Arizona republican., 1908-05-20
TYPOS TO ELECT OFFICERS.
Ballots For International Officers
 Will Be Cast May 20.

The local unions of the Interna- tional Typographical Union, which has headquarters in the Newton Claypool building. Indianapolis. Ind. are about to elect men for the vari- ous international offices. The nomi- nations were made at the regular February meetings of the local unions. and the election will take place on the third Wednesday in May. The result of the vote in each local union will be forwarded to the international headquarters and tabu- lated. The election will be officially verified early in June and published in the June number of the Typo graphical Journal the official pub lication of the union
 Since the nominations in February there has been a growing interest in the coming election among the mem bers of the union all over the coun- try, until now all the meetings of the locals are seething with discussions of the qualifications of the various candidates. There will be 35,000 votes cast, according to estimates made at the international headquarters. The membership of the union is 47,OOO, and the estimate is regarded as con- servative in view of the interest which is being aroused over the coming effort at the polls
 There are eleven offices to fill. All officers are elected to serve two years except Home trustees. who are elected for three years. Nearly all of the incumbents are candidates for re- election, and none is running without opposition except George P Nichols, of Baltimore. agent for the Union Printers Home in Colorado Springs.
 Contests for Office.
 The greatest interest naturally cen ters around the election of men for president, vice president and &ecre- tary- treasurer. The incumbents in these positions are, respectively, James M. Lynch, John w. Hays and J. w. BramwOod. They are opposed by Henry Street Hudspeth. of New Orleans, for president; w. N. P. Reed of New York, for first vice president and Thomas F. Crowley of Cincin- nati, for secretary treasurer.
 To Lynch and Bramwood, as the executive heads of the union at the time, is credited the Internationars victory in the fight for an eight-hour day. Mir. Lynch, as president, is the executive head of the union and di rector of it's destinies in all matters His honesty and integrity have never been questioned. MT. Lynch has held the office of president eight years, or through four successive elections J. w. Bramwood has held office for twelve years, and as editor of the unions publication, The Typograph- ical Journal, has seen the union grow into it's present position of strength and influence.
 The accounting system of the In ternational Typographical Union is so complete that vouchers are on file for each and every expenditure. In the last ten years the amount of money received at the unions headquarters has exceeded s5,00O,OO0. The stand ing of the organization in financial circles of Indianapolis, where the headquarters of the International Typographical Union are located, is evidenced by the fact that loan for $20,000, without security, was nego- tiated upon a note signed by Presi dent Lynch and Secretary Bramwood, and was paid when the assessment for the eight t-hour fight was availa- ble Since that time there has been sufficient money for the needs of the union, and the organization now has more than s250,000 in it's general treasury.
 MT. Lynch became member of the International Typographical Union at