Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-14

ner said, Yes, sir; will meet you here
as have been doing"
WORK OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD.
The General Executive Board has been
holding meetings almost daily, hearing the
cases that have been presented 10 IL. II
has more than 10000 cases awaiting Its de
cision, and these do not include all that are
10 be brought before Il. Reports have
been published TO the effect that the Con.
| yontion can take no action upon various
constitutional amendments which have
been proposed, for The reason that the con-
| stiution of the order requires that such |
amendments shall be submitted TO local |
assemblies at least sixty days before |
| their presentation 10 the General As |
| sembly, and this has not been done. |
| Mr.. Powderly and members OF the |
| Executive Board say that such reports are |
untrue; that the constitution requires that |
local assemblies desiring to offer amend |
ments shall present them 10 the general |
| secretary or treasurer sixty days before |
| the cOnvcning OF the General Assembly. |
| The amendments now presented the |
| Committee on Laws were presented 10 the |
| last Convention, at Hamilton, Ontario, so |
| that instead OF sixty days notice years |
| notice has been given. This question was |
| brought upin The Convention and the chair |
| man iuled, an1 was sustained in his ruling |
| by the General Assembly, that the constitu- |
| ton Of The order can be revised at this ses- |
| sion.
TIE CHICAGO STRIKE.
Mr. Powdery has received the following |
| telegram from Thomas Il, Barry, member |
OF the Executive Board sent 10 Chicago TO |
endeayor 10 settle the strike OF the employees |
Of the pork-packers in that city: "Tbe |
packers say they have no organization. ! |
must treat with them as individual COM
panics. We called on several firms yester-
day, and all expressed a desire for settle.
ment, but insist on working ten hours.
while the men are firm for eight. We look
for settlement this week.
Afternoon session.
The afternoon session OF the Convention
was protracted some time later than
O'Clock, the usual hour Of adjournment.
although nothing was accomplished further
than the election Of two officers. The re-
commcndatlOn OF the Committee on Law
that the office Of secretary aud treasurer be
divided having been adopted by the Con-
venlion, and the two higher offices having
been fled, the next thing in order was to Gil
these. For secretary Charles III. Litchman,
Joe buchanan, OF Denver, Col, Bennett,
and others were nominated. Tie main
contest was between Litchman and Buchan-
an. the former Of whom was elected by II
handsome majority
TIE NEW SECRETARY.
Charles II. Litchman was born at Marble.
head, Mass. in 1S49, where he still resides.
He served As secretary, the position TO
which he has just been elected again, from
1873 to 1881. He was at one time editor OF
The ESSoJ C0UDty Statesman, and has repre-
senied MS district in the state Legislature |
oh, l.. -. .s,.,.. I'll 1
man Of District Assembly No. 30.
TURNER ELECTED TREASURER.
Frederick W. Turner, Esq, who now
holds the Office OF secretary treasurer. was
elected treasurer. The opposition to Mr.. |
Turner did not amount 10 much, he having |
received nearly 500 votes. As yet no
action has bCen taken with reference
to the salaries Of the Ofccrs-in fact,
the committee which recommended the
changes in the Constitution had nothing
to say on the salary question. There i
little doubt that the compensation Of secre-
taTy and treasurer each will be supplements |
ed. What Mr.. Turner now gets is very
fair remuneration for one man, but 1t will
hardly satisfy two. There is also 4 strong
disposition to increase Mr.. POwdeIly's sal
any, and if this Is done all who can will
come in Tor their share.
OFFICERS YET TO BIZ ELECTED. {
There are eight more officers yet to be
clected-thc seven members Of the EXecu.
tive Board and inspector Of Insurance.
which position j. now filled by Mr. Homer
l.. McGaw, Of Chicago.
II Is understood that one ballot was
taken yesterday evening for members
Of the Executive Board, but none OF the
candidates received votes enough to elect
them. The fight for these offices in several
eases i very close, and il Is thought proba- !
ble that some changes will be made. J
Among those placed in nomination were
T. h. Mcclure, Tom O'Rielly, and Joseph .
II. Wright, all Of New York; William II. J
Barrett, Of philadelphia Joseph r. Bu-
chanan. Of Denver, Col. William II. Null
len, Of Richmond, Va; Ira b. Aylesworth,
OF Baltimore; and John liawes, Of Boston. {
DELEGATES LEAVING FOR HOME.
Delegates have grown weary Of the tlrdi- I
no.S with which the business Of the Con-
vention has been disposed Of and many Of
them are anxious TO go home. The roll @
call yesterday showed falling OFF t
in numbers, and il Is evident that 7
as soon as the election OF officers is G
through with many more will leave for their | '
homes. There are two elements in the Con- r
radical and the other cOnser- y
y
TO be decidedly in favor OF an early adjourn o
ment. Thus far the Convention has virtu- a
ally accomplished nothing other than tue h
election of officers. The most important I
things that were expected TO be acted upon V
have not been touched. {
The boycott. strike, recognizing the o
trades unions, the newspaper and educa- A
Iional schemes, and many other equally | 1
important measures, it was thought. would
occupy the attention OF the Convention, bat l
he prospect row is that an adjournment
will be had before many OF them can be
acted upon. h
BASIS OF REPRESENTATION. "
One Of the measures which is considered :
almost a necessity, and that has not yet y
recn acted upon, is the proposition to so u
.hange the basis Of representation as TO "
lccrease the size Of the Convention. The u
present one is the largest ever held, and "
he evil Of having so many men, Z
Jers is manifest. The revised cOnstitu-
ion recommends q plan which, in effect,
provides that in future the basis OF repre- | :.
entatiOn shall be so scaled as that there | !;
hall never be more than two hundred dele u
,ates, and yet every district or State shall !,
AVE certainly one. For instance. II the =, -
membership OF the order is one million, Y,
here will be one delegate for every five q
and II 1t Is double that number, :,
me for every ten thousand, &c. There is 80
title doubt that this proposition will be =,
dopted. cl
NOT A HARMONIOUS BODY.
1t f. understood that the sessions OF the
convention yesterday were more quiet than
or several days previous. for the body has CO
not been very harmonious one. d,
even then the meeting was not like it,
hurch. gathering, as may be imagined from ye
he following language used by New
England delegate TO a correspondent:
nm going to pack up and leave for Mas
achusetts tomorrow, because | am dis | c.
usted with the way in which things are 10
eing conducted. / tell you," SAID he.
Drcibly, "the Assembly is filed with poll.
cans and wire. .pullers."
This sort Of feeling is but the natural tel
ulgrowth Of hotly.coLtested election, 81,
nd will doubtless moderate 10 consider
BILE extent. II the Assembly adjourns frC
MS week or early week, as some think da
will, some OF the most important mea-
lres that have been presented TO the As TO
,mbly will not be finally passed upon.