The Washington herald., 1909-05-20
LIVELY ELECTION
Held By PRINTERS
Contest Over Delegates to the
international Union.
THREE CANDIDATES IN FIELD
Joseph c. whyfe Wins as "Down-
town" Candidate Against William
with williams a Close Second.
Victor by Only Two Votes

After 2 month OF active campaigning
following the nominations at the April
meeting. the annual election OF officers OF
Columbia typographical UEiOn. No. I0l.
was concluded last night in typographical
Temple
The officers were ell returned with the
exception or the representatives Of the
government employees on the executive
committee. and the delegates and alter
mates 70 the International typographical
Union. which meets IN St. Joseph. No,
In August
Frank a Kidd succeeded himself as
president Joseph G. Stelle as vice presi-
dent. George c. Seibold as secretary.
James z. Bright as treasurer. Gary z.
Walters as sergeant-at-arms, y c.
Stops as doorkeeper. c. c. Thompson as
trustee. and !. W Carter. William n
Cornish. and Louis c. Vogt as auditors
No contest was offered on these men.
Fight Over Delegate.
A pretty fight developed. however. on
the downtown delegate TO the Interna-
tional typographical Union. or the dele
gate not chosen from the government en-
ployes.
Three men, Joseph c Whyte, William
Williams, and James Warrener. had been
placed IN nomination where but one was
70 be chosen. From the early returns
Warrener was eliminated Whyte had
considerable lead on Williams AS the
ballots OF the secretary's chapel were
counted in the Typographical Temple,
however. il was seen that Williams was
-sSSlE pulling Up. and q large crowd
stayed AZ t54s temple until I O'Clock this
morning 70 learn the outcome When
the final count was announced Whyte
had nosed out ahead by two votes, get
ting the position o. downtown delegate
with vote OF 6i1- Williams had $50
and Warrener IA
Nine men had been placed in nomins-
ton for the three positions as delegates
20 the international body from the gov
eminent employees The winners were
Louis r Taylor. with a vote Cf SCI:
Fred y. Whitehead with 736. and VIII
ian s SchinEerer. with eS4 The other
nominees, with their votes. we're Philip
Nachnan, So; Harry J. Redheld. 40. L.
3. GoIdOa. ao2; Daniel O'COnnell- IS
and Joseph Z GOodkey. II
The newspaper printers chosen without
opposition 70 the executive committee
were J. II. BrOdeTick. George T. Chitty.
B S Feeney. F A Hughes. and Orton
7. Pierce Sidney H Cluxt0n was cho-
sen without opposition TO represent the
machinisIs on the executive committee.
Joseph D. Mann as "Gown-town'' alter
nate 70 the international body. and VIII
f. BuTChfeid. Elmer Dement,. and Rob
ert z Steiner as alternates in the gov
ernment employ.
The book and Job printers elected 10
the executive committee are john B.
Dickmaa, y. r. Love. Z H Andrew.
John F. Luitich, and Harry " Ten
plar
OF the so members Of Columbia Y
biographical Union, No. I01. between 100
and 100 voted
story of the BaIlotinE.
There are thirty-six chapels. OF chap
ters. in the union The night men bal
loted from midnight Tuesday until s,s9
o clock yesterday morning. The day men
voted from noon yesterday until z.sJ Ia
the afternoon. The returns were all for
warded 70 typographical Temple. where
the bsllOting OF the secretsrv's chanel
the largest was done. and where The
final votes were figured by George C.
Seibold. the secretary.
Throughout the closing hours os last
night the enthusiasm ran high. and there
was much speculation as 10 the effect the
votes OF the downtown men would have
on the result obtained
The new officers VIII be sworn in az the
next meeting OF the union. the third Sun
day In June