Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-28
THE KNIGHTS.
DOiogs of the K. of L. Convention
Yesterday.
EXECUTIVE BOARD ENLARGEMENT

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:, EXECUTIVE BOARD ENLAReEMEN'
Il Discussed ---PIans Presented by the Dele
y gates-.-Farmers Joining the
: K. Of L.
CLEVELAND, o, May 27.-The genera
! assembly of the Knights OF Labor began it
, session at $50 o'clock this morning. Id
Committee on Laws presented Parha
y report embodying a number OF propositions
only one of which was taken up. Tht
first proposition was in effect that th'
: Executive Board should be increased from
five to eleven members. The great groTts
Of the order since theiorgsnized Executive
Committee was decided on demands thai
!, The work be distributed among more com
ni,tee men. The morning was spent In
discussing the proposition. There was q
general sentiment in favor of increasing
the membership iu the beard, but the
uu .a,ion as to whether it would
be proper for q special convention to
take action in the matter met with some
difference of opinion A number OF dele
gates wanted the board constituted Of one
delegate from each State and Territory,
while oilers favored large board made
up in different ways Nothing was said
about remunerating members OF tie board,
and it is thought that they will be paid as
OF present, only fer the time actually spent
in tie work Of the committee. Afler a
three hours discussion the rapport was re-
ferred back to the Committee on Laws
without instruction. A Committee on
L,gislatiou was then appointed. At 2
o clock a recess was taken until tomorrow
IN ?ruing at 8 o'clock, a. which time The
Conmittee on State of the Order is tx
pected to report.
FARMER KNIGHTS.
A large numoer ct local graogers and in
some S,a'a5 the body Of farmers have gone
into the X. Of L. as district assemblies.
The farmers orders largely assisted the X.
of L. in ths late strikes in the Southwest,
and to show an appreciation of
brotherly aid the general assembly
sppointed q committee to prepare
al address to Rraugers 10 be presented at
the United States national convention. A
committee on legislation was appointed,
which will have charge OF matters that
members would like to bring before Con-
gress. A lawyer named Lawrence pre-
septed plan to the Genaral Assembly
this morning locking toward the settlement
Of all labor troubles by special branch Of
the United States Courts. Tonight it is
said Mr. PowAerly's plan for the future
government Of the order is the establish
ment of State assembly. There will be
then four assemblies, local assemblies will
be subordinate 10 district, district to State,
and State TO National. The plan is re-
ported TO be very popular among those OF
the delegates who have heard OF 1t.
PowDERLYs PLAN
as it is called will do away with many III
necessary strikes 1t provides among
other things thai no assembly but State
and National shall have power to order
either strike or boycott. If local as.
sembiy wants to order q strike it must first
get consent Of the district, and they
Inc State assemblies. Several
months ago the carpet weavers
in the vicinity Of Y0nkers, n. Y, organ
ized local assemblies Of the X. Of Il. and
became attached to district assembly 81.
This district is very large and made Wig
orOus protest against additional local as.
semblies as the woik Of the district was
great. Hence tho carpet Weavers organized
district assembly l26. While organizing the
district the we.vers were preparing .or &
strike end ct the present time are striking
Three delegates we're elected aud sent TO
the Cleveland Convention, the head of the
delsga,ion being Mr. Morrison. There lie
an old rule Of the order that does not ad-
nit districts to representation in ppecial
conventions, and knowing this, the dele
gates from No. l26 prepared an appeal
for distribution among the members
of the General Assembly, asking
they be admitted to the convention. Nor
rison and his delegation were denied ad-
mission as they expected aud made appeal
to the Executive Board. Wednesday
afternoon delegates tom No l26 were
closeted with the Board and at the confer
euce truce was sgresd upon. The Board
promised delegates their district should be
-Anreseuted at the Richmond con-
van,ion ID October aud that upon
adjournment Of the special con
yeution the Board wcgd go
TO Yonkers aud investigate troubles be-
tween the weavers and their employers end
try to fix up differences.
Ore of the most important subjects IN
der consideration by the assembly is the
breach between
THE OF L. AND TRADES UNIONS.
The Joint Committe of Trades Unions,
as has been published, conferred with the
Executive Board Of the Knights of Labor
before the assembly convened,
and it was stated by trades
unioDists that very little dis greement ex-
listed. The subject wss mentioned in the
call for an assembly and early in the ses.
SION was referred to the proper committee.
that on the State OF the Order. Today
members Of the Trade Union Committee,
prominent among whom we're J. 2.
McGuire, Secretary OF the Brotherhood OF
Carpenters snd Joinets, D. P. Boyer, Chiet
Organizer Of the international Typogrsph'
iesl Association, and A Sussser, Pfesi.
dent OF the International Cigarmakers
Union. The session Of the committee was
for the purpose of hearing views and the
suggestions of trades unions representa-
tions and details of cases where trouble has
srisen between the X OF L. and members
Of unions. Mr.. Boyer had bat little to
offer, the Typographical Union having few
grievances. This organization also con-
taims fewer L. Of L, in proportion to the
membership than any other union.
Mr.. Boyer reported the greatest hsr-
mony between his order and the K. OF L
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