wilson, s54; Frank \.
Kidd, 74S; F. n. Whitehead, SCI; Philip
5. steele SOC; Titus T. Ellis, 625; W. l.
Gutelius. 52l; T. Frank Hall. pa. Offices
not under the control Of the govern
ment: T. c. Parsons. So; II. c. Knapp,
49,
The votes for GlterAates, according tC
the unofficial retUrna. in Offices under
the government, are: J. Lyon King. $40
Charles S. Gum. s3l: c. 3. Buchanan
925; Offices not under the government
II. I. sauter. l,04.
international Fright.
Ballots also were cast yesterday fol
international officers. and a heavy vote
was registered. This had not beer
counted NY to q late hour last nighC
The unofficial returns indicate that
Charles Z. Hawkes., Of Chicago. car
ried the local union over James NJ
Lynch, Of Syracuse for the presidency
OF the international Union by a sma-
ma ority.
The votes were counted last night by
a committee at Typographical Temple
4 large crowd Of printers gathered II
the building waiting for the returns.