Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-07
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an assistant sergeant-at-arms, one door.
keeper aud assistant door.keeper, all Of
whom shall be members Of the order
The general executive board shall levy
an assessment pro rata on each member
of the order to deiray the expenses OF
this body. There shall also be published
by this body daily record OF It's pro-
ceedings, including the debates, and q
copy OF the same furnished 70 each labor
assembly, and II shall be sold to each
member Of the order and others az cost.
This, IN brief, Is submitted TO you as q
supplementary report Of the committee
Your committee II OF the opinion that the
cost Of maintaining such body for 100
days would not exceed 20 cents per mem
Der, and that It's effect as an educator OF
the people would far exceed that OF the
national legislature, as IL would be un-
trammelsd by any partisan bias; II would,
A fact, be congress Of the common
people-What this nation has never
seen before, and the criticisms
OF the members OF this body upon the ut
terance Of members Of the other two
houses would be looked for by the wage
workers, from one end Of the land TO the
other. AS II Is now we are unrepresented
in the nails Of the legislature and we are
unable 70 compete with the willy poll
tician, and through the INSCRIPTIONS
dealings Of these men the will of the
honest and well-meaning portion
OF the people Is thwarted, but by
this means we would be able
10 show them and their ways bare TO
the people. Your committee is OF the
opinion that a three-months' session Of
such congress would be the means of
awakening TO new life the now sluggish
apathy that exists among the people,
threate ing their Liberties.
All VI which Is most respectfully sub
mitted.
Signed, d G. BEAUMONT, Chr'm,
j. y. MCCARTHY, Sec'y
THY sEE HAMLET.
RICHMOND, VA, Oct. G.--Last even
ing The delegates from District 40
OF New York, sixty in number,
With twenty additional delegates from
other districts, marched to the Academy
Of Music, where BOudman Is playing
Hamlet. In the foremost racks was
Elank Farrell, the colorcd delegate OF 40
who was refused admission at hotel on
account Of his color One Of
the leaders bought eighty tickets
for orchestra seats aud distributed them
70 his fellow delegates, and all marched
toward the doorkeeper with Farrell at
their head. The manager of the theater
determined 10 avoid trouble, aud Farrell
was admitted and took a seat In the
front row OF orchestra chairs and re-
NAMED undlsturbed throughout the per-
tormance. The action OF the New York
Knights Will create excitement Ia Rich
mond, and Is likely to provoke feeling
OF resentment even among many white
men Wno belong to the Knights OF Labor.
II is the 6rst time colOred man or
VIC man has sat throughout performance
In other than the section reserved for
colored people In the theater here. One
OF the results, the citizens here say, will
be the election OF George ID. Wise, Demo
crat, candidatel for congress In
this district. Waddle is the Re-
publican candidate and Mullen
the master workmen OF the Knights of
this districts the labor candidate. The
Democrats thought that Mullen would
draw enough Democratic votes from them
to defeat their candidate. Now they say
no white man win vote for him.
IN sEssIoN,
RlCnMoND, VA, Oct. 6 -Powderly and
the members of the executive board
Knights Of Labor were all up early this
morning and the majority OF them on
their way 10 Armory hall before o, the
hour liked for the beginning of the SEES
sion. Although II was the third day Of
the conventions its members were not vet
ready to begin the actual work they had
come 20 do. There still remained
to be settled the question of
seating eight or ten delegates,
whose cases the committee on credentials
had referred to the convention Powderly
and all the leading members refused TO
say whether these eight or ten men are
delegates from the Brooklyn Montauk
Protective association or not, but IL 10
generally understood that they are.
throughout the city to-day the prlnci-
pal topic Of discussion was the admission
last night OF the colored delegate,
Farrel, to seat IN the orchestra
circle In the Academy of Music
section OF the auditorium in Richmond,
hitherto sacredly guarded from the in
trusion Of all persons OF his race. The
general feeling among VlrgInIans here is
one OF bitter resentment, and they re-
gard the delegates from District 40
with anything but friendly feelings
1t Is said that n msjority Of local knights
are much provoked at the action OF their
visiting brothers, and IL Is reported that
few knights living here have declared
their Intention of abandoning the order
and Joining the law and order league or
ganized here In sworn opposition TO the
Knights
Az noon a recess was taken TIL 2 %. m |
Powderly announced to the representa- |
lives OF the press that he had nothing to |
communicate TO them, that some secret |
business had been transacted, but of |
course he could not say as to It's nature
me morning was mainly devoted, he |
said, to the consideration of the re. |
ports OF the committee on creden-
tials, which had not been finally acted
upon. The delegates were unusually
retlcent and such statements as can be
elected by inquiry are contradictory. II
seems safe, however, TO say that what.
ever actlcn has been taken by the creden.
lal commi tee IN the case of District AZ
delegates Is unfavorable to the latter The
ceiling OF the majority OF delegates out
'ide OF New YORK is In favor Of BROOKLYN
THE AFTERNOON SESSION,
at 2 O'clock, lasted nearly an
lour beyond the regular time for adjourn
nent, q O'clock. Matters then stood
bout whore they were this morn
ng. Mr. Powderly, through whom all
lliclal news Of the proceedings Ia given