Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-18
P0WDERLY PRAISED.
D. A. 3, K. of L., Pledge Unswerving
Fidelity to Its Great Leader.
ROSS ELECTED MASTER WORKMAN.
ALively Election and an Interesting Speech
From the G. NJ. W.
FULL PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING

The session of D. A. 8, K. of L., yester'
day was one OF the most interesting evel
held. General Master Workman Powderly
was present, but announced that he had moi
come to Pittsburg in the interest of Master
Workman Doyle, and Mr.. Doyle was sub
sequently defeated by the present Recording
Secretary, 1. N. Ross.
| The proceedings of the meeting were more
secret than usual, but DISPATCH reporter
obtained copy of the minutes kept by q
delegate in the convention. Master Work
man Doyle was in the chair, and, it is
stated, only recognized members who were
favorable to his reelection. John
O'Shea, ex-walking delegate Of the
Builders League, was given the privilege
of speaking more than any other delegate
present. This was done, it is said,
because he was Doyle's friend. Pow
derly was present for short
time, but did not interfere in any way with
the election. He was absent attending a
meeting of window glass workers on the
Southside, when the following resolution
was offered and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That D. A. 8, knights of Labor,
pledges its answering fidelity to the order OF
the Knights of Labor, and that so long as Cen
eral Master Workman Powderly is true to his
obligations we will stand by him.
The resolution was not only passed unani-
mously but went through with hurrah,
showing that all of Barry's charges against
the administration had no weight with D.
A. when Mr.. Powderly made his explana-
tion.
The following committee on resolutions
was then appointed:
A. K. Harrington, of $780, 7. Murphy, of
1O.SO6; T. A. Hammill, of 1857. Low Norman
other man who believes he will be discharged
from the position he now holds if his name is
published
GUARDING THEIR SECRETS.
Mr.. O'Shea then brought up the matter
of one member who was short in his ac-
counts with the Black Diamond Steel
Workers strike about S11S, and
courts to compel the payment of the
money and punish the man who had stolen
it. A member of the district sprang to his
feet and said it would cost money to 60 into
court, and wanted the account wiped off the
records, as it would be disgrace to the
order.
Neal Mcfarland, of Teamsters' Assembly
No. 1857, insisted that the matter be
dropped. He said that if the case was pros
ecuted Recording Secretary Ross would
have to be the prosecutor, and would be
compelled to show the books of the district
in court. The information thus obtained,
he believed, would do the district more
harm than the loss of the S11S. The matter
was allowed to drop.
John O'Shea again came to the front and
moved that the officers be elected at once as
some of the delegates, had to go home. This
caused great deal of discussion and the
question of salary was brought up. Some
thought that the salary of the Master Work
man should be fixed before that officer was
elected, as some of the candidates might not
accept the Office unless a fair salary
was paid. Others contended that the
officer should be elected first and the salary
fixed alterward. One delegate insisted that
it would not be fair to ''buy a pig in
poker" and wanted the salary fixed first.
Mr.. O'Shea then introduced what was
termed wage scale. 1t is as follows:
Master Workman, $500 per year; Recording
and Financial Secretary, $40 per year; Treas
urer, $50 per year; members of the Executive
Board, So per night, and Secretary of the board,
So per night additional.
THE ELECTIONS.
The delegates from Printers Assembly
1880 and Statesmen and Collectors Assem-
bly, 6S75 made strong protest, claiming
that 500 was sufficient pay for the Master
Workman's services. The Offices of Re-
cording and Financial Secretary were con-
solidated. and it was moved that the salary
be fixed at $500, but the motion was lost.
A motion to fix the salary of Master
Workman at 5000. and Recording and
Financial Secretary at S72O, was then put to
the house and carried.
The election then took place The nomi-
nees were John F. Doyle, 1. n. Ross, James
Hooper, George F. Pitts and John Elan
merry. Mr.. Pitts declined to serve, and a
ballot was taken and the vote was: