New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-01-15
YIrA CONSPIRACY AGAINST ARTHUR ,
REPORTS ABOUT THE BROTHERHOOD OF LOCO
MOTIVE ENGINEERS.

MOTIVE ENGINEERS.
The report that there is general dissatisfaction
among the members Of the Brotherhood Of Locomo-
tive Engineers at the failure of the Chicago, Burlng
ton and Quincy strike and at the administration Of
affairs by Chief Arthur, is said TO be untrue and to
have come from the radical faction of tho men, who
are led by Chairman Caverner, of the committee Of
nine, who were appointed at the Richmond Conven-
ton to settle the strike order its continuance,
they thought IT. without reference TO the Grievance
Committee, which practically controlled by Chair
man Hoge. For long time Chairman Caverner has
been aiming at Chief Arthurs position and there was
much LlfeeIng prior TO the Richmond Convention,
which was supposed to be settled when the two men
publicly shook hands and Caverner agreed TO support
Arthurs administration and be publicly denounced
Hoge's @boycotlng' policy and violent measures.
He then appointed chairman Of the committee Of
nine above referred to. prominent western mem
Der of the Brotherhood told Tribune reporter the
story of how tho troubles adjusted with the COM
pany, and how the apparent truce between the two
factions was carried out He said:
g. saw at the outset that the men would be beaten,
and many members of the Brotherhood frequently
urged the Grievance Committee 10 settle, but Chair
man Hoge would not listen 10 such proposal In
July the men were getting disconnected and few OF
us arranged meeting between Chief Arthur and
General Manager c. B. Stone, who at that time offered
to compromise. Chief Arthur submitted this pro
posal Ho4e and his committee, who would listen to
no terms except the discharge Of all new hands
and the reinstatement OF all the strikers. The mat
ter was taken out Of Arthur's hands and the power
lay with Hoge who represented the radical element
Of the Brotherhood After the negotiations failed IN
July meeting Of the chairmen Of Grievance Commit
tees was held In ST. Louis but failed to mako settle
ment and the matter lay until the Richmond Con-
vention. The delegates to that convention decided TO
continue the strike and the committee OF nine with
Caverner as chairman was appointed to settle indie
perdentIy of qoge. After Caverners dennnciatlon
Of sbOycOtts, he told a member Of the brotherhood
in st. Joe on December "a that his policy was TO adopt
such measures and he proposed 10 divide the Brother
hood into an eastern and western division and get
himself elected grand chief Of the western division,
which covered all lines west Of Chicago.
He addressed meeting Of Division 30, which is
comprised mostly OF Chicago and Northwestern Rail
road employees and got the chief OF that division to
call secret meeting OF chiefs OF all divisions west Of
Chicago TO further his ends. This meeting was lilo
gal under the rules of the Brotherhood but ABOUT 100
men attended and II kept secret from tho Broth
crh0Od. Caverner told the meeting that inc slrihefs
were being back-listcd by other companies az tho
nsgation OF the Chicago, Burlington ana oulncys
officers, and the meeting agreed 70 ORDER d general
boycott OF that anys cars on their seVera roans
on the order from Caverners commiticc' INC COM
mittee however saw the ilegality OF the meeting and
declined 10 make such order as they Understood
Cayerner's policy and motives AZ me iast eiecuon
and was 70 elected grand chief This Is clear indl
cation that the men are satisfied with MS acuQn, and
he told member OF the Brotherhood thar ne had re-
ceiyed so many requests 10 again iQf that once
that he had agreed 10 be candidate a. the next cleo
on notwithstanding statements published 10 me CON
trary, although for private reasons nc ~vuiu prefer
10 retire. Caverner's faction has made worse 'erms
than they refused in July, and the men are dissats
ned with the settlement