United labor bulletin., 1914-04-04
THE OPTIMISTIC
PHILOSOPHER

being visibly affected by this unsolicit.
ed evidence of approval and apprecia-
tion for past performances, and then
modestly stated that while he had no
thought of obtruding his candidacy upon
the members of No. 40, if it. was their
wish he would meekly acquiesce and
stand for reelection, notwithstanding
the call from his fertile ranch over in
Weld county, which last year gave him
a gross return of $4.971s after Investing
S875 for hired hands and seed guaran-
teed to produce something, but did not.
Birdsall was first elected secretary
treasurer of Denver Typographical Union
No. 40 in 1891, and for % times in sue.
cession has been reelected, rarely hav.
ing opposition. He is one of the most
widely known and popular secretaries
in the jurisdiction of the international.
He has twice refused to be a candidate
for secretary-treasurer of the Interna-
tional Typographical Union, and when
Gabriel blows his trumpet many years
hence Frank will still be found issuing
monthly working cards to Denver print
ers.
j. B. Barhill of Fairfield, H., is
candidate for congressman at-large in
the Democratic primaries and is making
a unique campaign, being an out-and-
out anti-suffragist in state which re-
Gently granted the franchise to women.
He is making speaking tour all over
the state and meeting with great recep-
ton, particularly with the feminine gen.
der. my platform" says Barhill, "is to
offer every woman home and hus-
band instead of the vote, and I believe
that nine-tenths of the women would
rather have a home and husband than
to have the vote. To bring this status
about my plan is to increase wages until
all men desiring home will be able to
marry and maintain home. This means
every woman can leave industry and
take charge of home"
Safety Nisbet was in personal charge
of wing of General Kelly's army which
passed through Denver last Saturday.
He headed reception committee which
extended Il welcome to the guests at
Elyria, otherwise known as the Stock.
yards section. and treated the LOG to
"mulligan" stew with accessions,
which was pronounced by the travellers
as the very best they had ever enjoyed.
AS a souvenir of the occasion the safety
commissioner was presented an "unem-
ployed" shirt, cast off by a member of
the "army." A photograph of the shirt
has been taken and now occupies n
place of honor in the City Hall. After
the banquet the guests were placed
aboard box cars and sent on their way
toward Washington without having had
the pleasing privilege of looking upon
the bright lights along Curtis street. At
a meeting of the Retail Association this
week resolutions were adopted thanking
Nisbet for Saving the city"
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Some years ago. when linotype ma
chimes were first being introduced, the
o. p. was sticking type on the Wash.
ington Star for a season while taking
n post graduate course by travel. and
Otto Mereenthaler came over from his
Baltimore factory to install a battery
of machines for the Star. "Dick" Nc
Lean. the foreman. who believed in Civ
ing everybody chance, furnished the
student printer his first opportunity to
learn the then mysterious typesetter
That Dick" hats retained the esteem
of his compatriots is evidenced ls the
following from the pen of w. n. Brock
well in the Washington Trades Union
fst:
"In the composing room OF the Wash
ington Evening Star on March IL, 1914,
there was most unusual gathering
an assemblage of the composing room
and other forces to celebrate the fiftieth
anniversary of Richard A. McLean's con-
nection with the mechanical department
of the paper. Everybody warmly con-
graduated the popular "Dick" and the
members of the chapel presented him
with beautiful bouquet of flowers. the
presentation being made by w. ]. Gala
CHER n member of the force who has n
continuous service record of forty-one
years. while "Gus" Bruebl. the first APP
prentice employed by Mclean after be-
coming foreman of the Star. was an in
terested celebrant The has been in the
chapel thirty-odd yesrs). A remarkable
fact brought out at the happy gathering
was that McLean's family has been inti-
mately connected with the Star almost
from its foundation. His father, William
r. Mclean, was the first foreman Of its
composing room. his uncle was at one
time assistant foreman, and his son,
William IT. Mclean. is linotype op-
orator on the Star. On the death of the
elder Mclean, In 1870, Dick succeeded
him as foreman, and that position he
held many years relinquishing it volun-
tarily to assume the place he now holds
in the Star composing room, being sue
ceeded in the foremanship by Fl. X.
Southland, another veteran when 1t
comes to years of service, as he has been
connected with the paper continuously
for twenty-seven years. As a type setter
in the old days of hand composition
"Dick" Mclean had few equals. and in a
great typesetting contest in this city in
1874 he won silver composing stick,
only one competitor leading him among
the many 'swifts' entered"
WorSmen who are injured through at
tacks during labor strikes will not be
entitled IN Comment tinn under the Cali