St. Paul daily globe., 1886-05-27

also deals with the project of a national
board of arbitration. Another matter was
made public by free discussion this morn
ing. For some time past the executive
board has not been satisfied with some of
the
ORGANIZERS OF THE ORDER,
and several have had charges preferred
against them and their commissions re-
called. So to prevent hard feeling by re-
moving these men, it is proposed to have
the commissions of every organizer, from
the chief down, recalled. A reporter
asked Mr.. Richard Trevleck, the chief Or
ganlZer, about the matter, and that gentle
man said:
1T is true that such a plan is being agi-
tated Much of the trouble in the order ris
ing from rapidly-increasing membership and
the installation OF our assemblies 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 assem-
blieS. They do not, cannot know all the men
recommended and appointed. A few weeks
ago i'll one city met an organizer who, re-
gret to say, was under the infuenc of liquor
l asked him where he was going, and he in
formed me that he was going to institute an
assembly OF 500 striking Polacks and Hun
garianS. This is against the rules of the Cr
der as we can admit no strikers while they
are out. told him so, but he replied that
he held commission as organizer and would
DO AS HE PLEASED.
I told him he could institute the assembly
but it would never receive q charter. Only
few days ago, at a reception rendered me by
ladies, an organizer was Intoxicated. We
need sober, Industrious, representative men
in these positions. It would make hard feel
ing to ask for their commissions, SO it is pro-
/ posed to make them ante up from the chief
organizer down. This can be done by Mf.
Powderly alone, by the executive board or
by the executive board under instructions
from the general assembly. The best way is
the latter, and think that it will be done in
that manner. New organizers will be COM
missioned as fast as possible, and will be
selected because of their fitness for the
position
The convention hall on either side is
lined with tables at which the delegates sit.
At the end of the room facing Ontario
street, between two windows is the chair
of the master workman. Secretary Turner
has three tables at the side, at one of which
he sits, at the next two assistants and at
the third the stenographer. At the oppo-
site end of the hall is the chair of Richard
Griffith of Chicago, general worthy foreman
of the order, and next to Mr.. Powderly in
| Office. The first business of the morning
session was the acceptance of the report Of
| the
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
The new delegates were then admitted to
the hall and the obligation administered.
The delegates were admitted only from
+! such districts as were represented at the
convention held last year in Hamilton, Ont,
this being special of that general assem-
bly, and district since instituted not being
eligible to membership i'll the existing body.
Mr.. Powderly'S address was then delivered
eXtemporaneously. He referred the dele
gates to the call to learn what business was
to be brought forward and taking up the
five subjects of strikes, boycotts, labor
troubles, difficulties with trades unions and
the increasing membership one by one he
advised most careful thought and full dis
cussion upon all subjects. He asked that
harmony, prudence and discretion should
predominant in all matters and that the
affairs of the convention should be acted
upon with consideration and dispatch.
The best part of the address treating
of matters entirely within the province of
the order cannot be made public Mr..
Powderly resumed his seat amid prolonged
applause, and upon motion appointed
standing committees of five upon each of
the following subjects: Law, strikes. boy
colts and relation of Knights of Labor to
other organizations. A special committee
of five was appointed to whom was referred
the addresses of the president and secretary
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
union. A committee of five was also Sc
lected to take action upon the matter of the
organization of the American Manufacture
ers' union, as proposed by Mr.. Edwin Nor
ton in his address of Tuesday. At 1 o'clock
the convention took recess until o'clock
tomorrow morning, so as to give ample
time to the committees to do the work laid
before them.
After dinner the great body of knights
| left their hotel to
VISIT PLACES OF INTEREST
in the city, many of them making pilgrim
ages to Garfield's tomb at Lakeview ceme-
| terry. The executive board held session
at the headquarters in the Forest City
house, while the boycott committee was at
work in room 9S of the same hotel. The
committee for the distribution of literature
and documents held It's first meeting in
Sloss hall, while the committee on the state
of order. the most important of ALL held its
session in the parlor OF the Weddell house
This committee consists of Messrs.
Frank A. Foster, chairman, Haverhill,
Mass; James Cummings, New York;
Henry Mentor, New York; Robert Shilling,
Milwaukee; W. l.. Buchanan, Pittsburg;
George Mcneil, Boston; Oliver Otis, Rock
land, Me-, and Mr.. Shaw of Illinois. The
afternoon was spent in general discussion
of the matters that were to be brought be-
fore the committee. Samuel Campers.
president of the State Workingmen's as
sembly of New York; A. Strasser, presi-
dent OF the International Cigarmakers'
/ d NJ, afor
Carpenters and Joiners' union, had q con-
ference with the committee, and related in
a general way the grievances that each ex-
pected to bring before the commit
tee. The cigarmakers spoke of
the recent trouble in PittSburg
between the International union and
the Knights of Labor. The convention
will meet in Pittsburg June 1, and it is
confidently asserted that it will adjourn as
q district assembly of the Knights OF Labor.