Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-19

giys1 by Gen,
eral Master Workman PoTde!ly n h2-
sonic Hall.
Hon. Thomas B. BsrrV. the expel!sd
member Of the general executive ooiro
was hard at word ell dsV in his room anu
late this afternoon gave 10 the press a
long srsicle explaining his position and
repeating his former statements sgsinst
Pc HderlY's administration. BE says "fhe
general assembly Of Heights OF LABOR Is
not fair representative gathering OK tue
industrial classes of the order. The
most INSCRIPTIONS methods have been
resor,ed to In order to pre-
vent men who we're known to
be in any waV opposed to
taeiemlnistration from being elected as
to this convention. The
records were manipulated and charged
In the general office, and membership
credited to administration districts and
re representatives. seated in the convention,
who had no legal right to seats therein
and representatives who were lawfully
elected were
DENIED SEAT
in the convention. The clerks In the
general eli .ee were engaged in the
manipulation OF the records snd, selecting
locsl assemblies that were known to be
opposed TO the administration, IN crder
that steps might be taken to prevent
them from having representation at this
convention.
In proof of his assertions Re cites the
case Of Distric. Assembly "a Of East
Saginaw, which, he claims, was driven
out Of the order By the administration
snd not by him, ss has been Gained He
clsims that District Assembly OF Pills
delphia Is represented here by men chosen
by packed convention. He continues
I7'This convention is NO more free from
lobbying than tbs Minneapolis convention.
ALI those who depend or the present
gang, who control the order from Poverty
Palace, are here looking afsfr their
masters interests l. is more like pc
litical gathering than convention OF
Labor refoTmers."
He then taxes Ep Powderly's general
denial OF his charges and reiterEtes his
sbility to prove slI he has said, cisimtr g
that PowderIy knew this and fesTs TO lei
him address the general assembly; and
further Remaining: "If my accusations
were false, they had an opportunity TO
prove them so before the bsT CT the order,
and then mete out to me censure which
would make me obnoxious inSths eyes Of
all honest men. appreciate my position
and would not exchange it for Pow
derly's
Mr.. Barry then gives copy OF the en-
velopes addressed to him as having been
"Expelled By the G. E. B )" and says it
Ia "the only ;isl notice have received
of my expulsion" He recites the Law Of
the order to prove he had not been given
AFFAIR TRIAL
And says he proved his charges before
the Minneapolis convention, but was
ruled out By caucus and ring r1ls prnc-
ticed by them and their. followers" rs
ssys Of this trial by the general executive
board whom he had accused OF wrong
doing, that ".he constitution disqualifef
interested parties end with all the orszen
eftontery they are endowed with they
surely will not claim that they are not in
terested, incompetent and unfit to sit II
Judgment when they themge Ives were the
accused villains"
He mentions another case and contin
ueE ,"Powderly, himself, admitted there
was but one w.y il which person coulc
be expelled, and that WAS through ths
court OF bis own locsl assembly" BeiDs
charged with "plundertrg" he says: 81
invite an investigation. Of their actions
and mine and court Of law would be
good place FOR them 10 prove their chsrg'
Of rlunder against me-"
He closes with denial of the charge
thst ne had not been member OF TIT
order since last spring, and that ne lat
frsudu!ent.y obtained money iHcm tht
general treasury.
Although Bsrry's future actions are no
yet clearly known, delegates sid clos
friends OF PoWderlY profess 70 have n
iesr OF anything he may attempt to dc
II he undertakes to stsrt new order
cannot be predicted how st! org It will be
He believes he will hsVe big person,
following, ard says the one thing tbs
J will be required If SUCH an order will b
! strict honesty. GOSSIP has been freei
. INDUCED in among the delegates to-day
: but in substance 1t differs little fror
what has already been stated In thes
! dispatches. Powderiy IS very strong !
the general assembly, snd will be asked
continue In Office. II allowed 10 selee
!. his own advisers and helpers he Will IN
doubsedly accept. The feeling that u
? order will have its heslthiest groWt
E hereafter is becoming very general anon
e the delegates, and expressions OF n
8 kind are heard much more flequently tha
q the assertions Of Barry and other ma
q contents on the outside. Lively Tint
are expected in the general assembly Gu