Mulvihill Says His Condemners Hold Personal Grudge

"They're nothing but unfounded personal grudges," Daniel G. Mulvihill, president of the University Employees' Union, said in answer to recent attacks on him by union members. "If all the people that work here were really dissatisfied, they would have voted me out of office last Tuesday."

Mulvihill was re-elected by 420 of the 460 people that voted.

"They didn't have to vote," said Mulvihill, "and I certainly had no way to force them to vote for me." Several maids had claimed that men approached them and told them to "vote right or else."

As to "personal grudges," Mulvihill cited the accusations of Edward Chamberlain, janitor at Lowell House, that janitors are dissatisfied with him. Chamberlain's wife was refused a job, promised her by the University administration, to work as a maid during summer school, Mulvihill said; the union demanded the position go to a woman with more seniority.

Still voicing protests against Tuesday's elections was Mrs. Claire Aherne, maid at Dunster House. Mrs. Aherne provided the only contest of the balloting, running against incumbent Mrs. Anna Gray for treasurer. Mrs. Gray won by a wide margin.

Mrs. Aherne claims union officials tried to prevent her from running by losing her petitions. Carl Stanley, chairman of the election committee, said that this was only accidental and was soon cleared up.