Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-10-07
DISSENTION ON TOP.
RITTER FEELING MANIFESTED AT THE
<. OF L. CONVENTION.
=, Fi,bt Agalnst the Home Club Element Becoming
ofSsriOus DimsnSOns-A Display Of Raea
Prsiudics-Ths Work Of the Convention
Not Perrspdbly Advancing.


RICHMOND VA, October 6.-This morn
INC there was every indication Of an scrl-
r,onious session of the Knights of Labor
convention to-day. The report OF the
Committee on Credentials refusing admlS-
.ion to the Brooklyn delegates has engend-
cred a good deal of feeling, and there is q
determination to. defeat it. The Home
CIpb' il considered torepresent the strong
sst district in the convention, being COM
posed of good speakers and the best IN
formed men. and they have gathered about
them. in their struggle to retain jurisdic-
riop over Brooklyn, the bulk Of the Parli-
,,sntarisns and orators This fact alone has
list them strength, however as very many
d, the hard working, silent delegates have
announced their intention mot to be rid
den over" as they put it. A good deal Of
feeling was shown on the sidewalks among
members rs the convention WAS assembling
n y o'clock, and for a while it looked as
though there would be a collision between
"Fprtv-niuer" and one of the Brooklyn
,,,, rhe sympathizerS with the Brooklyn
I.l.rI,..S declare they will win, aud the
,sblte, will De exciting The delegates Of
Di.,rIrt - are determined in their fight
and have nu hrSitaTcy in uSIyinS that If the
,.,yF q, c5ry, ot the convention is to be
maintained the brooklyn delegates must
n,r he admitted. The attendance at the
convention this morning was full. The
atmosphere WAS chilly and the weather
threatening.
RACE PREJUDICE
There j. yet much said dabout the manner
IN which the members of 49haye stood and
are Standing by their cOlOred delegate. \
fr.,h blrst OF comment was created by the
allowing in this mornings Dispatch: Last
niyht. lust before the performance Of
Hamlet" began at the Academy Of Music
,iNtv members OF District Assembly 49, OF
Nm York. k.-thc negro member (Farrell)
being our Oi the paTty-and twenty other
Knight, II Labor delegates to the General
Assembly, went in body to that place
Of amusement, and, marching mp
~ tu- b1N-oihce, the foremost man
bnurht eighty tickets, for which he paid
so Tae,c tickets admitted the party to
rr-rr, ei seats on the left hand side of the
house about eight rows from the stage.
T2itn,r they wended their way, the negro
-Itrin. b tween two Ofhis cOnfyeres near the
r1t of one of the rows. Here he remained
unIi-turhei during the whole perform
lDr,.. \ gOod sized audience of ladies and
Gentlemen were present. Only few left
the hall. In fact. Ii WAS not generally
known through the audience what had OC-
Cured and who the strange visitor was.
Among those citizens who knew Of
the affair there was severe criticism
OF the management for allowing
this violation of the long established GUS
torls of this part of the country; but Far
rel having been seated, no doubt the
mlqig.nent thought is wiSOSt and better
TO. al, concerned not to make any move
wuIrn m!Snt possibly result IN disturb
aucr IL Is safe to presume that District
~ marched % the Academy in body
Last nigh, rs il did to make - test case.
Mr. CtStius, manager OF the Academy,
states that he knew nothing OF the pres
en-. Of the negro until after his entrance
Intp the hall. Mr. CIStine then consult.
eI several, gentlemen aS 10 the best course
wpus,ue and upon their advice, rather
thlu ct.,, any excitement he took no
acton and allowed the man to remain"
ANOTHER LANDLORD SHOCKED.
The D.SDdtcI also had an interview with
Landlord named Fry, at the Central Ho-
tpI. in which be SAYS that among his
guests /, a colored delegate, (C. d. Free
man. of Aglsta Maine, who not only
dine, VITA the white delegates but Occu-
p.csu r5Um with some Of them. COlOred
members also came from Agusta, Ga,
Florida. Washington, Baltimore, PennSyi-
wanna Norfolk, Petersburg DInville, Char
lotte cparty, Va, AlabamL and North
Ctrnnl Most of them are
qurtI with coIOred families
In. ra,ored brother from Balti
more. James N. Edwards, Is stopping at
the - Charles Hotel, where he arrived
with eighteen other Knights from Balu-
more on Monday. His fare is altogether
th, ,tu' ~ that given white people and
A' pays the same price tOr II. MIR. Gala
CHAN. ia proprietor OF the hotel, claims
tht n. dt! not know at first that negro
waS 10 a.. one Of the Baltimore party, aud
that ~ spJu rs ne found it ont he told the
dele cute, that the negro c0uld not be given
6r,,-rta,, accommodations. They said
they were not willing to leave their broth
e. aud ~ II was arranged that they should
rat and sleep with their friend.
LITTLE PROGRESS MADE
We have made little progress to-day,
'Ii Mr. POwderly to a press representa-
ti,r Immediately at the close Of the morn
agS..S>iOa. I'VE are not on secret work
AMI ha;2 not decided the contest. Nothing
can I.-. nude public at this time" From
o;h,r sources il il learned that, a. antici-
pttri In an earlier dispatch to-day, the
sa',,,u Wa exceedingly lively, at tim2s
a.ru mIHu, aud that the c)ndItlut
%! On work Of organization
th. anne rs when the cOnven-
uou wl- called to order ut 9O'clOck. Many
speeches we're made anj much earnest
u.>S shown by delegate ~ reCOGa.Z' all
Ol the representatives Pee cnt, e., Z tally
the trio from Brooklyn. The efforts OF
District 40 to shut out Brooklyn and hold
the general representation down to the
strict letter Of the law were characterized
Is rough ShOd work" and repulsed by q
hlmber Of the more conservative men. 1t
Is very probable that all OF this after
Moons session, and possibly portion Of
io-m'7vow's ; morning session will be con-
sumrd in the further discussion Of the
report 10 the Committee on Credentials.
The color line issue between the knights
and the citizens of Richmond is likely 70
become very important one here, and 1t
among the possibilities that it may lead
"a ..r..
a!IE those from New York and Baltimore
are determined to have the same cour-
teS'eS extended their colored delegates rs
p1Vpro 2 he Il - that