The evening world. Newspaper, August 20, 1904, Page 5

IPAL FIGURES.IN THE CODY-DONOHUE FIGRT PRN OR LEADERSHIP IN TRE TWENTY-FIRST DISTRICT. EN THREATEN TO TIE-UP | ALLL" ROADS BY STRIKE Say Piscutee Wh SralGaas of Preference in Giving Out Subway Jobs Has Been Broken— Denial by August Belmont, Who De- fends Company's Position, * Maty” tabes 4 “eustanar” of “poihien” ead whenever thie to dome 0 meng bestocer” ond “DUR TY petit.” {” The 3,500 employees of the “L” railroads at a meeting which lasted Hill nearly midnight voted to back up their Executive Committee “in any action it might take” to enforce their demands for preference on the subway. Already a committes of investigation has recommended a strike, if necessary, to enforce the demands of the men. So the opening of the subway promises to be the signal for the tying up of the entire elevated railroad system of Manhattan. Employees of the elevated system complain that the officials of the laterborough Company have deliberately violated a verbal agreement made sothe months ago to the effect that ald and experienced employees af the elevated roads wou! have preference for places on the new subway. A general meeting of the employees of the elevated roads was called for yesterday and lasted far into the night. It was voted to stand by the Bxecutive Board. TO PRESENT ULTIMATUM MONDAY, ‘This is beld to be tantamount to voting for a strike, The Executive Board will present an ultimatum to the officials of the Interborough Com- pany on Monday. COMMITTEE SENT (CODY 1S FIGHTING MURPHY BOSSING TO WARN MURPAY; MATT DONOHUE} DISTRICT FlcnTS ‘An answer will be demanded within forty-eight hours, — Retumal on the part of the Interborough Commany to stand by the (Had Information of Certain Ir-] Wealthy Contractor Is Contest| Letters Purporting to Have ten verbal t will be accepted by the men es a dedtaration of war, | regularities Under Way bythe] ing withHim for theTammany| Been Signed by Him Cirou- “tt the company does not Keep the agreement,” said & prominent mem- | Republioan Machine In Some! Leadership in the Twenty-| lated by Supporters of John lation of Gtreet and Wiléstric Rail en wer sal in Go Walaien ONE aaah Oh be mating | Lower Manhattan Districts. | firgt Assembly District. F. Cowan and Harry Hart. within forty-eight hours” The following statement was made at Mr. Belmont's office to-day, and ft was announced that Mr. Belmont approved of it; “It 1 fact that the employees of the elevated division have pre-| ana! ot howe Lesage dt a) sented @ grievance, and we bave extended @ most cordial invitation for|the @tate Committes who ts compe- their committee to meet us Monday and talk the matter over. 1 dope |S PE MG peter eet Share Wilk bo no need of 8 atria, “there never Ras been and ts not . * Toe company made an agreement, verbally, « year ago to emptoy|2Y sumelton of the Bate Commuting |S OSE tthe in he eI onthe subway any of the employees of the elevated who wished to change | MoCarren-Murphy places and who could quality for those positions, was elected by the f s t handler of men and has an p a rotten brug Lenny we See ie carrying {8 Will take @ majority vote to depose | *hings along with « whoop, “That agreement the company will religiously observe. Every em-|him. The chairman of the @tgteCom-| The malcontents make many com~ ployee of the elevated who wishes to enter the service of the enbway may mittee has no more power te got in|Plaints against Donohue, They charge do ao, But they must quality. The two systems are radically different, .|that he has mot been active enough, filles io Kg Md ya that he has allowed the Republicans to The elevated system is not like the subway system, and s motorman on one would have to learn the other system, committee. make the banner Republican distict of “The talk of Myr, Murphy that he|the city out of one that should really had Information atcha te chara: | tbe banner Damocrai det. The NO SENIORITY OF SERVICE. ie oer ae hes eed chart ae seen ae pe ye? “In the verbal agreement we made nothing was sald about the clerated plpndincovee wants 9 @ man who, Demecrats, 2 to 1, but they have not men taking their seniority of service with them into the service of the Gan carry the State for the party, and piste nb wy De ea oubway, prined; ‘which the elevated making | ‘be dellet 1s that MoCarren is : Tan tae 2 tiene ona comes itobeap hs ts, nan that ever wrestled with the prob- ‘Mr. Dunlop does not seem to be partic- their grievance. Dg y ROt liom, That was the verdict of Mr.