New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-21
POWDERLY HAS HIS WAY.
HE WILL NAME his OWN OFFICERS.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY DOES AS THE MASTER
WORKMAN DIRECrs-HEALING OVER THE
HOME CLUB FIGHTS.
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HOME CLUB FIGHTS.
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Indianapolis, Nov 2O.-Mr. Powdery Is to be spared
any further trouble fiom refractory members Of the
General Executive Board. There will be no lean and
hungry cousins I'm HIS cabinet who sleep too little and
think too much. The General Master Workman will
have everything In HIS way When the Com
mittee Laws reported to the General Assembly
this morning IL presented batch Of recommendations
making law Of Mr. Powdcrly's wishes The first
amendments submitted those which are OF most
general Observation-Disclosures Of offices and changes
in the method OF election. Section IS, Article III,
specifies who the general officers and how they
shall be chosen. The committee recommends that
this article be changed that 1t shall provide for the
following officers:
General Master Workman, General Worthy Fore
man, General Secretary Treasurer General Director Of
Women's Work. and General Executive Committee Of
five members, including the Master Workman General
Cooperative Board OF three Including tho General
Worthy Foreman, instead Of six, as heretofore
sttutcd. All of the officers, the committee recon-
mended shall be nominated the floor Of General
Assembly and elected by ballot by majority vote to
two years. The General Master Workman shall
be oico chairman of the General Executive Board
As possible after his election the Master
Workman shall submit to the General Assembly the
names OF eight Knights eligible to tho Office, from
which the convention shall elect four to
bers OF the Executive Board This shall be done at
the same session at which the General Master Work
man is elected The General Worthy Foreman shall
be ex-oficio chairman Of the General Cooperative
Board. He shall submit to the General Assembly the
names Of four delegates, from whom the convention
must elect two who shall members Of the
Board.
When these amendments proposed there
earnest contention to their advlsablty. To tho
consolidation Of the office of the secretary with the
treasurer there was general assent AS economic
measure II Is deemed a necessity. But to the other
propositions there formidable opposition on the
ground that thcy tended to one-man autocracy. In
behalf Of Mr. PowdeHy the plea entered that
no General Master Workman could accomplish the best
results unless the Executive Board be in harmony
with him and personally acceptable to him. When
the vote taken the Master Workman counted
% Affirmative and then stopped; that more
than enough.
With harmonious Board to support him, Mr.
Powderly will accept reelection as General Master
Workman. There is alternative. There are
no candidates for his office. Both Mr.. Turner, the
present treasurer and Mr.. Hayes, secretary, were
candidates for reelection Now that their offices have
been consolidated they still candidates. Robert
d. Layton, formerly general secretary, and popular
man in the ORDER was candidate for the secretary
ship, but he is understood now to be out of the
race. His following was perhaps, larger than any
other candidates. Friends of Mr. Hayes claim some
thing Of advantage for him In the race. Richard
Grifths Of Chicago, Is General Worthy Foreman, and
is n candidate for reelection.
For the General Executive Board 1t is believed that
Mr. Powderiy will nominate of the following
Ira B. Aylesworth, "Tom" O'Reflly, Robert d.
Layton (f he should not be elected to some other
ohice), Frank Turner Qf he should not be made
secretary -treasurer. John B. Hayes df not eected
T. b. Mcclure, of New-York; Robert r. Elliott or
some other Canadian.
T. B. Barry, of whom more has been said than Of
any one concerned in the convention except Mr.. Pow
dcrly to-day wrote open letter to the delegates
lie makes specific charges against the Powderly ad-
ministratlon In twenty-five paragraphs His present
purpose is to "agtae. until aztec the Assembly ad
journs Then, he says an active campaign VIII DO
established looking 10 the formal Inauguration OF the
Brotherhood of United Labor lie says that or ganzers
will be put the field, and that every large COM
mecal centre will be stirred up. The labor move
ment must be decentrallzed,' be says. Tho people
and not a Gar must control organized labor"
There is now a prospect that the fight in District
Assembly No 40, In NewYork City, may be settled,
and another wreath added TO Powderlys crown. The
Home Club is a secret organization within the Knights
of Labor ranks In District Assembly NO ~. IL pos
sesses the old assembly property and large snare
of the membership in the district. The Home CLUB
sent its delegates to the convention. The antHome
Club people did likewise. The former were tem
poranly seated by the Assembly, but the latter have
been before the Grievance Committee, and have been
given assurances OF support inc ooihnh''oo nh7
agreed 10 recommend 10 the convention the adoption
OF the measure proposed by the anttliome Cluo
Knights The proposition is that local assemblies In
the district suspended since Juno, 1885, be relnstated
that all the district mixed up In the fight resign
and be made Ineligible; and that each faction be
given a representative in the General Assembly, IL
is reported semi officially that Mr. owdery In order
TO see peace once in The district, has indorsed
the compromise. The anti Home Ciup hnlghts sent
four delegates TO the convention: Of these have
gone home Ii Is now proposed to seat the remaining
Two Charles J. Purcell and David j. Naughton. This
would OF course dis place two of the Homo Cluo deie
gates now In the convention should ihe comP,onisso
he ndor ed II is represented that many GROWERS IN
New York who are ready TO follow the fortunes OF
Barry the great expelled would become pacihed and
would once more shout for POwderly.
BARRY'S PROPOSED RIVAL ORGANIZATIONS