Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-14
THE KNIGHTS CONVENTION.
Powderly Can Again be Master Work.
man IL he Desires,

POWderly Can Again be Master Work.
man IL he Desires.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 14.-At their session this
morning the knights Of labor are hearing the
reports of the general officers and committees,
but nothing will be given out until the session
ends at noon. The annual report of General
Master Workman Powderly will not be delivered
until late in the day owing to the non-arrival
Of the printed copies. These reports will pro-
badly take up all of the time to-day and to-
morrow. The appeal of Thomas b. Barry
for hearing, which was sent in these
dispatches last night, was sent by him to the
general assembly this morning. and their ac-
ton on it will be awaited by him before he
does anything further. Just what he may do
Is problem that causes some worry among the
knights. He keeps a close watch on his tongue
regarding his probable movements, but talks
freely in criticism of the present management
of the order.
OTHER OPPOSITION TO powDERLY
is based more on claim of weakness in man.
agement than on such allegations as have been
made by Barry. Still this opposition is scarce
ly In form to fight him and he will doubtless
be reelected without trouble in case he
will accept, which no one Of his
gate opposes Powderly ssbecause he
has no backbone and because he is influenced
by that gang Of corruptionists from New York
who have been the bane of the order since the
Richmond convention" He further says that
in general way Powderly makes good gen.
eral master workman, but he has given the
order away several times, at Chicago and
Cohoes, and history will prove that even the
southwest strike, given away. by Tom Mcclure
Derby"
However, this same delegate conceded Pow
derlys election. 1t is the lack of concentration
OF the opposition that will bring about this re-
suit. Among those mentioned in these dis
patches heretofore as possible candidates, no
one is more frequently spoken of than W. T..
Lewis, of Pittsburg. He is chief executive of
the miners associations, comprising fifty thou
sand members, and his organization is liable to
withdraw at their meeting in December un-
less action agreeable to their wishes is
taken at this time. Homer L. McGaw,
and an ti-Powderly man, is in the city, but
not as delegate. He considers Mr.. Lewis
much superior to Mr.. Powderly in every way.
He says Powderly never won a strike, and that
the policy pursued by him had driven thou
sands out OF the order, and many of them have
been the best men ever in it. While Lewis is
pushed by his friends, he himself states that he
Is not a candidate.
George Schilling, of Chicago, the socialist,
has been spoken of in this connection but
many Of the delegates consider such sugges-
ton In the nature of joke, while Schilling
viii not submit to being interviewed.
THE FEMALE KNIGHTS.
There are in the Knights Of Labor between
10000 and 1900 women and the number has
reached $4,000. Theses organizations are rep
resented by Mrs. L. NJ. Barry, of PHILADELPHIA
general organizer and lecturer; Mrs. A. p. Ste
vens, Of Toledo, and Miss May Burk, of Bell
aire, Ohio. Mrs. Barry, who has especial
charge of this branch of the work, saws:
The organization of working women has done
much to better their condition, but it has, of
course, been gradual"
She considers education the great relief for
the masses Of working people, and advocates all
practical means looking to that end.