Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-11-11
Delegates Here to Attend the Gen.
sral Assembly.
MEETING 10 BEGIN TOMORROW
Grand Master Workman Sovereign
and His Colleagues.
SOME POLITICAL GOSSIP

The nineteenth annual convention Of the
General Assembly, Knights of Labor, will
be called to order tomorrow morning al 10
o'clock, at the headquarters of District AS
sembly No 66, at the corner Of Pennsylvania
avenue and AZ street. The order of Knights
of Labor has been in existence twenty-six
years, but during the early days of the or
ganization the general prejudice against 1t
was looked upon as SO great that its men,
bers did not wish to ieopardize their employ
ment by acknowledging their attachment to
it by attending a convention. although such
convention might be held with closed doors.
This morning sixty-eight delegates or al
terrates to the convention had arrived in
the city, according to the information re-
ceived al the headquarters of the knights of
Labor, and about twenty more members
were expected The sessions of the con-
vention will last about ten days, and will be
guarded by the utmost secrecy, not even
Knights of Labor, other than the delegates
or alternates, to be allowed admission to
the hall during the sessions.
Possible Political Effect.
The Knights of Labor have always figured
prominently in politics, and one of the i'm
portant subjects to be discussed during the
coming convention will be the attitude of
members of the order toward political
parties during the next national campaign.
Il ne Knights nave generally voted Tor pOpu-
list candidates. but there has been feeling
in the order that the populists should recog-
nize the order more than it has in the past.
While the popuists have embodied many of
the principles of the knights in their plat
form. the latter think that this recognition
should go farther. and the convention will
probably take action in regard to the exact
recognition that should be given the knights
in the platform Of the populists. in view of
the voting strength of that organization in
the national campaign.
A grand reception is to be rendered the
delegates to the convention at the Builders
Exchange on next Saturday, from to $50
o'clock. On that occasion addresses will
be made by prominent knights and refresh
ments will be served. Members of all local
labor organizations and their families will
be welcomed at this rec option.
Among the committees to be engaged
IN the work of the convention are the fol-
lowing:
Credentials-J S. Schonfaber, d. A. Al,
Baltimore. chairman; Edward J. Lindholm,
D. A. 8. Chicago; ]. H. Lester, d. a. 145
Texas.
Ign; M. T. Judge, D. A. %. Alabama; j.
III. Bates, D. A. 1O3. New Brunswick, N. j.;
H. B. McCracken, D. A. 253, Building Con-
structors. New York: ]. R. Robertson, State
Assembly, Arkansas.
Finance-H. ]. Allen. Michigan, chairman;
Joseph r. Mansion, d. A. l47, New York;
r. j. Kerrigan, Montreal, Canada: A. ].
Zoller. d. A. 1877, Jersey City; ]. j. Ref
Master Workman Sovereign Satisfied.
James R. Sovereign, the general master
workman of the order, is in the city, and is
bl silly engaged attending to committee
work. Mr.. Sovereign when seen by Star
reporter today expressed himself as well
pleased with the progress the knights of
Labor are making. He remarked that the
outlook for the order was never brighter
than it Is now, and that the increase of
membership. in spite of the hard times. is
exceedingly gratifying to him.
When. wages are cut down or great
bodies of men are thrown out of work."
said Mr.. Sovereign, their inability to keep
up their dues causes a large falling off in
our membership. But our membership and
growth at present are perfectly satisfac-
tory"
After the first day of the convention
meetings will probably be held from am.
to Pm daily, with an hours recess for
dinner, the evenings to be devoted to COM
mittee work. The Hotel Vendone, corner
Pennsylvania avenue and Sd street, is the
headquarters Of the visiting knights. al
though number of the delegates are
commodated in private families in all parts
of the city.
Hotel Arrivals.
National-E. l.. Gibson, D. A. Kemp, W. r.
Hallett and wife, New York; w. H. Smith,
Newark, N. j.; John G. Wilson, Cumberland,
Md; w. L. Wiggers, jr., Cincinnati; Alex. G.
Robinson, Louisville; H. Ellis, Trenton, N.
J.; Mrs. Charels G. Coon, Philadelphia.
St. james,. c. Paine, ]. NJ. LOOMS, San
Francisco; F. G. Carter, Deadwood, S. D.;
Gustav o. We'll, Cincinnati; r. c. West.
Chicago; E. H. Emery, New York; ]. A.
| Montgomery; c. w. Lake and wife, Boston.
Observation-Disclosures D. Klein. Geo. King,
| Edward Ryan, E. Biny, New York; c. N.
| Howard Rochester. N. Y: NJ w. Catch,
| Cincinnati; A. w. Moore. Camden, N. ].
Raleigh. NJ Reaves, Texas; F. NJ. Estes,
| st. Louis; Cnas F. Duffy, L. Nussbaum.
Walter L. Clark, S. T. Bleyer, New York:
| Geo. w. Lebott, Cincinnati; E. G. Glenn,
| Richmond.
| Willard's-F s. Blair, Virginia; Frank H.
| Zitz, Robert Cummings and wife, ]. Moore,
New York; c. H. Mosher, DR.. r. c. Flower
| and party, Boston: H. Kellar and wife, Erie,
| Pa; VIM. A. Hamilton, Pittsburg.
Rggs-C. H. Tucker. New York; Dan. H.
| Stone, Beaver, Pa: E. F. Brown, Dayton,
Chic: Caleb w. West. Toledo, Ohio; William
! J. Morris, Samuel K. Smith, Baltimore; S.
| V. Stewart, Philadelphia; F. A. Elliott, Chi
cago.
Shoreham-Frank NJ. Chapman New York:
| A. J. Seligman, Helena, Mont; c. c. Paul
| Minneapolis; Louis E. Beall. Pennsylvania
Arlington-S. ]. Titus and wife, New York
| II. Herpers and wife, Newark, N j.; c. H.
! Hunter and wife, Reading, Pa; E. S. Lewis
I New Orleans; G. c. Savage, Nashville Tenn