Show The Knight of Labor Convention CLKVKLAXU Oj tfaj24jEyery train entering the city today bore among its ssengers representative workingmen They come singly ana i pairs and during the afternoon the corridors of Forrest City House I presented i lively appearance The headquarters of the Knights of Labor convention which is to convene tomorrow afternoon after-noon are at thishotel and room YoU Yo-U occupied by Grand Master Workman Work-man PowderlY is the Mecca at which all the faithful worsnip Mr Powderly was kept busy all the day welcoming delegates and answering questions The numbr of delegations to the convention con-vention are 172 and they are almost all present Delegates are present from Deetat District of Columbia New York New Jersey Pennsylvania Massachusetts Missouri New Mexico Nebraska Colorado Colo-rado Indiana Michigan West Virginia Montana and Illinois with more to b heard trom Among the prominent labor advocates who a present bat not delegates are Jno Martin otPittsburg President of the Amalgamated Amalga-mated Association PjFitzratrklcet Cincinnati President of the Internal dons Moulders Mr Gompore of Isew tion President of the International Cigar Makers Union John Kirschner of Philadelphia Fourth YlcePresident of the International Cigar Makers Union and David J Boyer of Columbus DaT bus Olio Organizer of the Interns tionalTypograpWcit Union The executive ecutive board of order consist of GrandMaster Grand-Master bar Powderly of Pennsylvania Pennsylva-nia Grand Secretary Frederick W Turner of New York Thomas JB Barry of Michigan Willlam HBail y ef Ohio and John W Hayes of Michigan Messrs Bailey sad Barry lichi this afternoon at 230 oclock and after they had eaten dinner the executive board held a secret conference in Mr Powd rleys nerenc oat the preliminary room They isapped ot prelimin rm beyp and delib theconvention SrI work of theOveto deHl erated upon the mOt important questions ques-tions which will be brought to the notice of the assemblage The meeting is said to have been very harmonious and the opinion was expressed alter wards that the present convention to strengthen the cause would no more streigtben eu of labor and redound more to the glory of the Knights than any previous one the conference between tao execu At comerenc btwen te eeu tive committee and the trades unions committee which washed thJ0 afternoon After-noon the conclusion reached wassatis non factdry to both committees Resolutions flctdry Resolu-tions drawn up which will be presented to the convention for adoption adop-tion ent perfect JdOP1 agreed to and both unionists and KnIghts of Labor are pleaed over the I result The delegates to the convention are reucient as to tha work to b done and r cent that the call covers all be accomplished IV > said work to acmll5ed U aid however that the question Philadelphia convention the raissd by defphil cn te bY also vention will be discussed as the clgarmakcrs difficulty Every delegate spoken to was emphatic that there war not nor there could not b n x ditllculty between the Knight and tntdespjna 3i tbey a I6 a 6 l I 0 e idA1 I img to attain the same endsthe eev i tf OB and amelioration of labor At great many laborers who belong to trade naions are loud in their denundalien of the system of allowing men who have brokenobligations or been expelled from trades unions being received into the ranks and they are anxious to haTe the evil corrected They hope to seal the question settled definitely and wiB j use their utmost endeavors to attain that end David P Boyer of Columbus Colum-bus general organizer olthe International Interna-tional Typographical Tnion i Typgraphical question notwithstanding the fact that there are a number of diDerenccs individual members Tb among membl utmost I ut-most unanimity prevails a a whole and it is sid that this will be the most important convention of the kind ever I held I is claimed ty some members tat i the1 traces unions are worked Into Knights i wU be a great saving and better for all 1 classed of labor While the unionists are ordered to stick to their first love although tIter have a warm side for the Knights of Labor it i i only a question of polO andbotb organisations are anxious to do all in their power to benefit the workIng work-Ing men Some of the trad1 waas to order and raise < ndii to control the wages t suit them I < selves and they do not want to b aynrred by the Knight Fron air > ipperances the question which i an important nieetiri one 1 b settled at thin |