| larly worried over the opposition that ae eo ona on on ances a te Slraia |croer far ‘he Yan Wk, amples Be ea © tbings fp fn ihe Twenty: change places they mast give up their seniority, The subway is an entirely eeparate system and we intend to keep tt as such. When the subway starts every man will be on an equal footing, and we say ‘let the best man win.’ that their seniority in the service of the subway slone will count, “What the State and National Com- and announces “Amother point which seems to us unfair is that the motormen inalst —— One of the hottest @istrict fights in the city 1s that against Matthew F. Donohue, the veteran Tammany leader bly District. The man who Is opposing Donohue is Joseph W. Cody, @ wealthy contractor and bullder, who lives ip @ fine old mansion at No. 7 One Hundred Nothing has oocurred in years in Tammany circles so disturbing ag the alleged letters of indorsement from Charles F. Murphy sprung by district leaders upon meetings of their sup- porters in the pending primary fighta. Tt is a moys tirely without prece- dent In Tammany history, No leader of Tammany has ever before done any- thing so impertalii Even Richard Croker in his palmiest days, when his word was law to the braves from the Battery to the Bronx, never presumed to dictate to the districts or even to whisper his own preference in the mat- tor to district leadership. It remained for the leadership of Murphy to develop this idea of dicta- torship, if th ers are genuine. ‘Two of the Letters Out. @uch « letter was read to @ mesiing of Leader Harry Hart's supporters in the Thirtieth Assembly District, fol- lowed lagt night by a similar one ad dressed to John Miller, President of the Young Moen’s Democratic Club of the south side, Thirty-fourth District, in which Charles F. Murphy regretted very much his inability to be present to congratulate the clubon “the pratse- worthy stand It ip taking in indorsing the candidacy of Johny F, Cowan, the “| present Tammany Hal! executive mem- ber, who, in my opinion, has demon- ted himself to be a clean, efficient ind satisfactory district representative, Frere yicgee-ghrr lh coedh, ty Rg Ha of the Twenty-first (eaten sat | mittee members sent for Mr, Murphy sition causes him no anxiety, Much of his time this summer e on being employed in the subway. The elevated wes originally a steam and whose continuance tn that position foad, and as such the engineers were members of the Brotherhood of Loco- pM ie ist interests of th e - jocratic party," motive — ee ae cee Na wambes idgaf hs Bach Interference from the Fourteantn esion a ‘wain in district affairs is eanploy them es such, would call them motor-engineers, 9 that they would thout precedent, and there are many |?" net lose their identity, and agreed with the Brotherhood to pay them $9.50 scoffers, both among the friends and, |i 8 Gay, which is the highest pay ever given to motormes. enemies of Murphy, who declare the n | Slleged letters to be forgeries or fakes, “The subway is originally and essentially on electric aystem amt does Geveral doubters in the Harry Hart not require sogineers, I fail to see why we should deal with the Brother- meeting demanded to see the original hood of Locomotive Wngineers in the ewployment af motormen. Now, it Of the letter indorsing him for leader, would be more reasoneble if the motormen’s union asked for an agreement and when It was produced it was found to be typewritten from date line to signature, Both Sides Dissatisfied, e| This satisfied neither the friends nor nat the opposers of Leader Murphy. The former declared it to be very bad for such employment. > EAR HAND OF ENGINEERS. ® MIs del Rater i cae eens a 66 on le, sae han thet of ang other sotoraen with te covention of tar ereeer will, ne ‘engineers of the elevated. I do not see why the elevated motormen wish to ilo doubt ean 10 hla, athe | ena tr a eet Nat politics and they would not believe take @ job in the subway st lees pay. We have beon led to partly believe oo ge ager teed pg torte atime | Be m8 we titan ai tte | Murphy capable of tt, while the Inter that {t might be because they wish to force as to employ members of the when both are expected to be at work | wad taf ast toda eas loughingty denenneed the letter aa a Brotherhood of Locomotive Bnaineers. for the success of «natin oket” | he brass and banners: | 4 similar letter ts sald to be ready to The motormen of the Elevated road will meet at Mo, 10 Mast One Hun-| Senator McCarren sald to-day ity raathons® as‘hn where " id the upper spring in favor of Isaae A Hopper, in it] the Thirty-firet District, and it is de- Band, | ated to be significant that Daniel F. McMahon, whose