Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-11-13
HARD-HANDED LABOR
GATHERS ITS LEADERS In CONVENTION
TODAY.
The Eleventh Annual Convention Of the Knights
Of Labor at Indianapols-Inportant
Questions 10 bs Dscidsd-Dsrsass
In the Order.

INDIANAPOLIS, November 12.-Already
delegates to the Eleventh. Annual Con-
vention of the Knights Of Labor are arriv-
ing in this city. Although the opening
session will not be held until tomorrow.
In many respects this is one Of the most
important conventions Of this organization
ever held. Internal 6issersions have de-
velopei within the past two years, begin
ming with tie Richmond Convention, and
being cau ei in part, at least, by the failure
of the great Southwest railroad strike and
further aggravated by the later failure Of
the stock yard strike at Chicago. 1t has
been asserted by Eome who claimed to
know whereof they speak, that from e00,.
600 members, two years ago, the order has
dwiudled 10 100000 at the present time.
The bssis of representation is one dele
gate ID every 5000 members, which msans
a big Assembly. The income is now said
to be too low for the expenses. Various
propositions locking toward 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
or failure of the order. or the work 10 be
done at this time District Master Work
man Hugh Cavanaugh, of Cincinnati, says
that the constitution and bylaws will
undergo some revision, and the successors
to the present general officers will be elect
ed. Mr.. Powderly, he thinks, will be re-
elected to his present position If he can be
prevailed upon to accept.
81 presume Richard Griffith, ofChicago,
whose position is next to that of Mr.. Pow.
derly's," said Mr.. Cavanaugh, will be
re elected for the fourth time il he is a
candidate. J. W. Hayes, acting in
Place of Chas Fl. Litchmap, probably
wants to he elected to the position, which
is worth 81 900 per year.
R''The other officers to be CHOSEN are
Treasurer, and the General Executive
Board. Frel Turner, will, no doubt. be
elected Treasurer It is also qu ts likely
that MEG uire, Aipsworth and Bailey will
be reelected as members Of the Execu-
tive Board, but there is DO intimation as to
who will be chosen for the other positions
on the Board"
Mr.. Cavanaugh himself, who Is q close
friend of General Msster Workman Pow
derly, is also spoken of for Secretary. W.
n. Bailey comes from Pittsburg to reprs-
sent the miners, Of whose organization be-
is chief and among whom there has bsen
talk Of leaving the order to join the Feder-
alton. Two sets Of delegates ore present
from d. A. 40 in New York, aud trouble is
feared from them. General Master Work
man T. V. Powderly, is exp'cted tonight,
ard the session will begin tJ-mcrrow mcrn-
ing at 10 o'clock at Msnseur Hall.
Delegates Begin to Arrive.
Later trains added TO the number Of
deleg ,tss in the city to attend the General
Assembly of the Knights of Lsbor. Owing
to distance many district assemblies will
not bs represented. In fact never mas II
teen possible 10 have really full attend
area at any one of those annual meetings.
This yesr an attendance Of from one hun
dred and fifty to two hundred is what
the leaders look for bat that number may
prove sufficient to make matters pretty
lively. General Master Workman Pow
derly did not arrive this morning, bat the
customary preliminary work can be done
10 his absence. The Committee on Gre
dentisls, which is required to he in session
for eight hours prior to the opsning sss-
sion, has been steadily at work to-day.
This committee consists OF Chairman
James Campbell, OF Pittsburg; G. p. hall,
Of New Jersey; J. F. Hogan, Of Troy,
n. Y, and Charles NJ. Metz, Of New York.
Elections will have prominent place
In the work of the convention. As General
Master Workman PowderIy has made
some enemies, and these are to be on hand
during the week. Still there is q feeling
among many delegates that II be wishes is
Powderly should once more be elected.
Several are ready to step into his shots in
CASE he Voluntarily vscates, among them
being w. T. Lewis, OF Pittsbuig.
Master Workman Of the Miners
Assembly, and Richard Griffith, of Chi
tago.
II is asserted that there are Knights
from the Pennsylvania districts who op-
nose Powdsrly ard wish to advance the
candidscy of John J. jarrett for General
Master Workman. The pronounced oppo-
sition TO Powderly is led by Thomas x.
Barry, Of Michigan, and 4. A. Carlton, OF
Massachusetts,. Mr.. Barry will be present
IS a delegate from the Axe Makers AS.
sembly, but whether he will be admitted
remsins to be seen. As means OF re-
ducing expenses, the consolidation
of the offices of Secretary and
Treasurer is proposed; also, 1t is
thought by some that the General Master
workman should receive So, 500 year, in.
stead Of IS, 600, as at present. If the desired
consolidation is seffected, Frederick TGrSer,
present treasurer, will probably be can
didsts for the double Office, as also will be
those already mentioned in connection WITT
the cr,tarysbip. Tonight the deleEste'
are resting in preparation for the work O
the opening session in the morning.
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