The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-20
KNIGHTS IN WILD TURMOIL.
POEDERLY AND TRRRF CHARGED
Win GROss MALFEAsANCE

A rhfisdsIphis Paper Reports = Fight IN
the Labor Convention over the Charges
OF Hnye--Powderir Shouts You are =
Liar % One Dele gate RsdiV trjnred
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 1o.-The. Times. in it's
report OF Yesterdays proceedings OF the
knights Of Labor Convention. says:
There was great deal Of talk during the
morning about charges made by Hayes that
prominent New Jersey Congressman had.
since the exposure Of the Labor Day Annual"
swindle written to a prominent Knight that
Powderly and the Executive Board had en-
deavorei to fleece him out Of money Oh this
scheme. The Congressman's letter was dated
Friday. and enclosed the letters sent TO him by
Powderly ct al
when Hayes. day or two ago charged this
coterie wifi. using the letter 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. &c. MIR Hayes displayed
the ConRressmans letter and the Executive
Boards communications which proved that
the seals and letter heads had been used. Mr..
Hayes addressed the Convention and said:
81 wantto tell you that greater knave and
scoundre than that man there. | mean you,
Terry. and knowyou D ever existed. VI stand
here alone backed only by these facts. and
am going to tell him you. Powderly-what no
other man ever told him. and III prove it,
''' Prove it. prove tiff you can said Pow
Derby
Yes. I'll prove II: the documents are here
I'll not be through proving things at this day
next week. was Hayes's reply.
You are liarp shouted Powderly.
"'Ies. have BEEN said HAYES. 4 admit
II. / have been liar in the service OF that
man-you. Iowderly. was once a scoundrel's
,sserre'sy and Letter writ9G BSf0 ,Si. am
Pc nFly IA nd httt
own Snd!, Ard parPppss; Yes Terry. = icTse5Is
not know, anything about this. DO not he
dramatic, Terry The papers arc here-here
ietter2hSs in his gossession si00, 900 worth Of
stock ~ swlhdling silver mine and the
Which, w.s psTer acroHnted for og oI
advertisements in the Journal and worked
the poor laboring men Of this order through
these advertiseme nts, written and endorsed by
them In this swindlinH mine company. Thou
sands were taken from the members OF this
order who were Induced to buy this stock.
Those who bought We're assessed $3.50 this
year. The letters are here-here -all the letters
MI. Hayes continued: In 1885 that man
Powderly. there he sits. when the order pro-
posed to erect monument IN philadelphia to
Uriah stevens. the founder Of this order. made
an eloquent speech and said: Let us give
his family home" The order approved his
Terry he screamed here are the ,docu:
menus t0at snow mat you nAO purchased
that home six months prior to that Convention
for ST. 700. and that you turned 1t over to the
order for $40; 900. Terry. you used dead hero
Mr.. Hayes then reached for other docu-
mehts upon the table before him upon which
to base other charges. At a signal from tho
Grand Master Workman the Powderly faction
eprang to their feet and made u dash for the
table. Chairs were thrown. Men we're struck
right and left. James A. Wright. jumping to
the table. grabbed the documents before the
speaker and shouted: No. Terry. You cannot
do It this way Above the uproar Mr.. Pow
derly shouted adjourn.
Wont you wait cried a delegate. until
some one puts n ~ otion to ADJOURN
During the fight one delegate was seriously
beaten and thrown out OF the hall. and IL now
under y physicians care. Before the finish Of
the fight the meeting was adjourned How,
no one knows: until when no ons knows. The
delegates came out in punches OF four or 1--WE.
wildly excited, but the sight Of the reporters
cooled them"