Telegram-herald., 1886-10-05

aad past cDaseafiEs have lena1.s rats's
t14I b Is faE easier - rFoiulz r1au eerfsit
fceIF sessions Mgst "a TIE delegates. IA
tarltas their rallr9al fr4lsf.fiaflsu,
EeFe careful o. -ee tsat is'Rts 1ff lnslfed
30 le=s team iEirfs DAYS S4te sCl1e
4rfa1ket to have their ilezets ca
tented. sboHld they oe 1etalDsu
bsre lenzer ttan ihe end oi tie present
m8nta. There 4fe very many questions
"a great A.a.gl itlae ~ be disposed - thiS
cons-1fion inis - Dy fsf the a0st ini-
poFau labor meeting ever held in this
eeuntry. 70 The sgrp. lse ~ al The officers.
shout SO delegates are present Wlile not
over &c hundred we're Anticipated. As
representation j. pFopoftloned - member
VA D lt Nill b. seen that the gr0Eth u the
orcer has teea beyond the conceptions ol the
chief promoters and workers. The nfst OF
the important subjects viii be the revision
~ the Constitution. The delegation -
authority to oe used by the Grand Master
in times VI strikes ard ooycotts : among
the most difieait question 70 be considered
Nothing definite seems % BE- ia mind
respecting either Of these questions. al
though sheFe IS al ocean Of crude ideas
aii1aL A great deal of discussion will
naturally follow When these matters are
reached in convention The Executive
Board * Is reported. has a scheme tor de-
efe1sllg the representa- ION 10 the annual
couveluoo but is members refuse 70 dis
close ifs nature aud il > unkuoan. IL Is
generally supposed 20 be- the amAigama-
zion 0f districts intO STATE and Territorial
districts Instead of SO DELEGATES. There
is a demand fcr not over ioO while many
believe sixty or seventy will better repre-
sent the !nteresi. 81 the order and that the
work will be facilitated With thar number
ani made satisfactory.
The seats Of the district delegations were
drawn al al informal meeting later this
afternoon, tne highes, number drawn indi-
eating the number Of districts represented
was i,C. N9f over oae-fourth Ot the dele
gates were present a. the sea,-drawing and
mucn Of if VA done by proxy.
Iae convention IS composed Of sturdy
lot ot men. Three-fOuEths Of them are
under forty years Of age and scarcely =
score of t'4em are if,y years Old IL Is
remarked by those who have attend
ed former conventions that never have
there been so mach enthusiasm. such
determination and sach a universal desire
% 90 Just wba. is right. Now all feel that
the Organization has grown 10 such proper
tiOns that wisdom must De coun>eled and
cantOr marshallsd. mistake az this time
would lead not only 10 the destruction of
tue progressing work. bat possibly the ami
AtdAttI bt diA ihti Ids Ntru VDIC III
emulation of principle aud propagation OF
cooperation. There IS as yet no canvass
ing for any Of the Offices. Il is understood
that The Obj officers expect reelection aud.
a3 rule 10 Is conceded. While
the policy of Mr.. Powderiy
has been too conservative % commend it 10
the pleasure of many OF the Knights il is
plain that il would require phenomenll Al
change of sentiment 20 defeat his re
election. A few names are vaguely men
toned for places on the Executive Board in
the event that IL is enlarged as has been
proposed but there is nothing like a formal
announcement of candidate.
The little sensation created by the pro-
prietor of the Murphy House refusing 10 ac-
c0mmodate Frank J Farrell! a col0red man
aud a delegate Of District No. 80 of New
York, subsidei when the delegation in a
body reIGsei 90 accept accom- mOdatiOns at
the hotel after Farrell was refused and LETT
tor another hotel Other delegates at the
Murphy House also departed. thereby insti-
tuting kiad of a boycott on the Murphy
Mansion.