The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-24
RE-ELECHED.
He Gets a Large Majority and
Reduces His Own Salary.
OTHER OFFICERS ELECTED
Are In Accord with Him-The New
Executive Board of the X. of Il.
PowdcrIy TO Represent the Or
dcrat the Paris Exposition.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Nov. 23.-Th'
election OF officers took up the tim,
of the Knights of Labor Genera
Assembly to-day. This was the order o
business announced at the opening o
the morning session and nomination.
were at once called for. Daniel ]
Campbell, OF Scranton, Pa, nominated
T. V. Pomderly for reelection; Victo
Drury, of D. A. 40, placed the name o
Martin, OF New Jersey, before the con
vention, and an ex-delcgate named
Birch, from Ohio. A great many seconds
to the nominations followed, and vote
resulted: Powderly, ll4i Hanley, q
Birch, |.
For General Worthy Foreman, Morris
L. Wheat, of Iowa, and Henry A. Beck
meyer, OF New Jersey, were nominated.
The vote stood: Wheat, s3; Beckmeyer
SO.
As candidate for General Secretary
Treasurer, three candidates were pre-
sented. George Duncan, of Richmond,
Va, named Frederick Tarner, OF Phila-
delphia, present Treasurer; Powderly
took the floor and nominated John w.
Hayes, OF New jersey, present secretary,
and G. F. Price, of New York, presented
the name OF Mrs. A. p. Stevens, OF To-
ledo, Ohio. Before vote was taken n
motion for recess for dinner carried.
When the convention reassembted
after dinner, ballOtipg was proceeded
with, resulting: Hayes, So; Turner, So;
Mrs. Stevens, 3. Powderly having prac-
tically requested the election Of Hayes,
the result is a Powderly victory. When
Powderly got through with his nomina-
ting speech, Turner read letter sent to
him by the General Master Workman,
in which he expressed the hope that he
(Turner) would again be n candidate and
would be elected.
Mr.. Powderly explained that the let
ter was written before the combination
OF the two offices had been suggested.
Mrs. A. P, SteyeHs presented the
name OF Mrs. T. NJ. Barry us Director
and Investigator OF Woman's Work and
she was elected by acclanation.
General Master Workman Powderly
NuS CllOeSu W IcpLSScht tiIS OAuCA Nv OAS
Paris Exposition.
After his reelection to Office Mr..
PowderIy took the floor and stated that
although his salary had been left at
81, 900, he would accept only $4,000, and
attend to his term. The order could do
what it pleased with the balance.
As candidates for members OF the
Grand Executive Board, Mr.. Powderly
sent the names OF A. W. Wright, OF To-
ronto, Ontario, j. j. Holland, OF Jack.
sonville, Fla, John Costello, OF Pitts
burgh, John Devlin, OF Detroit, J. A.
Wright, OF Philadelphia, and Thomas
Mcclure, of New York; II. Q. Trapahan,
Of Cincinnati, and ]. j. Crowley, OF
Charlestown, Mass. On the first ballot,
A. W. Wright, OF Toronto, j. j. Holland,
aud John Costello, OF Pittsburgh, were
elected. Two more ballots were neces-
sary to elect the fourth member Of the
Board. John Devlin, Of Detroit, was
Retiring General Worthy Foreman
Richard Gritliths, and Delegate Del
warte, OF Belgium, were presented with
fine gold badges by the General Assem-
bly,, the receipt OF which was acknowl-
edged appropriately.
Tomorrow the members OF the CO.
operating Board will be elected from
the four nominations OF General Worthy
Foreman Wheat.