The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-11-14

| on secret WORK, on Appeals anu gtleN
ances and press committee. There was
no discussion over these appointments
but some debate was aroused when the
legislative committee was under con
sideration, it being thought by some moi
advisable TO form such Il committee al
this time. 1t is the duty OF this com
mittee to consider legislation which it is
desired to have brought before Con
gress aud it is intended for it to act in m
advisory capacity, with the regular stand
ing committees at Washington.
A telegram was received from the CHIEF
officer OF the Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers expressing good will and Q
hope for the success OF the order, and
promising cooperation with it. A simi-
lar message was received from the Trades
Assembly Of indianapolis.
The reports OF the general officers and
the committees and the General Execu.
tive Board will be heard tomorrow and
Thursday.
Thomas B. Barry, the recently deposed
member Of the General Executive Board,
will not talk to the general public until
he has been given hearing by the Cen
eral Assembly OF the knights OF Labor
which he hopes to have tomorrow. In
an appeal which he has drawn up, he
gives expression to his desire to be heard
st once Rs follows:
To tae egleas aud members et Ee General Asssn-
by, Grttiiags:
SISTERS AND BEoTuERs:-I appeal to
you in the interest OF justice from the
outrageous action and the decision OF the
Executive Board in expelling me from
the order on the following constitutional
grounds:
Section $50 reads: "Charges against
members or officers cannot be made to
the local or Executive Committee OF tho
local assembly, but must be made direct
ly toNthe court OF the local assembly in
which the accused holds membership"
Section 1872 reads: Officers OF courts
who may be interested or implicated in
u case are disqualified from sitting OIL the
case. Their places are filled by cor
responding officers of other courts
Section 344, under which the General
Executive Board claimed 10 have acted,
gives them. no authority for such action.
Section 1856, guarantees to every member
u free and impartial trial before expul-
sion.
No charges have ever been preferred
against me in the court OF my local
assembly. Surely the general officers
who took despotic action without any
authority in law for 20 doing will not
say that they were not interested or i'm.
plicated in the charges that disqualified
them from sitting on the case. A fair, i'm.
partial trial have never been given. /
have had no hearing, no opportunity to
defend myself. / now appeal to the
General Assembly for an opportunity TO
be heard before that body.
PowderIy says | dare not meet the
representatives, Of the honest masses as
senbled in convention. | am only too
eager for the privilege OF meeting my
slanderers and to defend my position
before the bar Of the order. Hoping
that justice may prevail and that may
be given an. opportunity to be heard, ]
am respectfully and iraternally,
T B. BARRY.
Mr. Barry withholds all other matters
than this appeal, but promises to appeal
to the bar of public opinion in case he
is not heard by the General Assembly.
He Gays that every statement he has
ever made questioning the honesty and
integrity OF the present management Of
the order will be substanti0ted with
facts, all OF which will in the proper
time be made public.