Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-01-08

confidential secretary, 7. J. Wallace, he
was greeted with cheers. Everyone
wanted to have a private talk with him and
he was iostled around for over half an hour
before be was made aware of the fact that
he could not occupy the hall that had been
rented for the purpose.
A wELL-GUARDED RECEIPT.
Matt Smith, who had rented the hall, and
had the receipt for the money in his pocket,
told Mr.. Barry that the hall would not be
opened. Mr.. Barry wanted the receipt,
SAYING that he could go to the nearest
magistrate and secure process compelling
the people present to open the hall. Mr..
Smith refused to give it up.
The crowd clamored for a meeting, and
Mr.. Barry, accompanied by his immediate
friend, proceeded to the second floor of the
building. The hallway and stairs were
soon jammed with people anxious to hear
the expelled members of the order speak.
While having a consultation as to what
should be done, Master Workman Doyle,
who was in his Office on the third floor, tele-
phoned for the police. Two officers were
Immediately sent down, and the sidewalk
in front of the knights of Labor headquar-
tiers was cleared, the people moving to ad-
jacent corners, and continuing the dis
cuSsion.
Mr.. Barry circulated among them and as
sured the members of the order who were
dssirous of hearing him that he would
speak in public hall on Wednesday night,
and also on Saturday night. The hall will
be engaged to-day and an announcement of
the meeting given in the daily papers to-
day or tomorrow.
The announcement that Barry would
speak in a knight of Labor hall brought
out almost all of the leading members of the
district and other districts. Mr.. James
Campbell, President of the Window Glass
Workers and L. A. 300, who is one of Pow
derly's best friends, was present, using his
influence to prevent the meeting being held
in Knight of Labor sanctuary.
All the district officers were pres
ent, including Secretary Ross, Financial
Secretary Miss Laura Powell, Worthy Fore
man Hooper, Eccles Robinson, National
C. Mathews, Master Workman of L. A.
ex-Master Workman j. L. Evans, and
others.
When DISPATCH reporter attempted to
enter the hall he found the doors were
barred and notice posted. stating that no
meeting would be held. Master Workman
DOYLE WAS AT THE DOOR,
and said the meeting would not be held. I.
]. Dicus, a member of the Board of Trustees,
was at the head of the stairway, but had
little TO saw. He announced that the hall
had been rented by him in the regular way,
bat he could not open the doors 81 am
afraid" said he to reporter for this paper,
''that we will be sued for violating our con-
tract, / came here to see that the contract
was carried out, but am powerless to 90
anything"
Mr.. j. d. Hughes, the other member of
the Board of Trustees, who signed the con-
tract, said: 81 did not know was doing
ANYTHING wrong. We have rented the hall
to the Anarchists to hold meetings and to
different organizations, and no objections
were ever made. / collected the money for
the rental of the hall and turned into the
D. A. 3 treasury. That is all L know
about it.
A man named McKibbin, representing
L. A. 6332, tubeworkers, assumed the au-
thority of ordering the members of the
press to vacate the building. He became
very demonstrative, and was finally led out
of the building by Master Workman Doyle
and another member of the order. The ad-
ministrationists and the antis seemed to be
we'll represented, and if any serious break
had occurred a riot would have been the re-
suit. Both sides, however, prevented any
serious conflict.
About 9 o'clock, when Mr.. Barry saw
that it would be impossible to enter the hall
without breaking in the doors and causing
q fight, mounted the stairs and said:
'Gentlemen, we will not hold meeting
here tonight, but 1 expect to address you
on Wednesday evening. The place will be
announced in time. We will make this
system stencil throughout the country"
He was greeted with cheers by almost
every person who heard him.
DISCUSSING THE SITUATION. &.
Mr.. Barry and some of his friends then
left the hall, and the crowd soon thinned