Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-14
LOOKS LIKE A SPLIT. The Committee of Miners at the Knights of Labor Convention ARE UNABLE TO AGREE
 .~ In the Form alton of Any DefP- rite Plans-List Of
 SeCeders.

COLUMBUS, O., Feb. 13.-From the best information obtainabe it seems almost certain that the committee of Knights of Labor miners will be unable to reach any agreement in the formation of plans to be submitted to the convention regarding their future attitude toward the general assembly, of the Knights of Labor, and that the convention will have to settle the matter for itself. The standipg of ths sev- eral members of the committee was given last night, and still they maintain their re- spective positions. There Is a strong inn pression, however, that the secessionis's will fiually carry their point and a new or ganization will be formed.
 A dispatch was received from Pittsburg last night stating that District Assembly No. 8, Knights Of Labor, had bsen sas. pended for characterization and would go oyer to McBride's new order. This infor- nation had the effect Of adding consider able strength to the movement to establish the new order of Knights of Labor. Q. R. Martin stated that District No. was com posed of fully 5000 members, and also was one of the first in the order.
 The following is said to be list of the seceders:
 District Assembly No. 8, Pittsburgh. N. Ross, F. B. Vincent.
 District Assembly No. 10, Dakota-J. J. Rafferty.
 District Assembly No. 1s, IdaLo-W. J. Wilson.
 District Assembly No. 16, Pennsylvania T. w. Hayes. gl
 District Assembly No. 4s, Cincinnati Hugh Cavanaugh, John Molloy.
 District Assembly No. 72, Tiffiu, O.-C. R. Martin. fi District Assembly No. 9e, Rhode Island Ed McCafferty, P. H. Quinn.
 District Assembly No. 2O6, St. Louis-G. O. Purdy.
 Local Assembly No. 800, Pittsburg- James Campbell, A. M. Hammett, William E. Springer, T. D. links, j.. L. Michasls.
 N. A. T. PIG, Massachusetts-J. II. Mur- ray.
 N. A. T. 252, Connecticut-E. J. Lynch.
 The convention will meet tonight to hear the roll committee and it is probable three reports will be submitted.
 The charges of President A. A. Adams against the National Mine Workers, alleging corruption in the settlement of the miners' strike last June, have fallen flat, and he has injured his chances as 8 candidate for presi- dent of the National Miners' association. Adams took the floor when the convention met aud spoke for three hours. He fre- ferred to bulletins calling joint conven- tion of miners and operators for June, and said they were couched in such language as to cause the miners to believe that victory was certain. The only basis for the serious charges he made against the miners of this convention was the sudden change of front on their part, after sending out bulletins couched in such language as made by Adams as to lead the miners to believe that victory was certain, and the further fact, as he claims, that he was approached by D. s. Williams, superintendent for w. P. Rend, and offered a bribe. This state ment is denied by MT. Williams. The miners of this convention will not take up the time of the convention with any definite report, as they do not consider one neces- sary. There is no doubt now of tue cleo tion of Pen na as president.