The evening world., 1894-05-28
STAY OUT
They Object to Joining the Fed
Grafton of Railroad Men.
For that Reason the Original Scheme
Will Be Abandoned.
Delegates in Convention Here Receive
News from st. Paul.

When the second days session of
the Convention Of RAILROAD men opened
Mt 10 o'clock this morning in the Lenox
Lyceum, Fifty-ninth street and Madi-
son avenue. nearly 700 delegates. repre-
senting organizations located in almost
every State in the Union and also from
Canada and Mexico. were present.
The delegates are here, as already
told in The Evening World.'' to discuss
n plan looking to the formation of a
federation OF the order of Railway Con-
ductors of America, Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers. Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Firemen. Brotherhood of Rail
way Trainmen. order of Railway
T~elegraphers. the Switchmen's Mutual
Aid Association and the Car Inspectors
Protective Association OF America.
At the same time the subject of obtain
ing legislation, both In State and Ma
tional Legislatures. which shall tend to
better the condition OF railroad employ
ees will he discussed and recommended
lions made to the legislators.
consti,G ldtssA and Sy-law sis0 by Which the
proposed federation shall be governed
and made a power.
Having agreed upon a platform the
delegates will report the action taken
by the Convention to the home organiza-
tons for ratification.
The Convention was opened at II A.
o'suilivan, Who represented Mayor Gil
roy. delivered the welcoming speech,
n Grand Master OF the brotherhood
Convention then made E. f. Clark.
Chief OF the Order OF Railway Conduc-
tors; permanent Chairman and p, F:
Doyle, a member of the State Board Of
ArhitTatinp IF Now IarSpv and a Loco
motive engineer. was chosen permanent
Secretary.
Committees were ALSO appointed as
Greedy: Paul Switzer. Matthew Farrell
and w. J. German. On Business-C. f.
Weisz; w. J. German. c; A Wilson, N.
Greedy, V. Fitzpatrick and f. A. Lewis.
This morning the Convention appoint
ed a committee on credentials. and
gates listened to the report from the
Committee on Rules, named yesterday
TO formulate a platform for the proposed
federation Of the seven bodies repre-
scented.
When the Committee reported the plat
form was taken up, paragraph by para
graph and discussed;
The Convention adjourned shortly ar
ter 1896 o'clock, and It was then an
nounced that the original scheme for
federation OF the seven railroad organi-
cations. as suggested by the Commit
tee. would be abandoned. and that the
Railroad System Federation would prob
ably be recommended by the dele
gates.
This means, practically, that the Fed
Grafton will be confined to the organiza-
lions connected with each railway sys-
TEN OF the country.
1t Is said that this determination was
arrived at when 1t was earned that the
Locomotive Engineers, now In session a
st. Paul, had voted not to enter a gen.
eral federation. Without the co-opera.
ton of the locomotive engineers. which
is the most powerful body of all, the
other organizations ave deemed 1t wise
not to make any further attempt al
present.
Another subject under discussion al
this mornings session, was the platform
of principles relating to legislation and
arbitration. T. H.. Morrissey advocated
compulsory arbitration, but thought thai
the matter should be thoroughly can
vassed. and that the Legislatures, bott
in the State and National bodies, should
be appealed to to aid the proper laws for
the protection Of parties interested ir
the arbitration.