The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1886-08-05
TIE D. A. AND s. A.
D. A. g Merged Into a State As
sembly July Il, 1856.
The Largest Meeting Of Laboring
Men ever Held in the
State Of Iowa.
Over One Hundred Delegates Pres
cnt. Representing All
Branches Of Honor
able Toll


Branches Of Honor
able Toll
The Increase in Membership In
precclented in the History
oftile Organization
in Iowa.
Report Of the Committee on Lcgis-
latiOn-The New Officers
Elected.
From the New Era, Of Cedar
Rapids, we take the following report
OF the proceedings Of the d. A.
meeting OF the Knights Of Labor:
Wednesday July Il, 1856. witness
ed the assembling in oul city Of one
Of the most remarkable representa-
tive bodies Of men and women that
ever met in the state. On that day
were gathered in council the dele
gates Of District Assembly % and
the Iowa State assembly Of the
knights of Labor. They were the
chosen representatives OF those toll
ing hosts Of Iowa, who have aWak-
ened to the grand truth that only by
intelligent. humane and united
action on part Of the wealthy pro-
ducerS, can the masses OF humanity
be lifted from the mire Of ignorance,
misery and vice into which they are
being continually crowded, coaxea,
and driven by the strong, the cum
ming and the unriShteous. These
delegates were notable, too, for the
wide range of useful occupations
which they represented. They
might be truly said to stand as
splendid examples for all branches OF
honorable labor, from the stalwart
thinkers, representing the laborers,
miners and farmers, through all va
rieiies Of useful toll, to the fine
Drained, intellectual workers, the
writer. orator and educator.
Promptly at 10 o'clock Wednesday
forenoon d. NJ. w. Wright called the
delegates Of d. A. % to order and
the business session began. After
the appointment OF the committee
on credentials the d. A. adjourned
until one o'clock p. m.
The executive board was in ses-
sion during the greater part OF the
the forenoon, and great amount
of business was gone through with
preparatory to the afternoon ses-
sion of the D. A., which opened at
o'clock. the report Of the commit
tee OF credentials and OF the officers
were indeed of a pleasing nature.
Seventy locals We're represented by
over hundred delegates. The per
capita tax receipts at the last semi
annual, in January, amounted to
SITS and at this session was over
81 900 The increase in membership
during the year amounts to over
10000. State Organizer Sovereign re-
ports the organizing Of thirty seven
local assemblies since last January,
and reports the order growing rap
idly among the farmers, six locals
being organized last week consist
ing entirely Of farmers.
Thursday forenoon the business
of ID. A. % was closed up. At 2 p III
the state Assembly began its first
annual session.
During the session Of the D. A. the
State Assembly delegates were not
allowed admission, and organized
special session in the board OF
trade rooms and had general discus
sions. When the organization Of
the State Assembly was commenced
the d. A. delegates were sent out
and the State delegates went in and
the result was, the D. A. delegates
took possession Of the board OF
trade room, and listened to NJ. L.
Wheat OF Colfax, make remarks
which was genuine treat. Mr.
Wheat has fully mastered the land
question and hit it sanarely and a
hard lick. He is probably the best
aud abiest labor speaker in the state.
He was followed by NJ. w. Welkins, OF
Boone, on the money question,
whose speech was cut short by the
cledential committee coming and
calling the delegates to the State or
! ganizatiOn.
Wheat OF Colfax was made tenn
porary Nj. W., and Stafford OF Dubu-
que, secretary. Ingram, Deford,
j Wilmot. Donald and Martin were
J. made committee on permanent or
| ganization. Some unfinished work
| of the ID. 4. was attended to and the
| S. 4. adjourned till next day.
/ At s 80 Friday morning the State
Assembly was called to order by
Master Workman Wheat, and after
the report Of the committee on or
ganization which provided for the
organization OF the state by con-
gressional districts, the assembly
proceeded to the election of state Of
I flcers which resulted as follows:
State NJ. W., NJ. J.. Wheat, OF Col
fax.
| State ". r.. Mrs. D. II. Drum
mond, OF Dubuque.
State r. and +. S., Edwin Perry,
Of Oskaloosa.
State Treasurer, Thos. O'Meara,
OF Davenport.
State Statistician. II. N. Benson OF
/ Grand Junction.
] A State Executive Board was
elected. tone from each cOngression-
al district, as follows:
First district. II. Forgrave.
Second district-Gustav Donald.
Third distrct-J. B. Malley.
Fourth district. +. Peck.
Fifth district-H i. Martin,
Sixth district-W. L. Wright.
Seventh distfict-H. j. Childers.
Eighth district. J. Horrell.
/ Ninth district. r. Sovereign.
Tenth district-Geo. Wilmot.
Eleventh district to be filed by
| the Executive board,
The State Master Workman and
State Secretary are ex- ofiicio Presi-
dent and Secretary o. the beard.
Regular sessions OF the State As.
/ semby are to be held on the ID