The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-05-25
THE BIG CONVENTION
OF THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR
At CIsVelaud The Delegates Nearly All
Present - Tho Relations Between IhS
Knights and tho Trade UaIoniAts.
some Questions to DO Settled.

CLEVELAND, o., May 24-EveTy traiI
entering the city to-day bore among i'll
passengers a representative workingman
They came in pairs aad during the after
noon the corridors OF the Forest CITY
House presented lively appearance. The
headquarters OF the Knights oil Labor Con
yention which is to convene tomorrow
are at this hotel, and room No. A ocCu'
pied by General Master Workman Pow
derby is the Mecca at which all the faith
full worship, Mr.. Powderly was kept busy
all day greeting delegates and answering
questions,
The number of delegates IN the conVen-
ton is l72 and they are almost all present.
Delegates are present from this District OF
Columbia, New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Massachusetts, Missouri, New
Mexico, Nebraska, Minnesota, Colorado,
Indiana, Michigan, West Virginia, Nom
tana and Illinois, with more to be heard
from.
Among the prominent labor advocates
who are present, hut not delegates, are r
Fitzpatrick, OF Cincinnati, President OF
the International Cigar Makers Union;
John KirChner, OF Philadelphia, Fourth
Yice-PreSident Of the International Cigar
Makers Union, and David +. Boyer, Of
Columbus, o., Organizer OF the Inter-
national Typographical Union.
The Executive Board OF order consist
Of General Master Workman Y. V, Pow.
derby, Grand Secretary Frederick W. Tur-
ner, Of Nav York, Thomas Barry, OF
Michigan, VIM. II. Bailey, Of Ohio, John
W. Hays, OF Michigan. They mapped out
the preliminary work and deliberated on
the more important questions which will
be brought to the notice oil the aBsemblage.
The meeting Ia said TO have been very
harmonious, and the opinion Is expressed
that the present convention would DO more
to strengthen the cause OF labor, aud re.
dound more to'the glory OF the Knights
than any previous n
GROWTH or II ORDER.
As an example OF the unparalleled
growth Of the order ii might be mentioned
that Samuel L~etingwell, OF District AS.
No. lOO, indianapolis, was a dele
gate 10 the Hamilton Convention Ia Octo.
Der, and represented six assemblies. Now
he represents htty.one, aud says that when
the Richmond Convention occurs In 0cto.
Der he will be spokesman for not less than
one hundred.
The conference between tha Executive
Committee and the Trades Union Com.
mittee OF six was held this afternoon.
Resolutions were drawn up which will be
presented to the convention for adoption.
A perfect understanding was agreed ioRnd
both trades uniOnlgts and knights Of La.
Dor are well pleased over the result. The
delegates TO the convention are r~etiCent AZ
to the work to he done, and assert that
the call covers all the work to be accom-.
plished. 1t is said, however, that the
question raised by the Philadelphia con.
VentiOn will BIZ discussed, as also the cigar
makers label difficulty. Every delegate
spoken to was emphatic In asserting that
there was not nor could there DO any
difficulty between the knights Of Labor
and the Trades Unious, AZ they are both
working to attain the Same ends, the
elevation Of labor.
QUESTION To pE SETTLED.
A great many Of the members who DO.
long to the Trades Unions are loud in
their denunciation Of the system OF allow.
ing men who have broken the obligations
or been expelled from a Trades Union be.
ing received into their ranks and they are
anxious to have the evil corrected. They
hope to see this question settled and will
do their best TO attain that end. David z.
Boyer, Of Columbus, general organizer OF
the International Union Is very outspoken
onthis question. Notwithstanding the fact
that there a number Of differences among
individual members the utmost unallmity
prevails, and II Is said that this will be
the most important convention Of the kind
eyer held. 1t Is claimed by some mem
beers that II the Trades Unions arc merged
into the Knights oil Labor it will be a
great saving and better for all classes OF
labor, While the Unionists are inclined
to striCk to their first love, although they
baYe q warm side for the knights d
Labor, 1t ls only q question Of policy and
both organic atoms are anxious to do all
in their power for the benefit OF working.
men. Some Of the trades want to order
and raise strikes, control wages to suit
themselves aud do not want to be hAmp-
cred by the knights. From all accounts
the question, which Is an important one,
will be settled at this meeting.