New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-19
BARRY NOT DISCOURAGED.
HE WILL NOT YIELD WITHOUT A FIGHT
EXPELLED, But NOT DEPRIVED OF KNIGHTHooD-
DECLARING THAT THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
WAS PACKED FOR A PURPOSE

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fsr TELEGRAPH TO THE rEIsuNE.v
Indianapolis, Nov. 1S-IIaving been expelled
from the Knights of Labor without being &C
corded the right of hearing Thomas b. Barry
has renewed his war against Powderly's admins
tration with bitterness. The refusal of the Gen
cral Assembly to grant him hearing was not un
expected He has had the attention of the knight
to-day Powderly and his followers have ex
pected hroadside from the expelled leader: but
instead, it seems to be Barry's determination to
keep up rafting fire. He holds much OF his
ammunition in reserve and he will not say in a
single day all that he is prepared to make public
lie has been in consultation to-day with his
friends in two or three small rooms In third
class hotel: while his enemies, the adherents OF
the Powderly administration, have enjoyed the
luyurics of the best hostelry IN the city. He was
asked this evening what would be his line OF
action. He said:
thing may be underssood still q Knight Of Labor
shall always be but while there is life in me shall
not rest until 1 fully exposed the dishonesty In
the management in the order.
The INSCRIPTIONS methods h've been reeerted 10
for the purpose preventing who were known 70
be any opposed to the administration from oemg
elected as representatives this convention Records
were manipulated and changed in the general ONCE,
and membership credited administration districts and
eaken from anti administration districts. Isepresenta
tves seated in the convention who had no legal
rights therein and representatives who were
lawfully elected were denied The charter OF
District Assembly "a Of East Saginaw Mich. was
recalled the plea that the district was in state
decadence When the clerk discovered that there
seven locals the distfctve local assemblies giving
district legal eXisencehe informed the chief clerk,
who remarked 20 him:
Never mind 60 with the transfers. We have
done this for the best interests of the order the repre-
sentative from this district supported Barry every
occasion at last years assembly
All the machinery of the general ofce used to
pack District Assembly No. l. of Philadelphia prevent
election Of the Master Workman Of the district
representative the convention the OF Nc
Fcey, Administrations. who is illegally seated
the General Assembly. list of the local assemblies In
District No 1 sas submitted TO Merely and Clymcr,
both employed in the general ohce who spent part Of
designating what locals would support the ad
nnstraon and considering how locals opposed them
could be handicapped.
Next followed the suspension OF all locals who were
considered opponents OF administration. This action
taken, notwithstanding the fact that the August
session Of the General Executive Board resolution
passed suspend locals who in for tax at
time but instead urge payment their part
this with the rights Of tho district
exposed District Assembly No. l. both McFeely and
Cvmer denied the charge. The next morning Merely
remarked IN the general Office that the district obtained
information that could onJ be secured ffom the Office
thereby acknowledging the guilt that he RAD &c
nied the night previous This convention is
mo.o free rom lob yng t.on the Hinneapo,i-
CcaveE1n. Al those no delcl- l2ol ths llcsea gang
who ccntro from Poverty Palace here looking
hitter theli masters interests II is like political
gathering than convention OF labor reormers During
the discussion yesterday my appeal to be heard Of
The representatives made the remark Barry prove
I'll that said and from my experience in the general
sfics 50 can l." Powdery, in answer said go to
Philadelphia and prove your charges The representative
etoI;ed by saying This is the place make the charges
/ prepared prove them" Powderly knew that
The documentary evidence hence the refusal 20
sen - he well that could prove all that have
,aid aganst them, given opportunity 10 do 80.
consider their refusal give hearing proof posi-
tv OF then guilt, and unless the common sense OF the
Of this country is blinded by deception they
sust certainly view the action of the general officers In the
same light they the injured nnocens that they
:aim 20 be- why should they fear meet before the
representatives. Of the order and give opportunity
De heard If my accusations were false they had Op
,orun,ty prove before the bar Of the order and
nete which would make me obnoxious
the eyes OF all honest ] appreciate my position
md would not exchange it for PowdeIlys