The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-11-05

the same mind. Ii was a forced holiday
at the Mount Glare shops, where work
was stopped at 11:10 o'clock so that the
men could go home TO dinner before go
ing to their place of assembly. All the
men were urged to go to the meeting.
In some shops there was some hurry work.
but the men were told they could let the
work CO. bat be sure to go to the meet
ing. In ordinary times the refusal OF
man to work overtime 20 complete hurry
work is said TO be equivalent to resigna-
ticn, but Saturday was no ordinary time
In the erecting shops some men were hard
at work yesterday Sunday on some To-
comotives which it is desired to get out
as soon as possible.
The men from the Mount Glare shops
were taken to Music Hall IN ten coaches,
made IN in TWO sections. Not one OF the
cars was filed When il was found that
the cars would not be filled with employees
of the company workmen from Bartlett
Hayward & Co were invited to go 10 the
meeting on the train. Even with this ad
7i-ion t. ears were not filed. and num-
Der of Republican ward workers in the
ne:ghborhood Of the shops took in the trip
at the expense of the company. The mean
est part of The whole trip was that many
Of the men had to walk home In the d-iZ-
cling rain. No transportation was pro-
yided for the return trip. and those who
had not come with car fare in their pock-
cts had 10 walk.
In many of the shops-not only the rail-
road and ear works but others where the
men were given half-hoIiday without
asking for 1.-THE men are wondering if
they are to be paid for that halliday
spent in tramping through muddy et
in the rain. They do not expect to find
out until next pay day.
My boss told me-" said enc labcrer to
another. that if Mckinley is elected we
get the money: if he is licked. we don't"
It's NY private opinion said another,
I'VE don't get it 8 all, no matter who s
elected
BY actual count OF the conductor Ct h
special train which left Sparrows Point
/ at 1929 p m. a few over 500 wage-ea rners
/ started for Baltimore. The compl kit n of
| the crowd was overwhelmingly black q
J special stop being made to take on the
! delegation from +'Coontown," as the
negro settlement is called.
! OF this number there were few Demo-
| Gratis, who were avowedly taking advan-
! tage of free transportation to the city
! and return. They made no pretsnce of
i belonging to the marchers, and were
| without badges or campaign buttons.
/ Then there were a large number of ne
/ groes who were also taking advantage of
| the free ride. These left the cars as soon
| as the train arrived and went about their
! own enterta inment.
| Workmen at the Point were reminded
| of the parade in at least one of the de-
| partments of the Maryland Steel Com
i pany. When they were being paid of
| about every fourth man was asked if he
WIS going to turn out in the para de. FL
| nally courageous Democrat interposed
| by asking the interrogation if it was any
| of his business il the men turned out or
| not. He replied that he was asking only
/ out of personal curiosity.
| Whether personal curiosity was tn
| cause for the presence of number OF
! employees of the timekeeper's office is rot
| known but they were on hand These
with employees of the general Offices, made
| up most of the sprinkling of white men
| in the crowd of excursionists.
| One hearty old workman met a friend
! as he was on his way to the train and
| pointing TO a Mckinley button he was
wearing conspicuously on his coat. said
You sec that button? I'm wearing Il
! now, trE 1t comes off when I get to the
/ city Tomorrow, when I come back tc
| the Point. I'll pin it on again" Then he
nodded his head significantly and his
| friend knew without asking that the cross
mark on ibis workmans ballot would moi
| be ''oppos4te LinceIn's nose
The workers were not paid for theil
| half holiday. In the rail department the
shutdown began Friday night on the plea
| of needed repaiFs:Swhich are eustomarily