The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-14
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KNIGHTS OF LABOR MINERS.
They Vote to secede From the Gen.
ernI Assembly.

They Vote TO Secede From the Gem
ernI Assembly.
Columbus. O., Feb. lS.-From the best
info rmation ohtainable it seems almost
certain that the committee of the Kn ghts
of Labor miners VIII be unable to reach
any agreement in the formation OF plans
to be submitted to the conventio.. regard
ing their future attitude toward the
General Assembly of the Knights of
Labor, and that after all the convention
will have to settle the matter for it.
self. The standing of the several mem
bers of the committee was gwen last
night, and they still maintain their re-
spective positions. There is a strong
impression, however, that the secession
lists Win tnally carry Their point and that
a new organization VIII be formed.
A dispatch was received from Pitts
burg last night stating that district No.
3, knights of Labor, has been suspended
for INSTRUMENTATION and would go over
to Mr.. McBryde new order. This in
formation had the effect of adding con
siderable strength to the move ment to
establish the new order of I'm ghts of
Labor. c. r. Martin stated that district
No. 3 was composed of fully 5000 members
and was one Of the first in the order.
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seceders: District assembly No. 3, p. It's
5urg, /. N. Ross, f. IS. Vincent; strict
assembly No. 10, Dakota, J. j. Rafferty,;
district assembly No. 49, Idaho, w. J..
Wilson; district No l6, Pennsylvan a, r.
w. Hayes; district No. As, enc. mat,
Hugh Cavanaugh. John Molloy; district
No. u, Tifiin, q. r. Martin; district No.
80, Rhode Island. I'D McCanerty. p II.
Quinn; district No. 206, st. Louis, g. o.
Purdy; local assembly No. 800, Pits
burg, James Campbell, A. NJ. Hammett,
William E. Springer, I. L. links, j. l.
Michaels; n. Il. A. No. 2l6. Massachu-
sets j. IL. Murray: n. T. A. No. 252
Connecticut E. J. Lynch.
The charges of President A. A. Adams
against the national mine workers Off
Gals, alleging corruption in the settle
rnent of the miners strike last June have
fallen fiat, and he has injured his chances
as a candidate for pres. dent Of the Ma
tional Miners Association. Mr. Adams TO *
the floor when the convention met and
spoke for three hours. lie referred to
bulletins calling a joint conV entiOn OF
miners and operators for June and said
they We're coUched in such language
as TO cause the miners o believe that
victory was certain. The only has S
for the serious charges he maze aga INST
the miners officials was this sudden
change OF front on their part, af.er
sending out bulletins couched in such
anguage, as maintained by Mir. Adams,
as 10 lead the miners TO bel eve that
victory was certain, and the further
fact as he claims, that he was ap-
preached by D. S. VILLAINS, superntend-
ent for W. F. Rend. and offered a bride.
This statement is denied by MIR. W Hams
The miners officials will not take I'D The
time of the convention with any de-
tense, as they do not consider one neces-
sary.
There Is now no doubt of the election
of AIR Penna as president.
Columbus, o.. Feb. 10. a. NAT A
meeting which lasted until ! O'Clock this
morning. the Knights of Labor miners de-
cided to secede from the general assem-
bly, and form a new organization.
Another meeting was called immediately
after this one adjourned and is now in
session. The new organization viii be
formed this week.