Show PRINTERS IN COUNCIL International Typographical Convention Conven-tion Opens in Milwaukee Milwaukee Aug 13Time forty sixth annual convention of the International Typographical union opened at the Masonic Temple today and win continue throughout the week The opening session was attended by about 500 delegates The annual reports re-ports of the officers were submitted In printed form President S B Donnelly In his report recommends that annual conventions be abolished and officers selected b > > speciallycalled conventions instead I of by referendum vote as at present The amount of money spent in conventions he contends can better bo spent In resisting re-sisting limo encroachments of unfair men and in protecting the union scale of wages He also recommends that amendments to the constitution be made by conventions Instead of refci cndum vote SecretaryTreasurer Bramwood reports re-ports a total membership of forty thousand fourfifths being In good standing Seventysix new locals were organized during the year and one reinstated re-Instated A local unionis soon to be formed at Manila An effort will be made during the convention to Increase the death benefit from 60 to 75 The committee on laws reported thin tyfive propositions of a various character char-acter for action by the convention Buffalo Toronto Birmingham and St Louis are working for the noxt convention conven-tion An effort was made just prior to adjournment ad-journment of the first session to hao the convention consider certain matters of a political nature The mocmcnt was quickly squelched and nothing bearing on politics will be entertained luring the convention |