Wichita eagle., 1888-11-20

der. after which his paper was named and
| of which it is not the official organ. On
| his return home Mr.. Detwiler wrote an
editorial which appeared in his publication
on Saturday and it was read here today.
| This leading editorial was an attack on
Powderly's was the ruling mind:
| that the convention was packed in the in
| terest of the general master workman and
| that Powderly and Litchman were afraid
of publicity and therefore both Of them
! were ready to make peace and promptly
did so at the first chance
Powderly took the floor and made Wig
orous denial and denunciation Of the
whole matter. This speech was pointed
and emphatic and was greeted with fire.
quent and hearty applause. He had intro
duced and referred to committee resolu-
tion to the effect that whenever member
of the order shall through the public
press make accusations of misdemeanor
against members and officials of the order
without first having made and sustained
these accusations before the proper court
of the order, he lays himself open to i'm
mediate expulsion by the general execu
tive board without trial. Mr.. Powderly
supported this resolution in his speech and
explained that all such matters should be
brought before the proper tribunal and not
given to the public first.
Ex-Secretary Charles III. Litchman fol-
LEVIED Mr.. Powderly in another hearty de-
nunciation of the editorial and denial of
its statements.
W. T. Lewis, master workman of the
miners assembly, who has been considered
an opponent OF and competitor for first
place with Powderly, was equally prompt
and emphatic in his remarks
John L. Lee, of Philadelphia, master
workman of the railroaders. said if the
stories were true every member of the or
der wanted to know it, but they wanted to
find it out in the way provided by the laws
OF the order.
Others followed and all denied and de-
nounced, while none defended the editor in
his criticisms The stand taken by Mr.
Lewis in this case is regarded as significant
and Powderly's friends hope that it means
that the miners will not desert the order.
There has been great fear Of that, and it
Will not be fully settled until the meeting
TO be held by the miners at Columb bus, o..
On December 5.
BY a secret circular, Mr. Powderly has
asked them to remain in the order and try
TO add to it those miners who are out. In
like manner Mr.. Lewis replied to Mr..
Powderly by saying the knights of Labor
must do something for them IL they wanted
to keep their present membership among
the miners There the matter stands as it
has for two weeks and the action here
is expected to influence the Columbus
meeting next month. Mr.. Lewis has kept
quiet and took no stand for or against the
change, but some hope his action today is
indicative of his probable action.
Regarding the declarations of Hon. Thos
B. Barry, expelled member of the general
executive board, r. r. Elliott, of Bridge,
Ont, who is secretary of the grievance
committee, says that Barry was given an
opportunity TO make good his assertions
before that committee, but refused to avail |
himself OF the privilege He made gen.
eral and strong denial of Barry's state |
ments, and further says that Barry has |
not been member of the order since last |
April, and he gives the law to back I'D his |
assertions