The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-17
POWDERLY ON A STILL HUNT.
The Old Leader Anxious to Head The
Knights Again.

he is Believed to Have a Strong Fol-
lowing in the Convention-His Friends
Quietly Working Up Movement to
Put Him in General Master Sow
ereign's Place-The Days Business in
the Convention Mostly of a Routine
Nature.
New Orleans, Nov. 16.-Ex-General
Master Workman Powderly declines
to admit that he is a candidate
for reelection before the general
assembly. He said this morning
that he came to New Orleans on private
business. Nevertheless he has been
closted with Knight of Labor leaders ever
since he has been here. His friends in the
convention are making a quiet canvass in
his behalf, and it is said that if they see
their way clear his name will be presented
to the convention, not because he wants
the Office but because he desires vindica-
ton. Some of the delegates say that the
men who are ostensibly supporting
General Master Workman Sovereign
viii cast their votes for Mr..
AoWueily IL tAey BSl CAdilCSi
and that the drift is toward the
old leader. 1t is not yet definitely settled
when the election of officers will take
place.
The knights met at o'clock to-day as
usual and adjourned at 1890 O'Clock. The
reports of the finance committee of the
executive board and of the recording and
financial secretary were read and re-
| ferred.
There was also presented the report of
the special committee, with General Mas
ter Sovereign at it's head, which called
the convention of national labor leaders
at st. Louis on June 13. That report was
also referred.
All of the delegates to the general as
sembly were present when Master Work
man Sovereign called the afternoon ses-
sion to order at o'clock.
The first business was to receive the re-
! port of the financial condition of the or
der and it was reported that there was
now in the grand treasury the sum Of
$1,000
A schedule of the property in the pos
session of the order was also presented.
/ Among the items on the schedule was the
/ Knights of Labor building in Philadel-
/ phia, valued at $4,000; Od1cial Journal and
/ plant $4,000; Canalburg, Ind, coal mine,
/ S1e,O00 real estate at Homer, N. Y, $1,000,
!
! in the whole about S95 900.
! The committee on law made their re-
port, which was referred to the commit
tee on distribution to be presented to the
/ subcommittee. A few minor changes
were made in the rules of the order, but
the motion to elect grand officers for two
terms of two years each was defeated by
a large majority,
A congratulatory telegram was sent to
the National Grange, now in convention
| at Springfield, Ill.
Interest is now centering in the cleo
! tion of officers, which win not be taken up
until the latter part Of the session. Mr..
/ Pawderly has strong following against
/ the present incumbent.
Mr. Powderly declines to be interviewed,
! and will not say that he is after the Of
| fee, nor will he deny the rumor that he is.
He cannot enter the assembly session
| without he is in possession of his travel
ing card, as he is past member. So fai
! he has not exhibited his card.
The Womans Christian Temperance
! Union have been invited to address the
! general assembly tomorrow morning at
/ 10 o'clock.
An adjournment was taken at $50 in
the afternoon.