New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-11-05
AFTER EMPLOYEES VOTES.
Notices to marlborough Men As
cribed to Belmont Agents.

August Belmont IS president of the Inter
borough Rapid Transit Company. The Inter
borough the elevated roads and in the sub
way employs several thousand men. Mr. Bel
mont would be somewhat pleased to see Judge
Parker elected President of the United States
He has evinced some interest in Judge Parker's
campaign. If all the employees Of the elevated
roads should vote for Judge Parker. Mr.. Bel
mont would again be pleased. Mr. Belmont
probably would say that would be q laudable
effort which should try to get the elevated and
subway employees to vote for the Democratic
ticket
On Thursday the employees of the Sixth and
Ninth ave. elevated lines found posted the
bulletin board in their quarters at the One
-hfth-st. station OF the Ninth
line e notice that a Parker and Davis
Club was being formed among the elevated men.
This notice was written official letterhead
OF the Analgamated Association Of Street and
Electric Railway Employees.
Word about this notice was conveyed to Pres
ident Pepper OF the local branch of the essocia-
ton. He is now a subway motor1nan. He went
to the station and tore down the notice. taking
the view expressed by other members Of the as
ISOLATION that an attempt was being made to
give the idea that It, organization favored
Davis and Parker. There were rumors afoat
that this notice had been put up by agents Of
Mr.. Belmont
Yesterday another notice put on the bull
letin board. II the official letterhead Of
the United Street Railway Employees of Greater
New-York, whose headquarters are Nos 43 and
40 Exchange Place. It asked the elevated men
to attend rally held last night al Manhattan
Lyceum. No 68 East Fourth-st, under tbs au-
spices Of the United Street Railway Employees
and the Telegraphers Parker and Davis clubs.
stated ba6
ratify the nomination Of Parker and Davis and
that the sponsors Of the meeting had the hearty
cooperation Of the unions OF the elevated and
subway employees. 1t also stated that at the
headquarters Of the organization counsel had
Deen retained who would advise those challenged
al the polls or those who had been CHALLENGED
OF registration days.
Inc general comment among those who read
the notice was that they had not heard before
OF the United Street Railway EMPLOYEES. and
that If any such body had been formed # had
been at the behest Of the Democratic campaign
managers, who hoped through the fact thai
August Belmont was the president Of the Inter
borough company, TO swing the employees of that
company into line for the ticket he was WORKING
for.
Wouldn't be bit surprised If Belmont had
formed the organization himself" said one
guard THE Democrats realize thew are in =
l1SAI LIo4e ana are using every effort TO squeeze
out 1t won't have any effect on US Well vote
as we would naturally, and any attempt by Bel
mont to coerce Roosevelt men into voting for
Parker will fall fat. This Is siuopiv enotber at
tempt 10 try TO show that the city railway men
favor Parker and Davis. They have not Oh
tained the cooperation Of the unions ~ +ba CIR
way and elevated employees, and they won't"
The meeting last night was a failure very
few persons being IN attendance. The speakers
were a S. Bacon Maurice NJ Minton Senator
Walter c. Burton and John Considine It was
admitted that the organization had been formed
only four Gays ago, and that this was tbs first
meeting Not more than dozen ennniovaa of
the Interborough were present