Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-10
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nj .,,o Office. and made a trip TO
81 fTo''' ,,organ's Office. lie did not see
ri Eei -, lie then went back TO the
NJ VI yaom. Mr. Lautcrhach replied
sa 1ol' ions by saving that appearances
" ,,, hopciul for speedy settle
"a ooNs" ~ strike. He said he had seen
81 2, ant John Mitchell Wednesday nigh:
81 1,ar he seemed disposed 10 ACT III
u I'lo fairness. The conference end
" aboat $50 o'clock. iressoeht ro"isr
q % srs; to leave. the other operators
N VS. MN. The coal road presidents
II ooN, ali INQUIRIES TO the senator's ard
-r,ror Odcll
,,atrne 10 say; there is nothing
Y ,,1 :. was Governor Odell's answer
10 p. question. senator Quay likewise
" nothing 70 say. Senator Piau was
rg. is leave his office.
~ saag tidak ] can say anything. he
ann 100 tircd. There VIII be fur
,-rtsncs tomorrow. That is all
~ say ~ present
@ president Wilcox. Of the Della
nd Hudson like the others, refused
visit TO the operators after
~ conference brought no information
,.itchcu Meets His Licutcnan's
,,.,,,.ah President Mitchell apparent
Ito part in the conference be-
.nc senator's and the operators,
-. ..- were sisINltANAE 'iNAtANN. Ia
- r,a 6av he WIS joined at the Ash
74agse by cx-State Senator Moses
sqF.n3on. OF Chicago. He has SO fer
I'm disclose his mission. saying
, .ss merely n messenger. During the
MIR Mitchell had a long confer
gf,h his three district presidents.
..,.-unr3S District President Nichols
hid this TO say: Unless the demands OF
rsl;crs are granted in full / do not
a7w President Mitchell can settle the
r without calling a convention. If
~ mart Of the demands are granted.
~. paald render it necessary TO call
~vo~tfar and that would take Two
7es EFT least.
7-te in the afternoon President Mitchell
e- The district presidents held another
-r.ra0ce at the Ashland House. Mr..
Trs said that his associates had not
s.se~aa any formal or informal pro-
,sff4er from the operators. He said
EXIT The strike might possibly be settled
Monday but iutimated that it was
straus Calls on Mitchell.
0srar : Straus. 4 member of the Con-
-u.a.faa Committee Of the National Civic
r,s.rff on. called on President Mitchetl,
I.r in the afternoon. On leaving Mr.,
p.-,r= said: president Mitchell wanted
Il zaa me but tho object of my visit
7s~na' make public
General y F Tracy. A B. Boardman.
and T, II Bacon. president of the Ten
,-esgra Coal Iron and Railroad Com
r-r called on President Mitchell in the
evening
H. came to see President NitcheI >
s-re General Tracy. "on the bitunlinoLs
s-a-a.i6u in Alabama. We smoke Of the
strike of the employees of the Tennes-
s.s coal Iron and Railroad Company.
nc we'll and hpo ri
arr statement of the facts. We made
tavorahje impression. ] think, and have
homes that the results Of our interview
win be favorable to u.s.
Politics of situatioa.
From what may be described as an in
FfF6 and authoritative source. it may be
announced that the conference at the Of
foe OF Senator Plat was absolutely with
out result. the operators refusing to con-
slider the political aspect Of the situation,
and maintaining the position that the
question was one between employer and |
Employee, as to the management Of the
properties concerned.
According to the authority above indi- |
.atal. Senator Quay and Governor Odeil |
,zrressad the opinion that should the !,
STRIFE continue for another fortnight, or
.la.aar the effect would be TO so possess |
ill., public mind with the one subject or |
shartaae Of feel that political duties would |
pc neglected. and the voters would remain
wng from the polls on election day, with |
The natural esult that the majority party |
81 Pennsylvania and New Hafl4 would be |
the greater sufferer.
on their part, the operators declared |
,lat The question at Issue was entirely !
apart from politics. and they refused to be |
influenced by representations as to the !
effect the strike night have upon the Tor
tnges Il one party or another.
One Of the political conferrees next sug-
gasted that 10 proract the struggle with |
The miners union would bet open the |
ggay for the advocates Of anti-corpora-
ton legisiatio noat Harrisburg and Al |
bany to move for the introducing Of meas
1ras calculated to impair the value of |
railroad and coal properties.
ThIs representation failed TO move the |
OPERATORS who, according to the gentle |
man already quoted, declared that party |
1oIttics should not be injected into the |
tituatiGn
1t Is asserted. on what appears to be
yood authority. that Mr. Morgan was in |
communication during the day with some
y the politicians, who conferred with the |
)perstors but that he declined to be plac-
ID IL The attitude Of party to the con-
Toversy.