The evening times., 1899-02-24
KNIGHTS OF LABOR
Fight NEARLY ENDED
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Local Leaders File Cont q llc-
tory Affidavits.
Officers Charged With Violating an
ssq- Injunction.
Details of the Quarrel Involving
District Assembly.
No. GO.

The fight between District Assembly No.
&C, knights of Labor, and the general Of
: ficers OF the order, is nearing a close. The
contest began last August when, for an
alleged violation of the constitution of
the organization, the general executive
board revoked the charter of Assembly
No. &c. That body through its officers
then petitioned the Supreme Court of the
District TO restrain the general officers
from recognizing any other body as a
District Assembly in the District of CO.
lumbia. and to compel the recognition of
Assembly No. &C by the heads OF the or
der. Upon the showing made the injunc-
tion asked for was granted
Since then the matter has practically
been dormant, until yesterday when an
affidavit was filed by Thomas p O'Dea, a
member OF Assembly No. &c, which, in
substance, charges that the general Off
GERS of the Order OF knights of Labor
have violated the injunction of the court
by recognizing Edward f. Moore and ai-
hitting him 10 the annual general assem-
bly, of the order which met in Chicago in
November, 1898, as 4 delegate from an or
ganiZatlon assuming and claiming TO be
District Assembly No. 66, which OF .gani-
zation, il is stated, was created by the
general officers of local assemble, - the
order which have failed to recognize JAS
sembly No. So; that this action is in yio-
l2tion of the order of the court prohibit
ing the general officers from establishing
in Ile District of Columbia new organi
zation under the name OF Assembly No.
90. knights of Labor
II is also stated that John w HAYES
General Secretary Treasurer of the order
knowing or the mandate of the court. the
aftlanr believes, furnished the said Moore
with credentials. emitting him to seat
in the general convention OF the order,
and that Hayes and other general officers
| recognized him. as if he were represen-
tative of regularly constituted district
! assembly.
In answer to the above John W. HAYES.
. in an affidavit filed today says that he is
not guilty of any violation of the order of
the court, in the respects complained of by
o Dea, or in any other respect: referring
particularly &c the charge that he fur
nished Moore with credentials as a dele
gate entitling him TO a seat in the general
! assembly of the order, but. on the contrary.
IN compliance with the order OF the Su-
| prome Court, furnished to s. A. Clements.
Secretary of District Assembly No &C. a
. set OF credentials and notified him that
! they should be referred 10 the committee
i on credentials and by that body 10 the
general assembly; that Clements returned
the credentials secured by himself as al
ternate ard Mr.. Lawson. as principal.
and that he, Hayes, presented the said Gre
centials 10 the committee on credentials
of the general assembly
Hayes denies that he recognized Moore
| as member of the committee on laws and
distributions; that these committees are
! formed by the general master workman,
nor Is it true, he says. that he joined in
the determination of the appeal of Lawson
and others, nor anything whatever 10 in
I huence the action OF the general assembly
or committee on credentials in the matter.