Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-11-24
HE IS THAT ONE MAN.
I. V. Powderly Reelected on
 His Own Terms.
NAMES HIS GENERAL OFFICERS.
They Are Pr0r1ptly Elected with Little Opposition, Except the Treasurer-There Was a Lively Fight-Charges of Preach ery-GeneraI Dissatisfaction.


 INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. A-H there was any doubt in the minds of anybody as to Mr. Powderly being the one man in the organiza- tlon of the Knights of Labor that doubt was alspeiled by the action of the general assem- ply. Not only has the general master work man succeeded in getting all the material sired, but he has got his own board of officers, and Terence V. Powderly and Knights of Labor are practically synonymous The entire day was devoted to the election Of officers The men who will control the destlnles of this great organization for the next two years are: Terence V. Powderly general master workman; Morris L. Wheat, of Iowa, general worthy foreman; John w Hayes, general secretary treasurer; Mrs Leonora M.> Barry, general director of womans work, and "A. w. Wright, of Ham, 1lton, Ont; John Costello, of Pittsburg; James J. Holland, of Jacksonville, Fla, and John Devlin, of Detroit, general executive board
 Daniel J. Campbell, of Scranton, put MT. Powderly in nomination for general master workman, and Edwin F. Gould, of Indian apols seconded the nomination, and for fully half an hour delegates were popping up all over the room stating that they had been instructed by their districts to support MT. Powderly. Then Victor Drury, of New York, who said that he desired to place in nomination a man who not only was pos sessed of brains but of backbone, named Martin L. Hanley, of Jersey City
 After good deal of talk Mr. Powderlv took the floor and declared that unless the officers elected were in sympathy with him he would not accept another term When he had concluded a vote was taken, and Powderly was elected general master work man, receiving IA votes, to 27 for Hanley and Il for Burch, of Ohio
 The contest came on the choice for general secretary-treasurer, Fred J. Turner being placed in nomination in opposition to John w. Hayes. Powderly supported Hayes and he was elected. The other officers named above were chosen without debate
 Powderly had previously stated that he would allow no scrutiny of the character of any candidate until he had been nominated, but when the delegates attempted to criticise Hayes they were stopped by the gavel Turner at this point read letter from Pow derly, ln which the latter said he would SUD- port Turner for the office under all circum- stances. It was looking squally for the ad- mnlstratlon, and in order to make a rally they attempted to adjourn for dinner, It took half an hour to accomplish this. There was a scene of indescribable confusion dele SaUeS 1Foln au parts being on thelr feet at once and outshouting each other
 Upon reassembling, Powderly took the floor and made strong plea for Hayes, and announced that he would not take the S5 OOO salary voted him, but would accept only $3,OOO, but if his work showed to the general assembly that he should have the other &. 900 he would take it. He held himself person. ally responsible for Hayes actions as secre- tary-treasurer
 Powderly was chosen to represent the Knights at the international congress in Paris next year.
 Hayes friends pushed for a vote, but pro- tests came from all over the hall. James E. Quinn said he could not answer for District 49 remaining in the order if such action was taken, and he understood other large dis tricts would withdraw under such cireum- stances
 PIrTsBURG, Nov. 24.-Thomas B. Barry will spend week here in aid of his new labor organization. Many knights are dissatisfied with Powderly and especially since he was voted a continuance of his 5000 annual salary Local knights say Barry's order will exceed the knights in numerical strength in less than six months.