The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1888-11-23
Only DnelPoVderly,
And the Knights Determine to
Stand by Him.
MANY CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGES

All Made I'm the Line OF tho Master Work
mans Wishes-His Power Largely In
creased-Othcr Representative Gather
| ings-MeetinGs of Cattiemen I'm Chicago
| and st. Louis-Three Thousand Western
ers Call for the Opening of Oklahoma.
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 2l.-n the general
assembly of the Knights Of Labor yeste rday
the committee on laws submitted partial re-
| port recommending tnat section Is Of article
| 3 of the constitution be so changed as to pro-
| vide for the following officers: General mas
ter workman, general worthy foreman, gen.
| eral director of woman's work, general OK.
ecutive board Of five, including the general
master workman Qnstead of seven, as now);
general cooperative board of three, includ-
ing the general worthy foreman INSTEAD of
Six, as at presently, and general secretary
treasurer instead of two separate officers, as
now. 1t was further recommended that all
these officers should be nominated upon the
hoor OF the general assembly and elected by
ballot, majority Of the vote to make the
choice. The term Of office was fixed at two
years, as now. The duties of the various
officers were specifically named in the 10.
port those OF the general master workman
including his acting as ex-officio chairman
of the general executive board. The general
worthy foreman is provided with the chair
manship ex'officio Of the general co cooperative
board
In selecting general executive board the
general master workman is to submit to the
assembly tho names of eight knights eligible
to the position, from which the assembly is
to choose four members of the board The
general cooperative board, it is provided in
the report, shall be composed Of three
knights, taken from a list of four to be sub
mitted by the general worthy foreman.
All the changes except that relating to
consolidation OF the offices of general secre-
tary and treasurer were strongly opposed
The friends Of Powderly, however, urged
that general master workman could not
accomplish the result desired unless he could
have men about him who are in harmony
with his views. Charles H. Litchman
favored the amendments, and George A.
Schilling led the opposition, but the com.
mittee's report was adopted by vote OF ~
to 81 without change
At the afternoon session resolution from
the committee on laws embodyiug the sug-
gestion Of Powderly that the time Of the a,l-
nual meeting be changed SO as not to come
directly before or directly after elections was
reported cpon adversely, and the report was
approved.
Tho committee also recommended that
article % Of the constitution be amended so
as to permit the general master workman to
fill by appointment all vacancies occurring
in the general executive board; that the gem
eral secretar y-treasurer be required to SUBJ
init weekly instead OF daily financial
statements; that any member of
the general executive board may
audit che accounts Of the general secretary
treasurer instead Of requiring the general
master workman to do the work, as now;
that the secretary treasurer shall furnish
quarterly itemized accounts of the financial
condition of the order, and that he shall
send out quarterly a list of local assemblies
and their standing in the order; that the seat
Of any general officer may be declared va
cant by majority vote Of the general as
sembly; that the condemnation Of the provis-
ional committee by General Master Work.
man Powderly be endorsed. The report as
to all these matters, together with several
others of minor Importance regarding the
government Of the order, was concurred in
by the assembly.
As ITS concluding work of the day the as
sembly approved every decision by General
Master Workman Powderly during the last
year. ~
Barry last night gave the public an open
letter in which he reiterates all tho charges
he has heretofore made against Powderly
and his followers. He will organize new
order to be called the Brotherhood Of United
Labor