Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-10-09
KNIGHTS OFLABoR.
The General Assembly stIii Trying to
Organize.

The General Assembly Still Trying 10
Organize,
RICHMOND, Va, Got. by an
overwhelming majority the General
Assembly OF the Knights OF Labor to-
day decided that Jehn Morrison of New
York, Master Workman OF the National
Carpet Trade District Assembly No.
126, was ineligible as delegate ID the
supreme body. At the same time IL
was decided to admit Messrs. McGinn
and Moore and the other two delegates
from MorI ison's District Assembly. 1t
was said that the General Assem- bly, re-.
fused Morrison admission on the ground
that after he had secured his transfer
card from local assembly under the
jurisdiDtion of District Assembly 40 to
q detached local assembly, the latter
had not reported that matter back for
the local assem- bly, whence he came.
Mr.. Powderly said this evening that
the decision Of the General Assembly
merely affected Morrison's eligibility rs
adele gate, and had no bearing on his
membership In the order. 30 clear was
IL made TO appear that Morrison was
ineligible ~ delegate that many
liberal members Of the General Assem-
ply withdrew their support and voted
In favor Of excluding him, go that the
ballot Was not regarded rs test of the
relative strength Of the two elements.
Du1pg the day frsternal greetings
were rece we'd by General Master Work
man fOwdtrly from President William
Weihe and Secretary William Martin,
OF the Amalgamated Association OF
lren and Steel Workers, and P j. Ma
guire, Secretary Of the Brother ood Of
Carpenters and Juiners Of America.
Though the General Assem- bly, IS not
yet regularly organized, while the
Committee on Credentials was at work
in another part Of the building this af.
ternoon the cases of the 5000 locked
out cotton mill operatives in Augusta,
3,000 locked out tanners in Peabody and
Salem, Massac usetts, aud the locked
out plumbers In New York city were
discussed, and it was resolved t, sup
port the idle operatives in each case,
because, 30 Mr.. Powderly said, IS Ii
was believed that the action OF the en-
ployers was blow 1T the order.
Mr.. Powderly said this evening that
Frank Ferrel, the colored delegate from
New York, had called upon him and
assured him that during his stay in this
city he would not again 20 near o
theatre.
rhe delegates from District Assembly
No. l. of Philadelphia, are, it 10 said,
Instructed to vote as o unit ON but q
single question, In favor of the re-elec
ton of Mr.. Powderiy.
They were, It ia said, recommended
ITO vote for Mr.. Tarnf RS re election az
Secretary Treasurer" but it is known
that the delegation will he by no means
unanimous in Its support of the latter.
The session OF the General Assembly
WAS to have been held this evening to
receive the final report Of the Commit.
tee ON Credentials, but, ss that body WAS
unready 10 report, the hall vas not
opened. II is expected that night set
sions will be held daily until the Ger =
eral Assembly adjounrs.
1t 10 said that az last evenings eau
Gus 1t was resolved at the proper time
to present to the General Assembly the
name OF james A. Wright as Q candi-
date for the General Executive Board.
District Master Workman Anthony
SerlnRen and Chairman William P.
Fatis and Secretary James Hayes, Of
the Executive Board Of District Assem-
bly, No. l, to-day notified the acting
Exec utive Board by telegraph to
order NO strikes until the officers
and other members OF the board
return from Richmond. Alter.
nate James Higgins arrived from Phila-
delphia today, and will fill the vacar-
cy in the delegation created by the re-
turn Of Delegate J. G Calhoun of Rox-
borough.
1t was stated this evening by officers
OF the Executive Board of District As.
* nj bly, No. that the case of the locked.
out employees Of the frankfort textile
factories will not be laid before the
General Assembly, because 1t has not
yet been placed in the hands of the
District Assembly.