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Powderly stumped for the Republicans in 1894 and 1896, and was the foremost labor supporter of [[William McKinley]] in 1896. He was appointed commissioner-general of immigration in 1897-1902 and helped modernize and systematize the system of handling millions of immigrants coming through Ellis Island. By 1900 his voice was listened to more by Republican politicians than by workers.
Powderly stumped for the Republicans in 1894 and 1896, and was the foremost labor supporter of [[William McKinley]] in 1896. He was appointed commissioner-general of immigration in 1897-1902 and helped modernize and systematize the system of handling millions of immigrants coming through Ellis Island. By 1900 his voice was listened to more by Republican politicians than by workers.
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Phelan, Craig. ''Grand Master Workman: Terence Powderly and the Knights of Labor'' (2000) [http://www.amazon.com/Grand-Master-Workman-Powderly-Contributions/dp/0313309485/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247201235&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search], major scholarly study of Powderly and his Knights
* Phelan, Craig. ''Grand Master Workman: Terence Powderly and the Knights of Labor'' (2000) [http://www.amazon.com/Grand-Master-Workman-Powderly-Contributions/dp/0313309485/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247201235&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search], major scholarly study of Powderly and his Knights
*Voss, Kim. ''The Making of American Exceptionalism: The Knights of Labor and Class Formation in the Nineteenth Century'' (1993) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=103669154 online edition]
*Voss, Kim. ''The Making of American Exceptionalism: The Knights of Labor and Class Formation in the Nineteenth Century'' (1993) [http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=103669154 online edition]