The age-herald., 1900-11-14
KNIGHTS OF LABOR
 IN TWO MEETINGS
The Hayes and Parsons Factions Are Holding National Assem-
 plies in Birmingham

T. H. Fleetwood F. P Core, ]. II. Fullem, b. L. Lindholm
 Secret Work-H. A. Hicks, Simon Burns, J. S Fitzpatrick, I. D. Chamberlain, H. O. Miller.
 LegislaHon-J. W Ford, A. J. coxwell, l. D. Chamberlain, Frank Green, G. w. Williams.
 The Hayes convention do not recognize the Parson convention as Knights of Labor. In speaking of the latter last night, dele gates to the Hayes convention said:
 MT. Hayes is here with the necessary papers, books and other things for this con- Vention. After Mr Hayes had left Washing 1 ton for Birmingham an injunction was got ten out restraining him from moving the books, papers, and so on, from the office In Washington, but there was no one pres ent upon whom they could be served, eX cept the chief clerk, and she went before Judge Barnard and stated that MT. Hayes was then route to Birmingham, where upon the judge charged the officers not to serve the papers until after the conven- | tion adjourns Had Mir Hayes or any other officer been in Washington the injunction would have been dissolved. We have got
 
 been taken to the courts in the past. MT, Parsons states in an afternoon paper that MT. Bostock of the Glass Workers is in the | city. This Is not true, and he will not be here. We have the following letter from him:
 " 'Mannington, W. Va, October 10, 1900. 'To All Whom It May Concern. This is to certify that 1, Henry Bostock, herewith forbid John N Parsons, J. A. Conner, J. J. Donnely, A. J. O'Keefe, or D. E. Burley to use my name in any connection whatever with a view to destroy the order of the Knights of Laobr. Fur thermore, I consider that the officers elect ed last spring by the members of local as sembly 300 of the Knights of Labor are the only legal officers of said local assembly 300 of the Knights of Labor. (SigneD HENRY BOSTOCK.' "
 Mrs. Hayes of Washington and Mrs. Hicks of New York accompanied their hus- bands to this city, and Miss Judge of Mo bile came with her father.
 The Parsons Convention.
 The Parsons, convention convened in En- gineers' Hall yesterday afternoon and ap- pointed a committee on credentials and standing committees. Grand Master Work man Parsons made a verbal report of the years work. Commuttee were ap- pointed folows
 Committee on Credentials-Patrick Me Mahon, District Assembly 49, New York City; John w. Calvin, District Assembly 141, Albany, N. Y; William Carr, District Assembly 66, Washington, D. C.; J. R. keane District Assembly 75, Brooklyn, N. r.; John Fernau, District Assembly 3, Pittsburg, Pa.
 Committee on State of the Order--A. J. O,keefe, District Assembly 6, Birmingham, Ala; George Ambro, Local Assembly 300, Pittsburg, Pa.; M. A. Fitzgerald, District Assembly 49, New York City; Charles Stumke, District Assembly 46, Buffalo, N. Y; J. R. Keeys, District Assembly, 15, Montreal, Canada.
 Committee of Appeals and Grievances John A. Conner District Assembly 3, Pitts burg, Pa. Emery E. Burley, National Trade District 135, Ohio; J. J. Donnelly, District Assembly 30, Boston, Mass; Tim othy Healy, District Assembly 49, New York City; J. A. Doyle, District Assembly 66, Washington, D. C..
 Committee On Secret Work-John N Par sons, New York City; A. J. o'Keefe, Bir- mingham, Ala; Patrick McMahon, New York; John F'inian, Pittsburg, Pa; John Calvin Albany, N. Y.
 Committee On Finance-J. K. Keene, Dis trict Assembly 75, Brooklyn, NY; William H. Sreedup, Local Assembly 300, Pittsburg, Pa; Robert J. McNulty, District Assembly 49, New York; William Carr, District As sembly 66, Washington D. C.; Charles Streinke, District Assembly 46, New York.
 Committe On Law-P. J. Daly, New York; John Wangaman, Dubois, Pa; Thos. c. kert, Missouri; R. B. Brook, Florida; J. L. Jones, Tennessee.
 Committee On Legislation-Lincoln Win ner, Local Assembly 300, Evansville, O.; William Klusmier, Indiana; c. c. Potts, Ohio; w. H. Parks, Tennessee; George Bopp, Indiana.
 Press Committee-A. J. O'Keefe Brmng- ham, Ala; M. A. Fitzgerald, New York City; E. Burley, general secretary treas urer.
 Grand Master Workman Parsons, speak ing of the differences between the two fac tions, stated last night:
 "The Hayes crowd have no right to act. The officers of the General Assembly of Knights of Labor those that were elect ed in Boston year ago. Hayes called special session in Washington In June and elected officers, which he is now trying to palm off as regular. For this action we went into the courts. There Is a provision in the constitution of our order for the expulsion of any member of the order who goes into the courts, but the executive board must act on his case We have the board and 1t has never acted, therefore we could not have been expelled I have here a copy of the decree rendered by Judge Barnard of Washington on November 8 restraining Hayes or any employe in the office from moving any Ol lHo pdpeIS, DOOhS UT rec ords from the office in Washington. If MT. Hayes has any of the papers or other rec ords here he is in contempt of the court" The whole trouble between the two fac tions seems to have grown out of an effort to have the books and accounts of Secre- tary-Treasurer Hayes examined. A. J. O'Keefe of Birmingham made a motion to that effect at meeting of the order in re- sponse to a complaint made by the master i, workman of one of the New York local as- semblies. It was charged that O'Keefe was not a member of the order of the Knights of Labor and was not, therefore. entitled to be on the executive board. These charges were investigated, and Grand Master Workman Parsons certified that OKeefe was a member of the order and consequently eligible to be on the board.
 [ Suits are now pending in Washington for the possession of the books and records of the General Assembly, which are now in the hands of SecretaryTreasurer Hayes. MT. Parsons to be Entertained.