The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-11-20
WAR IN THE X. OF L.

Fresh Trouble at saturdays Session.
Leaders Embroilod Over Trivial Mat
tors-Hayes still Aggressive.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 19.--Graud Mas
ter Workman Powderly called yester-
day morning session OF the Knights OF
Labor assembly to order. When the
usual formula of opening a deliberate
meeting had been completed Mr.. Pow
derby briefly addressed the convention.
He said:
II do not know whether | ought to
say anything or not. Everywhere | 20
| am haunted with that malicious story
about the house that the order bought
me. don't know whether to answer
this malicious charge or not"
A voice: Don't talk ancient history.
Talk about the charges made here on
the floor"
Mr.. Powderly disregarded the voice.
He continued: 81 answered the charges
about that house at Denver. l don't
know whether to answer them or not.
Secretary.Ireasurer Hayes, facing the
assembly, remarked steutoriously but
confidently, Terry can't and Terry
won't"
Mr.. Powderly, after the interruption,
continued: "If it is desired l will an
swer that charge. For the present l
will sit down." Mr.. Powderly sat down.
A DISPUTE AS TO CHECK SIGNING.
Mr.. Powderly having finished his re-
marks, Mr.. Hayes took the floor and
proceeded to inform the convention OF
the fact that within the last three days
the executive board had gaue to the
Corn Exchange bank, at second and
Chestnut streets, where the funds Of the
order are on deposit aud had entered q
protest against the payment OF checks
signed by Mr.. Hayes unless counter
signed by the Grand Master Workman
or the executive board.
The secretary.treasurer went on to
explain that, according to the bylaws
OF the order and in accordance with the
precelonts OF the order since its inCep-
ton, the ecretary.trensurer's signature
was all that was necessary upon n
check Of the order These gentlemen
suddenly, Tor reasons best known to
Themselves. he said, decided to change
this precedent and articles of the by.
laws. To-day" said Mr.. Hayes. "is
the pay day of the employees OF the
headquarters OF the order. They are
workingmen and must be paid. I'll
make the check, and il it is not paid
let Powderly and his couierees answer
for it."
AMUSEMENT AND ILL FEELING.
Alter q conference Mr.. powderly and
his conferees decided to countersign the
check. John Devlin was appointed to
act for the executive board and do the
countersigning, with result which
caused considerable amusement as well
as no little i'll feeling.
Mr.. Devlin having gone through the
form OF writing on the check, it was
turned over to Thomas Sinixon, the
bookkeeper OF the order, who took it to
the bank. With grin upon his face
he indorsed it and, with wink, passed
it to the cashier. Tho cashier glanced
at it and said: "This check is no good.
It is made out all right. You, Mr..
Sinixon, have Endorsed it all right, but
this gentleman OF the executive board,
Mr.. Devlin, has not countersigned it.,
He has also Endorsed it, l must refuse
under the protest oil the executive com.
mitIee to pay it."
When Mr. Sinixon got back to the
convention and explained the blunder
it was after banking hours A motion
was made that Mr. DeYin pay the wages
oil the employees himself Hayes sprRng
TO his feet, and said: 81 don't want TO
make any capital out OF this, but these
people know nothing OF banking. |
don't mind that so long as they don't
force their ignorance on me"
HAYES Is RAMPANT AGAIN.
There was great deal OF talking dur
ing the morning about charges made
by Hayes that a prominent New jersey
congressman had, since the exposure OF
the Labor Day Annual" swindle, writ
ten to ) prominent Knight OF Labor
that Powderly aud the executive board
had audeavored to fleece him OF money
on this scheme, The cougressman's
letter was dated Friday, and enclosed
the letters sent to him by Powderly ct
al. When Hayes q day or two ago
charged this coterio with using the let
ter heads and seal Of the order in this
scheme they admitted that they got
money out Of it, but denied that they
used the order seals, etc. Mr.. Hayes
displayed the congFessman's letter and