St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-14

Graft, both of whom claim to be master
workman of the district. Quinn repre-
sents the Home club faction and
favors PowderlY's. administration. The
trouble between the factions began
over the heavy expenditures
made years ago by the Quinn
people in purchasing home. The dis
sension has caused the district many
Thousand members, but in settling the
question as to delegates temporarily to-.
day union representative was allowed,
A protest was filed agaips the admis-.
sion of George A. Schillfng, of Chicago,
who represents the Socialists. He is
denied admission to the hall until the
question is settled. A large number of
ex-general officers attending the con-
ventiOn are entitled to the floor of the
assembly, but they were excluded to-
day pending the disposition of the Gre
DENTAL. In regard to this action L. b.
Barry, who is leading the
OPPOSITION TO POWDERLY,
said his case was one of appeal from
the action of the executive board in eX-
pelling him after he had resigned. He
proposes to carry the fight to the
furthest limit. out of this may grow
new organization, and on that account
the federation of miners and mine
laborerS is watching the proceedings
with great interest. Before the assem-
bly, also will come the appeals on the
action of Master Workman Klinesmith
in suspendlng Armstrong and CONNER
cial assemblies, of this city, for de-
nounclng Ed Gould. who, it is charged,
was employed by the Democrats
to circulate the charges against
Gen. Harrison relative to his
position in the railway strike
of 1877, as well as other matters of SINH
lar character. Gould is the delegate
Klinesmith presides. Only one delega-
ton besides the contestants from Dis
trict Assembly 40 of New York did not
take seats in the general assembly
today That was the delegation from
the Michigan state assembly, and con-
sisted of Henry l. Allen, of Schooicraft,
and James II. Morrow, of Adrian. They
came here with full expectation of
being admitted, and claim that no noti-
ficatiOn was sent them OF
THE PROTEST THAT MET THEM
when they arrived. This was that
their assembly was entitled to but one
delegate. They assert, on the other
hand. that proper notification of the ap-
pointment of two delegates had been
sent to the general secretary, who sent
them both notices of arrangements
made here for their entertainment. and
in no way gave evidence of belief in
their not being entitled to the two dele
gates. One Of them could have easily
been admitted to-day, but they
of the assembly on their case.
OF the other protest cases
not herein mentioned, none brought up
much discussion, the delegates being
seated in each case. The afternoon
session to-day was devoted to the COM J.
pletion Of the organization of this gen.
eral assembly by the appointment of
committees. These are legislative
committee, committees on law, on
finance, on the state of the order, on
secret work, and on appeals and griev-
aDceS, and a press committee. There
was no discussion over these appoint
ments, but
SOME DEBATE WAS AROUSED
when the legislative committee was
under consideration, it being thought
by some not advisable to form such a
committee at this time. 1t is the duty
of this committee to consider legislation
which it is desired to have brought be-
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to act in an advisory capacity with the
regular standing committee at Wash |
ington. A telegram was received from |
the chief officer of the Brotherhood of |
Locomotive Firemen, expressing good |
will and hope for the success of the |
order, and promising cooperation with |
it. A similar message was received |
from the trades assembly of Indianapo-
lis. The>repOrtS of the general officers |
and the committees of the general ex-
ecutive board will be heard tomorrow |
and Thursday. Thomas B. Barry, the |
recently deposed member of the general
board, will not talk to the
general public until he has been given |
a hearing by the general assembly of |
the Knights of Labor, which he hopes |
to have tomorrow. In all appeal,
which he has drawn up, he gives ex-
preston to his, desire to be heard at |
once, as follows:
To the officers and Members of the Gen.
eral Assembly, Greeting: Sisters and |
Brothers. appeal to you i'll the interest of |
justice from the outrageous action and deci-
siolI of the executive board i'll expelling me
from the order on the following constltu-