New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-27
| THE KNIGHTS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
QUESTIONS THAT WILL COME BEFORE 1T.

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RELATIONS WITH UYIoNs-THE HOME CLUB IN
vEsTiGATIoN.
The preparations for the next session OF the
General Assembly OF the Knights OF Labor which Will
be held IN Richmond. Va in October have been nearly
all. completed This session will be by far the most
the history OF tho order both by reason OF
The great increase membership since the session In
| Hamilton, Ont last October and the many questions
vital the future usefulness OF the order which Will
have to be settled At the last General Assembly there
were less than 100 district assemblies represented by
about 4O delegates, each delegate representing 1000
men or majority fraction Of that number. At the Rich
mond Assembly there will DO nearly $50 district
| assemblies with AT least 900 delegates on the same
basis OF representation Tie growth has been generally
distributed all the country though 1t has perhaps
rapid IN the states cast of the Mississippi
District Assembly No. 80 which takes In all OF Massa
chu.ess will have representation OF seventy-two more
than ten times many at Hamilton District Assem-
bly, No 40 the biggest district in this art OF the country
will send eighty delegates against seven at Hamil-
District Assembly No J. OF Philadelphia VIII also
send between seventy ana eighty men, These are the
three largest districts in the order and show the
greatest increase
mond This state has been represented in
| the General Assembly. The same may be said OF q
number of other Southern states. 1t is expected that
the session Will t at least two weeks. possibly longer
Much the time will be taken up with changes in the
constitution OF the ORDER which must be accommodated
TO it's iapid growth The general Impression Is tnat
plan of government will be introduced based on The
state system each state to have State district with an
Executive Board having jurisdiction in state anairs
Over this will be the General Assembly with its general
officers and General Executive Board, which will have
general supervision the entire order his Board
will be clothed with power In the affairs OF the
order than the National Government is In the affairs
OF the Nation.
Then the ai airs OF tbs Home Club will take up much
time The committee appointed at Cleveland to look
into the affairs of this organization was In session IN this
city than weeks and took the testimony OF
everybo " who knew anything of the Home Club and OF
good many who did not know anything about It, It'll
said that there great Of testimony to present to
the General Assembly, of a decidedly sensational
character, which will stir the organization from the
ground up. BY some members II is feared that tho
debate tho Homo Club matter VIII create disturb
ance which will load the DISRUPTION OF the order They
say that action Of District Assembly No 49, winch Is
controlled By the alleged members % tile Home Club, in
buying Pythagoras Hall In Canal st for $4,000 was
taken for the purpose Of engineering the clubs position
at Richmond and in the worst comes ana the body
decides expel the club, it will have something 10 TAU
back on.
PLANS TO REGULATE STRIKES.
The action taksn by the Cleveland Assembly for the
regulation OF strikes AMI boycots does not TO have
had the desired effect, and at Richmond some other n
will be devised to keep down these pests OF the labor
movement 1t is considered mperatyely necessary also
to come to some satisfactory ARRANGEMENT with the
trades unions. The hard feeling which existed previous
10 the Cleveland Assembly has been intensified by tho
action OF some OF the district assemblies in wagns
| warfare against the unions since that tire. aud Mr.
Powderly awake the fact that action must be
taken which will do away with this bitterness Ie Will
try to bring abont "a friendly feeling which Will uti-
matey lead ANA samation OF all labor orsanlza-
tons.
The membership o: the convention will be changed
considerably from of the last though many o;
the old faces Will be I. " POwderly will 20 from
District Assembly No. TO- f. H.. Barry. john W. Hayes
ana ". H. Bailey. the present members OF the General
Executive Board have all been elected delegates, and
General Secretary Frederick Turner Will be OF the
represent III, es OF District Assembly, No l. George l.
Mcneil, who is spoten of for General Master Workman
in case Mr. Powder!y decliaes to serve az iin f. h
Eos ter, 4. A. Carlton aud Charles litchman VIII All be
present as representatives of District Assembly No 3d.
rom the Far West Joseph II. buchanan and James
Crattick have been elected delegates. The DELEGATION
from District Assembly No - VIII be headed by +. H.
Nauehton, Paul Meyer, Hugh Carey and L. f. Kunzc,
all alleged members OF tHe Home e SIn9 ann H tSe
+. Baxter. John Morrison. James Cunningham, and Ed
ward Farrell. Charles l.. Merrill will IA delegate
from the district in Brooklyn which was ordered by
the Cleveland General Assembly, but was refused
franchise by the General Executive BCarl \ strong
hsnt Will be made for his admission, but 1t Is doubtful II
If General Master Workman Powderly will consent
there Will DO practically no opposition TO his
election, majority OF the delegates nave oeeu
support him. In case he declines to serve
however, there viii DO hard fight Tor the General
VI Workmanship, with possibly George L. Mcneil
of Boston, and +. b. MCGUIRE, 81 New-iork. as the
candidates. go ~
For the General Secreia rysnip there VII be bitter
fight Frederick Turner who has the Office al present,
sao 10 be exceedingly anxious for another term ana
working for it, but there Is strong personal uppcsl-
ton and his chances are not Thought 10 be bright
cand dates Will he cannot be sad a. yet though
f. b. Barry present the General Executive Board,
spoken OF by his frienCs III man FOL the position
There Will spirited contest for the places on tue
Executive Board. No candidates have been prominently
mentioned as yet The first session Of the Assembly viii
he held October and the delegates from Sew YORK
will leave here on september 80