Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-06-05
KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
Proceedings Of the Special Convention
of the General Assembly at
Cleveland, 0,
Work of the Conventlon-The Executive
Board Increased from Five to
Eleven Members-Importsnt
Measures Acted Upon.
SECOND nays SESSION.

SECOND DAYS SESSION.
CLEVELAND, o., May 21.-lt was nearly
eleven o'clock yesterday morning before the
General Assembly of the Knights of Labor
was raped to order by Grand Master Work
man Powderly. In the meantime the dele
gates congregated in groups in the hall and
corridors discussing labor topics. When
the call for the convention was issued by
Mr.. Powderly, he only enumerated five
causes of complaint that were to be adjusted.
These were bOycotts, strikes, the Southwest
troubles, the relation of the Knights of La
Dor to other organizations and the institut.
ing of new assemblies. Since the delegates
have arrived many of them have plans that
they would like to spring upon the special
session. Whether these will be discussed
or laid upon the table cannot be determined
as yet. One of these plans is to agitate the
subject of the Government regulating the
railroads.
A member, Mr.. Hammond, of Allegheny
City, Pa, has prepared a long address upon
this subject and the delegate from his dis
trict will try to secure a hearing for him.
The g%entleman's address also deals with the
project of a National Arbitration Board.
Another matter was made public by free
discussion. For some time past the Ex-
ecutive Board have not been satisfied with
some of the organizers of the order, and
several have had charges preferred and had
their commissions recalled. A number of
organizers are not giving satisfaction, so to
prevent hard feeling by removing these men
it is proposed to have the commissions Of
every organizer from the chief down re-
called.
A reporter asked Mr.. Richard Trevelick, the
Chief Organizer, about the matter and that
gentleman said: at is true that such a
plan is being agitated. Much of the trouble
in the order rising from rapidly increasing
membership and the installation of our as
semblies is due to poor organization, 1t is
not the fault of either Mr., Powderly or the
Executive Board. In making appointments
they must rely upon the recommendations
of the District Assemblies, They do not,
can not know all the men recommended
and appointed. A few weeks ago in one
city | met an organizer who, | regret to say,
was under the influence of liquor, ! asked
him where he was going and he informed me
that he was going to institute an assem-
bly, of five hundred striking Polacks
and Hungarians. This is against the
rules of the order, az we can admit
no strikers while they are out. | old him
so, but he replied that he held a c0mmiss' on
as organizer and would do as he pleased. |
told him he could institute the assembly,
but il would never receive a charter. Only
a few days ago at a reception rendered M
by ladies an organizer was intoxicated. Ii
would make hard feelings to ask for their
commissions, so it is proposed to make them
ante-up from the chief organizer down.
This can be done by Mr.. Powderly alone,
by the Executive Board as much or by the
Executive Board under instruction from the
General Assembly. The best way is the
latter, and | think it will be done in that
manner. New organizers will be commits
stoned as fast as possible and will be selected
because of their fitness for the position"
The business of the morning session was
the acceptance of the report of the commit
tee on credentials. The new delegates were
then admitted to the hall and the obligation
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