Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-13
JOGGING ALONG.
ONLY ONE SESSION OF THE KNIGHTS
CONVENTION YESTERDAY.
The Tenure.of-0fiice Question Under Die
eussion- Powderly To Give No More
Reports.

lsNN Nv Afat i'ANlUs- hIlh lftNtA-' ~ l7
! of The Firs, Massachusetts regiment, which
| accompanies John \. Andrew Post, Grand
| Army OF The Republic, on their visit here.
| Therefore no afternoon session could be
| held. and the morning one WAS protracted
! until T.. Man hour later than the usull
| time Of adjournment for the dinner recess,
pE. PowDrRLY DoDGES THE REPORTERS.
A, members wanted to get their papers
! out q the way they fingered At the hall for
/ aWhilc after The adjournment. and were q
| little tlrdy reaching their hotels and board
| iug.hou.cs. At Ford's. where Mr. Pow
! dolly boards, and after each session % the
| Convention meets members OF the press 20
| furnish them with that part OF the proceed
| ipgS which be desires 10 have made public,
| were waiting a hall dozen or move report
| ers and correspondents. They waited pa
| ticnily until O'Clock. thinking that he was
! detained at the hail, and Kept 10 this idea
| until one Of the reporters informed his
| copfr(rCS that Mr.. oWderly was seated in
| the dining. room as far from the entrance aS
| possible quietly eating away on some beef
| and raw tomatoes.
| II was evident that he Fad departed from
| his usual route TO and from the hail. and
| entered the hotel from the rear for the pur-
| pose Of cvading the ncwSpapCr-mcn, he
| legged, had Intentionally grossly miSrcpTe-
>cnied him.
A. no one had hccn defeated TO give ont
q report 10 the press the reporters were at a
| loss 10 know 10 whom they must apply for
an outline of the proceedings OF the A.
>cWblv. While Mr.. PONdcrly was about
| TO commence on Ia, dessert the representa-
| tive ~ the United Press wrote the follow
| ing on a card and gave II 10 waiter to
take TO him:
"Nhn viii YOU meet the representatives,
Il The press 10 give report oi to-day''
proceedings Of the Assembly"
Mr. powdcrly received the card and
wrote underneath the above the following
J don't know when, FOR oar Board
meets no once
CAUGHT Oh THE Fly.
The >crihCs consulted h.. some tlmc, and
finally It W., decided that q delegation ~
them should 20 around and intercept Mr..
Towdcr.y %, hc came out the dinng-roJm
from the side entrance. In a few minutes
bC came out in company with Mr.. Hayes.
men hcr II the Executive Board, aud
started 90 ascend thc stairway leading up
toWard> hi, room. Ecpre ,n'a'iyc' OF tn.
>'G'. and ~ patch were .tiHding near and
one of Them said: iir. FoVdcr'y, have You
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Mr. Powderly sid that hc would not oD-
i,tt ~ giving ont reports 10 the pres if
what hc-ud was published. IIccomplurj
Of some ~ tie Ecv York papers misreprc.
sonfm- linn. audm-i,tsd that De- would not
give ANYTHING II matter gotten from other
source, ihat Va- not trlc was added 90
what hc furnished and then s,ut ol a.
coming from him. ilcIludcd c-pecalytu
kilograms sent t1 ihc N.W orb It"r, 10y
Mr.. .cl-tt>, WAo i~ here t'.e-iHpaiu- rc-
por, 90 that paper lie dId moi include
| The Richmond paper. lie 'id De had no
/ fault Goo lud ~ tu,m
M. PoWd.Tly said hc Was willing TO iur-
ui>h reports II what hc gave oUt MS used
{ over Dos name or ~ such manner q, To-
/ distinguish il from that gotten from outside
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Mc. poWderly said further, that on >,fur-
dav last le had declined 10 met member
OF the press while Mr.. Fielder, Wa among
them. and delegated some one else TO serve
in 'hi~ capacity for him. and that the news
yaptr- had not referred TO tins matter. lie
was corrected here, %, all OF the Richmond
uarcr, had made prominent thi, iact
Mr. Powdcry was asked II hc could not
hN ,ome hour to give out news every da\'
anu nor 'l 'u' H'," NV w. n, -,
on h'Dl ~ '"'' 90" "'"' pu 'i'" ,l,',
ne IA" ~ ,""'" no. tI"' ~, - "', ,,ty-
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coH>lHtIIoHAL ANt\'NE\i~.
What was done to-day t' was asked.
wei. said Nr Po"dcrly, - have
nothing 10 give t"' H'lt tH'H "''' "'
have heard
several said they h9d lcard uoihihk' amt
one. after hc,iiaunS rs 10 Whtibtf or H''
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done Wi> IN RELATION io cnahSlh- 'uV 'vu-
'thulon ana lbe tenure OF ON.
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zee on Laws su'iAI'leu ltpol,' 'Iu w
nave "hF aC,'u upon one >r','""' T.', '"
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up Il" e'cl' nc luIueu an" ',o SS'u ~ "n'
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shAkP "ohDS'
1t Is understood that The session oi The
Convention Yesterday morning was very
beYtqd nup and that the disCUSSi guS were 1t