The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-19
BARRY HITS BACK HARD.
He Says the General Assembly u
Packed for Powderly.

A'DiaNAfOLISs IND, NOV. 10 o-AouuuoJ
has been quiet day with the delegates to
the general assembly of the Knights of
Labor. although many of them were act
lively and closely engaged in committee
work. This evening, lecture for the bene-
Mt OF the poor of this city, was given by
General Master Workman Powderly, in
Masonic ball. One of the delegates was
selling tickets to the knights and Mr.. W.
uefly asked no questions, but investigated,
and found that he had bought a ticket to
his own lecture. This lecture was in charge
OF a local Catholic church, and the proceeds
Will be disbursed by it.
BARRY HARD AT WORK.
Hon. Thomas B. Barry, the expelled
member of the general executive board.
was hard at work all day in his room, and
late this afternoon gave TO the press long
article explaining his position and repeat
ing his former statements against Mr..
Powderly's administration. He says: "rhe
general assembly of the Knights Of Labor is
not fair representative gathering Of the
industrial classes of the order. Most un-
scrupulous methods have been resorted TO
IN order to prevent men who were
known to be in any degree op-
posed to the administration from
being elected as representatives to this
convention. The records were manipulated
anu lu6 R6leIul OlllCtSt
membership credited to administration dis
tricts and representatives seated in the
convention who had no legal right to STATS
therein, and representatives who were law
fully elected are denied seat in the con
vention. The clerks in the general offices
were engaged in manipulating the records
and selecting local assemblies that were
known to be opposed to the administration
i'll order that steps might be taken to pre-
want them from bQvip0 tinn Mt
this convention
ALLEGED PROOF.
In proof of this assertion he cites the case
of District ssembly No. "A, of East Sagi-
nav, which, he claims, was driven out of
the order by the administration, and not by
him, as has been claimed. He claims that
District assembly No. l. of Philadelphia, Is
represented here by men chosen by packed
conventions. He continues: This conven-
tion is no more free from lobbying than the
Minneapolis convention. All those who de-
pend upon the present gang who contr oil
the order from poverty palace are here
looking after their masters interests. 1t is
more like political gathering than con-
vcntion of labor reformers."
He then takes up Mr.. Powderly's general
denial of his charges and reterates his
ability to prove all he has said, claiming
that Mr.. Powderly knows this and fears to
ltb MN Cos bllO BOIiSI IL doSoluOlJ,
further5 remarking: "If my accusations
were false, they had an opportunity to
prove them SO before the bar of the order,
and then mete out to me the censure which
would make me obnoxious in the eyes of all
honest men. l appreciate my position. ard
| would not exchange it for Mr.. Powderly's.' y
HIS NOTICE OF EXPULSION.
Mr.. Barry then gives copy of envelopes
addressed to him as having been ''expe lied
by G.. E. b." and says it is "the only
official notice have received of my ex-
pulsion."
He recites the law of the order to prove
that he had not been given a fair trial, and
says he proved his charges before the
Minneapolis convention, but was ruled out
''by the caucus and ring-rule practiced By
them and their followers"
He says of his trial by the general execu-
tive board, whom he had accused of wrong
doing, that the constitution dsqualifies
interested parties land with all the braZen
effrontery that they are endowed with, they
surely will not claim that they were not in
terested) as incompetent and unfit to sit In
judgment when they themselves were ac-
cused villains"
He mentions another case, and continues
"Mr Powderly himself admitted that there
was but one way in which person could
be expelled and that was by court of his
OVh tOSoi uosCiib4y'
DAvERN's OPPOSITION.
Mr.. Barry next gives a review of an arti-
Gle published in the Journal Of United
Labor of October, 1888, in which he is OPP
posed by Michael Davern. secretary Of
district assembly No. 176, of Augusta, GA
He explains the attack by saying that he
prevented Prof Davern from making
money out of the order. He next denied
that he had advocated strikes before district
assembly No. 125, of Toronto, as was claimed
against him in a letter from that assembly.
He asserts that itemized quarterly reports
from the treasurer had not been given, and
continued: "If it is against the laws to tell
Knight Of Labor, then | am guilty, but
that l made any statements that were not
true is false"
He considers the charge that his claims
against the administration were false, made
by one John M. Decker, as the work of the
administration against himself. He refers
to Decker as "a mental light weight hop
ing to be rewarded with a position as
general lecturer, notwithstanding his in
competency and his ignorance Of economies.
Being charged with ''plundering," he says:
"I invite investigation of their actions and
mine, and O court Of law would be a good
place for them to prove their charge of
plunder against me-"
CLOSES WITH A DENIAL.
He closes with denial OF the charge that
he had not been member Of the order since
last spring, having been q member of a
lopsed local. and that he had fraudulently
obtained money from the general treasury
Although Mr.. Barrys future actions are
not clearly known, delegates and close
friends of Mr.. Powderly processes to have
no fear of anything he may attempt to do.
If be.undertakes to start a new order, it
cannot be predicted how strong it will be-
He believes he will have q big personal fol-
lowing, and says one thing that will be
required in his order will be strict honesty.
Gossip has been freely indulged in among
the delegates to-day, but in substance it
differs little from what has already been
stated in these dispatches. Mr.. Powderly
is very strong In the general assembly, and
will be asked to continue in Office. IL
allowed to select his own advisers and help
ers, he will undoubtedly accept. The feel
ing that the order will have its healthiest
growth hereafter is becoming very genera.
among the delegates, and expressions Of
this kind are heard much more frequently
than the assertions of Mr.. Barry and the
other malcontents outside
Lively times are expected In the general
assembly during tho week, but revolt is
not now anticipated from any large body
of the organization.
Suicide OF Drummer.
RICHMOND, VA, Nov. 18.--William R.
Shipe, 2S years Of age, committed suicide
Tonight nv shooting himself through tha