Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-24
THROUGH TO THE END.
POWDBRLI'S ENDORSEMENT MADE CON-
PLBTB BY REELECTION.
The Administration friunPhs in Every Contest
With HIS Own Subordinatss and Advisers
the G. n. W. Will Have
Full Sway.

INDIANAPOLIS, November %. - The
election of cficsrs took up the time Of the
Knights CT Labor general assembly to-day.
This was the order of business announced
at the opening of the morning session and
nominations were at once called for. Dan
iel ]. Campbell, Of Scranton, Pa, nomin-
ated T. V. Powderl! for reelection; Victor
Drury, of D. A. 49, placed this name OF
Martin Hanley, Of New Jersey, before the
convention, and an ex-delegate named
Birch, from Ohio. A great many seconds
to the nominations Z folio we'd and vote re-
suited: Powde,ly ia, Hanley y, B rch l.
For General Worthy Foreman, Morris
L. Wheat, of Iowa, aud Henry A. Beck
never, of New jersey, were nominated.
The vote stood: Wheat 50, Bsckmeyer
S.
As candidate for General Secretary
Treasurer, three candidates were present
ed. George Duncsn, Of Richmond, Va,
named Frederick Turner, of Philadelphia,
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 MIS-. A. p. Stevens, of Toledo, Ohio.
Before a vote was taken motion for re-
cess for dinner carried.
When the convention resssembled after
dinner balloting was proceeded With, re-
sultipg: Hayes 50, Turner 56, Mrs
Stevens 3 Powderly having practically ,
requested the election of Hayes, the result
is Powderly victory.
When Powderly got through with his
nomiua'iUg speech, Turner read letter
sent to him by the General Master Work
man in which he expressed the hope that
he Turner would again be a cand date
and would be elected. Mr.. Powderly ex-
planned that the letter was written before
the combination Of the two offices had been
suggested.
Mrs. A. p. Stevens presented the name
of Mrs. T. NJ. Barry, as dictator and in
vestigatcr of woman's work, and she was
reelected by acclamstion.
General Master Workman PoVderly was
chosen to represent the ord,r at the Paris
exposition.
After his reelection to Office, Mr.. Pow
derly took the floor and stated that al
though his salary had been left at So, 600.
he would accept only So. 900, and attend
to his term. The order could do what
thsy pleased with the balance.
AS candidates for members Of the Grand
Executive Board, Mr.. Powderly sent the
names of A. W. Wright, OF Toronto, Ont.
J. ]. Holland, of Jacksonville, Flo.
Jorp Costello, of PittsbuIg: John
Dsvliu, of Detroit; J. A. Wright
of Philadelphia, and Thomas Nc
Guire of New York, II. @. Trapahan, o
Cincinnati, and J. ]. CtoWley, of Charles
town, Mass. On the first ballot, A. W
Wright, of Toronto, j. ]. Holland and Johr
Costello, of Pittsburg, were elected. Tw'
more ballots were necessary TO elect tn
fourth memer of the Board; John Devlin, o
Detroit, was chosen.
Retiring General Worthy Foreman X ch
ard Griffiths, of Chicago, and Delegate De!
warte, of BELGIUM, were presented with I'm
gold badges by the General assembly, tn
receipt of which was acknowledged appro
priately. Tomorrow the members OF tn
cooperating board will be elected from tn
four nominations of General Worthy Fore
man Wheel.