New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-23
STRIKERS LOSE HOPE.
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on the Supreme Court bench judges who will
dare enforce II.

on the Supreme Court bench judges who will
dare enforce 1t.
AT the conference meeting last night the rep
resentatives Of one hundred thousand men gave
me authority to call a political convention OF
two delegates from each labor organization in
New-York and Kings counties for the purpose
Of nominating candidates for Supreme Court
Justice only. The platform will be the right Of
corporation employees to organize
Arrangements are being made for the
ganizaton Of each election district in the two
counties for the enrolment Of those voters who
desire to affiliate with the movement. Com
mittees OF the strikers will call on the Tammany
leaders on the West and East sides of Man
haitian and tell them that they will hold Tam
many Hall responsible for the violence Of the
police through which they and their wives and
children have suffered in the last few days.
II have requested the ministers of the princi
pal churches TO make this strike the subject Of
their sermons tomorrow. ! expect to attend
the meeting Of the Central Federated Union to-
morrow for the purpose Of explaining the meth
DDS used by the city authorities in assisting
the railroad companies 10 suppress the strike
strike committee was appointed last night,
and they will meet in my office for consulta-
ton. President John H. Delaney of Typo
graphical Union No. will likely be made
chairman as he is on the committee. consider
this strike the grandest victory ever achieved in
the history of labor in New-York.
Mr.. GARDENERS REPLY.
District Attorney Gardiner yesterday received
a letter from Mayor Van Wyck asking him 10
enforce the ten hour law The letter contained
a resolution that had been adopted by the Cen
trail Federated Union. and the District Attorney
made an immediate reply to the Mayor on the
subject He stated in a letter written 10 the
Mayor that he would do all in his power TO en-
force the law on any complaints made before
him. His reply to the Mayor read
Il have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your communication of the list inst, inclos-
ing a communication from the secretary OF the
building Trades Section of the Central tederateh
Union OF the same date in which you are ear
nestly requested to enforce the ten hour law
"Of course the enforcement OF that law does
not come under your jurisdiction, and the secre-
tary should have known IT, on TUESDAY iast my
friend Samuel Prince. president or the Ceh,Ial
Federated Union, called upon me mere on thIs
question, and afterward. so l am informed eN-
pressed my sentiments at meeting heiu .ne
same evening at Cooper Union upon the SUD-
ject. ,,,. &,
THE office have the honor to administer is
not detective agent and as rule we can oiliy
act upon complaints which are formulated anu
properly submitted. l told Mr.. Prince that II
his union knew Of any violation of Section NO.
3S4 of the Penal Code on the subject or ten
hours labor. and would bring their witnesses
here / would assign a trial assistant 10 at once
present the case before the police magistrate
presiding in the First District Court. with the
view that ii be brought up in regular course
for action of the Grand Jury.
Il think the law is wise and benef1cent one,
and should be fully enforced. Under our law
the secretary Of the Building Trades Section'
who has written you, or any other complainant,
may 60 before a police magistrate and, on a
proper presentation of the fact warrant VIII
issue and the case be regularly inquired into.
The president of the Central Federated Union
has already. as l have already remarked. been
apprised by of the fact that this office VIII
cooperate with him in proper and vigorous pre-
sentation of any violation Of that law. IL
therefore is not necessary for me 10 communl-
cate, as / have already had an interview
with the president, and we thoroughly un-
derstand each other and he knows | will give
my earnest support to any effort to bring a
volator Of that law to justice. AS yet no spe-
cfc act Of violation has been brought TO my
attention"
The mass meeting of strikers which was 10 be
held last night in Cooper Union and the meet
ing of the federated trades which was arranged
70 take place in the Grand Central Palace. were
both postponed by their organizers. because, the
object of both being the same, it was decided to
name a common date for joint meeting. which
will take place this week.
The leaders Of both the strikers and the fed
Grated trades will come together this afternoon
in Clarendon Hall talk over the situation and
decide on the date for the joint mass meeting.
The Socialistic Labor party will hold mass
meeting in Cooper Union tomorrow evening.
Late last night disturbance occurred on the
Second dave line. At Ninety-hfth-st. a north
bound car was stoned by a crowd Of men, and
one woman struck in the eye and so
severely injured as to necessitate her removal 10
the Harlem Hospital. About sixty grtpmen
from the Broadway line were assigned to the
Second ave route last night TO take the places
Of motormen who left work.
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