Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-08
TO HOLD ELECTION.
Retail Clerks Grooming for Contest
Tonight,


Much electioneerfng 10 In progress today
among the clerks In the business houses Of
Washington. as this evening they win par
ticipate In an election, with nearly all the
features Of genuine political contest, Tho
election will be conducted by Retail Clerks
Union, No. a62. and Grocery Clerks Union.
No. 6s8, Of the Retail Clerks International
Protective Union.
The polls win be open on the second
floor Of 71s D street northwest from to
0 o'clock this evening. and the announce
ment is made that 1t will be held under
the Australian ballot system. and each
clerk will deposit his or her own ballot.
no proxy being permitted to vote.
There are Ave candidates in the neld from
different sections Of the country who are
seeking election as delegates to represent
the international Organization Of retail
clerks at the forthcoming annual conven-
ton of the American Federation Of Labor.
The Washington clerks have placed in
nomination for this honor Mr.. D. F. Man
ming, president of the Registered Drug
Clerks Local Union No. 262. Mr.. Manning
has been Endorsed, 1t is said. by his own
local, by the Retail Grocery Clerks Union
and by more than one hundred local unions
in different sections Of the country. The
local clerks feel considerable pride In the
prospect Of electing delegate from the
District.
They point out that during the past eight
ously as an officer Of local union No. 282
Registered drug clerks) and that he as
sisted in maintaining Locals Nos. 240 and
b33 Grocery clerks).
He has been officially indorsed for the
delegateship as follows:
"Mr. Manning is q member OF Local
No 262, Washington, D. c. For years past
he has consecutively served as recording
| and corresponding secretary, financial sec
rotary. business agent, delegate to the Cen
trail Labor Union and president. being re-
peatedly reelected to each Of these offices.
He has been state organizer for five years,
organizing unions Of drug clerks, grocery
clerks and others. not only in this city,
but in adjacent territory. He represented
Local No 262 at the conventions IN Buffalo.
| 1901, and GAINESVILLE. 1903; Is president OF
Local No. 262, and Is also president Of the
Allied Clerks Council.
The above record speaks for itself Our
candidate has received the unanimous in
dorsement of more than one hundred local
unions, and we feel justified in requesting
| your support of his candidacy in the COM
ing election.
sistance as you can give looking to the cleo
ton Of Brother Manning as one of the three
delegates to the A. F. of L. convention, we
| are fraternally yours.
COMMITTEES:
Local No. 24O s. J. T. Wells president;
M. L. Bradford, secretary.
Local No. 533, John c. Rogers, president;
John D. Schamel, secretary.
Local No. 240 A. Stern, secretary"
In addition to the election of a delegate
to the convention of the Federation Of La
Dor there will be referendum vote for
international officers of the clerks associa-
ton. This is said to be the first trial of
the referendum by that body.
The call for the elections has this state
ment:
"Since the date Of our organization up to
July, 1903, there have been issued s25 char
tiers Of utilization to local associations, scat
tered from Vermont to California and from
the Gulf of Mexico to British Columbia,
with a membership embracing many thou
sands of retail clerks. Our biennial income
for the years ending April 10, 1905, amount
ed to S1O6 SAC. 40.
ut is for the purpose of electing officers
for the management and control of this
great organization and its funds that you
are now called upon to vote and as a menu
Der of Local No $50 you should at least
display sufficient interest to deposit your
ballot on this occasion"