New-York tribune., 1877-11-09
- EoRCED TO YOTE DOE BIXRN

COERCION BY HE BROADWAY LINE DENIED.
The employees of the Broadway and Seventh
Avenue Railroad Company tell differing stories in rela-
on to the alleged order from the company vote for
T. Il Bixby IN the Win Senate District. Sone UuGcr
stood the order TO mean that they must for BEby
else be discharged Others declare that they were simply
asked so 10 vote, because II the interest OF the
company. Many OF the men intended 10 vote against
Ecciesne because ne endeayOred TO pat additional eX
ospse Oh the roads" They thought that this might MAKE
n reduction in theiI wages
Henry A. Newell, the superintendent, who made the
ARRANGEMENTS with the 10 vote explains the action
OF the company being perfectly legitimate aud honor
able To a TRIBUNE reporter last evening, hc said thar
the company employed about 500 men, large proper
ton o. them are ignorant, and some could not read Il
was customary for many OF tae men every year 10
ask for tickets, so that they could vote iu tie
interests OF the company. They were affiliated
with 10 parly ana had preference for any candidate
This wear il was important the company tnat Eccc
sine should not be elected. in former years the men
were told inst thoy could get ballots in ho Office This
election bulletin was posted informing the men mat
they must get ter tickets the Office before voting on
the morning OF election they were told the company Nasih
tO vote for him There was no coercion" said Nr
Newell. Every man allowed 10 vote as he pleased
and every dii vote aCco ding lo DIS lNieMlnI We
ttouql some of Inc workers for Tarnmany Hall might
substitute Ecccsinc's tickets Tor BXys. aud some OF
the would not know tie difference. Accudmgy a
somewhat educated man sent 90 that they were
not cheated"
All that has been said about the men being compelled
10 vote" continued Mr Newell is absolutely false.
large number told me openly lat thcY wOu.d not vote
for Bl1by because tAcy were idruuhrd Win Idnnnuy
Hall or the eight men who were first sout ont. Two
voted Bixby and six f0v Lcclcsuc NcLng was sd.d
10 tAru aud they not discharged, but VIII remain
ia the company. employ Mr. Newell claimed that
the whole discussion Of thc matter was caused b} the
two men, VandcWatcr and Lynoh. Nandcwater claimed
that he was discharged Tickets handed 10 him tie
same as To other men. NaudcWaicr threw them Gown,
became abusive and said he would throw up MS bell
punch before be would be conlelcdt0 Nole Ter bNhy.
Mr Newell was moi present at the time hut some one
else iest;ugly replied. "Why don't your Nnnde-
water TOOK of his Dcll-puuch, LETT the Office ana
had not been seen since. Mr. Newell had under
political Office II he would create some dsturbansc Tho
other man, Lynch, dsch rgod for abusive hncuage
He received his tickets the Office ana went out TO vote
In short tiElc he returned and said something about
changing the State ticket. All surprised 10 hear
the man swearing and mutteIing something about the
tcRcs II was impossible Ia make him STOP ana he was
therefore discharged Mr.. Newell said III conclusion
that all the other railroads asked their employees. III the
same WAY, 10 vote for BlXby.
Mr. Yandewatcr could not be found last evening His