The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1888-01-12
NO. 16.
WILL POWDERLY STEP DOwN?3sD
y Thorough Reorganization Of the knights
of Labor Said to be Coming.
(New Yo,k Mall and ExpressJ y

New York Mall and Expressly - =
According to reports that have been
| received here by some of the moro
prominent of the leaders of the knights
OF labor, the long g-continued fight In that
organization will be settled by the
designations Of Master Workman Pow
derby, Secretary Litchman and the other
members of the so-called "administra-
ton ring" and q complete reorganization
OF the order Thus struggle of moro
than three years will be brought to o
close. Careful observers, however, hold
that the ond will come too late to save
the organization and that it is doomed
to disintegration. Up to tho last mo-
mcnt the administration hoped that
some compromise might be arrived at
dclphia and through it with the other
Provisional Committee, which is now
leading the open revolt. But no COM
promise would be accepted by the
'kickers, The reaching of definite
end on last Thursday night was pre-
vented by the sudden illness of Master
Workman Powderly, but the other par
ties interested met md had an opportu-
nifty to indulge in somo very plain tell,
the plalncst Of which came from Messrs.
Barry and B&ily, the anti-Powderly
members Of the General Executive
Board, whom tho ring tried, but failed,
to Gust from Office at Minneapolis.
Powderly is now said to bo willing to
step down. He is MOI, shamming sick
hess. Not only is he i'll, hut he is dis
8lsted and discouraged as we'll. His
recent tour through the East and the in
! formation that has como to him from
other sources have convinced him that
the once great order of which he was
head Is fast dropping to pieces. The
GtoWing strength of the revolt shows
him that there is nothing ahead but de-
iont Tor him or the disintegration of the
organization. His sickness is oppor-
tame. lie will, according to the state
,ments now made, use physical incapaoity
a3 an excuse for giving up his position,
will go abroad for time and leave the
others to fight the thing out as they
may.
But General Secretary Litchman and
the Others think they see CLEAN of
nope in the delay secured by Powderly's
illness, Ltchman will next week send
out his annual assessment notices to all
the local assemblies. Upon the re-
3ponscs will rest the last hopes of the
administration group. The Provisional
Committee is not in any humor to allow
tho ring to renew its supplies. 1t is now
represented i'll evory State by district
! assemblies, and every single local at
! tachcd to these is being warned not to
pay pcnny over to the Philadelphia
! crowd. In addition, overy possible in
hucnce is be brought to 6ear upon To-
Gals that are noS yet in open revolt to
induce them to withhold the amounts of
the assessments levied uron them. AS
matters stand at present it is pretty GER
tam that tho amount of money paid into
the general treasury this year will be in
significant when compared with former
years. The results Of this financial boy
cost is obvious.
Meanwhile the National Provisional
Committee is continuing steadily on the
aggressive. The rcbels now number
hundreds of thousands and are confident
OF victory.
The knights hnTc watched the con-
ycntion OF the American Federation of
Trades at Baltimore with great interest.
10 Mail and Express reporter George
AlcMumay, Of the print0rs' Assembly,
said he did not think that, properly
m"E@6ed, the knights would suffer by
reason OF the phenomenal SUCCESS Of the
federation, adding:
There is room for both ORGANIZATIONS
and plenty of work for each. 1t should
not for II moment be considered that
there is any rivalry or competition be-
tween the two organizations. Each is
engaged in a great work.