Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-11-23

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81 n WIFI work TIL is
IA lSN ~ evening lec@
Ian II lure fer the ben-
Z|N ~ eft Of tina poor
OF this city Wss
given By Gen
eral Master Workman PoWderl7 in Ma
sonic Hall
Hon. Thomas B. Barry, She expelled
memoir Of the general executive boI-d
was hard g. word sll daY in his room snd
late this sf!eruocn gave 10 the press a
long article explaining his position sid
repeating his former statements sgai5et
Powderly's administration. He FSvs "the
general assembly OF Knights of Lsboc Is
net f4ir Eeprs seDtsiiqe gathering q tie
Industrial classes Of the order. The
most Inscriptions methods have been
rgsorIed 10 in order 20 pre-
want men who were known 70
De IA 0Cy Tag opposed 20
the administration from being elected sc
REPRESENTATIVES 30 this convention. The
records were manipulated sDd changed
IN the general Office, and membership
credited to administration districts and
re representatives. seated in the convention,
VINO had 20 legal right 10 seats therein
ard representatives. who were lawfully
elected were
DENIRD A SEAT
in the convention. The clerks IN the
general a :es were engaged in the
manipulation OF the records ADD selecting
| locsi assemblies that were known to be
opposed to tho administration, in order
that steps might be taken to prevent
them from having representation 1t this
convention.
In proof OF his assertions be cites the
case CT District Assembly "A OF East
Saginaw, which, he clsims, was driven
out CT the order oy the administration
and not by him, as has been Claimed He
claims that District Assembly l OF Phila-
delphia Is represented here by men chosen
| by packed convention. He CONTINUES:
"This convention Is no more free from
lobbying than the Minneapolis convention.
All those who depend on the present
gang, who control the order from Poverty
Pslsce. are here looking at:er their
masters interests Il is more Ike po-
litical gathering than convention CT
labor reformers."
Re then tskss up PowderlS's general
6enisl CT his charges and Teiterstes his
ssilitY to prove sll he has said, c'eimir g
that PoWderly knew this and fears 20 ieE
him address the general assembly; c7d
further Remaining: "If my accusations
we,a false, they had az opportunity to
prCve them 50 before the bar CT the order,
and then mete out to NE cersure which
would make me ooncxicus in the eyes OF
all honest men, appreciate ny position
sud would not exchange it for Pow
deTiy's "
Mr.. Barry then gives copy of the en-
velopes addressed to him as having been
"Expelled by the G. E. B )" and says it
is ''ihe only iii }isl notice have received
OF my expulsion" He recites the law Of
the order &C prove he had not been given
FAIR TRIAL
And says he proved his charges before
the Minneapolis conveutloD, but was
ruled cut by "csucus and ring rule prec-
ticed by them sad their followers" He
Gays Of this trial by the general executive
board whom he had accused OF wrong
dol1g, that "the constitution diequalifies
interested parties and with sll the brtzap
efffonteT7 they are endowed with they
surely will not claim that they are not in
terested, Incompetent and unfit to sit IN
Judgment when they themee Ives were the
accused villains"
He mentions another case snd contin-
uss: "PoWderly, himself, admitted there
was but one Wsy in which 3 pesson could
be expelled, and that vas through the
court OF bis own local assembly," BeIug
charged with "plunderiEg" he says: 81
invite sn investigation Of their actions
snd nine snd court CT law would be E
coed place for them to Prove their charge
If plumber sgsinst me-"
He closes with denial CT the charge
that he had rot been 8 member OF tce
order since last spring, and that he had
.rsldulently cbt.iled money from the
general treasury.
Although Barry's future actions ars not
yet clearly known, delegates and close
friends OF PowdeTly profess TO have 40
fear OF anything he may attempt to do.
Il he undertake to start g Few order it
csanot be predicted how at org Il will be.
He believes he will have 3 big personal
following, and says the enc thing that
will be required In such an order will be
s.rics honesty. Gossip has been freely
INDUCED in Smoug the delegstes to-day,
hu. IL substance it differs little from
what has alresdy been stated N these
dispatches. PoW6erly IS very strong in
the general assembly, snd will be asked to
continue in tffice. II allowed 10 select
bis own advisers sud helpers he will m
doubteoiy accept. The feeling that the
order will have its healthiest growth
hereafter is becoming very general among
the delegates, and expressions OF this
si2d sre heard much more f.equently thau
the assertions Of Barry and other mel
contents CT the outside. Lively i.ms5
sre expected IN the gereTsl assembly dar-
Jag the week, but Z revolt IS no: now an
tlcipated from any large body OF tae
ORGANIZATION.