Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-11-17
LIVELY FIGHT is ON
Will REACH 4 CRISIS TODAY
Pow<esiy Hoi1is The Cards and some
One os shs omcers wm
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PaILApxLPHfA. Nov. l6--what oc-
ssrred Al this mornings sessien d the
general assembly. kaights u Labor.
and shat wzs given out are two differ
snt thinss The press COMMITTEES stated
during the noon recess that everything
sss u . pacific nature. bat judging
from the noise heard from without The
-secret chambers matters asssmed IN
entirely different phase. That the an
nouseed charge Of General SECRETARY
Treasurer Hayes against the general ex-
ecutive board. In which DO ssks Why the
lattsr body appropriated . sum said 70
be $4,000 % ths uss q the order instead
~ applying IL % the aid Of the Home
stead. Tennessee and Cosur d'Aiene
strikers, came up vas admitted BY ono
Of the delegates. but what action was
taken could not be learned.
VIII Let Reporters In.
General Master Workman Powderly
and several members Of the executive
board decided tonight that II would be
10 tho best interests 81 the order 10 ad-
nit representatives Of the press 10 the
sessions. and the constitution OF the
changed 10 this effect Ii IL not thought,
however. that this amendment will be
pat into eject at the present session
This development IL directly due 20 the
unlocked for publications Of the secre-
tary treasurer. Hayes The usual re-
tlcence vas manifested regarding the
transactions at the session this after
noon. The announcement Of the press
80
tons we're introduced add referred and
the latter part Of the afternoon was
spent In committee OF the whole.
Among the resolutions vas one fayoring
the election OF the general officers by
direct vote Of the members. instead OF
by the general assembly. another CON-
pelilng local assemblies % connect
themselves with some district, and a
third recommending that district assem-
blies elect their own officers semi-annu-
ally. The executive board detailed the
efforts that had been made 10 secure a
pardon FOE Hugh Dempsey OF Home
stead. but thus far without success. and
no further action IN the case was taken.
Crisis VIII BE Reached Today.
Ii is probable that the troubls be-
tween the Hayes and Powderly factions
will eliminate in one or more OF the
general officers OF the board being asked
TO REIGN. but just who the individual
will be IL Is not directly stated Ii is
known that the charges are directed
against Mr.. Powderly. A. W. Wright and
John Devlin. individually. and that the
other members Of the board, Congress-
man John Davis and T. b. Mcclure Of
New York. are not concerned. IL is
said that the Powderly faction holds the
upper hand in the assembly and II
vote should be taken. the Hayes ele-
ment would be downed. Ii 10 believed
that the crisis will be reached tomorrow
or Saturday. Besides the financial
charges, IL IL alleged by the Hayes fac
ton that a member OF the executive
board Was recently in .eollusion with a
certain democrat state committee. A
member OF the board stated tonight
that the latter charge could be satisfac-
torily explained The executive board
held caucus tonight Ia Mr.. Pogderiy's
room ia the Windsor hotel. and the fol-
lowers OF Mr.. Hayes met in the lafter's
room. What transpired 10 not known.
Congressman Davis statement. which
he issued tonight. did not contain any.
thing specific. IL referred 10 the differ
ences that exist in the order. In gen
eraI way. and compared them with his
torical events. the outcome Of which has
been favorable