The Washington herald., 1907-05-16
TYPOS PICK OFFICERS
T.C. Parsons Reelected Pres
ident by 459 Majority.
BANNER VOTE FOR HUSTON
Receives Largest Number of Ballots
Ever Cast for Delegate To the In
SeiboId Made Secretary Again and
Given Increase of salary.

George o Seibold and John A. Huston
were signally honored by Columbia Typo
graphical Union. No. 1g1. yestcrday when
the former was reelected secretary for a
fourth term. with an increase in salary,
and the latter received the highest vote
for delegate to the international Conven-
ton, 10 be held at Hot Springs. Ark.
early I'm August ever given 10 one man.
r. G. Parsons was reelected president
defeating }. Monroe Kreiter by a majority
Of G9 W T. O'Brien was Practically
unanimously reelected vice president. hav-
ing no opposition. The other officers re-
elected are as follows. Treasurer. James
r. Bright, trustee. Joseph c. Whyte.
doorkeeper y. C. Stops; auditors, J. W.
Carter. c. W. Radley, and Louis C.. Vogt.
Charles T. Wiley, of The Washington
Herald. was also honored in his victory
for delegate from the downtown Offices.
winning in the most hotIy contested posi-
ton on the ticket, by a majority of l6 He
received 676 TO his opponents tB. 5.
Feeneyl G61 The other delegates elected
were William r. Love and H. W Temp
lar. both from the Government Printing
llllaNa aN ~ A|a"t HfE".h tH'.aNHtH.-N ''r
being elected upon his first nomination.
an unusual proceeding Il has been Gus
t0mary 20 elect the defeated candidates
of the year previous. He was also haEdi-
capped 10 a certain extent by coming
from a new chapel, The Washington
Herald.
Interest Is Great.
The interest in the delegateship was in
tense. many Of the printers staying at
headquarters. in Typographical Temple.
until "a late hour 10 learn the result. The
outcome was always in doubt and swing
ing first one way and then the other. as
the vote Of the various chapels was
noted
At one moment Mr.. Feeney was being
congratulated. and the next condoled
with. ana vice versa. 1t was not until
the vote Of the last chapel was in that
the result was finally determined. and
MT. Wiley was congratulated by his
rival
Excitement was at fever heat all day
when the campaign reached its climax
at the polls, the candidates making last
effort just before the vote was cast
There was a display of politics that
would have put civic election 10 shame
The candidates have been busy for two
mOnths past. using the persuasion of
tongue and treat with which all genuine
politicians are imbued Many hundreds
of dollars, it Is said. was spent by the
candidates, in satisfying the appetites Of
their fellows.
Learn Results Late.
The vote was not in until a late hour.
although the polls closed early in the aft
ernoon. Each chapel-that is, office-where
ten or more men are employed was a vot-
ing precinct, numbering in all thirty-five.
The vote of each precinct was counted
when the polls closed. and the returns
taken to the central chapel at headquar-
ters, in Typographical Temple There it
was again counted and entered on the led /
ger. All men employed in Offices of less
than ten men voted at headquarters.
The Increase in salary from S.500 70
81, 400, given to Secretary Seibold. in the
form of an amendment to the bylaws. |
was carried by a majority of 80 This
Increase was voluntarily given to Secre- !
tary SeibOld in recognition Of his services /
to the union at "A meeting several months /
ago, hut he refused 10 accept it unless if /
was put to a referendum vote at the polls. /
The tabuIated vote in full viii he
found on Page o.