Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-29
THE BOYCOTT BROKEN
Mr.. Black Says That the Mallory En-.
barge Hns Been Legally
Lifted.
A Peculiar Attempt to Psrpotuate IT
HouI ana smith want to Fight
all summer.

Several weeks ago THE GAZETTE fore
castcd the lifting Of the boycott levied by
Assembly rs Knights Of Labor against
the Mallory Steamship line. The action
OF the executive board In assembling at
Galveston and adjourning TO this
point Is an event of recent date, which,
" will be remembered, had IT.
origin In the vigilant efforts Of
several Knights who thought the time
had come for abandonment Of the boycott
and the adoption OF more conciliatory
measures.
Rumors OF split In the executive camp
have been In circulation since the mem
beers OF the board left the city. Conflict.
Ing statements regarding its Official ac-
tions Indicated vital difference on a
very important point--as TO whether
or not the boycott had been perpetuated
or lifted Being DESTROYS Of getting the
exact status Of the matter, GAZETTE re-.
porter called at the residence OF David
Black, last night, the colored and resident
member Of the executive board. Mr..
Black accorded THE GAZETTE repre-.
sentative a frank aud exceedingly Inter
esting interview.
81 am sorry" he began, "that these
complications have arisen, but since the
matter has been made public, don't
mind giving you any points that pertain
TO this particular controversy, except
such as | think need TO be ept within
the order. To start at the beginning, the
executive committee, consisting OF Mas
ter Workman Farmer, Smith, Con-
molly, Houx and myself. had been in
Galveston. While there It was virtually
decided to lit the Mallory boycott, but
for private reasons we thought it best 10
90 to Fort Worth To do 80, and arrived In
this city on Monday last. At a meeting
held the same day II was unanimously
agreed that the boycott be lifted. Cifca.
lars embodying this action, together with
explanatory reasons therefor, were ordered
to be sent out TO the local assemblies. A
resolution was also passed that the decis-
ION oil tho committee In raising the boy
colt should be given to the press through
Secretary HouXn
"Aud Houx never gave it, put in the
reporter.
'No, sir; very much To my surprise, he
did not, was expecting Its appearance
IN Tuesdays GAZETTE, and wondered a,
the omission. Later IN the morning OF
that day, Mr.. lloux telephoned me TO at,
tend another committee meeting. went,
but, regarding the boycott business as
settled, didn't think OF having that come
up for another discussion. Well, j
can't tell you all that was
said, but 1t amounted to this:
they wanted reconsideration OF that
question--ln short, wanted tho boycoti
put back, There were present ali the
board except MIR Connolly, who had gon,
home. Mr. Farmer had no right to a vote
exec. Ia case OF a tie Houx and Smith
voted TO keep up the boycott aud | voted
against and entered a protest on the miu.
utes.n
why did you protestgn
"Flrst, because Mr., Connolly was alb
sent, and as the boycott had been ordered
llitd by n unanimous vote didn't think
II right TO reconsider this action unless
he was present, may say here that ht
aud | have all along held tho same
opinion as regards this matter
IN sne second place, unless
Something had happened to change tho
status lhat existed when IL was voted IA
llit the boycott, did not choose TO Stul.
Wy myself BY going back ON the action OF
MONDAY No such chsnge had occurred.
saw no reason to undo what we had
N'NNs Az WIZ ASIANu GU WiVr calm and
mature elaboration. II was decided on IN
G 'lyeston Mr. Smith says they (the
knights OF Galveslon) are solid Tor the
boycott He Is oer,sinly mistaken, There
= division among them but the majority
favor lifting it.n
"Wha. VIII be .he outcome Of thus dit.
fennceYn
"As 10 that can't say. know that |
have the right behind me, and sluce the
Issue has been made, propose to face h.
la doing 80 think the district assembly
will sustain me. There's no use cenyina
that The bo5cott was Officially declared
on. | hold that II Is so slill.n
Black IL not the man 70 retrace the
stand he has taken. He thinks his posi-.
tlon correct aud for the best interests OF
the order aud he will not bulge Till he
i declared wrong by tho district Assem-.
bly, 10 contention assembled. Whether
OF not MI Connolly upholds him Ia this
stand remains to Dc seen,
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