The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-11
JOB JAMES E. MARCH WANTS.
WOULD BE A RAILROAD CONMIS-
SIONER IF HIGGINS ASKED HIN.

A. Present IL supplying Italian Labor 20
the Erie Railroad and Occasionally
Has Got Into Difficulties as an Tn.
lIicensed PAdrone in the same Line.
james Z. March, Republican leader Of
the Sixth Assembly district. wants to be
one Of the two additional Railroad Com
missioners to be appointed by Gov. Higgins
under the provisions OF the bill which in
creases the Railroad Commission from
three to five. March was an Odell port
warden and has just been succeeded by
Michael Hines, Odell leader Of the Second
district.
March was recently arrested charged
with violating the Employment Agency
law. and In retaliation tried to Dust Com
missioner Heating, head Of the License
Department. Before March's arrest he
threatened TO have the license law repealed,
and said NY friend Oden will do that for
me-" William HalPin. Odell's president
OF the New York Republican county COM
mittee. took "a Albany the bill which WAS
TO make Mr.. KeatinR's department a state
ofice under the Jurisdiction OF the State
Labor Commissioner but both Halpin
and March were turned down, the bill
The charge on which March was arrested
was that he was maintaining an employ
ment agency without a license. The evil
dence obtained by Reating's inspectors
showed that March was furnishing a large
number Of Ia boring men 20 the Erie Railroad
Conn any, which Is controlled by Edward
n. Hartman, Chairman OdelHs friend.
March would be, in the estimation Of Re
publicans, HarTimRn's COMM sioner.
In June. 1900. March was a candidate 20
succeed Edward I. McSweeney as Deputy
Commissioner Of immigration, and his
candidacy for that place at that time led
20 an inquiry into his. operations as labor
agent for railroads. II was found in the
record Of the Court Of General Sessions
that March was fined sa5 in 1894 for keeping
an unlicensed intelligence Office. He had
been arrested In April, 1894, on complaint Of
Matteo Mardelo Of l16 Mulberry street.
and was examined before Justice Taintor
at the Tombs police court on April H.
March testified that he had an office at IS
Marion street and that his business was
that Of supplying the help TO the Erie Rail
road. He also supplied help 10 the North
Hudson road.
ment Of laborers on the two roads, he
said March said he received a salary
Of $50 a month from the Erie Railroad for
his services. March paid the S25 fine i'm
Posed, and appealed TO the General Ses-
sions. The judgment was affirmed by
Judge Cowing.
In a biographical sketch in the Adranoe
Bio Bulletin Of Feb. II, 1905, which IL lauda-
tory Of March, IL was announced that
MArch's real name IL Antonio Maggie,
that he landed at Castle Garden thirty
one years ago and first took up his resid-
enoe in Constableville, Lewis county, y.
Y, that he next went To Harrisburg in the
same county, next went 10 Dowville In the
same county, and, according 20 the bio
graphical sketch In the Bio-Bulletin, March.
|Soon after he returned TO New York city
and entered the employment Of the Erie
Railroad Company, at this juncture drop
ping his native name Of Maggie and be-
coming James T. March, assuming the
latter name owing 10 the nickname Of
March which he had received IN Low
VILE on account Of his military stride. In
the Affairs Of the Erie Railroad IL was not
long before the became the company's
general contracting agent, with direct
Italian laborers employed on the road