Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-11-23
AN EXTENSION OF POWER
POwderly Given the Right 10 Appoint
the Members of his Board.
All His Decisions Since the Last As
sembly Formally Approved.
Time of Meeting Unchanged-Com-
mittees on Law and Resolutions Report
Barry Wakes HOtter-He Fires a For
NAL Open Letter at the Delegates.
THE KNIGHTS CONVENTION
Important Matters up for Consideration
Barry Bent in Organizing New Order

Important Matters up for Consideration
Barry Bent in Organizing New Oruer.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 20.-"S "Spyism"
is the theme OF L. B. Bgrry's second chap
ter In she eerial story he is Publishing
about the actions of the Posderly ad-
ministretion of the affairs of the knights
of Labor He goes over actions of
various delegates at Richmond, at Min
nea polls and in the city, and accuses
them of spying upon the actions of all
delegates suspected of opposing Powder
ly. In this installment of his story he
also gives the names of members of the
order whom, he says, Powderly ana the
BOARD discharged to make places for non
union clerks who were their pets.
Barry and his friends are expressing
great Indignation at the action of the
general assembly, and at the report Of
the grievance committee yesterday in
the cases of Gleason and Bloomer. They
say these cases are similar to that of
! Barry, and that the action was very in
consistent. William Gleason, of Chica
GO, had been expelled by the district
assembly court, instead of the local,
as the laws of the order direct. The
general assembly so held, and thereby
went exactly opposite to their action in
the Barry case. Bloomer's case was
identical with Barry's. He was ex-
PEELED by the general executive board
as Barry had been, and claimed that
only his local could try him as Barry
had also claimed. The COMMITTEES re-
ported against Barry but favored Bloom
er. The general assembly by vote ex-
PEELED both. As has been said, Barry's
friends have been very iudignau7 at this
| and they are feeling sanguine OF success
in new order.
Already kilograms of sympathy and
expressing desire to join him have been
received from many parts of the country
by Barry. These come III several in
stances from officers of local assemblies
of the Knights OF Labor and Barry
counts on their support in his new or
g8nization. However, his folio wing Is
still uncertain aud time only will devel
| op how strong il is.
TIE MORNING SESSION.
At the session of the Knights of Labor
general assembly, today, the committee
on laws submitted a report amending
/ section Is of article of the constitution
! so as to provide that the elective officers
| shall be general master workmsn,
| general worthy foreman, general secre-
| tary and treasurer, and general director
| of woman's work; the general executive
| board shall consist of four members be-
sides the general master workman, and
| the cooperative board shall consist of
| two members besides the general worthy
| foreman. All except the general execu-
| tive board and the general cooperative
board shall be taken from the floor of
the general assembly, and when elected
| shall servo two years. This section fur
| har hot ha
| foreman shall be ex-otiicio chairman of
the general co operative board, and that
| he shalt submit to the general assembly
| four names, from which they shall elect |
| two who will constitute that board.
A prolonged debate followed the in
| PRODUCTION of these amendments, but |
they were adopted by more than two
| thirds vote.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION
was taken up by the committee on law
with minor changes of the constitution. |
| Contrary to the recommendation of |
Powderly the time of the meeting is un
changed, which is the frat action yet |
taken against his will.
The general ma ster workman shall |
! hereafter fill all vacancies on the board |
| by appointment, this being the new
! power added TO the office. 1t is now
| proper for any member of the general |
executive board to approve the reports
| of the secretary and treasurer, although |
that was formerly permitted only
| to the general master workman. The |
| general assembly SO desiring may here
after declare vacant any place on the
! board, and it can do so without at the |
same time eIpelling tbs officer SO re-
moved. Before the appointment the or
ganizers must pass proper e1amina-
tiop. This same committee reported an
| approval of Powderly's denunciatiou of
the provisional committee. The mileage
com mittee reported the total mileage of
| the general assembly to be 169,S29 miles
and the amount to De paid 1854. The
greatest distance travelled is by delegate |
| Delwajte, of Belgium, whose mileage |
reaches 1914. By formal vots all de- |
] cisions of general master workman
Powderly since the general assembly of |
one year ago, were approved.
THB APPROACHING ELECTION.
As the time of ths election draws near
the delegat grow more interested and |
the hotel lobbies are crowded with busy !
groups discussing the probabilities. |
Predictions might be made, but further |
than that Powderly will be reelected, |
! they would be unreliable. L. B. Barry,
| tonight
| ISSUED FohMkL OPEN LETTER
70 delegates. He says: In violation of |
all laws Of knighthood and justice you |
! have denied me fair trial or opportunity |
| to be heard IN my defense aud by your |
action placed yourselves in full accord |
| 18th the unlawful and unwarranted action |
| of the general executive board, whom 1 |
! had charged with irregularities, and who |
! being unable to answer my charge |
| and fearing TO meet me, resorted to all /
! manner of intrigues to override the con |
| stltutlos and deny 10 me the right of a |
fair trial, such as Is guaranteed to every |
knight OF Labor. Your action is CON |
/ trary to all law and deceucy. You have |
outraged justice, lowered your msnhood |
| and misrepresented your constituents |
by your vote and you depend on false re,
| ports and burying your actions III |
silence on yorr return home, as ha. been |
| done after past sessions of the general |
assembly. This time your constituents |
Will be given the truth by those who have |
the courage of their manhood Since |
| you have refused to give NE |
an opportunity to dsfend myseIf, |
l will now publish few of the charges I |
made, snd L defy you or those whom YOU |
sustained by your votes TO prove them |
| false" He goes on to enumerats charges !
already published.
! coNMITTxR REPORTS.
! The committee on resolutions reported |
| favorably on resolution of the committee |
on legislation. Before other reports were |
made resolution vaa adopted sdvocat- |
| ing the enactment of a latioLal in !
| spsction law providing thst it shall |
be unlawful to transport from one state |
into another state or foreign country any |
beef, pork. mutton or veal, to be sold for |
| human food which has not beer inspect
ed alive at the slsughtering place by q |
| United States inspector aud found |
to be healthy, and that special bureau |
of inspection should be created in the |
| department of agriculture.
. The committee on resolutions made |
! favorable report on other matters pre-
sented this morning and it vas adopted.
A resolution was also adopted approving
the exhibition of American animal prod
ucss at the Paris exposition of 1889, and
urging all stock men to give all aid to
authorities il connection herewith.
The last Ne~ York Legislature created,
as it were, ten new criminal o6enses.