Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-07
11ROR 0NTHE COLOR LINE
p,cHMoND HOT OVER THE
hiO FARRELL INCIDENT.

.1,ars Said to Contemplate
Ao'1 Their Connection with 1t
e,d of Policemen and a Big
80 Ready TO Hustle the Negro nero
Agsiu Approached the Theatre
p,cHwoND, Oct. 6.-Althougn To-Day
- third day of the convention lts
""S ,ars were not yet ready TO begin the
work they had come to do. There
atuI remained to be settled the question
~ seating eight or ten delegates, whose
.oo tine Committee on Credentials mas
rsferred to the convention.
throughout the city to-day the prlnci-
,.onic NJ DISCUSSION was the admission
r.. .nigbt of ceIored delegate Farrell TO
st,ntpe orchestra circle in the Academy
If Music. a section of the auoltorlum III
tbo Richmond theatre, hitherto sacfeuiy
sacred from the Intrusion OF all persons
- his race. The general feeling among
v,rginians here is one OF bitter resent
roont and they regard the delegates from
District No. 40 with anything but irlehu-
~ 3a,ljrg II ia said that majority OF
H. Iooai knights are much PROVOKED al
~ ao,ion Of their visiting brothers. anu
- was repOrted that a few knIgnts llving
hare declared their intention oil ABANDON
ing the order and joining the Law ana
Order League, organized mere III s"orn
onnosition to the knights.
W noon a recess was taken until
o,cIock. Mr.. PoWderly announced TO the
ranresentatives OF the press that he had
nnthipg to communicate to them. some
secret husiness had been transacted, out
of course he could say nothing AS to its
nature. The morning session was mann
lv devoted be said, TO consideration OF
the report of the Committee on Creden-
tials, which was not finally acted upon.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session of the knights OF
Labor. beginning at 2 O'Clock, lasted
nearly an hour beyond the regular time
for adjournment, 8 o'clock. Matters then
stood about where they were thls morning
Mr., Powdsrly, through whom the onclal
news of the proceedings is given to the
lress. told the reporters that he had moth
ing in the way OF news to give them. The
convention, he said, was still considering
the report of the COMMITTEES on Creden-
tals. and had not vet acted upon 1t, rms
means that the tight over the admission
OF eight or ten delegates whom the COM
mhtee referred to the convention is stiil
IN progress. VINO these delegates are
MIR. Powderly ard other leading Knights
still refuse TO say
THE MEN PICKED OUT BY RUMOR.
The burden of rumOr, however, seems
10 tayOr the statement that they are three
brooklyn delegates, Messrs. Brown, DObb
and Miller, Of the Brooklyn Montauk As
soclauon; Mr.. MOrrison,o of District Assem-
by No. 126, OF New York, and six St.L0uis
delegates claiming TO be elected instead
OF SIX said to ne Turner men. The dele
gates from District No. 40, according TO
the same unofficial repOrta, are fighting
Mr.. Morrison and the Brooklyn men
tooth and nail, but the long continuance
Ci the battle shows that the opposl-
lion is FULLY as determined as
they. There can be no doubt
of the fact that the battle Is bitter one.
This afternoon the voices of the opposing
delegates could be heard in the street
without Armory Hall as they argued the
questions at issue. Until this discussion
Is ended the convention is at standstill,
ana no work can be done. Meanwhile
many delegates here are growing impa-
tleHG at the pr0longatiOn of the contest,
and are anxious TO get at the work they
came mere to accomplish. The contest
VIII be resumed tomorrow morning, and
no one seems even able TO guess how long
II VIII be before the convention will Or
gaaize and begin business.
NbAOi ~ HbStLE FARRELL,
1t was rumored to-day that the dele
sa'es OF district No. 40, with colored
piDef potuef Farrell, Intended going to the
toe latter was refused admission to force
lIeir way IN with him. Mrs. W. T. Pow
Ell, Ell, 'Ae proprletress and manager of the
lueHiIe, which Is the leading one in the
NY heard OF the rumor, and gave instruc-
uion9 thst tafEetl should not be admitted.
SAoept 10 the gallery reserved for negroes.
sne called on Chief of Police Poe to afford
l1gteetlon IN case of trouble. The Chief
oaiieu on Mr.. POwderly at FOrd's Hotel To
re44esV mat be use his influence to pre-
'enV an attempt TO force the admission of
TouDle
Mr. POWDERLY TOO BUSY.
,on M. fo"derly sent word that he was
nt,tn " soc nun, but sent MIR. Hayes,
VI tue Executive Board Instead. The lar.
.er SAID be thought Farrell would not trv
ssss Oeultr the theatre, but he could give no
siTo i1aiSnce ai on the subject. Before the the.
Svo ue opened Chief Poe and thlrty-
r. pohcemen were on guard
@o AT the hour for opening
liza 'neStre thousands OF people Assem-.
ysta Ou broad street. The colored dele
10 .S SIu his fellow members OF District
Gistnvb Wv not appear, and there was no
m;nlGance OF the peace. The crowd re.
,,,Go oclone about about the theatre until nearly 10
N'''A before dispensing.
:. IaE STATUS OF THE CONTEST.
AsaoaN az was stated officially tonight to an
loe lTC,aIeu TnalIeu Press reporter by mem ber of
lSS AS@scutlye Board that the report of
heen Nolnhlttee on Credentials has
les'aa accepted in ali the con.
Of NJ. seat cases excepting those
ana tHr ~ Morrison, OF New YORK.
Nor,aete ,ae et' Louis delegation. Rrooklyn,s
gatss gts'auA 'l Protective Associations dele
stitT,i"ere we're refused admission on the con.
Hixed Hionai 1la ground that where there is a
fcrmsut district another district cannot be
pg dGs Without the consent Of the exist
.er. "ssrIc, sSI unless it has obtained char
neitbaru ue brooklyn seeding district has
Farroin,u inuoa consent nor charter.
blv NoeI M i The colored delegate of Assem-.
bis bo,.f i' called on Nj. PowderIy at
no tnr,h,tals t,el tals evening. tits stated that
Color" SI attempts will be made by the
unan,SSO Ouetlegates to euter the Theatre in
In 'ssaoa,sed saol,sed places while the convention