St. Paul daily globe., 1888-11-13
THERE WILL Be TROUBLE.
Hundreds Of Knights Of Labor Flocking
to Indianapolis.
BARRY WILL BE ON HAND.
II Is Certain That Certain Section
Will Make It Lively for
Powderly.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 12.-Al-
ready delegates to the eleventh annual
convention of the Knights of Labor arc
arriving in this city, although the OPEN
ing session will not be held until to
morrow. In many respects this is one
Of the most important conventions that
this order ever held Internal dissen-
sionS have developed within the past
two years, beginning with the Rich
mond convention. and being caused, in
part at least, by the failure of the great
Southwest railroad strike, and further
aggravated by the later failure OF the
stock yards strike at Chicago. 1t has
been asserted by some, who claimed to
know whereof they speak. that
from Soo,000 members two years
ago. the order has dwindled to
200, 900 at the present time. The basis
of representation is one delegate for
every three thousand members, which
means a big assembly. The income is
now said to be too low for the expenses.
Various propositions looking toward a
reduction of the expenses will be made
at this meeting, and the action on these
and other matters will have bearing on
the future success of the order. Of the
work to be done at this time, District
Master Workman Hugh Cavanaugh, of
Cincinnati, says the constitution and
bylaws will undergo some revision,
and the successors to the present gen
eral officers will be elected. Mr.. Pow
derly, he thinks, will be reelected to
his present position if he can be pre-
vailed upon to accept. Il presume
Richard Griffith, of Chicago, whose
position is next to that OF Mr. Pow
derly's," said Sir. Cavanaugh. Twill
be reelected for the fourth
time, if he is candidate. j. w.
HAYES, acting secretary in place of
Charles II. Lilchman probably wants to
be elected to the position, which is
worth $4,000 per year. Other officers to
be chosen are treasurer and the general
executive board. Frederick Turner
will no doubt be elected treasurer. 1t
is also likely that McGuire, Ainsworth
and Bailey will be reelected as mem-
is no intimation as to who will be
board" Mr.. Cavanaugh himself. who is
close friend of General Master Work
man POwderly. is also spoken of for
secretary. w. H. Baiiie comes from
Pittsburgh to represent the miners, of
whose organization he is chief, and
among whom there has been talk of
leaving the order to join the federatioii.
Two sets of delegates are present from
d A. 40, in New York, and trouble is
feared from this. General Master
Woi kman L. V. Powderly is expected
tonight, and the sessions will begin to-
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock at Man-
Seur hall.
Later trains added to the number of
delegates in the city to attend the gen
eral assembly OF the Knights OF Labor.
Owing to distance, many district as
SemblieS will not be represented. In
fact. never has it been possible to have
a really full attendance at any one of
these annual meetings. This year an
attendance of from l59 to 300 is all that
the leaders look for. but that number
may prove sufficient to
MAKE MATTERS PRETTY LIVELY.
General Master Workman Powderly
will not arrive until morning, but the
customary preliminary work can be
done in his absence. The committee
on credentials. which is required to ba
in session for eight hours prior to the
opening session, has been steadily at
work to-day. This committee consists
of Chairman James Campbell, of Pitts
burg; e. P. Hall, of New yer-
sey; J. T. Hogan, of Troy, N. Y;
Thomas Neashan, of California. and
Charles Nj. Metz, of New York. Two
hundred sets OF credentials have been
turned over to this committee for their
action. Besides minor contests, which
it is thought will be satisfactorily ad
,t.,I tt,n1 ,rt fNf ,}.,Rt IN,
District Assembly 40. of New York.
morning without having come
to the consideration Of this
latter, the active contestants not yet
having presented themselves to pres
ent their case. Others also have yet to
De heard. Elections will have promi-
nent place in the WORK of the cGnveH-
ton, as General Master Workman L.
V. Powderly has made some enemies
and these are to DC on hand during the
week. Still there is a feeling among
many delegates that, if he wishes ii,
Powderly should be once more re-
elected. Several are ready to step into
his shoes in case he voluntarily vacateS,
among them being w. L. Lewis, of
PittSburg, master workman of the Mi
ners' assembly, and Richard Griffith, of
Chicago. 1t is asserted that there are
knights from the Pennsylvania districts
who oppose POwderly and wish to adj
vance the candidacy of John j. Jarrett
for general master workman. The pro-
nounced opposition to Powderly is led
by Thomas b. Barry, of Michigan, and
A. A. Carlton, of Massachusetts,. Mr..
BARRY WILL BE PRESENT
as delegate from the AXmakerS' as
sembly, but whether he will be ad-
mitted remains to be seen. He has been
expelled from the executive board, and
his seat will be contested on the ground
that he is Ineligible because of such
expulsion. There are few others
active in opposition, and it is impossible
now to estimate how great will be their
influence. AS means OF reducing eK-
penses the consolidation of the offices of
secretary and treasurer, also it is
thought by some that the general master
workman should receive $500 year
instead of $1,000 as at present. Ii the
desired consolidation is effected Fred
erick Turner. the present treasurer, will
office, as also will those already men-
toned in connection with the secretary
ship.
Tonight the delegates are resting in
preparation for the work of the opening
session in, the morning.
On the late train tonight were a num-
Der of prominent Knights of Labor,
among them being Thomas B. Barry, of
Michigan, recently expelled from the
executive board, and James III. Magee,
master workman of National D. A. 226,
whose home is in New York. The only
colored delegate appeared in the per-
son of Richard Thompson, of Richmond.
Va, who represents D.. A. 81. The
warning factions in d. A. 49 seem still
at loggerheads, and the morning will
reveal relative strength. Mr.. Barry
also waits until morning.