The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-24

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cannot be given. but it related chiefly to
what he had learned in the East concern
ing the discharge Of the two switchmen at
Buffalo. The president also reported his
interviews with Powderiy and Hayes. He
touched on his tSargent's) visit to Webb at
the request of the latter. and told of the
evasive replies given by Webb to his lead
ing questions. After Sargent was through.
Councillors Howard. Wilkinson and
Sweeney made their reports. They took
up the time until O'Clock. and then free
discussion was INDUCED in. every member
OF the council taking part It was not
until after O'Clock that the councillors adj
journed for supper.
An Associated Press correspondent had
chats with Sargent, Debs and Hannahan
at this point. Debs said plainly that it
would be after midnight before the pro-
ceedings would be brought to the close.
Sargent conceded in this. and remarked
that the correspondents might notify their
families that the Sunday roast would have
10 be carved by somebody else than the
heads OF their respective families. The
members of the council took their time
about getting together in the even
ing. They fraterniz d with the news
paper men, and up to q certain point
were quite free to express themselves,
but the pointed question, 'Will there be
strike or notf" seemed to be the signal
for cessation of conversation. Sargent's
position is known. He thinks Powderly
was not treated justly by Webb. He stands
in the council and before the public as the
champion of organized labor. This is the
question which one hears on every side,
but. speculation is useless, and not until
sargent and his confederates get good
and ready" will anything definite be
known. Certain it is that the public will
wait until Monday before its mind is re-
lieved. At 10 O'Clock tonight the supreme
council adjourned as body. A commit
teeswlll probably be in session all night,
Sargent announces to the representatives
of the press: He says: I'VE have sent
thefollowing message to Powderiy in New
Yokk:
TIE supreme council has been in session all
day. but no decision has yet been reached We
ara now awaiting important adyices The
council fully realizes your position and the
poafion OF your order, and you may be as
su@ that your interests will receive due con-
sideration. You will be promptly advised of
farther developments.
Wilkinson. who represents the compare
lively newly-formed organization of rail-
way conductors, is willing to bring his
hosts into battle array if war is necessary.
The feeling of all the others is expressed in
the reply of Sargent to question put to
him. Said he: 81 have never seen men in
a more harmonious meeting than the menu
bers of the council we're today" This does
IL
that if the councillors can gain their end
recognition of organized iabor-without
stkke. they will do so. But nevertheless
they are bold and brave and are ready to
face the music.
The public did not expect ANYTHING def
mite tonight. The council has placed in
the hands of Secretary Debs the written
report of the members who went East to
confer with Powderly. There are COM
munications, presumably from Powderly
and other representatives of the labor in
terests, which were also given Debs. These
he is arranging in proper form, and when
this is done an important statement to be
given to the public must be formulated.
In speaking of this. Sargent said tonight:
Il is within possibility that we may reach
copclusion tonight. WHAT that conclusion is no
s60ke outside knows. The statement is to be
written out aud signed. We are moving care
fully. We must have ourselves presented in a
fair light to the public and to gain this end we
want our position stated clearly.
NEw YORK, Aug. 23.-Powderly this
morning was asked about Chief Arthur's
statement that the latter could not answer
Powderly s letter, which had not been adj
dressed to him personally. but which had
been given to the newspapers, and said:
Arthur never answers any communications
I send him. When went to Cleveland wired
him that Twas going to meet him. and al
though secured the town for him could not
find him. He has never shown any disposition
to meet me. All want Arthur to declare is
whether he is for the workman or for the Cor.
poratiOn.