St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-20
Debate in the Assembly Indi-
eates a Strong Undercur-
rent Of Discomfort.
Bloomer, Of Toledo, Gets the
Bounce, as Did Tom
Barry.
Then the Knights Take Turns
in Roasting a Chicago
Editor.
Special TO the Globe.


the meeting of the general assembly OF
the Knights of Labor this morning, the
report on the appeal ease of William
Gleason of the Chicago district was con-
sidered. His appeal set forth the same
cause of complaint upon which Barry
based his contest, that a member could
only be tried and expelled by the court
of his local assembly. The assembly.
going back on the precedent set in the
Barry case, held in favor OF
Gleason. The matter now goes
back to GleasOn's local assem-
bly,, when trial will be had.
The assembly then took up the appeal
of Joseph Nj. Bloomer, of Toledo, o. 1t
also is like that of Barry's, Bloomer
having, without trial by his local assem-
bly,, been expelled by the general exec
utive board. The committee reported
in favor of Bloomer, holding that he
must be given trial in his local assem-
bly,. The debate indicated to Powderly
and his friends that their opponents
would not patiently bear more miStreat-
lnent, and the report of the commit
tee was voted down by vote
of IS to %, so Bloomer was eX-
PEELED as Barry had been. There was
more dissatisfaction among the dele
gates at noon than at any time since the
assembly met. George Schilling, of
Chicago, was particularly incensed be-
cause the convention put aSlde," as
he said. 'all methods of decency, and
framed a new law to meet the require
ments i'll every case that came up" At
the afternoon session no actual bus!-
l,ID t1rrh
time interested the delegates. Various
unimpOrtant routine matters were re-
ferred to the proper committees, but
the business that took the time OF the
general assembly was Of di fferent char
acter. Last week George Z. Detwiler-
editor of the Knights of Labor, Chi
eago publication, was in the city in his
individual capacity of editor and MEM
Der of the order. after which his paper
is named and of which it is not the
official organ. On his return home Mr..
Detwiler wrote an editorial, which ap-
peared in his publication Saturday and
was. read here to-day. This leading
editorial was an attack Oh the character
and position OF this general assembly.
stating that POwderly is the ruling
mind: that the convention was packed
in the interest Of the general master
workman, aud that Powdcrly and Iitch-
man were
AFRAID OF PUBLICITY
and therefore both of them were ready
to make peace, and promptly did so at
the first chance. P0Wderly took the
floor and vigorous denial and denun-
citation of the whole matter. His speech
was pointed and emphatic and was
greeted with frequent and hearty ap-
plauSe. He has introduced and referred
It,4:n fT,f OFF,
that whenever member of. the order
shall, through the public press, make
accusations of misdemeanor against
members and officials of the order with
out first having made and sustained
those accusations before the proper
court of the order. he lays himself to
immediate expulsion by the general eX-
ecutive board without trial. Mr.. Pow
derly supported this resolution in his
speech and explained that all such mat
ters should be brought before the
proper tribunal and not given to the
public first. Ex-Secretary Charles H.
Ltchman followed Mr. Powderly in an
other hearty denunciation of the edi-
torial and denial of it's statements. w.
T. Lewis, the master workman of the
miners assembly, who has been
considered an opponent of and
competitor for first place with
Powderly, was equally prompt and en-
phatic in his remarks. John i. Lee, of
Philadelphia. master workman of the
railrOaders, said that if the stories were
true every member Of the order wanted
to know it, but they wanted to find it
out in the ways provided by the laws Of
the order. Others followed. and all de-
MED and denounced while none de-
Tended the editor in his criticisms. The
H., IL.
regarded as significant, and POwderly's
friends hope it means the miners will
not desert the order. There has been a
great fear of that and it will not be
fully settled until the meeting to be
held by the miners at Columbus. o., on
Dec. 5. By a secret circular, Mr..
Powderly has asked them to remain in
tine order ana try to add to it those
miners who are out. In like manner
Mr.. Lewis responds to Mr.. Powderly,
saying the Knights of Labor must do
something for them it they wanted to
keep their present membership among
the miners. There the matter stands.
as it has for two weeks, and action here
is expected to influence the Columbus
meeting next month. Mr.. Lewis has
kept quiet and took no stand for or
against the charge, but some hope his
action is indicative of his probable
action. Regarding the declarations of
Thomas B. Barry, expelled member of
the gener executive board, r. r.
Elliott, of Bridge, Ont. who is secretary
of the grievance committee, says that
Barry was givenan opportunit to make
good his assertions before that commit
tee, but
REFUSED TO AVAIL. HIMSELF
of the privilege. He made general
and strong denial of Barry's statements.
and further says that Barry has not
been member of the order since last
April. and he gives the law to back up
his assertions.
To-day Powderly consented to accept
the position of general master workman
again at reduced salary if he is given
the right to appoint his own advisers.
A quarrel is imminent between Lewis,
the master workman of the miners, and
Powderly, OH account of circular sent
by the latter to miners assemblies,
urging them to remain with the Knights.
Lewis favors their union with the feder-
alton of miners and mine labOrers