Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-10-07
TIE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
ThIrd bay e. Their Tensh
Annual Csnvention.


RzrEM1ND (Ea.1, o.. 6-Tks Kniehls
of Labor met pRumpgly as 2 this moxn-
ina. 4hoEa stin Eeraainnd % b sssIfad
kna qQsltign e tn saalinQ II eight q
ean deleQatGa uhoaR eases fha Commis-
~ o. OEstentIals had referred - the
Osngen1iun. RoMin9iy aua "a he lad
ina membera refused o aaY Whethsr
lne1a sight % tan maa ara tue dalaRataa
! from tbs Brooklyn Monaauk Protsalfvs
Association o. no4, o1t i D eaneraliy
undsrsloca that ahey are. ne sfrosq
feeling exei1ed b the edoEt of ihe
mada tho ComUit1ee 90 Credaniials
hesitate. Il Z bslisgsl. "a assams ths
responsibility Of deciding tie matter.
and 1hrou TIE huEdsn npon The Oonvsn-
ti0n iteaif. They were farther prompt
sertiuna made b. some that aho CON
mtetee waa pfei1diced aRAins1 the
BEookiy1 men.
AZ noon . recess waa snkan nnaif :
o'elook. RowdaFiy thsn announsed %
the Representatives of the press thai he
had nothiBa 10 cammunieate % tham.
Some saoret business had been trans.
acted, buk, o. oonrae. be coaid not say
wess mainly devoted, BE- said, 10 eha
coma defalioa of ne report q ihe Cess
miltae On OEedentiaiA which had not
been finally Aclsd upon. The dsloaaaes
we're unusually Fssioont. and suoh s,ate-
meats - ean Be elected b. inquiry are
oontradioioEy.
The afternoon session, oaQinning "A
O'Clock, lAaled far bsyond ths tins fer
adiouFnmonk. which vas a s O'Clock.
Matters alood then sboua where they
we're thia morning. Mr.. PoWdaEly.
thFeuRh whom ell olaaial news Of the
prassedinRa = given - ths press, told a
reporter thai be had nothiaR il the wAy
Of news 70 give him. The Convention,
be said. vas sill oonniaaring the report
NJ eho 0ommtlooa Gn Credentials and
had nos yef acted On IL This means
tlas the hRht over the aiRht ~ ten dels
gatea whom the eommiltae referred 20
TIE Consention b still ia pE0aFeas. Who
theae delegates ara. Pouderly and Tie
other leading knights Refase te say.
1he baFdon of rnmor, homseer, seems
20 favor she statsment that they are tie
threa Brooklyn delegates, Brown, Dobbs
and Miller, Of the Brooklyn Montank
Association, M0FIisan Of District ASSN,
bly 126 Of Hsw YORK, and the SIX 81
Loaia delegates claiming 70 Be eiseled
instead Of sne six said 10 be the Turner
mon dsiaqAtes from Assembly Dis
tKict No. 50. They are lighting
Morrison and the Brooklyn men tooth |
and nail; bnt the long continuation of |
the battle shows that the opposition ia /
fully as detormined aa they. There can |
be no d0abt Of The fast that The battle b l
z bitter one. THIS afternoon the voices 1
Of the opposing delegates could be /
heard In the streets As they argued the 1
questions at issue. Until this di1uns i
Ilon h ended. tha Convention will be ae /
Z atandgtill and no work can be done. /
Meanwhile, many delegates here are
growing fmpatinnt and are ANXIOUS 20
get 20 the work which they came here
10 accomplish Tee oontest vii Be ra-
lnmed tomoFrou morpinR, and no ems
Is able % guess hau long Il viii b b.
Tore the Convention Will orgsnize and
begin business.
ID was Rumarsd today that the dale
yates Of District -, with their oalorsd /
brother, Farrell, tntead gong 10 the
Richmond TheateF this evening, and if
he Latter Was refused admiitanoe they
will force their way 10. Mrs. Powell,
1topFieloF and manager Of the thoateF,
heard Of The Fumor aud Ravs instEuo-
iions that Farrell should not b ndmit.
ed, sxoePt 10 the gallery reserved for
negroes. She called on Chiof Of Police
Poe % afford pEotooeion. u needed. Tue
Ihief called on Mr.. k0WdoFly 20 FeQueat
hat be nse his indasnce 20 preFent that
attempted viait aa il would cause
Irouble. Mr.. PeWderiy sent word that
Be vas too busy 20 ooe him, bat sent
Hayes, of the Exseutive Board. iBatead
fhe latter said be tho1ght that Farrell
geuid not try 10 eater the thaateE, but
be could give no assurance on The sub
Isct. Before the theatef opsned, Caisf
Poe and thirty Ave p0lieemen were on
guard thefs. A. the h0ur for opening
he theaieE, thousands ef people assem-
oled on Broad street. The o0loTed dele
zats and his fellow members Ct DistEiet
y did not appear and there vas no dis
larbanoe. 1he crowd remained about
he theater until nearly 10 o'eloak.
ID vas stated of1aIally tonight 10 an
Associated Press reporter b. memb8R
0f the Executive Board that the report
og the Oommitlee On Credentials has
been accepted In all she contested seats,
sxcepaing those of Mofrlson, Of Neg
YORK, and the 8t. Louis deleRati0n.
rho Bfeakiyn Moutauk delegates
woEe refused admission 10 seats 10 the /
Conpension on she ooonatitutiunal ground /
ihat Where there b Q nxea DiafFiot.
another Diairioi oannot BE- formed /
Withoui The consane of the existing Dia- |
iFiot, unless & has obialnod . ohartef. |
The Brooklyn aonfesf1na OEatFict has /
neither saeh osnoent o. ohafteF.
The eolored delegate EAffel Of Dis |
tFiot fe, called on PowdaFly ak bis hotsl
sAis svening and had an intsrvieW. lt
il stated thai No further attempts vii |
BE- made % enter the theaires 10 ths an
au5horized poFsions Of tie a0ditoFtams
Whils ths e0nvantio1 Fsmatns il aoasion-