The morning times., 1896-11-27
D. A. 66 WILL NOT OBEY IT
Condemns the Rochester Conven-
ton by a Decided Vote.
HOT SHOT FOR MIR. HAYES
Warm Speeches Were Made After
Delegate ODea Had Related the
Inside of the General Assembly's
WOrkings-ResOluti Passed Con-
demning the General Officers.

District Assembly, No. Sc, K. of L., met
last night at fiasterers' Hall. Master Work
man Simmons in the chair.
The most important matter considered
was tue adoption of the report OF Delegate
Thomas Opea, who rcprcs ent ed this
jurisdiction at the annual convention of
thc general assembly. recently held at
Rochester, n. Y THE report was verbal
and referred especially TO matters effect
ins the local assembly and more especially
L. the action taken in reference to Master
Workman Simmons and Delegate Potter
In speaking of this matter he said the
actlon Of the General 4 sscmbly was very
aIGilrary and unjust Person !lly he was
mol accorded the courtcsics extended other
delegates, and when lie attempted to sub
iiit matters relative TO the organization he
represented, although they We're under
u seal OF the order. lie was not given an
audience, nor We're the matters at any
time entertained.
WAS a GENERAL PROTEST.
In general terms his report was pro-
test against the acton of the general
assembly on all m9ttcrs pertaining to
district a Assembly Sc. or which will in any
Wa" effect the several locals in this
Jurisdiction.
ihe report was antagoniZed By several
members, but without success Mr. Frank
Dent ntmadetwo efforts to persuade delegates
made two efforts To persuade dele gates
To his way of thinking, but without sue
cess. Delegate Blake also made a
speech, In witch he appealed To all 10
acGuiesce in the mandates OF the general
assembly. ...-r.
A delegate from the Eccentric Engineers
attacked Mr. Blake in warm speech
Eelegate Carr, OF the Carpenters As
seInhly, 1T9s, X. of L., made a short
speech, in which he paid his whole attention
tC the arbitrary methods OF Secretary
Treasurer John Hayes. Hayes, he said,
was always ready 10 stab the organized
lahoi of the District!in the back for his
own advancement Ind that while the
honest, true nfen Of che city We're doing
ali II TIER power tu bmid up labor he was
behind them~tryinc to drag them down by
creaung discussion among tnc members
and officers. tt s.
BY BIG VOTE.
There is no doubt as to the sentiment of
District "A Assembly, So. in reference to the
action OF the general assembly. for
every effort OF the friends uf the general
"iiicers was deeated by an overwhelming
vote.
to table the renort nr Delegate o'pea, and
w.s lost. The -eppekition to the action OF
the general assru3ay outnumbering its
friends abont 5-sto I.
As an Endorsement Of the report of
Delegate D'Dea a set of resolutions plainly
and emphatcally hcnOuncing the action OF
the general ASSEMBLY We're introduced and
virtually adopted' by very large ma
q rity. An attempt was made TO table
tie respiut ion but ii failed, and as a
substitute 1T was moved by the opponents
of the Rochester Assembly to refer them
10 the various locals. This suggestion was
also adopted by large Ma jority.
The resolutions which refer to matters
discussed by Delegate O'Dra, are in the
shape OF an arrangement Of the general
officers of the Knights OF Labor, many of
wiJon are mentioned By name, and also
severely critiCiscs the action Of the Gen
eral Assembly.
The preamble recites substantially that
in the opinion of District Assembly sc the
principles of the order have been violated
for personal purposes by few men in the
gvI.erai assembly who have by questionable
means held on to their positions. thus
defeating the will of three-fourths of the
membership of the order. all OF which will
tend to the further diminution of the mem
bershiD Of the order and the destruction of
is influence and power.
- %" DECLINES TO OBEY.
The resolutions declare that District As
sembly &c will not obey the mandate of
IT,, general assembly, 50 far as it has any
rtiItion to the District of Colnm bia. but
more particularly To the act of expelling
Master Workman Simmons and Mr.. k
tctter, who was one of the delegates to
the Rochester convention
They protest against the Illegal and farci-
cal ma nner of the trial of Messrs. Simm ons
and Potter in which those who Were
alleged to be injured We're made prose-
cuturs N the case and who are now eni-
powered with the function Of executing the
penalties. They protest against the re-
fusil Of the general assembly to consider
certain statements conveyed to that7body
by the assembly, or indorsed by it, and
Charge that such Refusal was a pointed
insult.
One or the resolutions peremptorfly re-
fused to comply with the order of the
general assembly to place on the unfair
list ar institution within the jurisdiction
OF D. A., 66, Which institution EMPLOYS
only union labor.
Another resolution reaffirms the resolu-
tior of D. A, &C, recently passed, in
which it denounced the acts of the general
officers of the general assembly.
Aiessrs. j II. Martin and Andrew Best.
members of the general executive board,
were present.
Fishing Steamer Ashore.