Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-23

the choice OF the convention. John w.
Hays will continue present general
secretary and treasurer, snd Mrs L. N
Perr7 will undoubtedly be elected 10
charge OF woman's wo.k and Richard
CIR. ff1 his Of Chicago may continue to serve
"a general worthy foreman. Powderl7's
nominations for members OF the general
executive board cannot be so readily pre-
dicted A Canadian member is desired
William Wright is the msn whom the
Northern delegates will suggest. From
the South there is also 9 request for
re lresentetion on the board. M2Gulre
and Aylsworth of the present board and
O'Riel7 Of New York and Hugh
CayAlaugh Of Cincinnati have. been con-
sidered liioie to be accepted.
That there had been an exciting session
this morning was made evident by the
bsarirg Of the delegates when they left
at 80, 81 hour and a half after their
usual hour for adjournment. The press
committee gave out the report OF the
proceedings to the eff9cs thss the Skef-
nugton trouble had been discussed ali
morning and the general executive board
had been sustained. This was their
statement, but the ficts as developed
later do not wholly bear them out. The
report of the committee was to the effect
that ne be held guilty OF INSTRUMENTATION
and be suspended for one year. This re-
port was taken up in two sections, and
| by vote CT 80 to So he WAS
found guilty Ct INSTRUMENTATION snd
violation of his obligations. Ga
motion the penslty WAS made public
reprimsnd from the general master
workman, the vote being little closer,
but no figures being given out. pro-
lopget and at times bitter debaie pre-
ceGed this action, in which SIX, ii lgton
and CavSnaugh led the opposing forces,
the latter taking the ground that the &C.
ton should be upheld or 1t would be put
ting premium on naturalization.
Skeffiugton repested his claim that his &C,
ton was justified By the circumstance,
o hers Joined warmly in the fight, and II
was only settled siter over tour hours
contest There ere nineteen other cases
before the grievance committee, which
vii! be taken up lESer. Skefington's &C.
ton is looked for with interest,". He hiss
| been sustaired in his actions by his
trades' assembly, and i! may take up his
fight ana desert the order.
In brief the CAGE OF HarzyJ. SKI fIilgtor
which WIS called this morning, is ss fol
lows: Ske ffington Was nStionsl master
workman Of Trades Assembly PIC, com
posed Of the kaigh;s il the snoe Gnd
leather business. Hugh Cavsnaugh is
master workman of Trades Assembly 4S
"mixed" assembly st Cincinnati, among
whose members are some shoemRkers
Last winter these became involved IL
q strike which Cavsnsugh thought IN.
called for. The shoemRkers thereupor
decided to desert Distric. Assembly 4s
snd Join GIG Cavanaugh objected ano
Skeffi agton authorized the transfer snt
encouraged the strike. He is ssid &c
have abused the officers Of District AS
position to the orders OF those officials wat
the ground Of the trial sought to be hAc
bafore the general executive board. o.
his protest claiming no j1risdiction the
matter was referred to the geneta al rs
sembly with the result slresdy stated. As
il has been said SIX, IL Igton WAS Endorsed
and upheld by his trades assembly, and
his quarrel will probably be espoused by
them with loss 20 the knights OF Labor
So say some Of his friends.
It was decided 10 send representative
OF the order TO the Paris exposition, add
then Sn hour and 9 half Of time was de-
voted to considering secret work.
The finance CO nmitsee, Hugh CGVsn-
augh, chairman, reported ina: it had
found the methods Of discussing funds
very loose, ths, bills had Tot been coun.
teTsigned oef1re being pkid; that come
officer should be given veto power In re
gard to the expenditure OF money, and
under such plan more money would
cow be 10 the treasury, and further re.
commended that more business Iks
methods be established. They made
no suggestion Of crookedness, find
ing ell accounts perfectly correct snt
the repor: states the reduction already
decided on by the consolidation and re.
auction OF cfficers would foot up 81, COO
BarrY's story Etill continues, his last
instAllment being Intended to show ths
the P0WdeTly administration destroyed
or altered docume nts liaole 10 get then
into trouble, snd cslis the Journal o.
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