Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18
ARRESTED BY POLICE
Conflict Of Authority in <. Of l.
Assembly.
SPECIAL SESSION OF TIE ORDER
Prediction Made That Several
Members Will Be Expelled.
THE LOCAL DIFFERENCES
?ECIAL SESSION OF The ORDER
THE LOCAL DIFFERENCES

| A special meeting OF the General Assem-
bly, of the Knights of Labor, called by or
| der of Acting General Master Workman l.
| D. Chamberlain, began this morning at IL
| O'Clock at the headquarters of the order,
! No. 43 B street northwest Mr.. Chamber
| lain occupied the chair and Mr.. John W.
| Hayes was secretary.
] The statement was made to a Star re-
porter by General Master Workman John
| N. Parsons that shortly before 10 O'Clock
| this morning he and a number of delegates
| to the last general assembly of the knights
of Labor at Boston. and who, he claimed. by
right compose the present general assem-
, bly,. went to the headquarters Of the order
on B street northwest. and finding the door
of the building open, they entered and
passed upstairs to where the delegates, who
| favor the Hayes faction of the executive
was called to order his own adherents. he
| said, outnumbered those of Hayes, and in
accordance with his right of office he took
| the chair General Worthy Foreman
| Chamberlain. who has claimed to be acting
general master workman, and who issued
| the call for todays meeting, made no at
tempt to interfere with him.
MIR. Parsons next called upon the general
secretary reaSurer to perform the duties
of secretary and to call the roll of dele
| gates. but Mr. Hayes did not comply with
what course Mr.. Hayes intended to pur-
sue. Mr.. P. ]. Daily was chosen secretary
pro tenn.
The call of the roll showed. Mr. Parsons
said, that w. H. O'Reilly of Brooklyn. N.
Y. member of the committee on creden-
tials, who was present, refused to answer
to his name He was deposed from the
committee and Mr.. William Martin of New
York was appointed to the vacancy.
Policeman Makes Arrests.
said, was then proceeded witn and it de-
veloped that majority of those answering
were members of the Boston convention
and were opposed to Mr.. Hayes. This
would have given the control of matters
to the friends of Mr.. Parsons, but at this
moment a policeman entered the hall and
notified Messrs. Parsons, Okeefe and Con-
ner of the executive board and Martin,
Healey, Daily and Armstrong that they
were under arrest on a warrant which had
been sworn out by an employee of Mr.
Hayes and charging them with malicious
trespass. The gentlemen named were es-
corted to the Police Court, where, after a
conference between Prosecutor Mullowny
and Mr.. C. NJ. Forrest. counsel for the de-
Tense. the hearing was set for Monday next
and the accused parties released on bond
to appear for trial at that time.
What Call of Roll Showed.
1t is stated that after Messrs. Parsons,
" httle, SOHIltI, 4hfI III, 11tdIeyy Ddlly
and Armstrong started for the Police
Court the other delegates belonging to the
Parsons faction left the place of meeting
Those who favor the Hayes side in the con-
troversy remained Presently the front
door was barricaded and to the future
meetings of the present convention no one
can be admitted except by permission Of
Mr.. Hayes.
Upon adjournment Of the assembly at
u o'clock it was stated that the call
of the ron showed over two-thirds of
the representatives of the organization
were present, and that all the districts en-
titled were represented, with the exception
of district 40 OF New York city and dis
there was it was said, a very serious ques-
ton raised to its standing, owing to
the alleged fact that District Master Work
man Mcmahon filed an affidavit in the in
terest of Mr.. Parsons in the pending case
before Justice Barnard. that district 40
had 1000 members. which, If true. 1t was
charged, shows that the district has not
paid the general order per capita tax on
5000 members for several years.
The general assembly, it was further
stated. had a resolution before It, which
was adopted, directing the general execu-
tive board to make an investigation, and II
the report is true demand the immediate
payment of the tax Or suspend the district
until 1t is paid. If the investigation should
prove that the local assemblies connected
with district 40 have been paying regularly
directed to proceed against McMahon for
perjury and to demand that he be expelled
for assisting in disrupting the order by
false swearing.
In the case of district 70 similar action
was taken. and the board, it was stated,
will proceed against James Pines, one or
the officers of 70, for alleged false swear
Ing.
In the case of Messrs. Parsons, OKeefe
and Conner, who have been prominent in
the proceedings before Judge barnard In
this city, no action had been taken up to
the closing Of this report, as under the
rules Of the general assembly all such
cases must first go to the committee on ap-
pcals and grievances before being consid-
cred by the body. and until the committee
makes its report the general assembly will
not act.
Will Favor Expulsion.
1t Is a foregone conclusion, 1t was as
serted, that the committee will report
in favor Of expulsion in the case of
Mr.. Parsons and Mr.. Conner for taking
the organization into the United States
courts to settle internal differences. The
constitution, It is alleged, provides THAI
any person going into the courts to decide
a controversy arising within the order shall
be expelled, and Mr.. Parsons has in re-
cent decision as head of the K. OF L., de-
cided that any person going into court to
settle any difficulty within the organization
''expels himself" Regarding Mr.. O'keefe
he Will, it was predicted. in all robability,
member. he having. 1t is claimed illegally
worked his way into the last general assem-
bly,, when the facts are that he had been
expelled for life in 1889, the proof in the
case having been furnished by the state
master workman, Dennis Connery.
Among the visitors to the general assem-
bly, are i've members of the order from
Pensacola. Fla, representing lodge which
is said to be the largest and most important
district assembly in the organization. Its
Jurisdiction covers the lumber industry Of
Florida and Alabama J.
The case of the expelled district, which
was formerly known as D., A. 66. will it
was announced. occupy the attention of the
committee on appeals and grievances to-
morrow One Of the members Of the COM
mittee. speaking for himself. said he was
Of the opinion that the general executive
board would be directed to appeal to the
courts to protest the name Of D. A. GO from
being used by these expelled persons, and
compel them to return to the general office
all the property belonging to the general
executive board and now in the possession
OF the persons complained against.
THE COURTS.
Equity Court No. ,1-Justice Hagner.
Mitchell agt. Mitchell; testimony before
Jno. e. McNally, examiner, ordered taken.
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