The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-08-24

ductors; Assistant Grand Master Lovejoy, |
of The same order; Grand Master Will
kinson of the railway trainmen, |
with William Sheehan, his grand
secretary and treasurer, and P. FL. Nor
rissey, vice grand master trainman.
Other members of the council are Frank
Sweeney, grand master; John Downey, |
vice grand, and John Hall, grand organizer,
all of the Switchmen's Mutual Aid associa-
ton and j. j. Nelson. Lovejoy and Nelson
took the place of the two grand officers of
the Conductors association, who are com
ing from Los Angeles, Cal, but were de-
layed.
After Chief Sargent had called the
council to order and the first routine bus
ness had been attended to, the council de-
cided that the matter of giving news to the
press should be placed entirely in the
hands of Sargent 1t was also deemed
best not to give out any OF the delioera-
tions until the council had came to final
adjournment. The morning session lasted
until - O'Clock, when the council adjourned
for lunch. To all inquiries Sargent had
ia stereotype reply that no information
could be given out until all business was
ended.
| Sargent had not finished his report to the
council when the dinner hour came. OF
i. course the exact wording Of his report can
not be given, but it related chiefly TO what
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discharge Of two switchmen at Buffalo.
The president also reported his interviews
with Powderly and Hayes. He touched on
his (Sargent's) visit to Webb, at the re
quest of the latter, and told OF the
evasive replies given by Webb
to leading questions. After Sar-
gent was through, Councillors Howard
Wilkinson and Sarency made their reports.
These took up the time until 5 o'clock.
Then a free discussion was had, every mem
Der OF the council taking part and 1t was
not until o'clock that the council adj
Ijourned for supper.
An Associated Press correspondent had a
chat with Sarg emit, Debs and Mammalian. At
this point Debs said plainly that it would be
after midnight before the proceedings
would be brought to close. Sargent con
CURED in this. He also remarked that the
spondents might notify their families
that the Sunday roast would have to be
carved by somebody else than the head of
their respective families.
The members of the council took their
, time about getting together in the
evening. They fraterniZed with the new
paper men and up to certain point were
quite free to express themselves, but when
the pointed question, Twill there be strike
} or not!'' was put to them, it was the sig
, nal for a cessation of conversation.
As to the momentous question of peace
or war between the federation and the
Vanderbilt lines there are conflicting
opinion. Sargents position is known. He
tanks Powderly was not treated justly
by Webb. He stands in the council and
before the public as the champion of or
. ganized labor.
Debs is fully in accord with Sargent
Wilson, who represents the comparatively
newly formed organizationeof railway con
O ductors, is willing to bring his hosts int
| L. &c, Nv No fad1
ing of all the others is expressed in the
: reply of Sargent to a question put to him
I Said he: 81 never saw men in a more har
e monious mood than the members of council
d were today This does not niece ssarily
u involve strike. But it is clear that if thu
councillors can ga their end-the recog
T milton of organized labor without strike
/ the will do so. But Nevertheless
l. they are bold and brave and are ready
v to fall into the music if it must be done
}. The public need expect nothing definite to
= night The council has placedtna the hand
) os Secretary Debs the written report o
u the members who went east to confer wit
y Powderly. They are communications pre-
IS sumably from Powderly and other repre-
% sentatives of the labor interests, whic
% were also given to Debs. These he is al
ranging in proper form, and when this
y done, an important statement to be give
d to the public must be formulated. In speal
d ing of this Sargent said. tonight: 1T
10 within the bounds of possibility that W
n may reach a conclusion tonight. Wha
20 that conclusion is. no one on the outsid
ID will know until the statement 10 write
l. out and signed. We are moving carefully
lie We must have ourselves presented in a fai
1t light to the public. To gain this end W
is want our position stated clearly
e The query here arises naturally, VIII
to such care unless the council is in favor {
is dressing themselves in war paint an
ID feathers taking up their tomahawks an
l. going after the scalp of Vanderbilt
lie This is question which one hears on ever
III side. But speculation is useless, and nc
IN until Sargent and his conferees get goo
OF and ready will anything definite be known
: Certain it is that the public will wait unit
~ Monday before its mind is relieved.
n At 10 o'clock tonight the suprem
ic council adjourned as body.
It. committee will probably be in Sc
at sion all night, and Sargent announce
of to the representatives of the press the flo
e, lowing. He says: 1--WE have sent the fo
IN lowing message to Powderly in New Y orr
Sc The supreme council has been IN sessic
S, all day, but no decision is yet reached. "
III are now awaiting important advices. TT
N council fully realizes our position and tt
position of your order and you may be a
lie sured your interests will receive due CO
~ sheraton. You will be promptly advise
n. of further developments.
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