United labor bulletin., 1914-05-09
PRINTING TRADES
TYPOGRAPHICAL.

NominatlOns LOT l. l. u deiegates anu
local offices were made at Sundays
meeting of d. T. U. No. 40, election to
be held by ballot at a downtown polling
place Wednesday, May %. The candi-
dates whose names will appear on the
ticket are as follows:
l. T. U. Delegate 1.-TWO to be elected
James A. Connor, Joseph E. Seller, +. L.
Pferdesteller, Martin Lacher.
Alternates-William A. Wuerth, Ben
jamin Greene.
President-AnthonyP p. Knill. Frank J.
Pulvcr, Oscar Anderson
Vice President-Alonzo Wiley, VIII
liam L. Stitt.
Secretary y-Treasurer-Frank c. Bird
sail
Board Trustees ito fill vacancy)-M.
H. Ropkey.
Sergeant -at at-Arms-Charies S. Semper.
Doorkeeper-A. E. Thorson.
Delegates Trades Assembly (ten to be
ed)-Edw. J. Hines, George Eisler,
r. p. Means, George Allen, j. A Me-
Namara, Harry " Parker, James A.
Conkle. Merritt Miner, Fred f. Ross,
Ed c. Davis.
Printing Trades Council three to be
elected Charles NJ Carter, James A
McNamara, r. p. Means, L. ID. Hosman-
Label League (eight to be electedl-
James A. Mcnamara, Edw- J. Hines.
Norman p. Guyer. NJ. II. Ropkey, r. l..
Zimmerman, II. A Spanogle, Joseph F.
Seller. Robert Chadwick.
II was resolved to hold the usual an
nual memorial services over the remains
OF union printers inferred in No. 49's
plot at Riverside ON Sunday, May 81. A
committee TO make these arrangements
was appointed by President Pferdesteller.
consisting OF c. r Breidenstein, John
Oliver and NJ. ID. Tyler.
The proposition to create an out-of
work benefit was defeated after being
debated for nearly one hour and being
considered in committee of the whole. Ii
was the belief OF majority that no real
need for such law existed at the pres
ent time.
A decision of the j. +. L. executive
council was rendered on matter of
more than local Importance. When the
News and Times were consolidated and
moved into the News office on Welton
street. members OF the latter chapel
claimed priority on all situations which
would have had the effect Of displacing
Times regulars by News subs. The
union decided in favor Of the Times reg
ulars. An appeal Was taken To the inter
national council. which body dismissed
the appeal aud thus established the rule
that combination OF newspapers does
not jeopsrdize existing priority rights.
A closer affiliation compact between
organizations OF local printing trades
was indor-ed by the netting SUNDAY. /,
seeks. among other things. to have ali
contracts with employing printers ex-
pire on even date, and provides that in
case of strike of one branch of the in
dustry all contracts shall become void.
George Tracy. former vice president of
the = I. L.. is a candidate for president
OF San Francisco Typographical Union
Smith Brooks big printery j. now
running a night shift. due to the city
directory and special legislative work
This has given employment TO number
of idle printers.
The Temporary injunction obtained last
week by Charles T. Hawkes. of New York
to restrain Officers OF thei international
Typographical Union from sending out
ballots for the biennial election. to be
held May 21. was dissolved by Judge
Remstsr in the circuit court at Indianap-
oils Monday night. The court held that
Hawkes.. who alleged that he had been
deprived of his rights TO be candidate
for president by ruling of the executive
council of the organization. had not
shown nor alleged that there was any
fraud in the councils action. The spc-
cial session of the court was held in or
der that the distribution of the ballots
for the election would not b. delayed.
Frank kasch. chairman OF the Courier
chapel at For, Collins, was-i in Denver
this week attending his wife. who is at
local hospital to undergo an operation
for appendicitis.
Harvey Soneer. foreman OF the Pueblo
Chicftain. came up this week with the
Legislators and politicians. He threat
ems 10 become a candidate for state SEN
ator at this falls election.
All nominating speeches last Sunday
were boiled down" because the hour
was growing late when this order OF
business was reached. The chief spokes-
man for presidential candidates were
Fred A. Cantrall for Pulvcr. William
Fomhof for knill aud c. NJ. Hover TO,
Anderson.
William l.. Stitt OF the News chapel.
candidate for vice president of No. -,
received telegram "Wednesday morning
announcing the death of his father at
Bon Ami. Ncb. near Lincoln. He LETT
az once to attend the funeral and will
be absent about one week.
LITH0GRAPHERS.
D,.rtp,t tho r...pfA visit Af President