New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-04
KNIGHTS OF LABOR IN RICHMOND
GENERAL ASSEMBLY READY FOR WORK.
NEARLY ALL TIE DELEGATES PREsENr-ME. row.
Derby WANTS ONE THING AT A TINE.

Derby WANTS ONE THING AT TINE.
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RICHMOND, Oct. 3.-The hotels rapidly
filled up this smorning with delegates to tho Generai
Assem- bly, OF Knights OF Labor which meets In tho Ar
mory Han at 10 a tomorrow. Every train that ar
rived yesterday and to-day was crowded, and az III
o'clock tonight there will be few TO come.
General Secretary Treasurer Turner has been In the
city days arranging the hall for business, ana now
has everything ready for work General Master WORK
V. Powderly arrived last night and establsned
his headquarters at Ford's Hotel. Tho e1ecu-
The General Foreman, Richard Griffith, of
Chicago the general auditor G. Caville. OF Brook
lyn. and the insurance secretary, II. l. McGam, oil
Ptsburg also here There about 800 dele gates
here forty OF whom ladies and ten are colorod
The delegates are mostly men under forty years
OF age and their appearance indicates that they are men
OF intelligence and character They say they want to
get work earnestly and at orce that they may nnlsn
the business by october 90 Mr. Powderly's
address, which was prepared in Philadelphia
will be printed slips Ho has given
no intimation as to what this address will recommend
In recent interview replying to tho question whethe
he would suggest any new doctrines he reported as
saying:
"No On the contrary believe in setting to one sie
many OF the doctrines we have proclaimed and placing
prominently before members one or two measures
OF Importance, and concentrating every effort OF every
member TO ard those successfully for-
ward This once done could then draw attention TO-
other questions noxt year and no build up as We go
along instead OF ndu gng In scattering hre on num-
ber OF subecta In this way shoulc best realize my
latest motto inscribed on our charter The sword
may strike the shackes from the limbs OF the slave Dut
ts education and organization that mako OF him Tres
man."
Mr. Powdery reiterAtes what he has frequently sali
about the work TO be done by the Assembly He says
q
working people closer relationship with eacn olueI
aud 10 gather local assemblies. now Isolated lhuor
state jurisdiction There Will be some chahges ~ .nc
laws governing Offices OF the General Master WORK
man and tho General Secretary Tney nave more thah
they can do. The Master Workman cannot belong 10
the Executive Board and attend to his duties ine
remarkably rapid increase OF the order VIII cause
a change the constitution affecting the basis o. repre-
sentation future general assemblies IL ~ wen uh-
the knights that the salary OF he Zen
figure, 81 800 Mr.. POwierly will have no serious op-
nosiiion t his reelection hut Is thought that an Al
most entrely new Executive Board Will be chosen. aud
change Secretary and Insurance Oeer posslp e..
Secretary Turner has been busy all day SHAKING hanus
with delegates and is said to desire reelection.
At4 p the steamer Louise. OF Baltimore. havhg Oh,
board about 800 members OF tho Canmakers Mutual
Protective Association of that city yariyed ~ the wharf,
The steamer was handsomely decoratei Inc assooa,
t,p headed by band. marched to Ford's Hotel TO pay
their respects to Mr. POwiery and the Executive Board
The assncaton will attend the opening OF the Assembly
sembly and preside during the entire session. NrNeInoi
Lee will deliver address OF welcome to the khgn.s,
and will be responded tn by Mr. POwderly. All oxcept
delegates will be excluded from the deliberations OF tho
Assembly. r.-,.z
There seems to DO the feeling among the Knights
and tho crowds about the hotels snow lhat tne ioo1
members deeply interested in the objects oil inc oi
ganizaton. . , ,,,. ..,,. ,-,,,
the trinext week In the Hu>tibgs Court n several
Knights. among them Mr. Mullen, OF the Executive
Board, under in iictment for boycotting.