title to the leadership in the Beventeanth is being disputed y John ¥F. Curry, has not received one of those “boomers,” aa the letters are called. “Maybe Dan's typewriter is spiked,” sald one of the Curry men last night. “He'll come along with a Charley Murphy letter after a bit, He'll do any stunt to hold his seat. Tt means a fortune to him to be leader,” McMahon was the “Two Bpot’ by 8 characterization in the Tam- Tiumvirate of two years ago. fas credited with bringing about the sclection of Murphy from the Triumvirate for sole leader of Tam- many. Rumors of a cooling between Murphy and MeMahon have been rife, and the failure to produce a Murphy Indorsemept—it Cowan's and Hart's pre peek © 3: no tatention of ner dred and Twenty-Aith street to-night, and it fe understood that they will reclenitg so ree ho eapetion the action of the conductors and guards, Thay will be addressed ae by Chief Jenks. Harry Pinney, head of the division of Locomotive Fire- men, who have been doing other kinds of work on the Blevated since steam asa motive power was absndoned, will be with the motormen to-night, His organization approved the plan for « strike « week ago. After to-night's meeting » joint conference will be held by delegates from the motormen, conductors and guards, for the general meeting was sent out by George E. Pepper, president of Division No. $82, of the Amalgamated Association of Street Biectrie Railway Employees of America. ‘The meeting was also largely attended by representatives of the local braseh, No. 105, of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and @ coa- tingent nt a private meeting at Horton Hall, No. 110 Bast One Hundred and aoa hy try Atter this meeting Mr. Pepper said: “We have reached the understanding that the grievances of one asso- elation are the grievances of all, and we have decided to stand together for the right promised us by virtue of sentority of service, OULD BE A CALAMITY, ‘ bi my oy ek fe we have this prior right when {t comes to the employment of men, and we will back this insistence up. I do not say that we intend to strike. A strike on the ‘L’ would be s calamity, and 1 hope to God there will be no necessity for it." Gevers! of the men announced openty that if the terms demanded were pot granted “not # wheel will be turning on the elevated in two days’ time efter Monday.” | Mr. Hedley, of the company, refused to discuss the matter. A. L. Mer- ritt, superintendent of the operating department of the Subway, denounced of the Brotherhood of Lecomotive Firemen. Many of the motor. spon and firemen joined this latter organization when the change was made from sieam to electricity in this city. ‘Whea 2 strike was talked of on the “L” roads several months ago, the were reluctant to take part. The situation wag compromised at that time, it is sald, by © verbal agreement giving the experienced “L” ce when it came time to hire mon for the Subway, senuine—ls looked upon as significant, employees trike talk a8 nonsense. Croker used to t deat ‘This agrecment is said to bave been made between representativer of The fight of the Eicvated employees is as much against the personality enopicts for ble. tadocsement’ 4 “ te bes ug a sh aisle of toe Company. of General Superintendent Frank B. Hedley as for places in the subway | district leadership fight. He would say of the {mmunity from severe weather conditions work in the employment. This ts shown by the fact that the communication sent to Pres iN to vig to Mags it out In the the company by the conductors and guards asks for a conference with Mr.| be Bryan and Mr, Belmont, nut meationing Mr. Hedley. WON’T TREAT WITH HEDLEY. ’ “We will not treat with Mr. Hedley any more,” sald an Influential member of the Executive Board of the conductors and guards. “Mr. lHed- ley has como here for the avowed purpose of breaking the union. He broke the union in Chicago, and that is what he is trying to do now. He mads the agreement with us to give the preference of employment In the eubway, and now he refuses to livo up to the agreement. “These facts have led us to decide to have no more dealings of any kind with Mr, Hedley. Mr, Bryan and Mr, Belmont have been honest and decent with us, and we will now treat only with them. We will object to the presence of Mr. Hedley at the couference Monday, if the company grants penn yard : ivan make this he dere statement: The whole Blevated system ‘te aad by Wednesday, and not @ whee! will be turned unless poy Bras wo cn its cgreemns oad ted lar «amet at ol | of \ ; is regarded by the men as more desirable. ELEVATED