, 1877-05-04
TIE UNION LEAGUE.
Conference Between the National
and State Associations.
A Basis Of Union Agreed Upon.-.The
Objects fthe League.
Expressions Of Opinion Regarding Tho
Policy Of President Hayes


Tho Nnttona, Cnt,u Iea9no of Illinois held It's
semi .annual meeting yesterday afternoon at a:oo
o'clock In Room No. I. GrnniI Pacific Hotel.
A,uonY tI,o<n present wcrc E1.Goy. novcrdgct +,
Lyman Bridges, 8. ". King. 0cosKe II. narow.
Con- ]. Reynolds, Col. Mark Dungs, Judge
Austln, II. 8. 1Iawtey. lras Coy. y. {. 1lss'ng
Judge Myron Bra<lwrll. Cupt. Stanloy. r. r. C..
K,okkc. john Ncytns. Col. j. II. Roberts, Sccre.
ta,y Salisbury, L. Il. Bennett, af Yoskvi'1e;
Cco,1p Snyder, Monmouth: Fred s. Potter.
Henry: william Thomas, l4asaslo Conrtys. Philip
c, liayes, Morris; ". F. lIutchfnson and Joh
Nollcdcr, ftonco. .....
uo,ntna, when Col. I,rllYca called upon George ".
Harlow a. Secretary OF tho State Branch OF thu
uasou tcaguc Of America. tn state
THE oB1Ecr or TIE MEETING.
Col, tFarlnw then adIrcsacd the meeting at como
1enstl. III commenced by giving history Of lho
Union 1.eagnc " America. IIo said that at tho
breaking nut Of The Wur It was found that the cause
Of tho ttcbels wa. E,cng assisted by secret asao.
el.tion known aa tic lions of Liberty. Tlclr work
wns very Important In It's Injury to Tho bn!on
cau-e, and It waa tccrut. 1t was almost imp on.
,|h1u 10 cope will. It. Al length a
few gcntlcn,rn met at I'cktn, In this
state, and ti,cro determined 10 form IN
organization which Rhoald do secret work
5or the maintenance Ut Republican prln-
e,pcs They besIoygl that tho lav!l coul u thus
bcst bc fought oy his own wcapona. Several of tho
gentlemen prodcnt had participated III tho conter'
caee, an,unE them Judgos I'an9s nnd Anatin. INC
organization ,sas at drst worry weak. but It soon
grew to !mn,cdsc Dimensions, and Included In ma
state !. 9co councils and membership of l!5 ouo.
Tho organization was extended to ohcr states anu
VIM tho tnoans Of carrying the State Of Kentucky
for the Untou. Tats orrantzntion was t'loto row.
rrful than any other Gnu means uf supporting LlnT
COLI when his policy was nsssiIed North ~ well ns
kputu II hcip.h ugnin tu rn.estct hni IL lWs5,
md il worked with hns tu tho Gnl Of his career.
WIcn the War lad, however, ended, tho members
# ,d n i. Is4ses %S;e IL i0aS1t %ot tssn 'sa esa I
sa.uro seased ,o hut ,he onn'zatItSn w. w.
Gcon recently ptopo,l!s.. y Eexlys ths organza.
ever, lrcn directed BY tl,c Nnsional coamittcc to
call nrctlnx tor nush pnrpHsr Int ho t,ha r..
ftr,.atuu ubUut tho Nhtfonai Ct"M League an
organization forn,e ,sH nsout ~ four % yssss nEn upo!
A,ucsca was dead. ifo had reprts 10 n)l ct thetc
il,at l.c lid not know Of ssnch ~ organization and
tla It was nut ansttorlzed 10 vet ~ tue ane Of the
W.. S'a t a!ivs it, Isrlow tSea read !et!ess ito,
shs tlrand Secretary Ut tho National Executive
tae. National. Union Leasue NJ having !
,Inilar object ~ tho Union Lcasus Of
is AsSs S aaa H. s9w ri L s'sF sss ,ts
All nt!rction for NJ old orpanlsat!oi which, was
,i!l alive, saa while Il. was Elad ttat fooa n.en
work upart. lie had not asked for unEun 10
lu recognized by thu National l.cagac. It waa not
5 s sy 81 fr Ss Uno
tu lu, lie. was IN favor Of commencing Vigorous
wurk asaIn and of T. admitting any organization hav.
Thu ts.!slt 81 tha mset!nE va. tho appointment
Of u.e following con.'altse Of aye ftun each ot;
ow ro uSn Lse
cn-J. II. pfalwci. II. f. Anatln, F. y. Potter,