Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1888-11-15
FINANCES OF THE X. or 1.
Dissatisfaction Over the Cen.
e-al Treasurer's Report.
HOW HAS BEEN SPENT


Present Membership Of the order-specu-
lation as to the Outcome Of the Harry
case-He Insists on Being Heard and
Says His Expulsion Was Illegal.
INnIANAPoIIs Nov Is. The entire session
Of the second day Of the General Assembly,
knights Of Labor was devoted to reviewing
the reports Of the general officers, with the
exception Of that Of the general master work.
man. which has not yet been received from
the printer, and those of the committees APP
pointed at the last session The general
treasurer's report for the year ending June
80 shows receipts, including balance, Of s22,.
hOLH, and balance on hand Of Sl6I So A
supplemental report TO Oct 81 shows a bal.
ance OF sid.39, and debt due Of 81, ,Gs7 80
OF the amount expended General Master
Workman Powderly is credited with expend.
ing S5,955O2; General Worthy Foreman
Richard Grifliths, s42s. Is; ex-General Secre.
tary Charles II. Litchman, S2,0Sl.25 The
expenditures Of the members of the general
executive board were as follows: John w.
Hayes as secretary, S2s0736; Thomas b.
Barry, S3,574s5; William H. Bailey,
sj,40a5i; A. A. Carlton, S4, 1907: Thomas
= Mcguire S3, lO2,46; Ira b. Aylesworth,
s3,6j4Al; general investigator OF woman's
work, Mrs. L. NJ. Barry, s20784S
In addition the expenses in the various de-
partments were: General executive board,
S2,32OG2; general secretary's department,
S22, 2,7lL46; general secretarys supply depart
ment s3l, lbs q; general treasurer's depart
ment, S3.3s9.s9; postage for revenue depart
ments, Ss,l5l.0i; Journal department, So
100 So
This financial exhibit did not please the
delegates at ALL
The general secretnry's report shows q.
membership on Aug. 10 OF 240, ,4gl, and that
l3,O2l have since been renstated The report
proper is yet to be made by ex-Secrctary
Litchman.
There is much speculation as to the out
come OF Thomas b. Barry's case. II is
claimed that the administration viii refuse
TO give him any hearing. He has addressed
an appeal 10 the delegates asking that they
vote that he be heard before the general as
sembly. lie claims TO have received no
official notice Of expulsion except letter
containing hotel rates for delegates, upon the
envelope Of which was written Expelled
by the c. f. Bn
Just what Barry may do is a problem that
causes some worry among the Knights. he
Is silent regarding his probable movements,
but talks freely in criticism Of the present
management Of the order Other opposition
20 Powderly is based more on a claim OF
weakness IN management than ON such ale
cations as have been made by Barry
One talking delegate opposes Powderly
because he has no backbone, and because ha
IS influenced by that gang Of corruptlonists
from New York, who have been the bane OF
the order since the Richmond convention p
He further says that Sin a general way Pow
derly makes a good general master workman.
but he has given the order away several
times, at Chicago and Cohoes, and history
viii prove that even the giving away OF the
southwestern strike by Tom Mctiuirs and
charlie Litchman was inspired by PoWdarly.n
However, this delegate comedies Powder
lys election Il Is the lack Of concentration
Of tho opposition, II anything, that will
bring about this result w. 4. Lewis. OF
Pittsburg, is Powderly's chief opponent. Ho
is chief executive Of the Miners association.
comprising $1,000 members, and his organi-
zation is liable to Withdraw at their meeting
in December unless action agreeable TO their
wishes is taken now.
Homer l.. McGaw, of Pittsburg, pioneer
Of the order and an anti-Powderly man. saws
Mr. Powderly never won a strike and that
the policy pursued by him has driven thou
sands out Of the order, and many Of them
have been the best men ever in it, George
Schilling, OF Chicago, the Socialist, has been
spoken Of in this connection, but many OF the
delegates consider such a suggestion in the
nature Of joke.
The Home club are opposed to the admins.
tration and have Martin Haley, OF Jersey
City, as a candidate for general master work.
man