Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-03-28
HE'D 4 SECRET SESSION
TPainmen and Conductors May
 Not Accept Terms

Committee Divided This Morning-Part of It Waited on President Hall, the | Other Part of the Committee Held a
 Session Behind Closed Doors.
 New Haven, March 2S.-Instead of Tesum1ng their conference this morn Ing With q subcommittee of the board or directors, rega rding the wage sched-
 uie and train runs, the committee Of tra1nmen of the New l ork, New Haven and Hartford railroad went into session
 at their headquarters, while four of
 their number waited on President John
 Al. Hall of the-Tailroad company. 1t
 was announced that as the whole situ- at1on had been thoroughly canvassed
 ln the conferences yesterday and. the
 day before, there appeared to be noth- ing to be gained by further discussion at this time with the subcommittee of directors. The members of the com mittee who waited on the president this morning included Chairman Kee- nan and Secretary Marshall and two others. It was understood that these men, as a subcommittee of the train- men, would receive from Mir Hall for nal written statement covering the company's attitude in reference to the negotiations, and that this statement would be final in sense.
 After a brief interview with Presi- dent Hall the subcommittee left him and went to the trainmen's headquar- ters, where meeting was held behind locked doors. The members of the subcommittee declined to say anything about their visit to President Hall, and the latter official was equally reticent. From intimations dropped by members of the trainmen's committee early in the day, however it is known that some at least of the committee are dis satisfied with the outcome of the con- ferences.' Several of the members are said to have withdrawn from yester- days conference before 1t was ended, and to have expressed themselves strongly in opposition to accepting the propositions offered by the company.
 Just before noon the entire grievance committee went to the railroad build ing and the subcommittee to the of- flee of President Hall. They carried an ultimatum. The hearing was short and the whole committee left the build ing. The faces of the members of the subcommittee were white with anger and there were unmistakable evidences that the situation had reached a crisis. It was then said that President Hall had advised the men that an answer to the final demands would be handed to them at ? o'clock. It was also stated by one of the leaders that the situation was most grave. He added:. 'The answer of the road to be given at.-2 o'clock will settle the matter one way or the other mighty quick"
 President Hall has notified the train mems committee that he will receive the committee again at 10 o'clock Mon- day morning and hold another confer ence. He will also receive Valentine Fitzpatrick, of the trainmen's brother hood, with the committed The pre- vious conferences have not been at tended by Mr Fitzpatrick, the road of- fcials preferring to deal with the en- ployes only. The announcement re- garding the renewal of the-conferences was given out this afternoon by Chair man Keenan of the trainmen,s com mfttee. The grievance committee then went to their headquarters, where It is understood they will hold a meet ing at which developments of the situ- ation during the day will be discussed.