The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-12-22
LEGISLATION FOR LABOR.
The Knights Organize to Look After
Their Interests in the Legislature.
They Also Caucus on the Election of a United
States Senator and Pass Resolution In
dersing Congressman Bynum.

The Knights of Labor, in their State conven
erably reduced, as large portion of the dele
gates left the city the night before. They re-
garded the business of the convention completed
as far as the purpose of the call was concerned
and what little was to be done in reviewing and
correcting the record they thought few could
attend to just as we'll as the many. But when
those remaining, about seventy-fve, came TO-
gether yesterday morning, speech led to speech
until the morning and part of the afternoon
passed Much of this talk related generally to
legislative measures without formal discussion on
any one of them 1t represented mostly de-
sire to centralize the duty of looking after legs
lative action in the keeping of one committee.
Every local assembly, those who favored this
proposition said has its committee on legislation,
and the result has been to produce many bills on
the same subject If all these bills are intro
duced by the Senators and Representatives from
the districts and counties where they originated.
there will be danger of losing whatever strength
there is in unity of support. They strongly
urged that one committee should have all
the bills for consideration as to their
of the lot the best could be selected for presen-
tation to that body. But it was questioned
whether this convention, called for certain pur-
pose only. could appoint such a committee and
particularly since number of the delegates had
gone home This opinion prevailed, but some
thing will be done in keeping with the idea of
one central committee on legislation.
There was also feeling that officers of the
fafo opi1 CHI he al "a hofo
journment This necessitated going over much
of the ground of the night before, when the re-
port of the committee on bylaws was under
consideration. Before an election could be had
the order of not choosing officers until the char
ter was received had to be repealed. When this
came up lively discussion followed, but those
favoring an immediate election had the majority,
and in the afternoon the following officers, after
considerable balloting, were chosen:
State Master Workman-John T. Taylor, Chester.
ton, Porter county.
State Worthy Foreman-H H. Morrison Green.
CASTLE
State Recording Secretary--T. NJ. Gruelle, Indian
apolis
State Financial Secretary-R L. Mackey, Vim.
cennes.
State Observation-Disclosures P. Smith, Indianapoiis.
State Executive Board-R #. Jackes Lebanon j.
W. Husbaum Goshen; A. K. s. Long, Columbus;
Peter E. Duffy, Brazil.
These officers are to serve until the charter
arrives but it is understood that they will be
0icSSoo permanently Ii Wh5 Ueclu0U the QlRQC
before to meet again the second Tuesday in
January. but the convention changed this to
come together at the call of the president, when
the charter is at hand. A ways and means COM
mittee was also appointed. In all other respects
the actions of Monday were confirmed.
After the convention adjourned a few of the
Knights held caucus concerning the senatorial
question. In order not to place the delegates
who are members elect of the Legislature in all
embarrassing condition as to what will be ex-
pected from them when they enter the Democrat
c or Republican caucuses. they were excluded.
The consideration of the senatorial candidates
did not require much time, as the Knights were
not engaged longer than twenty minutes, which
led to the adoption of preambles and resolutions
in favor of w. d. Bynum. In this connection,
member OF the State executive board of
the new organization said eff the Dem
Gratis put up Joseph f. Mcdonald to succeed
Senator Harrison they will lose the State and
the national vote in 1888 We did not come here
to caucus on this subject 1t was not stipulated
in the call, but large number of delegates in
sisted upon political action to blacken the eye of
several ambitious politicians. Mr.. Mcdonald is
corporation attorney, and opposition to
him is carrying out the principle OF resolution
adopted at the Richmond convention urging
Congress to enact a law prohibiting members OF
the Senate House of Representatives
from serving in the capacity of railroad or other
corporation attorneys"
Last evening the few visiting Knights in the
city spent the time at local assemblies, Eve of
which held their regular meetings.
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