The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-27
PENNSY'S PLEA.
Mr.. Sheppard Asks the
Freight Handlers to
Give Him Time.
FATHER BRADY PRAISED
His Plea to the Men Yesterday
Pleased the General
Public.

~ 4re,o,+ handlers Of the Pennsyl-
vanIa Railroad held warm session iAs'
NIGHT at Germania Hall, on newark ~
a,a7,a The reporters were not allowed
to attend. o,,;ra
+,,o olosed doors and the Chairman coulo
he heard calling for order in a ioud tone.
A +;nes considerable APPLAUSE coulo ps
7,aara Al other times shouts OF mo-
NJ, Mr., reached the ears OF those "ho
,sere patiently waiting for the close OF
the meeting. s,. nos
,.oara - ask that a COMMITTEES be ap-
,eo,rtea Ia confer with Superintendent r.
shennard Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
about granting the increase Y masss'
-rhis reousst was granted with cheers
mt it could not be learned Whetilsi -
not such a committee nao peen ap
nointed. It was. however lhous ~
tbe committee had been appointed. An
other person wanted the men TO give eaie
railroad Company 4S hours in wnich 70
make up their minds. They wanted tlie
railroad authorities to be served WITH sueii
notice. None of the men woulo say
whether this course was adopted or not
strike Leader O'Toole was seen oy
..Vewsr reporter after the meeting put
he would say nothing about the business
which had been transacted. All ne woula
saw was. mo definite action was taken.
After the meeting had adjourned a keg
Of beer was put up. All but about ten OF
4he freight handlers left the bullding
vyithout touching the beverage rms
,,anaf,,l of men sat about until long past
midnight talking over the situation.
Yesterday afternoon mob of fifteen
strikers from New York, gathered at the
corner of Grove and Second streets. IL
was rumored that the men were about 70
call on Father Brady, whose eloauenee
at Yesterdays meeting on Pier X pre-
vented the men from going out
The police of the Seventh street station
were notified of the presence of the men
Captain Kelly with the reserves went 70
the corner and dispersed the crowd.
1t was also rumored that delegation
OF New York strikers had called on
Father Brady and threatened to report
him to the Bishop for his action. This
Rather Brady denied TO News re-
porter this morning. He said:-"Many
.nersous have called on me and requested
letters to the Pennsylvania Railroad au-
thorities asking that they be put to work
/ have held no conference with the men
at all. The part I took in the trouble
Yesterday was due to the solicitation of
friends Of the strikers and their fanil-
les Further than this Father Brady
would say nothing.
The action taken by Father Brady IN
averting the strike has won for him the
Of
and the men whom he kept at work.
The police are still on the ground.
Twenty men are under the command of
Roundsman Toppin. The police were
furnished with a Pullman Palace car in
which they slept during the night. The
meals were furnished from the keystone
restaurant
This afternoon it was rumored that
committee had called on Superintendent
Sheppard and he had promised TO an
nounce his decision next Monday morn
ing. The report could not be verified.
A committee of four freight handlers,
accompanied by Agent John Welsh, called
on Superintendent Sheppard at his office
on Exchange place, about 1:15 this after
noon. The men urged Mr.. Sheppard to
grant the increase of wages asked and al
50 presented several minor grievances.
Superintendent Sheppard told the COM
mittee that at this time an increase of
wages would rather embarrass the COM
pany on account of the strike now in
New York Mr.. Sheppard promised the
men that if they would stay at work for
several days he would do what he could
for them
The nature Of the minor grievances
could not be learned. men were in con-
ference over an hour.
shtrike Leader o'Toole was one of the
committee