The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-24
PoWDERLY ALONE.
Tho Ant-AdmInistration Win in tho
X. of L. Fight, and the Master Workman
Has no SympathizerS.

Tho Ant-AdmInIstrationl Win in tho
X. of L. Fight, and the Master Workman
Has no SympathizerS.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Nov. 23.-To-day
at tho meeting of the general assembly,
Knights of Labor, the relative positions
OF the factions were changed, and the
vote for general worthy foreman is
taken as an indication OF Powderly's
strength. There we're two candidates
for the place, Michael ]. Bishop, of
Massachusetts. recognized as the cGndi-
date OF the Hayes faction and those OPP
posed to the mastor workman, and the
present incumbent OF the Office, Hugh
Cayanaugh, OF District Assembly No.
As, OF Cincinnati. The election stood:
Bishop %, and Cavanaugh q. The
Hayes forces again carried their candi-
dates to victory when the election OF n
general secretary and treasurer was
ordered, the vote standing: Hayes, %; /;
Martin, 81. tr-
Ono OF the anti.administration dele
gates said after the morning session that
if the election of the general master
workman had gone over until to-day
Powderly would have shared CaVa-
naugh's fate. In response to an intirna-
tion that many delegates believed Sow
ereign was not a candidate and would
not take the Office, as he is friend Of
Powderly, tho delegate said: "That is a
mistake. Mr.. Sovereign is loyal to the
order, as all OF us are. and he considers
al khA
Pcwderly or any other man. The
troubleis, some men after holding office
for long time believe they have q
mortgage upon it, The Knights OF
Labor do not depend upon Powderly for
an existence and would go on Just the
same il dropped out OF sight or
died tomorrow. Itis Powderly's q meth
cd that we are fighting more than tho
man himself, and he now has fair
warning to mend his ways or get out
He has been dictator and assumed to
run things to suit himself long enough" +"
"The result Of the election was not
the effect OF compromise, then"
mo, indeed; it was a straight-out
fight for supremacy and We woni that
is all there Is about it."
Among other business transacted was
an approval Of the report OF the COM
mittee on mileage, fixing the mileage OF
each delegate. Several documents were
received and referred to the committee
on distribution to subcommittee.
Master Workman Powderly, in ex-
ercising the prerogatives OF his office
this afternoon in the general assembly,
submitted eight names to be voted for
in the election OF new executive board.
Four only are to be elected. Mr.
Powderly'S selections are:
John Devlin, Detroit; A. W. Wright,
Toronto; John Davis, junction City,
Kansas; Hugh Cavanaugh, Cincinnati; /;
Charles B. Martin, TitIin, Ohio; John
0'Keefe, Philadelphia; John G. Costello,
Pittsburgh; Thomas O'Reitly, PhiIa.
delphia.
Congressman John Davis withdrew
his name, and that OF his son, Charles
S. Davis, was substituted. The present.
alton OF this slate was very distNsteful
to the Hayes faction, who claim that
Powderly is resorting to what they term
his autocratic practices.
"If Mr.. Powdariy insists upon his
nominations being voted upon" said
one OF the delegates close to Mr..
Hayes, at is possible that second res
olution will be introduced declaring
vacant the office PowderIy now holda.
It is understood by all the delegates
that Mr.. Sovereign, ot Iowa, has in
such nn emergency again consented to
again become candidate for the Office
OF grand master workman"