Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-11-13
SOVEREIGN A PRIVATE.
Unexpected Change. Made in The
leadership Of the Knights
Of Labor Organization.
TOOK THE MEETING By SURPRISE,

n.t VS. pcse Ami-.siy ssd with the Late
General Master wesa.s.as Fau Ap-
prsvsi-uieks ths New Chsss-Oshss oG
f'sssi chsssss-ssver~ss>'. Assdrsss Give
the Press. tire Cssrss sss the Csplsallss
Hail estsmsss. - % sv<>A.
Louisville. Nov. is-Janes II. sovef.
eign. who has been general master work.
man of the knights q Labor for the
past four years or mere. ami who before
and during that time has been one q the
ahicst eharplors q the order ard lts
doetrines was yesterday Afternoon re-
hsved % his Office by the general assem-
bly, whsh has been In session In this city
since Monday last. Under ordinary con-
di,ions sovereign's term % Office would
rot expire until the next meeting. This.
however. u is said. makes no difference
with the order. whose general oficcrs
during a meeting are always In the
hands of the assembly and can be chos-
On and disposed at the viii Of the ma
jority. Alorg with Sovereign there were
three other officers rstired-T. u. Nc
Guire. general w0rthy foreman. ard
fsniei Brown and H. D. Martin. men,
bers u the executive committee.
Kicks Put in >sv~reign's Place.
Henry A. Hicks q New York city,
wac chosen 10 flll sovsrsigSs place, ard
!. q. chamberlain. of Pueblo, Colo, was
selected as general worthy foreman.
sarsaeld Fitzpatrick. Of Montreal. and
Henry Bostock. of assembly SEQ. glass
workers. were chosen as the two men,
bers u the executive beard. the third
member being Andrew d. Best. This
very decided change In the corps Of gen
eral officers of th.NKniEhts Of Labor will
taue considerable astorishr,ent In labor
circles thS2ushout the eodrtry. Save 10
those wh6Nwer on the "insfde." 90 20
rpeak. for the past three months there
was absolutely nothing of this known.
on gosd authority u Is learned that II
was With Sovervign's nest hearty ap-
proval that he steps down and cut. The
same holds good with the other officers
who were relieved.
Aduir-- Ills Predecessor.
Henry A. Hicks expressed the hIshes,
admiration ftr hts predecessor. saying
that'ne thought him ere of the creates,
represented by the Knights Of Labor.
an the business transacted at yester-
days meeting vert through In the mos.
smicnhis manner possible. In the morn
Ing session the remnant % the routine
business which had been left over was
disposed %. The afterncon Session was
principally taken up with the delivery of
tcvcrclgn's srrifai address. which w.e
rstencd 20 by the delegates with the
greatest Interest and greeted Win en-
thusiasr.
seeisrcs the Or,ier IL FIourishiur.
Sovereign prvfaced his address with
the statement that the opening of this
regular SESSION " the general assembly
rrescnts 10 The world the same un-
dismayed msmbsrship through whosc
fortlt0de ard courage the spirit of
progress eumhats greed and avarice and
deaes the cant and hypocrisy Of the
aHc." BE then Gwelt briefly on the
triumphs of the principles % the .ri.r
saying that u Rad survived the crimes
- rs trfitors ard prospered In spite II
the eontumely ~ lie enemies. The or
DER. he said. was today strongsE in
membership. stronger In character and
stronger In the hearts % the people than
u was year agn BE recommended
tina, this session eonnne lee deliberations
larsely to the WORK ~ organization. and
that % this end plans should be put IN
cieraticn which viii Insure the service
cf the iarrost possible number of sx-
rerlcnced and efIicisn, organirsrs IN iso-
lated and uncrTanired fields.
sturs o> TIM eotRrS AND rREss
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