Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-09
|CARS MAY Be TIED UP.
STREET RAILWAY NEWS COMMIT
TEE REFUSED a HEARING By
OFFICIALS.
INSTRUCTIONS WIRED. FOR.
President McsIuhon Was Also Asked
Permission to Strike.
ALL OVER A QUESTION OF CHANGE.
The Dispute Involving Pa.senEer,s
Right to Demand the Kind of
Change He Wants Assumes a se-
rious Aspcct-The Men Are. In Bad
Temper-Midnfght Meeting May Be.
Held Tonight.
President Mcmahon Was Also Asked
Permission to Strike.
ALL OVER A QUESTION OF CHANGE.
The Dispute Involving pa.senEer,s

The committee representing Division
152 of the Amalgamated Association of
Street Railway Employees. were turned
down fiat yesterday afternoon by Super
intendent Flanagan and General Mana
ger Huff. Both representatives of the
company refused to receive the commit
tee or discuss a grievance case with them
Unless the company recedes from this
position, there may be strike on the
mond and Manchester.
The committee appointed at the meet
ing Friday night, consisting of a. J. Por-
ter. chairman: H. c.. Baker. and Presi-
dent Simmons, was instructed to wait on
Superintendent Flanagan and ask him
to reinstate Conductor A E. Selph. who
had been laid off for twenty days on ac-
count of charges made by William II.
McBain, a passenger, concerning change.
The committee saw Mr.. Flanagan yes
terday afternoon upon his return, from
Charlottesville. but he refused to hear
anything the committee had to say He
referred them to General Manager Huff.
saying that the case was out of his hands.
The committee then went to see Mr..
Huff. and he, too. it is understood, re-
fused to hear them.
ASKED PERMISSION TO STRIKE.
outside of the Office and decided to wire
the particulars to w. C. Mahon, interna-
uonal president of the organiza ton, and
ask MIN for permission to strike. and
further instructions as to what course to
pursue. A reply is expected from head
quarters to-day, and a, midnight meeting
will be called as soon as this answer
reaches here. The men on all cars of the
company ire indignant over the treat tment
accorded their committee
CAUSE OF TROUBLE.
A Z. Selph, q, conductor on the Clay
street line, was reported one day last
week by William H. McBain, a dealer in
oils, living at No. 1904 Floyd avenue, for
not giving him the kind of change he
wanted from one-dolar bill. Mr.. Flana-
gan called Mr.. Selph to the office and
ordered him to take the change to Mr..
McBain, and apologize. This Mr.. Seph
refused to do so. say that if there was
al apology due. Mr. Mccain owed it to
him. He was laid off for twenty days,
and he reported the tier to the meet
ing of the Division. together with a let
ter from an eyewitness to the controver-
sy. Mr.. O. L. Horner, and a letter from
Stephen Putney, testifving to his gentle
manly conduct. The division decided that
Mr.. Selph was unjustly suspended, and
appointed q. committee to wait on the Of
ficals and ask to have him reinstated.
The committee. Saturday afternoon. called
on Mr.. McBain, and they say that he
assured them that Mr.. Selpll had not been
discourteous to him. but had refused to
give him such change as he desired. and
he wished TO teach him lesson.
Among others seen by the committee,
Saturday, was Colonel John S. Harwood,
who said he would cheerfully testify to
the good record of Mr. Selph.
MAHoN MAY COME HERE.
A midnight meeting was not held last
night because the committee wants to
hear from headquarters before taking any
further steps.
Should Mr.. Mahon. their information
president be at headquarters. the COM
mittee say that he will, probably, come
here and conduct the strike in person.,
should one be declared, although he has
great confidence in the ability of George
T. Simmons, the president of the organi-
Zation here.
President Simmons left last night for
Petersburg to attend midnight meeting
of the Petersburg employees, who are
members of Division No 152. A. A. of S.
r. E. All the men on the Petersburg line,
who had not become members of the as
socia ton, were obligated last night. thus
completing the organization OF that line.