New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-25
THE OFFICERS ALL CHOSEN
COMPLETING THE LIST WITH THE COOPER
ATIvE BOARD.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE KNIGHTS OF
LABOR URGE LEGISLATION AGAINST GRAIN
GAMBLING-BARRY WANTS TO
WRITE BOOK.
rfsY rELEcRArn TO TIE rRrBusEJ

rfBY TELEoRArn TO The TRrBuNk1
Indianapolis, Nov. 24.-Thc election Of officers by
the General Assembly. Knights Of Labor, was COM
pletod this morning, when members Of tho Cooper
atve Board were chosen. 1t is the duty OF this
board Investigate the needs Of the order and to
report to the General Assembly the most available
opening for investment" The General Worthy
Foreman, the ex-ofico chairman Of the board. under
the new constitutional provision, nominated four
Knights, from whom two members Of the board
should be selected He presented the names Of
Henry A. Berkmeyer, District Assembly 81, Newark,
N. j. John o'Keefe general secretary Of the Rhode
Island State Assembly Rudolph Kirchner, St Louis,
and dinner Benoit OF Montreal Messrs. Berkmeyer
and OKeefe were elected, receiving 95 and 20 votes
respectively while Messrs Kirchner and Benoit re-
ceived respectively 90 and 81 votes Ex- Treasurer
Turner credited with saying after his defeat
for reelection:
@well, there's money for mileage. Tho now
treasurer will have nice time paying bills
This caused stir among the delegates. He denied
having used any such language.
al am too goodnatured to say anthing Of that
sort,5 he said. I" and Mr. Powderly knows it,
Is there plenty of money at commando
eyes; there's trouble on that score at ALL
resolution was presented by the Legislative
Committee beseeching Congress to take measures
TO make gambling in wheat offence punishable by
Imprisonment and fine The petition indorsed
by the assembly. Another resolution indorslng the
Australian system OF voting and instructng delegates
to work for its adoption In the various States Of
the Union also adopted The committee pre-
sented from the Massachusetts, State Assembly a
petition to Congress asking that at least vecighths
Of the seamen in the Navy be required to be American
citizens. Foreigners In the convention protested, and
the matter referred back to the committee
Tho Committee the State Of the Order recommended
that the General Executive Board make a cash loan
TO the 700 locked-out Pennsylvania miners as soon
the state of the finances shall Justify this action
This concurred in.
Delegate Delwarte. Of Belgium, presented COM
munication to tho assembly which mot with careful
consideration and was referred to tho Executive
Board. He called attention to three points the
manner in which the order founded In Bel
glum, the establishment Of the cooperative bakery
at Jumet, the nomination Of workDgmen members
OF the Arbitration Board The order Of the Knights
Of Labor was established in Belgium in 1884 by
Andrew Burtt, Isaac Cline and Albert Denny. The
glass-workers first organized, then the glove
makers. An assembly was then established In Luxem-
bourg. Tie knights of Labor in Belgium, while
forming, had to defend themselves at law at COST
of 10000 francs The bakery. Of capacity
Of 10000 loaves daily, was established
at cost of 10000 francs The Knights of Labor
in Belgium successfully measured their strength in
the elections. They elected members Of the Arbitrar
ton Board composed Of one half iourneymon and
half bosses
There are many elements Of discomfort IN the con.
venflon and perhaps onefourth Of the delegates will
go their ways careless to the future Of the order
and indifferent as to what becomes of Powderly's
efforts
1.-TWO thirds Of the delegates says one, have sat
tho convention out without opening their mouths
There is source Of complaint urged BY the
Southern delegates that is Of delicate nature con-
sderng that the delegates widely divided polit-
c8iIy IL openly asserted that the colored knights
In the South havo been abused, beaten and killed by
the whites for insisting the rights which the order
everywere demands. one delegate says that In
Louisiana alone eight colOred knights have been mur
dered and not whmpcr has been heard In the con-
vention about these outrages. There are three col
ored delegates In the convention and these have been
IN consultation to-day with view to finding an OPP
potunity to bring this matter to the attention Of the
Assembly.
Mr. Barry IS about to write a boob. He says he
cognizant of the affairs of the General Executive
Board, and that they TEEN with rottenness and ex-
travagance To reveal all that he knows VIII require
scatter broadcast lie Is preparing for q pubic
speech in Cincinnati tomorrow. He continues TO
receive many letters from various assemblies, the
burden of their utte:ancc being that friendly iela
tlons with trades unions must be established
In the Law Comntees report there was resolu-
entertainments which made the subject OF pro
Ongcd discussion. Finally IL was referred back win
Instructions 70 amend the resolution so that II should
forbid the sale of beer but should provide against
beer being sold by knights of Labor Invitations to
the General Assembly from Atlanta and Toronto, to
ccIved. II is now believed that the Assembly Will
adi ioul nm