New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-02
LITTLE CHANCE OF STRIKE
JERSEY CAR MEN VOTE.
Large Percentage against 1t Out
side of Nczcdrk.

The chances Of strike on the lines or the Public
Service Corporation in Essex, Hudson Passaic and
Union counties. New Jersey. are now seemingly
very remote unless the Newark local decides later
TO do IL alone The strongest advocates Of strike
Newark however. late last night admitted they
were beaten and even feared they had been beaten
at Newark Rein Orr national treasurer Of the
Association OF Street Railway Employees had gone
pretty much all over the territory and watched the
balloting of the various locals He reported by tee
phone that unless the Newark local voted favoraby
OF the locals would DO
Later word WAS received from jersey City that
the local there had voted Z12 men and that 50 per
cent we're against striking. The polls at Jersey
City were closed early because all entitled to vote
had done 50. The Newark local decided 10 keep the
POLLS open until midnigho as planned
The voting went quietly all DAY. The ballots
handed to the men were blank and each wrote
Yes" OF No on the paper and dropped it in the
box. The heaviest vote was cast between mid
night Wednesday and daylight yesterday. Then
shortly after O'Clock a N. yesterday there was a
rush when the night men went Off duty There was
a slow steady stream all day and last night
When the voting closed at Newark at midnight
n was believed possible that the local mad voted
FOR a strike but the North Hudson local had mean
while voted. 40 against and u In favor Of striking
and this with Jersey Citv's urannounced vote, was
considered enough TO overcome any possible ma
joritv in Newark. IN addition. Passaic and Union
counties were still be heard from. and Il was
conceded the unions in those counties would vote
against striking
The vote Of tho Newark lo@al viii not he made
rubc until some time to-day. The executive board
counting the ballots announced It would keep the
vote secret until a. m to-day. when it would be
turned over 70 National Treasurer orr. Mr.. Orr
would in the mean time have received the returns
from the other locals. and If vote Of t"o-thlrdS
favored the strike the case would be placed IN the
hands Of the national officers.
With the other unions voting almost sohdly
against 2 strike as the returns indicate. there Is
almost no chance that the two-thirds favorable
vote will be obtained. Whether in these circ'l1n-
stances the Newark local would he allowed to strike
alone is 4 question or which even Mr.. Orr seems
uncertain The belief is that such would not he
the case as the strike would then be hopeless as
the Public Service Corporation would be aoie 10
concentrate the army OF strike breakers 1t has IN
reserve when the lines at Newark and the union
would be crushed The men know that the COM
many is rrepared to keep cars moving on every H'''
and with this force Of men aVaila Die Tor coIlceI-
trsrion at Newark the act OF striking ""diu w
suicidal Besides this. while all might JON III d
general strike 4 large portion Of the Newark men
belonging to the union would stick 10 their cars
in case the strike did not extend to al DIVISIONS
Again the lines starting at Newark cross ana JON
the lines in the other counties in such manner
that the union men in the other counties would IN
a roea sure be helping TO break the strike x-
FSnploves who week ago were ardehtE IN IeLNG p
If strike talked and voted Yesterday aga II a.
course and scores Of men in leaving ne tla'i IN
Newark. openly stated that they had voted an or
1,oei-ion ballot. Most Of the men wore an ar O.
great relief the cars. the conductors anu , 80
s,,eT .lr7ost universally condemned strike anu
evrresSed their conviction that the VerHlCL OF '4lr
poll would be overwhelmingly against one.