The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-23
TaE KNIGHTs OF LABOR CONvENnON.
The Election of oHicers and the Question
of Adjournment Takes Up Much Atten.
tion-A Long Session Probable.

The Election of Officers and the Question
of Adjournment Takes Up Much Atten
tion-A Long Session Probable.
INDIANAPOLIS, Now 22.-The question
OF elections still agitates the minds O
the delegates to the Knights Of Labor
General Assembly. Every one now
acknowledges the certainty Of Powder
ly's reelection and his choice for other
positions will be the choice of the con-
vention.
A secondary matter Of agitation is the
next place of meeting. Toronto has a
formal information for the next meeting
which was adopted Monday evening at
the meeting OF the municipal council,
and it is favorably regarded by many
delegates. Ohio would like to have it,
Toledo being the place chosen, and
almost any place in the South is the way
delegates from that section put it.
The question OF adjournment has a
good share OF the attention OF the dele
gates and opinions vary greatly. Some
think an adjournment may be taken
Saturday night, while others look for
from one to two weeks longer stay in
this city. At the rate matters have
zone thus far aprolonged convention is
probable, although the General Assem-
bly, might refer unfinished business to
the Board and adjourn Immediately
after the selection OF officers. There are
still a couple OF important appeals to be
acted upon, and the report of the Finance
Committee has not yet been heard, be.
sides which there is the election OF
officers.
That there had been an exciting ses-
sion this morning was made evident by
the bearing Of the delegates when they
left the hall at half past one, an hour
and a half after their usual time for ad-
journment..
The press committee gave out its re-
port of the proceedings to the effect that
the Skeilington trouble had been under
discussion all morning and the General
Executive Board had been used. This
was their statement, but the facts us de-
veloped later do not wholly bear them
out. The report OF the committee was
to the effect; that he is held guilty OF
insnbordination and suspended for one
year. This report was taken up in two
sections, and by vote OF 90 to 35 he
was found guilty characterization and
violation OF his obligation. On motion
the penalty was made public repri-
mand from the General Master Work
man, the vote being little closer, but
nofigure being given out.
A prolonged and at times heated de-
bate preceded this action, in which
Skciiington and Cavanaugh led the op-
posing forces.
AT the afternoon session an hour and
a half OF the conventions time was de-
voted to considering the secret work OF
the order. The Finance Committee,
Hugh Cavanaugh chairman, reported
that it had found the methods OF dis
bursting funds very loose; that bills had
not been countersigned before being
paid; that some officers should be given
the veto power in regard to the ex-
penditure OF money, and under such
plan more money would now be in the
treasury, and further recommended that
more businesslike methods be estab-
lished. They made no suggestion OF
any crookedness, finding ali accounts
perfectly correct, and the report states
that the reductions already decided
upon by consolidation and reduction OF
officers would foot up $4,000 The
salaries will remain the same us hereto
fore. Power is gwen to the General
Secretary-Treasurer' to throw out ex-
cessiye items from expenditures.
BY vote OF S. to 50, it was decided to
continue the salary Of 700 to the Cen
eral Master Workman; and the Secre-
tary-Treasurer will be paid $1,000. Menu
bers OF the Executive Board will receive
81 day and expenses.
The report OF tthe committee was adop-
ted and these matters as to salary came
up Immediately afterwards.
Barry'sstory still continues, his latest
installment being intended to show that
I. V. Powderly's administration de-
stroyed or altered all documents liable to
get them in trouble, and calls the Jour
nal of United Labor blackmailing sheet.