The Portland daily press., 1888-11-20
HIS COLLEAGUES MUST Be AGREEABLE.
Mr.. PowderIy Defines the Conditions
Necessary to His Reelection.
Struggles Among the knights for the
Various Official Positions.
Cardinal sImIonI on the Attitude Of
the Catholic Church.

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. l9-Yesterday was
day OF rest to the delegates to the General
Assembly here, with the exception Of those
who are on the various committees. All day
long the corridors Of the Grand Hotel were
filed with delegates who were talking over
the work Of the convention and quietly can
vassing the situation. The question which
caused the most discussion Is as TO wheth-
er or not Grand Master Workman Powderly
would accept another term. Mr.. P0wderly
said last night to a correspondent. In answer
to the direct question as to whether or not
he would serve another term: II will un-
der certain conditions. Those conditions
are that the Barry element shall have moth
ing to do with the administration Of the af-
fairs of the order, and that / shall be given
as colleagues In the general ofaces men who
are thoroughly In sympathy with me. On
these conditions, and on no others, win /
consent to take another term. l came here
completely tired out with the turmoil and
chickering's which have been going on for the
past year, and under no circumstances will 1
consent to undergo another season OF them"
AS a matter Of fact, 1t has become evident
that Mr.. P0wderly Is about the only man in
the General Assembly who can properly fill
the office, and even the men who have been
opposed 20 him acknowledge the fact.
The main fight Of the session, so far as the
offices are concerned, Is on the general sec
retary-treasurership. Mr.. P0wderly wants
John w. Hayes in case the Offices are con-
solidated, and the chances are that he win
get him. but Fred Turner and Robert ID.
Layton intend TO make hard fight. 1t may
be that In order to avoid this fight the Offices
Will be kept separate, in which case Hayes
viii get the seeretaryship and either Turner
or Layton the treasurership. The friends Of
James II. Magee Of the street car men are
making an active canvass for him for the
general executive board He has the pres
tige OF never having lost a strike, and Is re-
garded all around as an exceedingly smart,
level headed little fellow. In addition TO all
that he Is thoroughly In sympathy with Mr..
Powderly. 4. l.. Jordan, OF the Washington
plate printers, Is another Of the young men
In the General Assembly who Is spoken Of
for place on the general executive board.
He Is good man. The third man will prob
ably be Southern man, possibly Nicholas
ID. Stack, the State master workman Of the
Alabama State assembly.
The present members Of the board, Il. B.
Mcclure, Ira b. Ayslworth and w. II. Bal
ley, will all be candidates for reelection,
but the Impression prevails that new men
should be selected. There will be no oppo-
sltl0n 70 the reelection Of Uncle Richard
Griftiths as general worthy foreman, and
Mrs. Leonora Barry as general investigator
OF woman's work.
The Knights and the Vatican.
NEW YORK, Nov. 49, The Catholic News
publishes Cardinal Simioni's reply to Cardi-
nal Gibbons in regard to the Knights Of La
Dor. 1t says so far as at present appears.
the association Of the Knights Of Labor can
for the moment be tolerated. The Sacred
Congregation merely requires that necessary
odt 6Qo tforfo hc fnfw In. tko mia oH
the society TO make clear whatever: might
seem obscure and might be interpreted In a
bad sense. These notifications are required
particularly In the passages Of the preface TO
the rules concerning local associations and
words savoring Of socialism and communism
must be corrected In such way that they
shall only affirm the rights conferred by God
on man OF acquiring property by using legit-
innate means and respecting the proportion
ate right Of all others.