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were made to each fresh batch aA they came
VOTING OF HE MorcRMEN.

None of the motormen seemed In a par
tioularly belligerent mood although 1t
was impossible to got any OF them to say
much. President Jencks remained at tho
meeting at Majestic Hall most OF the day
He said early in the afternoon
Our men are now voting on the question
Of a strike. We shall poll os per cent. of the
membership and think that a large ma
iority will be in favor Of It. The company
has broken many points OF it's agreement
with uS and therefore we feel under no obli-
CATION TO adhere to II. We also intend to
tell Mr.. Hedley tomorrow that we win not
work with scabs.
Mr.. Jencks would not say why his meet
ing had been called 40 suddenly. Some Of
the men admitted that they had had no
notice o, il the day before, The men were
quiet Az fast as they deposited their
votes most Of them went home, apparently
content 10 leave the situation to Jencks.
CALL TO PEPPER's MEN,
The nesting of President Peppers men
was called with equal unexpeotedness.
At the last general meeting, held on Thurs
day night. nothing was. said about another
meeting. Pepper II was asserted sent out
the call on Sunday. after he had heard OF
the arrival of the strike breakers. The call
was printed on little slips and was passed
along the line late on Sunday night and all
day yesterday. II read:
sion No. 1872 will be held az Marion Hall. No.
iS $50, East l25th street on Sonday Ma is,1 .,
OF taking q vote as to whether you Will sup
i { the duty Of every member to appear
and you are hereby ordered to do so.
IRIS FIGHT TO BEAT HgDLEY, THEY SAY.
This notice was signed by Chairman
Pepper and by Hefernan and Madden. the
secretaries of the association At o'claSr
in the morning O crowd had gathered %
the hall. This increased in size in the
course OF the day. Speeches were made bv
Pepper and others all day long Nobody
was allowed inside unless he produced his
union card.
1t was said by some Of the men late in
the afternoon that more than 900 had then
voted and that # this number not vote
bad been cast in opposition TO strike.
Peppers men seemed to be full Of strike
talk and equally full e the idea that
Jencks and Pepper together could get
anything and everything they wanted.
This fight ia a personal one between
Hedley and the association, said one man
II we beat Hedley he'll haze to 20 back
to Chicago. and | guess he'll go back all
night. We believe we're strong enough to
VIII anu lnul We VIII WIN.
A SAMPLE SPEECH.
What the speeches were like may be gath
cred from this statement made by PIresi-
de Mt Pepper:
THE fact Of the matter Ia that the receipts
of the subway have far exceeded the ex-
pectations and the company Is making vice
as much rs II expected. There is no reason
why tho men who operate the underground
road should not share In the new prosper
INT tfNaHF ..f bot +.
constantly studying out now devices by
which we will ultimately be expected to
work harder, if not longer. without in
creased pay"
Two thousand Amalgameted men were
about Marion Hall They kept going in
and out. as the hall holds only about 500.
There was plenty Of spellbinding and en-
thusiasm The men were all for strike
10 judge from their talk.
Immediately after the men had been
that the strike would begin, Chairman
Pepper read telegram from an uncertain
source stating in effect that three cases Of
smallpox had been discovered among the
strike breakers who we're brought here on
Sunday on the Northam The men re-
ceived this announcement with an out
burst OF cheering that lasted several
minutes.
INSTRUCTIONS TO sTRIKFRs.
The meeting was then ad journed and a
committee was appointed to devise ways
and means for fighting the company. 1t
was decided to make formal announcement
Of the strike ar o'clock, the strike itself
TO begin promptly at I This is the hour
when the lain crews shift
II was decided to instruct the men TO
take their trains to the terminals before
deserving them. In case a train should be
held up by block signals the men were
instructed to wait for an hour: II in that
time the trains could not he moved. to