Evening star., 1941-06-28
Referendum 10 Settle
News Guild Battle
On Leadership
Convention Extends Term
Of Present Officers
To November !
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, June 28.-Rank and
file members of the American News
paper Guild &C. I. o. were left to-
day TO settle a factional fight over
union leadership with adjournment
of the guilds eighth annual conVen-
tion here.
Contending factions, processing to
seek an end to recurrent disputes
over the policies of international
officers, evolved this new election
plan:
Ballots will be submitted to all
locals September "a to vote for in
ternational officers for two-year
terms, beginning November l.
The entire membership will vote
for president, executive vice presi-
dent, secretary-treasurer and five
vice presidents at large. Five re-
gional vice presidents will be selected
by separate elections in the Eastern.
Southern, Middle Western, Far
Western and Canadian sections.
Heretofore, the convention dele
gates elected the officers. Under the
new plan, the convention nominates
and by ballot narrows the field to
not more than two nominees for
each position.
Present Officers Continue.
Present officers. headed by Donal
M. Sullivan, Boston, president;
Milton Kaufman, New York, execu-
tive vice president, and Victor
Pasche, Newark, N. j., will continue
in office until November l. The
vote to retain them was e1l7 to 8012.
Delegates reaffirmed a membership
referendum condemning Commun-
ism. Nazi-ism and Fascism and by
resolution instructed AL officers
and functionaries of the A. N G.
to observe this and all other man.
dates of the membership in spirit
and in letter"
BY vote of 81 to rs, the conven-
tion backed the recent action of Mr.
kaufman in supporting c. l. o.
strikers against the North American
Aircraft Corp. at Inglewood. Calf.
in their defense of the right to
strike" and opposing the use of
troops by the Government to end
the strike.
Denver was selected as the 1912
convention city.
Two States Named.
administration and anti-ad-
miniStration forces each nominated
a slate of candidates to be voted on
in the membership referendum. The
administration ticket in addition to
the present international officers,
includes:
For regional vice presidents
James Whitaker, New York Mirror,
Eastern region; Frank Laro, San
Antonio Light. Southern region;
Rollin Everett, Cincinnati Post. Mid
die Western region: William Brodie,
San Diego Union Reporter. Far
Western region. and Ralph Foster,
Toronto Star, Canadian region.
For vice presidents-at-large-
Agnes Fahy. Newark Star-Ledger;
Alexander Kendrick, Philadelphia
Inquirer; Julius Klyman, ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch; Walter BurSon, Pitts
burgh Post-Gazette, and Don Pink
ston, Sioux City Journal.
Anti-Administratio Ticket.
Harry Martin, member of the
board from Memphis, nominated
the following slate for the anti
administration faction:
Milton M. Murray, Detroit Times,
for president; Sam B. Eubanks.
Oakland tCalif) Post-Inquirer, for
executive vice president. and Will
liam w. Rodgers of Newspaper In
formation Service. Washington, for
secretary treasurer.
For regional vice presidents
Walter Engels, New York Daily
News, Eastern region; Mr.. Martin,
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Southern region; Kenneth Grouse,
st. Paul Pioneer Press, Middle
Western region, and James Farmer.
Seattle Star, Far Western region.
For vice presidents at large-Louis
AIDE, Hammond 1ndD Times: Ed
ward Allen, Boston Herald Traveller;
James Francis Grow. Hollywood Cit
izen News: Jules Schick of the As
sociated Press, Philadelphia, and
Joseph Walsh, Wilkes-Barre PaD
Record.
Terms Extended.
Officers whose terms were extend
ed from the normal expiration date
today until November /, in addition
to those renominated, were Mr.. Mar
tin. Memphis; George Wilson, Kent
field, Calf; Morris Watson, New
York; Dick Henry, Denver; Philip
M. Connolly. Los Angeles, and Edwin
w. Scott, Detroit, all vice presidents.
The Women's Auxiliary of the
guild elected Mrs. Katherie Earn
shaw of New York City president;
Mrs. Mary Pond of Dayton, Ohio,
secretary; Mrs. |
Frances Humphries of Indianapolis, |
secretary, and Mrs. Ida
Engeman of Baltimore, recorder.
The following we're elected vice
Mrs. Hazel Brodie, San
Diego, Calf; Mrs. Mildred Reyn-
olds, Salem, Mass; Mrs. Beulah
Detroit. Mrs Dorothv |