Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-10-15
LAB0R'S CLASH ON COLOR.
a BUREAU OF NEGRO KNIGHTS
IN THE SOUTH.

scenes or Three FfEhGs with capital,
RICHMOND, Oct. 14.--The Executive
| Board of the Knights of Labor held a
meeting at O'clock this morning to con-
slider the question of sending aid to the
locked out cotton workers at Augusta,
Ga, the curriers' and tanners at Salem
and Peabody, Mass, and the journeymen
plumbers of New York city. The Gen.
eral Assembly had already voted that
money should be appropriated for their
relief. 1t was resolved that the sum of
'Sl5, ,000 be devoted to this purpose, $4,000
in each Of the cases considered, and that
further sums be sent as needed.
Mr.. Powderly held conference at
Ford's Hotel last night with fifteen or
sixteen c0iored delegates to the General
! Assembly. They representative colored
assemblies of the Knights of Tabor Of
Virginia, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi
and other Southern States. The object
of the conference was the formation Of a
bureau of colored Knights throughout the
ESouthern States for the purpose of pro-
| curing accurate statistics relative to the
condition of the colored people and their
| relation to the white laborers wherever
they areemplSyed together.
EVERYTHING TO BE COVERED.
These statistics are TO comprise every
thing in connection with the hours Of la
Dor, the treatment they receive from their
| employers, their wages, cost Of living,
etc. 1t is the purpose to learn whether
they receive the full liberty and rights to
which they are legally entitled; but Mr..
| POwderly said, In speaking OF the confer
ence and its objects, that the question
OF social equality is not one Of the OBJ
| jects of the bureau. Its object is
TO stimulate the colOred people
| to work for their own elevation The
| delegates he met were bright, intelligent
men, who seemed we'll fitted to aid in i'm
| proving the condition of their race. 1t
| was decided TO elect O chairman and
secretary and have assistants in each of
the Southern States.
Immediately after the General Assem-
bly, was called to order at O'Clock this
morning the WORK of balloting for men,
| bers OF the Executive Board began. There
| are six mem bers OF the board to be elected,
The General Master Workman, General
| Secretary and General Treasurer are ex-
| OtficiO members of the Executive Board.
THE VOTE.
The entire morning session was con-
sumed In balloting for members of the
General Executive Board. The vote
| stood as follows: Thomas b. Barry 304,
John W. Hayes 2s4. MIR. Barry was
| elected ON that ballot. The second ballot
stood: John W. Hayes 1886, A. A. Carl
! ton 124. Mr.. Hayes was elected. The
third ballot stood: W. FL. Bailey BOT, a.
A. Carlton 176. Mr.. Bailey was elected
A recess was taken at 10 O'Clock until 2.
Messrs. Barry, Hayes and Bailey are
all present members OF the Executive
Board.
TENURE OF THE OFFICE.
The term to which Messrs. Hayes and
Bailey are elected will be their third con-
EsecutIye term. The General Master
Workman is ex-Ofticio chairman of the
General Executive Board. The General
| Worthy Foreman is not member. He
occupies a place somewh at similar to the
Vice. President of the United States and
succeeds to the office of General Master
Workman in case a vacancy is caused
by death or resignation. Under the con-
stitUtion, as revised, neither the General
Secretary nor General Treasurer is a
member OF the board. In the Co-opera-
tive Board, consisting of six mem bers,
two are elected each year.
The remaining ballots for members of
the General Executive Board resulted as
follows: A. A, Carleton 292, T. B. Nc
Guire 81, Mr.. Carleton thus being elected.
I. 3. Mcclure 33l, Joseph Buchanan 2Sl,
Mr.. Mcclure thus being elected. Ira II.
Aylesworth 3l6, Joseph Buchanan 282,
Mr.. Ayleswo orth thus being elected. There
was a preliminary ballot for the election
OF two mem bers of the General Co-opera-
tive Board to fill the places of two retir-
ing members, and the assembly then ad-
jOurned till tomorrow morning, whent the
election of general officers will be con-
cluded.
THE OLD BOARD REFLECTED.
All the members of the old General Ex-
.ecutive Board nave been reelected. The
increase of the number OF members TO
seven and the fact that the General Sec
retary and Treasurer is no longer one OF
the board, creates vacancies for the three
new men, Messrs. Carleton, MoGuire and
Aylesworth. Mr.. Carleton is Past Mas
ter Workman of District Assembly No.
80 of Massachusetts, and tor the past
year has been one OF the general lecturers
of the order. He is 40 years old, shoe
cutter by trade, and resident of Somer-
Vile, Mass. Mr.. Mcclure is the we'll
known Master of District Assembly
No. 80 OF New York. He is
stone cutter by trade, but
was blacklisted and obliged to earn his
living as truck driver. He gained ma
tonal prominence by his action during
the late railroad strikes at East 81. Louis,
when be confronted an lnTuriated mob Of
strikers and induced them 10 refrain from
DESTROYING q large amount of the railroad
compaDy's property. He Is 36 years old
and a veteran OF the late war, having en-
listed ID the Union army as u drummer
boy and graduated into II soldier when old
enough TO carry a musket. Mr.. Ayles-
worth is 81 years OF age, is resident OF
Baltimore, Md, and carpenter.
lie 10 prominent member OF District
Assembly No. Al. Since the Cleveland
session OF the General Assembly he has
been member OF the Auxiliary Board.
Speaking of Mr.. AyleswOrth this evening
Mr.. Powderly said: ale Is a COO, level
headed, conservative man. In fact,v he
added, "evsry man thus far elected is a
conservative man. Every one is o knight
Of Labor, tried and true man, and
every one OF them is strict
teetotaller, several OF them not
even showing the taste OF liquor"
PowDERLY NOT A SOCIALIST.
While in conversation with several re-
porters to-day, Mr.. Powderly was asked
by one OF them as TO the truth OF the re-
ports tnat he was Socialist. Mr.. Pow
derly answered that he was not q Social
ist, anarchist or Communist, although he
lad often been accused Of all three. The
Secretary of the SOciaiistic labor party
some years ago presented him with a
membership card, but ne had never afiili-
ated with them nor become menu
Der Of 1T. he had not been, is