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Show PRINTERS WILL ELECT NEW OFFICERS TODAY H. W. Dennett, Formerly of Salt Lake, Is a Candidate for International Eepresentative. Officers of the International Typographical Typo-graphical union will be elected today by ballots taken at the various union headquarters throughout the United 'States and Canada. W. H. Dennett, formerly with The Tribune and now a member of Los Angeles union No. 01, is one of the six candidates from among whom four delegates will be elected to the American Federation of Labor. The offices of president and vice president are uncontested. For secretary-treasurer, J. W. Hayes, incumbent, of 'Minue- j apolis, is opposed by W. E. Merritt of j Houston. Members of the local union will hold their election simultaneously with the national election. The chief local contest con-test is for the office of president. 1,'. M. Hccker and W. II. West are the candidates. can-didates. Other candidates are: For vice president, Lorenzo Bcesley ; for secre-; secre-; tary-treasurer, F. E. Morris; for ser-geant-af-artns, John Mann; for reading clerk, H. C. W. Smith; for members of the executive committee, five to be elected, Paul Crabtree, Bernard Cash, W. C. Ashwill, W. M. Courtney, A. F. Moore, A. P. Goodmanseu and 'John K. Steen; for auditors. W. H. West, John E. Osborne and C. M. Hirsch; for dele- 1 gates to the International Typograph- 1 ical union, W. M. Courtney and F. E. Morris; for alternate delegates, C. M. i Hecker and W. A. Fuller. |