The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-06
A STRIKE
IS UNLIKELY
Street-Car Men Leave Matter
TO Their Leaders.
ALL VERY CONSERVATIVE
Chances Are that Some Agreement
Satisfactory TO Both Sides viii Be
Reached ed-The Proceedings
Last Night
ALL VERY CONSERVATIVE

Tho probability Of strike OF the street
railway employees has Diminished, ratner
than increased, during the past t"ehIy-
four hours. This does not mean mat the
men have abandoned hope of securing
some agreement with the Virginia Pas.
senger and Power Company which shau
be In the nature of an Improvement OF
present conditions.
Negotiations have not been abandoned
by the Executive Board and the general
| organizer, but Just what the plan on
which they are working Is and what lts
details are they very naturally re1raln
| from stating AS Mr.. Orr. the inte.na-
ttonal secretary-troasurer and organizer,
| said last night, he an6 the Executive
Board were working on plan which
might develop In day and might take
! several days In It's contamination. he
| and the board are In sole charge or tne
powers by the division. Even the rank
i and file OF the organization do not know
| lust what plan Is being considered, out
| the men have all confidence In the dis
cretlon OF their officials. to whom the
| situation has been committed. There are
4 four men In whose charge the negoha-
! tions now are viz: General Organizer
Orr. President Wilbur J. Griggs, Messrs.
P. F. DeForrest and w. 81: Cleaton.
| MEETING YESTERDAY.
| Division No l52 OF the Amalgamated
Association of Street Railway Employees
/ held their regular meeting yesterdaS.
: nearly half Of the men being IN session
In the forenoon and the remainder IN the
/ evening at Smiths Hall. AT this meet
ling officers Of the division, nominated
/ few days ago, were elected, to serve Tor
| the next SIX months; the usual reports
/ and routine procedure were had, and at
/ the evening brief but ringing addresses
| were made by Mr.. Orr and Mr. w; n.
/ Mullen. Here are the officers selected for
/ the next half year, the majority or them
/ being re-elections:
/ President, Wilbur ]. Griggs: vicerpres-
/ ident, j. w. Whelton: financial secretary
treasurer. A. J. Joyner; recording secre-
tary A. L. Tyler: warden, c. NJ. Martin;
i sentinel, M. A.. Barbee; Executive Board
i p. o. Griggs, P. F. DeForrest, G.. t.
4 HAMLET. Ed. w. Redford. ]. w. Whelton
i tail re-elected). and w. j. Dodd. r. W.
Trice and a. L. Tyler. The retiring mem n,
4 bers OF the board are w. H. Cleaton, =.
4 w st. Clair and r. II, Thomas.
4 After the business had been disposed
i of last night ADDRESSES were made by Mr.
i Rein Orr. of Detroit. and Mr.. w. H.
Mullen, of this city. Mr.. Orr spoke for
/ about fifteen minutes and Mr.. Mullen for
about ten minutes. Both addresses We're
4 earnest appeals for frmness and unity
/ in organized effort for the betterment Of
4 the conditions of the men. and We're con-
servative and discreet in tone
4 THE MEN SATISFIED.
/ Mr.. Orr spoke briefly of the situation,
4 urging the men to leave furthers nesOlld-
tions for the present to those now In
4 charge without even asking what their
/ plans were. They would be made known
4 at the proper time. .TheNmen expressed
4 themselves as willing to trust to their
official representatives In the negotia-
i tion, Mr.. Orr told the division that the
plans on which they were proceeding
might reach fruition in day. and that
1t might be several days before their con-
sum nation, but expressed hope OF termi-
nation OF the matter honorable to the
men and likewise advantageous to them
Mr. Mullen. who Is one of the most
widely known and experienced OF the or
q ganlzed labor workers OF the city. and
indeed OF the State. aroused the men
to great enthusiasm by his assurances of
the sympathy of kindred organized labor
bodies Of the city. and In his exhorta ton
J to the men to be firm In their position
I and to maintain the harmony OF the or
ganization, His speech was received with
every evidence of approval
| No other meeting Of the division has
been announced. matters being left In
i charge of the organizer and the delega-
ton from the board for the present. An
other meeting will be called when deemed
necessary.
4 1t is worthy to remark that the meet
ings of the division have been devoid of
anything like incendiarism or radicalism,
i and that the men at the head of the or
ganzation and of the movement are con-
servative.