New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-08
held meeting and decided to forward Washington charge
against the Postmaster
THE KNIGHTS or LABOR.
SETTLING CLAIMS OF CONTESTANTS.
ONLY THE ST. LOUIS DELEGATION IN DoUBr-Ac-
TON IN THE BROOKLYN cAsr.

ONLY THE ST. LOUIS DELEGATION IN DoUBr-AC-
TON IN THE BROOKLYN GASP.
RICHMOND, Oct. (SpeciaD.-The General
Assembly of Knights OF Labor met at a. m to-day and
took up the cases Of contetng delegates This Is the
fourth day that has teen spent In the effort to settle this
matter As far the work and the purposes OF the order
concerned little depends upon the character OF tho
few delegates about whom much time has been thrown
away and this fact shows that the four days debate
for the gooa OF the order One OF the rejected st.
Louis delegates said this morning that the Assembly had
recommtet the 81; Louis to the Credentials Com
mitee said he tired OF the delay and would like
to decide II By tossing up cent Last night the door to
the hall cooped up with pine boards to prevent the
world from seeing the entrance or the sentinel
precaution against reporters.
At the morning session the speaking was loud and long
and the applause vOcfeous, but at noon when the as
sembly adjourned for dinner Grand Lecturer Trevick
said that the discussion accom- nothing He
declined to say what mad been attempted and referred
the paper 10 Mr.. Powdery and the press COM
mittee for what he could tell 1t turned out that Mr.
Powderly dned out and had nothing he wanted pub
lished this morning.
In tue Assembly and out OF it the Knights are nghtng
the color line The Southern Knights think the action
OF Mr. Powderly in having himself introduced by Farrell
OF District No. 49, will nure the order in the South and
some OF tho aggressive soItherners thpK tnat IL
will Mr.. Powdery himself. The people generally
In this city thing the chairman made mistake and com-
ions in tbs daily pitching into tho Gen.
eral Master Workman with robust vigor. Governor
Lee said since his speech OF welcome to the Knights
that he did not understand why negro should taxa the
stand he left IT, and that 1t not until Powdery er
planned that he could see through the affair
And them" he said, should have been glad to e1-
lain the Assembly in Few words the position OF Viz
ginians as to the race roblem"
The Govern however too late and even the VIZ
0ip Kniu hfa w
belong order whose chairman uts up negro to In
troduce him.
The Assembly met ct D. and resumed the consid'
Grafton OF contested All Of them except one were
disposed Of Mr.. Morrison, of Brooklyn, WAS left out
among others. Tho Committee on Credentials asked
leave to retire consider this which was granted
The Assembly In tho antme took up the case OF the
shoemakers OF Salem and Peabody, Mass, 5000 In num-
ber who have been locked out some time and resolved
to sustain them. The passage OF this resolution was
greeted with thel oudest applause The next case was
that OF Augusta Gs cotton factory hands, about
3O00 in number, who had been thrown out OF work oy
the closing OF eight cotton mills MI. Powderly SAID
that the factory lad been closed for TWO montne
because fifteen men had asked for An increase OF
and that families OF the cotton workers were
solved to sustain them. although few Of them wore
Of Labor and many sss OF ana tSs e.ess
the plumbers OF NswYork City, who had been hghtieg
against lockout for some time, and these tho Assembly,
Mr. Powd.ry said this evening that Farrell yolun, IN;
60 to tho theatre again While in tn. oiy. regard TO
the election OF Mr. Morrison, OF Brooklyn, rs deIo
gate Mr. Powderly said that he was not properly
accredited, and that all there was in II.
Members of the Assembly from the East are In favor OF
holding the election oofcsrs immediately after reports
OF the General Master Workman and General Secretary
are read. member OF the Massachusetts delegation
said tonight that II this s done there will be no obstacle
to rapid work by the Assembly f. K Foster OF Masss
chuset aspirant for the place OF General Secro
tary but thought the West will get It, probably
r. Buchanan. OF Colorado. The Assembly resumed Jus
session at Z 80 D. n but the Committee on Credentials
not being ready report II adjourned until a. m to-
Tho before the committee Is that or the
two ST. Louis deeg IL is said tonight that tho
Executive Committee OF the knights 10 to be enlarged
and that the organization will be divided as
to it's work into State ORGANIZATIONS with
tho general control to reside In the
Executive Board Tho general ocers arc not TO belong
to the Executive Board, tho caac.