The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-06-04
LABoR'S AFFAIRS.
The Knights of Labor Drifting Away
frem PoWderly.
Radicals Come to the Front In the
Cleveland Convention.
Moderate Men Kept off the Genera
Executive Board.
A Fight Imminent Between the
Trades Unlonlsts and the Knights.
A Parade of Five Hundred Knights
at Dover, NJ. n.

DOVER, N. H., June 3.-A big demonstra-
tration of Knights Of Labor occurred here
tonight, under the auspices of Garrison Hall
Assembly of this city. In the street parade
500 knights participated with two bands of
music, At the conclusion of the parade
rally was held in City Hall, when an ad-
dress was made by F. K. Foster Of Hayer-
hill A large contigent of Knights from
Rochester. Pennington, Great Falls, Salmon
Falls, South Berwick and Portsmouth were
present.
The Cleveland Convention.
NEW YORK, June 3-A special to the Tri-
bune from Cleveland, Ohio, dated June 2,
says in relation to the convention of Knights
of Labor there:
The radical Home Club element in the Cen
eral Assembly of the Knights of Labor has
gained control apparently Of the order. The
election of members OF the Executive Board
was taken up this morning. The contest was
between the conservative element, VINO raw
or.peace between the Knights OF Labor and
the trades-unions and who believe in arbitra-
tion and cOncilatl0n between capital and Ia
Dor, and the radical element, who have been
largely to blame for the state of affairs which
made necessary the holding of this special
session. Three members of the Executive
Board were elected at the morning session,
and in every case the man selected as the
candidate of the radicals was elected by ma
jorities ranging from to 81. The trade-un-
ionists in the assembly are cast down at the
result. When the balloting began the scene
is described as being more like a ward caucus
than a deliberative body representing the
greatest labor organization in the country
The first contest was between James E.
Quinn, of New York, and A. A. Carlton, of
Boston. Excitement ran high, and when the
result was announced as 65 votes for Quinn
and GA votes for Carlton, delegates shouted
and groaned, and it was some time before
quiet was restored. Quinn is one of the
most prominent members of the Home Club,
is radical and has been a bitter fighter OF
the Cigar-makers' International Union. He
is bookbinder by trade. In the next con-
test, in which the candidates were George f.
Murray, of New York, for the conservatives,
and William II. Mullen, of Richmond, Va,
for the radicals, the vote stood 40 for Murray
and so for Mullen. Mullen is the editor OF
labor paper in Richmond. Joseph Buchanan,
of Denver, Col, conservative, ran against
Hugh Cavanagh, of Cincinnati, radical, and
was beaten by a vote of 81 to II. The after
noon assembly was taken up in an unseemly
Wrangle. Attempts were made repeatedly
to get another ballot, but at O'Clock, when
the time for adjournment came, no other de-
cisive vote was taken. The defeat of Carlton,
Murray and Buchanan is attributed to the
stand they took in favor of Cancellation and
harmony with trade unions. The trades-un-
ion people have made up their minds that
fight is inevitable and are preparing for it,
The victory Of the Home Club is regarded as
a direct blow at Powderfy and indicates that
the club has not given up Its idea OF captur-
ing all the general offices. The Western men
complain that the region east OF the Mlssls-
sippi River has all of the members of the Ex-
ecutive Board, Ohio has two, Cavanagh and
Bailey, though it has much smaller mem
bership in the order than many of the WeS-
tern States. Pennsylvania has one, Mullen,
and New Jersey one, Hayes.
CLEVELAND, o., June Sat the forenoon
meeting of the general assembly OF the
Knights of Labor David r. Gibson of Ham
ilton, Ont, Joseph r. Buchanan of Denver,
L. Aailesworths of Baltimore, were elected
as assistants to the executive board.
The general assembly, at o'clock this eve
ming, after ten days session, adjourned
sine die.
Extensive Strike at st. Louis.
ST. LOUIS, June "a lockout of the plain
ing mill employees and carpenters, fifteen
thousand in all, Is threatened at st. Louis.
When the demand for eight hours was made
by the planning mill employees it was refused
and majority OF the employers combined
to uphold the 10 hour system. The Phoenix
mill, however, remained outside of the COM
bination and settled with their men on the
basis of nine hours work per day and an adj
vance of ten per cent in wages. This was
not satisfactory to the amalgamated council
of building trades and strike was ordered.
The men refused to obey the order and the
council boycotted the Phoenix mill
and it's employees. This caused several
of the master builders to abandon their
work on hand and the meeting yesterday
adopted resolution, the purpose of which is
that unless the boycott on the mill shall be
raised before Monday next, on that day all
building or business connected with it will
be stopped.
LaWlessness at East ST. Louis.
EAST ST. LOUIS, June IA large freight
house of the Vandalia railroad situated near
the eastern approach of the bridge in East
St. Louis was burned last night. The loss
is estimated at $4,000. One of the special
officers of the road, who gave testimony be-
fore the Congressional committee regarding
the strike, was fired at twice as he was en-
tering to save property. He escaped
unhurt
Socialists and BoycotterS.
MILWAUKEE, June 3,-Fourteen addi-
tional arrests were made last evening in
Milwaukee, in pursuance of the indictments
of the grand jury having under consideration
the recent labor riots. Of these. two are
charged with rioting. The others are held
for conspiracy, the offence being bOycotting.
They are all Knights of Labor and the entire
district executive board is included, several
of them being leading officers of the Labor
Union. Judge Mallory fixed the bail at 81 900
for the conspirators and $1,000 for the
rioters. All the knights OF Labor secured
bail. The boycotting conspiracy with which
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