Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-18
PRINTERS ELECTION
FULL CORPS OF OFFICERS AND
DELEGATES CHOSEN.
The Scenes About "The Polls" Sug-
gestive of the Old-Time
Election Days.

| Old-time election days in Washington,
when suffrage was in vogue here. were re-
| called by the scenes last night in and
| about Typographical Temple, on G street.
| The occasion was the close of the annual
| election of Columbia Typographical Union.
| No. 101, and some of the contests for the
| honors, as delegate to the international
| union, were of a spirited character.
| The polls in the thirty-five chapels in the
| District were open from o'clock to
| o'clock yesterday afternoon, with the ex-
| ception of the chapel of unemployed print
ers in the Office of Secretary George G..
| Seibold, where the ballot box was kept open
| for the reception of votes from o'clock to
| O'Clock.
The present officers of the union were re-
! elected practically without opposition. They
| are: President. John r. Berg; vice presi-
| dent William r. Love: secretary. George q.
| Seibold; treasurer, James E. Bright; SER
| geant-at-arms, Eugene Connor; doorkeeper,
| N. c. Stops; auditors, j. w. Carter, e.
| w. Radley and Louis C. Vogt; trustee II.
| b. Goodrell.
The contest for delegates was waged with
| vim that would have done credit to
professional politicians. Mark II. Barnum led
| the government printing oiice candid .tes re-
ceiving 944 votes. Philip S. Steele was sec
| ond with SIS votes, and Joe NJ. Johnson
| third. with 764 votes. The defeated can
| didates from the government prntery were:
Frank ID. Smith who received 751 votes,
! thirteen less than the number cast for Mr..
Johnson; Charles B. Buchanan, 653 votes;
| Walter V. Smith, 500. and Joseph f. Good
key, 100 votes
There We're three downtown candidates
| for the one delegateship. which is by un-
written law of the union conceded to the
Washington printers who are not employed
| by Uncle Sam. Their names and the num-
no of T.rI.N
| c. Knapp. elected. with 761 votes; Miss
Teresa Mcdonald, CAB votes, and Orton 7.
Pierce, 1SS votes.
R. A Julian, d. r. Lyons. and II. w.
Templar were elected alternates from the
government printing office, with votes re-
spectively of 1.125. 1,G04, LIS r. B.
Boucher elected alternate from the
downtown Offices, with 1856 votes, over Bella
S Feeney, with 2S4.
Big Vote for Secretary.
Mr.. George G. Seibold the present popu-
lar secretary of Columbia Union, received
the highest vote cast for any candidate,
1887 ballots being deposited for him, rep
resenting nearly the full strength of the
union.
While the returns were being canvassed
by the tellers, after the big whistle at the
government printing office had sounded for
4:30 o'clock, groups OF printers gathered
III front Oh Typographical Tempe anu
eagerly discussed the outlook for their IA
vorite candidates. AS voters arrived on the
scene they were "button-holed" by the
workers and urged to vote for some candi-
date. By-gone election times in Washing
ton were revived in the memories of the
veteran typos, and some money changed
hands on bets
After nightfall the big hall on the second
floor was thrown open and was soon filled
with anxious printers waiting to hear the
results. Before 10 O'Clock, when the last
ballot was counted and the final computa-
ton made, 1t was known who the winners
would be, with the exception of the man
for third delegate from the offices under the
government. Mr. Johnson, who was presi-
dent of Columbia Union In 1902, had lead
of thirteen votes over, his opponent, Mr..
Frank d. Smith. AS each ten votes were
counted out at the secretary'S chapel the
result was announced to a large gathering
of members on the outside. When the an
nouncement was finally made that Mr..
Johnson was it," the printers dispersed
after applauding the victor and the 1900
election of Columbia Union was thing of
the past.