Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-25
WISE ENDORSED.
TIE DEMocRArTo KNIGHTS or LABOR
TO SUPPORT HIN.
.Meeting Held Last Night-R Resolutions
Adopted Repudiating w. n. Null
len-speeohes, &c., &c.

city officials, prominent businessmen
Of different kinds, and workipguen.
| About 8 o'clock Mr.. w. j. Tyler
called the meeting to order and said
thai the first business was the election
Of q chairman.
Messrs. Joseph NJ. Shelton and j.
II. Connor were proposed. Mr.. Connor
was elected.
Calls were then made for Mr.. Connor,
but Re did not respond.
Some one moved that Mr.. Connor be
looked for by committee.
MIR. coNNoR's RIGHT TO PRESIDE.
Captain j. II. O'Bsnnon rose and
said that before the motion was put he
wanted to inquire whether Mr.. Oonnor
was the proper person to preside over
Democratic meeting; was he willin&
to declare and uphold the principles cf
Democracy IL he was he fOsptsia
O'Bauponl would be glad If Mr.. Con-
nor would come forward and assert
himself like man. He questioned the
right Of any one opposed to the Demo-
cratic candidate to preside over Dem
ocratic assembly.
The Chair d cided that Dir. Connor
was not eligible to hold the position of
chairman, and therefore declared Mr..
Shelton elected.
MIR. SHELTON CHAIRMAN.
Mr.. Shelton came forward and said
he was surprised that an attempt had
been made by the enemies of labor to
turn the meeting INTO mob. He said
that the first business was the election
Of secretary.
MIR. j. s. Rsdy was elected.
The following yice-presidents were
then elected: w. j. Tyler, A. L. Owen,
@. b. Ohildress, George @. Cornick, Jo-
seph +. Cook, e. o. Trsylor, Jacob j.
Lapge, /. T. Wallace, Frank j. Reilly,
John Teller, George Roane, George
Walker, A. @. Rockecharlie, L. l..
Lynch, G. w. Allen, j. Ii. O'Bannon,
A. II. Kaufman, G. Waddy Wilde, R.
Il. Nuckols, E. N. Bloomberg, John
Graves, o. NJ. Miller, and II. e. Hirsh-
berg.
These gentlemen, at the request of
the chairman, took seats on the stage.
THE CHAIR SPEAKS.
Mr.. Shelton then came forward and
said A" This meeting is called, gentle
men, to take into consideration the ac-
tion of sO.cslled Labor Convention.
We DO not question the right of Mr..
William II. Mullen TO run for Congress
OF for President of the United States, if
be wants to, but we do deny the right
of any man to stand before the people
as the KnightS-of.Labor candidate.
Such action stigmatises aud blurs the
order, which is not a political organiza-
tion. 1t seems strange that Mr.. Mullen
and should he against one another,
but he has thrown the gauntlet and |
will pick it up"
Air. Shelton said thai he believed
thst Mr.. George d. Wise was accepta
ble TO the Democratic members of IL
Knights of Labor. Thousands 6
us,'' he said, "went into the late Re
form movement with the distinct III
derstanding that it should not be car
ried into the Republican party or into
national politics" Mr.. Shelton critl-
cised Mr.. William II. Mullen's recent
career. One thing he said Of him was
that in the space of three weeks ne had
been representative Of the local-option
organization and Of liquor-dealers'
association. Before he eat down Mr.
Shelton introduced Mr.. John Graves as
the next speaker.
MULLEN.
Mr.. Graves came forward and said
he was no speaker, did not intend to
attempt q speech, but he was a work
inenan, and a member Of the Knights
of Labor. He had thoroughly studied
and heard expounded the principles Of
bis order, but he had never found any
thing to convince him he ought to leave
the Democratic party. he was an ad-
vocate of MIR. George D. Wise, who, he
believed was friend Of the working
man. and the Knights of Labor. Mr..
William II. Mullen, whom Mr.. Graves
denomiuated as "little mon
strosity," was he said, Mullen
man. "But some will say Mr.. Mullen
is Reformer, and | ought to vote for
him on that account. If ever felt
the need Of a 'chestnut bell > it is
when ! hear that remark. Mr.. Mullen
is supported by the Mullenites, who
are the friends of the Mahoneites. Be-
fore Mr.. Mullen was a member Of the
order was working in the cause Of
labor in this city. In regard to that
paper, the Labor Herald, its editorials
for the past few weeks have been tenn
ing with abuse of Hon. George ID.
Wise" Mr.. Graves remarks were to
the point, aud be was frequently ap-
plauded.
CAPTAIN ]. II. o'BANNoN.
Captain j. u. O'Bannon was next
introduced. He rose to speak and was
about to proceed when several persons
started to 60 out aud others tried to
raise q row. Captain 0'Bannon be-
came little fretted at the disorder,
and exclaimed in clear tones that be
did not intend to allow the disorder
prevailing to deter him from what he
wanted to say. Order being restored,
Captain 0'Bannon said he appeared
before an audience to make speech for
the first time in sixteen years, bat he did
not appear now as the representative OF
the Knights of Labor, for that organi-
zstion, he claimed, being non-political,
had no right to make nomiration.
The speaker reviewed the histories OF
the Democratic and Republican parties,
which he seemed perfectly familiar
with. He showed in strong terms the
treachery to the people Of the repre-
sentatives Of the Republican party. He
said:
"He who is not for us is against Us.
There are many here tonight who claim
to be Democrats, but they say they are
going to vote for Mr.. Mullen. He who
says be is not going to support George
ID. Wise is an enemy Of the Democratic
nayfv Yon will hear IL said IN all