Arizona republican., 1902-10-10
THE POLITICAL SIDE.
Presented to the Operators Who Re
 fuse to Look At It.


 New York, October 9.-From what may be described as an inside and authoritative source it may be an nounced that the conference at the office of Senator Platt was absolutely without result, the operators re;using to consider the political aspect Cf the situation and maintaining the position that the question was one between em- ployer and employe as to the manage ment of the properties is concerned.
 According to :he authority above in dicated Senator Quay and Governor Odell expressed the opinion that should the strike continue for another fort night or longer the effect would be to so impress the public mind with one subject, the shortage of fuel that politi cal duties would be neglected and the voters remain away from the polls on election day with the result that the majority party in Pennsylvania and in New York would be the greater suf- ferer. Senator Penrose expressed his concurrence in the representation of the others and Senator Platt and MT Lauterbach spoke in similar strain. These later advised that something in the nature of an armistice under an implied promise. to tke miners that their union should be recognized by Cp- orators.
 On their part operators declared that the question at issue was entirely apart from party politics and they refused to be influenced by representations as to the effect the strike might have on the fortunes o; one party or the other
 One of the political conferees next suggested that to protract the struggle with the miners union would be to open the way for advocates of anti-oor- poration legislation at Harrisburg and Albany to move for the introduction of measures calculated to impair the val ue of railroad and coal properties and that it was even possible that in the stress Of public opinion laws might be enacted that would impair for years the value of the properties the opera tcrs represented. It was said by one speaker that a bill of this antagonistic character had already been framed and was ready for submission to the Penn sylvGnia legislature. The possibility O.. harrassing litigation beth in Pennsyl- vania and New York was also dwelt upon and the fear was expressed that in some instances the state of public IllHu HllSHl nlIlueECe the ueter.lllnatlOn Of such suits.
 These representation failed to move | the operators who according to the gentlemen already quoted declared that 1 party politics should rot be injected into the situation.
 The operators further expressed their confidence i.. the integrity of the courts and said they had nc fear of the sue cess of any attack that might be made through state legislatures upon prop erty interests concerned. This brought the conference to close and the gen. | tlemen separated.
 Shortly afterward General Thomas Of the Erie. had long talk with J. P Morgan, the nature oi the conversa- tion not being disclosed by either party. It is asserted on what appears to be good authority that MT. Morgan was in communication during the day with some of the politicians who con- 1 ferred with the operators. It is said that he declined to be placed in the attitude of a party controversy.