Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-26
OPEN REVOLT.
KNIGHT TURNER'S POSITION
Some Dangerous Breakers Ahead for Pow
dsry's Graft

INDIANAPOLIS, November 24-The
contest bstween Hayes and Tdrner for
Secrstary-Treasurer has ~engendered a more
bitter feeling and doubled the ranks OF
the 'tanti" element. Turner has come
over to them and brought with him fully
twenty-five of the best and ablest men in
the convention. Turner is bitter in his
denunciation of the Master Workman, aud
openly accuses him Of peridy in asking
him to become candidate and pledging
him his (Powderly's) support only to be-
tray him at the last moment. The letter
from PowdeIly to Turner containing the
above pledge was seen by your CORES
pendent this morning, and it is undoubt-
eddy genuine. A similar letter was writ
ten about the same time 10 r. D. Layton,
of P~ittsburg, and the fact thst Powderly
pledged his support to these two men (whc
do not speak az they piss by ia being
used by the "Autisn as another evidence OF
the character of the K. Of L. lelder.
A m started last night to the effect
that Turner had borrowed the money with
which to pay the mileage on his own per
sonal security, and now, since his defeat,
has refused to turn it over, was confirmed
this morning if the ssstemeut Of Mr.. Tur.
ner is to be construed to that effect. he
was heard to say: IT have raised the mile,
age money myself, and am not bound to
turn it over. / think l will let Powderly
try his hand a. financisripg." 1t is true
another snag has been struck, and the con.
yention will be compelled To hold over IN
til next week in order to obtain funds.
1t now appears that the offerings Of the
delegates Of loans from their districts, az
cr5uating $3.50, 600, was all bOmblst, and
not a cent was materialized from that
source.
SOME GLOOMY PROPHECIES.
Said Frederick Turner, late Treasurer;
81 predict that there will not be three
local assemblies in Philadelphia on b efirst
day of January"
Said Beckmeyer, Of New Jersey: "My
district will 90 to pieces before a month"
Said Zimmerman, of New jersey, who
came here as q Powderly man: "lutslligent
w~orkipgmpu will not submit II such a
state of affairs ! fear the end Of Knight.
hood is at hand"
Said Homer l.. McGaw, of Pittsburg:
"The future looks dark. fear we are on
the verge of revelation and disuniOn."
Said Ramaey, Of Cincinnati: "All are
surely going 10 pieces"
Said Hood, OF Tennessee: III fear that
nothing but a retractiOn of the convea-
TONS unwise work can ave the order
A tour OF the Grand Hotel, where the
administration hold forth, revealed tbs
friends of TOwderly, smiling and happy,
but very uucommunicativa. They scout
the idea that tbs Order will be dissolved,
but admit that they expect a large falling
of in membership and finances.
1t is anticipated tina: an I'D rurnment
will be reached tomorrow, although 1t is
ssid that a large amount Of business re-
mains to be transacted.
BARRY's PARTY FULL OF FIGHT.
The anti Powderlylfsc'iOn, at q cautu:
last night, decided to withdraw from the
Order and fight it f!Om without. Cash
will be provided for Berry to stump the
country and expose the corruption of Pow
derly's faction. Barry he's hundreds o
kilograms from local assemblies condemn
Jog the General assembly's treatment Of
him, and promising aid in organizing
new Orde'.
". T. Lewis Gays he cannot say whether
he will abandon the Order until after thu
Miners Assembly meets at Columbus
but says there is no induCemept for hin
to remain, as Powderly has done nothini
towards amalgamating the labor organi'
cations.