The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-09-10
ANOTHER LIE NAILED
BLAIR Lee DID SUPPORT
THE FULL CREW BILL

E of Legislative Board
tbe Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
am informed that a poster has been extensively used
among Railroad men in Frederick County and elsewhere
copy which has been shown effort to convince
the Railroad people that Senator Blair Lee did support the
Full Crew Bill when before the Legislature in 1905 and
that Mr. William Mines Maloys interest in and support
the matter consisted of simply introducing the bill by request
This poster unsigned and for the manifest reason that
its author ashamed of the misrepresentation he max
ing Senator Lee and Mr. Maloy The of part
of truth in this poster makes the lie it with it. the
more contemptible
AS Chairman of Legislative Board of the Brotherhood
Of Railroad Trainmen Annapolis my official capa
city, the representative of the Railroad Tranmen 1905
and worked for the passage of this Bill therefore in
position to know who friends and what they did
in behalf
The poster above mentioned shows what the Journal of
the Senate shows that Senator Lee recorded voting
the bill when it up for final passage but when that
vote was taken the fight was over and the Brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen have Senator Blair Lee and Mr. Maoy
largely to thank for that happy termination of underhand
fight this bill from the time introduced until it
ped of the Corporation Committee by Senator Lee who
was of the Committee members The bill in the Com
Corporations for two weeks and not per-
med be considered by the Chairman When Senator Lee
Mr. Maloy forced the Chairman report the Bill to the
Senate, the fight and when it for consider
aon it along with so other bills that being
considered file where there opposition to any of
them Senator Lee otherwise engaged and not
to vote of these oposed bills and there no
for his presence there vote not vote being
against any of them That the Full Crew Bill did not die in
the Committee due to the efforts of Senator Lee entirely
know this, because was there when it done.
that Mr. Maoy introduced the Bill by request
the time introduced he admitted that he knew little
about the matter but time went and he understood the
Bs he fathered it, and to meet certain objections in the Org
nal BILL which would have prevented its passage he drew the
amendment which is the present law.
After this Bill passed the Legislature every Railroad
lobbyist in Maryland urging Governor Crothers to
it, they recently urged the Governor of Pennsy sign
the repeal of similar full law in that State. Senator
Lee and Mr. Maoy however, both went personally the
Governor, and believe it largely through Senator Lees
strong influence with the Governor that the Bill signed
There has been much said about the Full Crew Bill in
this campaign Senator Lee in his speech in Baltimore City
no later than the first day of this month"; announced the
world his position in the following words which appeared
the Baltimore Morning Sun of September End:
II worked for the passage of law providing
Tor an eight hour day for telegraph operators
as considered it wise and just legislation BOTH
for the proper treatment of the telegraph opera
tors and for the protection of the travelling pub
hc worked for the passage of the Full Crew
Law, requiring Railroads to maintain full crews
on their trains, and I am opposed to the effort
that is being made in certain quarters for
the repeal of the Full Grew Law
He made similar statments in speech Brunswick Md
early the campaign Thus you Senator Lee pledged
to veto the repeal of the Full Crew Bill Mr. Harrington is
noncommitta Certain political workers trying to deceive
the Railroad people of this State regard record
and present position this subject
1t important of give credit where it is due for
the passage OF the Full Crew Law but have the Law
now and is important Governor upon
whom depend to prevent the repeal of Law You
will have that in Blair Lee
N E. REESE
Chairman Of the Legislative Board of the Brotherhood
of Railroad Trainmen.
Baltimore, Md. September 5th 1915.
published by authority Grove treasurer of IeeMaov
"copper" Club of Frederick County, Md