EMPLOWEES OVERLOOKED. Jt was recontly brought to the attention of the men tst employes for igo bebene wore boing hired and that they were being overlooked. ‘A committee consisting of the Execuve Board of the Amalgamated yall Hedley, superintendent of the Interborough Company, against the alleged violation of the agreement ae eealey is said to have acknowledged the existence of such an agree ment, but said the company would employ whom it pleased, and that the aly way for the “L” men to get jobs on the Subway would be for them {0 send tn their applications, as the outsiders were doing, 1 was was after this conference that the general meeting was decided upon, The question of whether the Executive Board would be gustained in was bo 4 weicome i) in wourteenth Is Murphy Seareat Murphy tndorsements are if rear Pah ged J. Dowling rea iy LA ing his master's yoive when he telis the fe north half of the Thir is to their interest to McGuire and Joan F, Cowan jn th ‘yal leadership of that | bisected district, urning down Auguat Moehus and Perey Nawle, and telling the Thirtieth to re tain Harry Hart, all the queriats to know what it means; sonally anxious about of the next Executive Does he fear that th if elected, would comb: sew Aupirants with the Me. There ARE CONFIDAT Not In Years Has sed Wd the bell the Harmony Outside of the City That Exists in Up-State Counties. PARTY UNITED AND THE LEADERS ARE ENCOURAGED, Gasiaanman Norman E. Mack Expeots to See Legislature Demooratlo on Joint Ballot to Eleot U. S. Senator, KAT La ore While Confident of Success, Anti] 382 Tammany Democrats of the Seventh Learn that Fire Com- |: missioner Proposes to Fight. William A. Doyle, who was Murphy's representative in Brooklyn until he was Geposed and Bird 8, Coler pli in charge of the campaign against Senator MoCarren, has decided to make a fight in his own district, the Seventh, For a time Doyle was so disheartened by the wholesale desertion of his followers that he {s sald to have been undecided about mak: fight. ‘The coming week, however, he will pick up the remnants of the organization and endeavor to make a showing at the a, elthoha, femme | foot ot has ct that Kenneth { SWAY. —3.38, ism LANE.—O.98 A. ey Foun ats 2 a Mepetrate Mew his into nt MR 6 sat ls tre batt Rests aks ay crate to think there was @ chance of iene quccess, The situation ta different, and to-day | ca John B. Sanchfield, Norman B. Mack and George M. Palmer, Democratic leader of the Assembly, ail Geclared that never within the past twelve years has the outlook been more encouraging and never have more Republicans been disgruntled with the management of the State organisation. They reported the Democrats to be united, ‘Their reports coupled with the mail reports which he ts recelving eaused Wilham 8, Rodie, head of the organiza. tion bureau of the State Committee, to "T have been more than surprised at the condition I have found up the State in the few days I have been at work. I believe that with the feeling of enthusiasm and co-operation we have Glscovered to exist that we are going to Create the best organisation ‘we have had in years in this State, I feel en- couraged by the outlook.” John B, Stanch#eld, who is a candi- date for Governor, declared that Now York was never in better shape for a winning fight by the Democrats, “T have been about through the State considerably,” eaid he, “On Thureday I attended @ tremendous picnic in Living- ston County where there were several speakers. I found the feeling of the Democrats present the best I have ever known. All kinds of Democrats are united this year. I talked with the five Bryan men who are most promi-|™ nent in that part of the State, and they were all enthusiastically for Par- ker. I do not know of @ Dgmocrat in my part of the State who {s not going to vote for Parker, It is that way throughout the State, The Demoorats &nd & good many going to vote with us.” “T don’t remember a time when the outlook was better up the State,” said of Schoharie Coun- ty Mr. Palmer ts another prominently intioned eal for Governor, and is wuld to have the backing of Tam- many, Hoe sald that this year his coun- ty ls going to deserve more than ever its distinetion of being the banner Democratic county in the Siate above id he, * Took “to se0 the Democrats carry the Legislature and elect a United tee auncy M. gS eed Ch: can be aceom- ‘As for the bocal ge! down here, there are any, le up the fae are Bayne no Altenth in to them. hey regard See as nothing more than petty squabbi a BANK STATEMENT FAIR. 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