The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-03-01
POLITICIANS AND
THE LABOR UNIONS
This Feature Of Campaign
Still Causes Comment.
DENIAIOF MIR. MARTIN
Says He Did Not Oppose Fellows
Servants Bill.
THE LEGISLATION BOARD.
list of Those Who Formulated the Report.
Labor Leader Talks-Mr. Montague
Gives oat an Interview. in
VI Nhich lie Says lie
Is urateiul -Politi-
cal Gossip.
THE LEGISLATION BOARD.

THE publication of the report OF the
legislative Board of the Order of Rail
vav Employees on the fight over the fel
Iow-servants' bill in the Legislature last
winter and the events which have loiio"-
cd. are still exciting much interest IN
political circles.
Senator Thomas S. Martin, whose name
;s i, the report as one of those who op-
posed the passage OF the Dill flaoe ''ie
following vigorous denial yesterday ac-
cordins to a Washington special
II never by word or act sought TO
on+,eoniza the measure and any state
mont 70 the contrary is absolutely laise.
would not have noticed the charge ou'
az II was evidently made with malicious
Intent When the facts are known IL WI.
be demonstrated that the oriSlhalors u
the story did so without, any touhdatioi'
of fact
son, Echols and Martin, whose haiiles.
among others, are put down as opponents
of the measure, the list of those who are
renrcsented in the report to have been
.present and participated in the meeting
of the hoard held here last August, Is
given below.
tt annears from the list (Which is taken
from the little pamphlet issued by the
boarfD that there We're eight members
nresent, and that three of the DIVISIONS
were unrepresentcd.
THOSE WHO WE'RE PRESENT.
The list is as follows:
Diyision 26-G. w. Pillow, No. 42S South
Pine Street, Richmond. Va.
Division 3S-R. s. Paxton, box NO. SO
Clifton Forge, Va.
Division 291-P. J. Crannis, box No. IL
Crewe, Va.
Division 317-H. 5. Brown NO. ioi' Nus
Street. Alexandria, Va.
Division 331-L. NJ. Lattlmer, NO. Oh
High Street Portsmouth. Va.
Diyision 4O1-O. 2. Woodson. NO 3t
Fourth Avenue Northwest, Roanoke, va
Division 456-A. NJ Cousins No. ia
North Park Street, Norfolk, Va.
Division 513-Ny. ]. Steele, Charlottes-
Vile, Va. o.,
Divisions not Representatives.. 3ol, S52l
and 532
ago. but its contents were not mace pup
tic until this week. The pamphlet is dc
voted exclusively to the fight over the
fellow-searvants' bill, giving an account
of the struggle at every stage II names
n number of prominent men, both III ahc
ont of the Legislature, as being tor ahc
against the bill. and then gives the
recorded vote in both houses.
The subject was discussed in Its every
Dhasa by politicians in and out OIL lapoi
circles Yesterday, and various expressions
were heard as to its probable elIect upon
the gubernational contest.
Much comment was heard upon the
action of the Central Trades and Labor
Council in endorsing the candidacy OF
Mr. Montague. and different opinions
vere cxnressed as to whether or not it
would do him good. Some were heard to
saw it would react upon him. while others
held to the opposite view.
MIR. MONTAGUE GRATEFUL.
Attorney-G General Montague was ap-
preached Yesterday in connection with
his endorsement by the Richmond Trades
md Labor Council, and replied that he
lad lust gotten back to the city after
two davs' absence, and was surprised but
rratiaed to know that he had been SO
endorsed. He said that he had never
sc, ght to Capture the labor vote, or
he vote of this particular organization,
aither by letter personal appeal, dl-
rectly or indirectly, and therefore this
spontaneous action was all the more APP
nreciated by him.
AS to the employers liability bill Mr..
.tontagi1e said he had always favored,
nd still favorS, such measure, ana IN
this respect he has had the fortunate ap-
Droyal of such men as Mr.. c. Y. Mere
.1ith. Judge Burks. the lamented John
g. Minor. of the University Of Virginia;
he Supreme Court of the United States;
some of the most enlightened States of
the Union, and the English Government