St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-11-21
AFTER POWDERLY'S SCALP
Has He MfSAPPR0PRTATED SOME or
THE LABOR FUNDSs
TIE COMMITTEE is DIVIDED

The Lie Is Passed Between the
Labor Delegates = Powderly
Accuses Wright of Giving
Away the Secrets of the Order
The Administration Forces
Are Defiant.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 20.-Ths gen.
eral assembly OF the Knights of Labor
held another stormy session today, and
the lie passed more than once between
the administration and anti -administra-
ton delegates General Master Work.
man Powderly accused James a Wright
OF giving away the secrets of the older
lie declared that Wright had furnished
the information for the reports printed
IN morning paper.
Wright denied the accusation Yigor-
ously. The delegates looked anXiously
THIS morning for the report of the f.
nance committee. which was promised
today but was not yet ready. 1t is
stated that the committee is divided
upon the report, three of the members
desiring to vindicate Powderly and two
opposing this, and threatening to pre-.
sent minority report, and the report is
DELAYED in order that the difference
may be adjusted if possible. The COM
mittee has gone carefully over the books
and accounts of General Secretary
treasurer Hayes. with special reference
to the charges of misrepresentation of
funds made. and had beside heard YER
bal evidence from the accused in ex-
PLANTATION of certain points upon which
information was desired.
A resolution requesting the resigna-
ton of all the general officers was pre-
scented today. 1t was promptly referred
to the committee on resolutions, al
though the delegate presenting it
asked for immediate action. Powderly.
however, would not have it that way,
and it was referred.
lie administration. as represented by
Powderly, A. W. Wright, DeVlin and
others. is still defiant: but they are
plainly disturbed over the fact that their
proceedings have been published despite
their efforts TO prevent ii, ami they are
industriously looking for the leak.
The afternoon proceedings were en-
liveued by another tilt between Messrs.
Powderly and Hayes. So acrimonious
dld this become that the convention
hnaliy got tired of it. and upon motion
1t was agreed that an hours time should
be assigned TO each of the principals.
during which they were to say ali they
had to say upon the much vexed subject
OF the alleged misappropriation of the
funds of the order.
MI. Hayes,ln the cougse of his speech,
declared that secret order existed
within The ranks of the Knights of La
Dor, the purpose of which WAS 10 per
Detuate IN office the present members of
the executive board, and especially
those against whom he has made ac-
cusatlons. He reiterated in the strong
est terms his former statement that the
I '"ds OF the order had been misap-
= iel
MI. Powderly denied the existence of
any such cabai as that mentioned by
Mr.. Hayes. In the course of his re-
MARKS. however. he created a sensation
by practically admitting that the Home
stead fund and the CuRr d'Alene fund
had not been expended for the
purpose for which they had been
intended. lie vigorously denied.
however, that there was ANYTHING
wrong III the course pursued by the eX-
ecutive board i'll this matter. Every
dollar, he said, had been expended for
the benefit OF the order, and the only
reason 1t had been diverted from its
original purpose was because the money
was not needed at Homestead or Coeur
PAlene. The speeches created ire
mendous sensation, and tonight they
are being vigorously discussed
The general assembly will take up
the whole question tomorrow, and it is
thought they will dispose of it. The
report OF the finance committee is I'M
Uerstood to have been prepared, and
Will probably be presented at tomor-
rows session. 1t is limited that there
VIII be two reports, a majority report,
signed by three members, which faVors
POwderly and his associates, and a
minority report signed by the other two
members of the committee. which takes
the opposite. Tonight both factions are
claiming victory. Mr.. Powderlv NAV
say that Hayes has been compelled TO
retract all or his charges in the light of
Mr.. Powderly's explanation this after
noon. and that he will be compelled to
resign. Hayes friends say this Is I'M
true. and insist that il any designations
are rendered il will be those OF Powderly
and the other members Of the executive
board.