The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-10-06
THE KNIGHTS.
Their Deliberations at Rich
mORd on Tuesday.
G. N. .POWDERLY'S ADDRESS.
Foreign MissiOnSFrOm the Capital
The Centre Ofths Disturb Anos-
The News Boiled Down.
me knights in Convention.

RICHMOND, Va, October 5.-General
Worthy Foreman Griffith call the
second session of the Knights of Labor
convention to order this morning in the
absence of Powderly, detained at his
hotel by business. It was announced
that the committee on credentials was
not ready to report until this re-
mort was received. Shortly after 10
o'clock, PoWderly arrived and was pre-
ssnted with a gaYei made from the WOO
of an orange tree that grew on the spot
where General Backenham was killed at
tbe battle of New Orleans. The presen-
tation was made in behalf of New Or
leans knights. 1t is learned that the
committee on credential would not be
ready to report until o'clock. The
convention then adjourned until that
II is expected that the afternoon ses-
sion will be interrupted by the cOnsld-
e~stion of the report OF the committee
on credentials, and that actual work
viii moi begin until to morrow.
RTcEIoND. Va, October 5.-The con-
IGNITION went into session again this al
ts-noon. The report of the committee
on credentials was then ready. II was
very long and Secretary Turner said 1t
woIIId take four hours to read it. 1t
was doubtful whether the cOnsidera-
zion of the report would be completed,
and no action on it was taken this at
ternOOn.
RIcHwoND, October Sat the after
noon session of the Knights OF LABOR,
until $50 the time was occupied IN
reading the long roll OF over 800
names, The committee had reached a
decision on all but eight or ten names
and these were referred TO the cOnven-
ton itself. The report presented was
unanimous, and the protests made on
behalf OF the deleg ates were excluded
by the decision of the committees, argu-
ments made for and against the accept
anCe of the report and, If the statements
OF delegates who left tie hall during the
debate NAV be believed, the feeling
shown on both sides in several cases
was very strong. At length the report
was accepted. It was decided that
those whose names had been read from
the roll prepared by the committee on
credentials were entitled to seats. When
this result was reached, the others were
requested to leave, aud they quietly re
tired from the hall The work of as
signing seats to the remaining delegate;
then began and was completed st 80
when an adjournment was taken till
O'Clock to morrow.
Before adjourning, it was decided
that the sessions of the convention b
from to y and from TO pm. daily
u1iI the final adjournment.
During the afternoon session Pow
Derby received the following telegram
frem Terra Ha1te, Indiana.
The Bro,herho of Locomotive FiremeI
send concentrations and best wishes, anC
wish you and your order every success;
lSigned) D. 7. SARGENT
The telegram was read and q com
mittee appointed to send a suitable res
poase. Powderly also received IRON
Richmond, Ind, the cong -atulauonS
and thanks of James L. Townsend
{Colored) OF Post 40, g. A. R., for tht
stand he has taken in behalf OF The
cOlOred race.
Tomorrow will be taken up in the dis
CGSsOn Of the question OF the admission
Or rejection of the eight or ten dele
gates whose cases were referred to thf
convention by the committee on ere
denuslS. They come from seyera
States and consist OF members OF dele
cations from an assembly claiming {
larger representation than the strle
rules Of the order allow. They claim
their present membership entities then
70 the number sent, but the rules re
qlire that the representation be baseC
On the membership shown Dy the secre
Sary's books last July. When thu
question Is decided, the convention vii
be ready 10 listen to Powderly' 5 address
S2owltg the progress of the order dur
tag the year, AID settle down TO TIT
o~SlneSs awaiting attention.