The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-11-29
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@0IYD u A TRIAL BEFORE oHDEns
INC EI&EWHERE1A
GAIN CHOSEN CHIEF.
Mr.. PowderIy Reelected General Master
workman Of the Knights OF Labor-His
Candidates for the Other Offices Also
HhnsAn-Tha New Execufixa Hoard.

Mr. PowderIy Reelected General Master
Workman Of the knights OF Labor-His
Candidates for the Other Offices Also
Chosen-The New Executive board.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. "a The order
OF business announced for Friday morning
was election OF officers, and nominations
were at once called for: For g. w. NJ,
Mr. Powderly was nominated by Daniel J.
Campbell, Of Scranton, and Martin Han
ley, Of New Jersey, by Victor Drury.
OF d. A. 40 Mr.. Birch, Of Ohio, was also
nominated. A great many seconds fol-
lowed. The vote resulted: Powderly, ia;
Handy, - Birch, /. For general worthy
foreman, Morris l.. Wheat, of Iowa, and
Henry A. Beckmeyer. of New Jersey, were
nominated The ballot resulted: Wheat,
s3; Beckmeyer, SO Three candidates were
presented for the Office of general
secretary treasurer George Duncan, OF
Richmond, Va, nominated Frederick Tur-
ner. of Philadelphia; w. 9. Price, OF New
York. nom mated Mrs. A. P Stevens, OF
Toledo, and Mr.. Powderly took the floor
and nominated John w Hayes, of New
Jersey. present secretary. Before a vote
was taken q motion for recess for dinner
was carried.
After his reelection to Office Mr.. Pow
dcrly took the floor and stated that al
though his salary had been left at 5000,
he would accept only 5000, and at the end
Of his term the order could do what they
pleased with the balance.
ISDIANAPoLIs, Ind, Nov. 24-At tho
afternoon session John w. Hayes was
elected secretary treasurer. receiving s3
votes to 56 given to and to Mrs Stevens.
Mrs. l.. NJ Barry was unanimously re.
tanned at the head of the woman's depart
ment
In accordance with the amended consti-
tuition General Master Workman Powder
ly named eight candidates from whom tho
required number was to be taken by the
Assembly for the Executive Board, as fol-
lows: A. w. Wright, Montreal: J. A.
Wright, Philadelphia; Thomas T. Mcclure,
New York; II. c. Traihagen, Cincinnati;
John Devlin, Detroit; j. J. Holland, Jack
sonville, Fla. John Costello, Pittsburgh,
and J. j. Crowley. Charleston, MISS. Bal
loting resulted in the selection of Messrs.
A. w. Wright, Holland, Costello and
Devlin.
The business of the day was finished by
the assembly unanimously selecting Pow
derly to represent the Knights Of the
world at the PARIS exposition.
Retiring General Worthy Foreman Rich
ard Grlf1iths, Of Chicago. and Delegate
Delwarte, of Belgium, were presented with
| iine gold badges by the General Assembly,
the receipt of which was acknowledged
appropriately. NJ. Delwarte doing SO in his
choicest French.
The composition of the new board is con-
| sidered by Powderiy's friends as very
| good, some of them laying particular
| stress on the election OF Costello, who
represents the miners. On the other hand,
| it is claimed that his election will have a
i - III A
| leading miner remarked that the election
of Costello meant the certain secession of
the miners assemIy. This is owing to a
dislike for Costello felt by the miners be-
cause of his connection with some of their
troubles several years ago.