Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-11-01

The First Authentic Account Of
Their Secret Assembly i'm New York.

Their Secret Assembly i'm New York.
From the Chicago Express.
The general assembly Of the Knights of
Labor which assembled at Union SQUARE hall.
New York, on the 5throf September. adjourned
after an eight days session on the 18th. After
the first days session the meetings were held
In Clarendon hall, 18th street. The assembly
was composed Of eighty three delegates. mostly
rom the eastern states. Only four delegates
from Illinois, viz, Messrs. Randall, Sweig and
0finlth. OF chicago, aad Rhodes, of Joliet were
present. District Master Workman HALEY. of
On,cago, was also present in New York as a
spectator Everything connected with the
order-the secret work, constitution. laws. &c.
underwent discussion.
The A. 4. remains as it was; the cooperative
plan was made voluntary. Many other i'm
pOrtant amendments to the constitution and
bylaws were adopted.
Local assemblies must hereafter affiliate with
district assembly when district is established
instead of being left optional to belong to It
or the general assembly. Means were devised
lor checking the practise OF promiscuous 'boy
cotting" by local assemblies, In order that the
weapon may not lose its force by making the
resort to it too common. The action of the ex-
ecutive board in the Duryea-Cuno affair was
sustained, but Cuno was exonerated of all in
territorial wrong. The final decision of the
o
mittee.
Grand Secretary Layton announces that the
general assembly has authorized the support Of
the victimfzed East Liverpool potters and the
molders of Witherow & Gordon, of Newcastle
me terms OF employment offered by the firms
at fault are that the men shall withdraw from
the Knights OF Labor. The grand assembly
takes up the gauntlet thrown the organization
and determines to nip in the bud such tyran-
ncal imposition upon the rights of working
men.
The following resolution was adopted:
Whereas It seems to be the opinion of MANY of the
leaders of labor ref that the time come when all
wealth producers should make the best the ballot
the knowledge of this general assembly that in many
nations made straight labor platforms: Therefore
Resoued. That this general assembly view with salts
faction and approval the proposition use labor
pension OF work on election day.
The grand officers are no longer members of
the executive board, which is COMPRISED of five
members not holding any other grand office.
1t was noticed that New York and Brooklyn
were very lightly represented in the general
tween the members of the order in New York
and the members of the general assembly, which
was not as it should be.
1t was very gratifying to Brother Powderly
that he should have been elected the third time
to the position of Grand Master Workman with
out opposition. The following is more correct
list OF the officers elected than that published in
the Express last week:
7. V. Powdery, G.M.W., Scranton, Pa; Ralph
Beaumont, GIVE, Elmira, NY; Robert D..
Layton, G.S., and Gilbert lockwood, G.S.
Pittsburg, Pa; R. Grifliths, G. Treas, Chicago.
ILL.,; Francis B. Egan Grand Statistician. Detroit,
Mich. Executive Board-John S. McClelland,
Hoboken NJ; David Healy. Rochester. NY;
James Campbell Pittsburg. Pa; Robert W.
Price. Cumberland county, Md. Henry c. Ira
phagen. Cincinnati, o.; Secretary of Insurance,
Charles II. Litchman. Marblehead, Mass.