Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-28
POWDERLY STEPS DOWN.
). II. Sovereign of Iowa Made General
Master Workman, h. of l..

J. II. Sovereign of Iowa Made General
Master Workman, X. Of L.
The first part Of the afternoon session of
the X. of l.. general assembly at Philadel-
phia yesterday was occupied with a discus
sion Of the report of the committee ON an
peals and grievances.
The question was then put before the
house that Powderly be deposed. and WAS
defeated by three votes.
The Philadelphia Times report SAYS:
The acceptance of Powderly's resignation
was again called up. The vote was Is for
acceptance and ID against, seven members
not voting
Powderly's resignation was followed by
discussion as to whether the convention
should proceed at once to elect his success
sor or the seat of general master work
man being vacant, have the next highest
officer of the order, General Worthy Fore
man Bishop, nominate eight men and elect
the executive board from them.
During this discussion a delegate accused
Powderly of having wired ]. r. Sovereign
OF Iowa not TO run against him. Powderly
responded by drawing from his pocket a tel
eSram IN WnIcn ne Claimed that SOVEREIGN
oistiictiy refused IL run against MN. A
delegate promptly READ a telegram from
Sovereign say nag: "fvwderly wires me that
Sou Iisse useu nay name Ior a pad PURPOSE "
Anotner delegate read copy oil a lele-
gram TO Sovereign, signed by a majority OF
.--e ueiesates, pIedSlIS themselves TO elect
ma, anu sovereign reply. agreeing 10 run,
anu IL elected give has enure efforts to
banding up the order.
AT TINS point MIR. Powderly took his hat
anu coat anu IeII The hall
Ine executive board tried to have the
general worthy foreman elected also general
master Workman. Inis endeavor to trick
- "a l.aff raep
both offices was defeated.
General Worthy Foreman Bishop was in
structed to name eight men for the execu-
tive board. He named II. Il. Martin of Min
heSota, Z. A. French of Massachusetts, j.
NJ. kenney of Colorado, Thomas McGuirk
OF Washington, ID. c.; 7. Shonfarber of
Baltimore and Delegates Robinson of In
dana and De Leray of South Dakota On
the hrst ballot Martin and kenney were
elected by ~ and Is votes, respectively,
-Four ballots followed before deciding on
the last member, the rival candidates being
french and McGuirk. The former was
elected. receiving Is ballots. T. b. Mcclure
having been elected last week, the board are
all anti-Powderly men.
Sovereign Elected G. M. w.
The convention then proceeded to the
election of Powderly's successor Two can
didates were nominated-J. r. Sovereign of
Iowa and James Campbell of Pittsburg.
T. Ii. Mcclure, already of the executive
board. was offered, but declined, a nomina-
ton. The vote was: Sovereign, %; Camp
bell. s; Powderly. = and Mcclure, l.
After the official announcement Of Sow
ereign's ELECTION the convention took q re-
cess until today.
The most important report Of the commit
tee on appeals and grievances was that on
the appeal of National Trade Assembly 23l
against the decision Of the old executive
board vacating a boycott of that assembly
against the clothing manufacturers of Ro-
chester.
j. A. Wright, the president of the assem-
bly,, appealed from the action of A w
Wright, the representative of the executive
board, who called the boycott of last july.
The executive board sustained A. w.
Wright. and James A. Wright again an
pealed. and this time to the convention.
with the result that the boycott was called
on again by vote Of four-fifths Of the del
egates.
A delegate from Rochester, n. Y. last
evening said that in addition to the reim-
position of the boycott against the Roches-
ter clothing manufacturers by the knights
there would also be a boycott against them
throughout all the silver states the knights
having secured information that the firms
had signed petitions against free silver.
]. r. Sovereign. the new master work
man, is labor commissioner OF Iowa and an
appointee of Gov. Boies.
The convention will probably come to a
close this afternoon, the business of the day
being largely routine.