Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-04

Some OF the members 90 not taV0r the latter
plan, however.
ST. LOUIS, December 3.-The annual
convention Of Farmers and Laborers' Union
met here to-day with a large number of
delegates in attendance. The convention
was called to order by President Evan
Jones, Of Texas. After addresses of well
come by Mayor Noonan on behalf Of city
and by Governor Francis for the State, and
q brief response bV J. H. Mcdowell, Chair
man of the Executive Board, the convention
took a recess until afternoon when it met in
executive session.
At 1:30 the convention reassembled in ex-
ecutive session for business. These meet
ings are to be secret. The Committee on
Credentials reported the following organiza-
tions as represented by delegates on the
floor: Arkansas Wheel, Arkansas Alliance,
Kentucky Wheel, Kentucky Alliance.
Kansas Wheel, Virginia Alliance, Georgia
Alliance, Tennessee Farmers and Laborers'
Union, Louisiana Farmers Union, Okla
homa Wheel, Maryland Alliance, Alabama
Alliance, Nebraska Alliance, North Caro-
lima Alliance, South Carolina Alliance,
Missouri Farmers and Laborers' Union, In
diana Farmers and Laborers' Union, and
the Texas Alliance, conditionally.
A NATIONAL ALLIANCE.
The following committees were then ap-
pointed: To Confer with Alliance North on
Formation OF National Alliance; on CO.
Operation with Farmers Mutual Benefit
Association.
After listening to addresses by President
Evan Jones recess was taken.
The delegates to the convention of the
Northern Alliance meeting at the Planters
House, under President j. d. Burrows and
Secretary August Post, held an informal
conference in parlor p. There are IS dele
gates to this convention, representing the
State organizations of Illinois, Ohio, Mime
sofa, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska,
Dakota, Colorado, and Washington, and
under the plan of consolidation with the
Farmers and Laborers' Union of America
this body will probably adjourn to sit at the
convention at the Exposition building.
At a meeting of the Farmers Alliance
this afternoon at the Planters House at the
request of the Farmers and Laborers' q Union
a committee was appointed to confer with
similar committee from the union TO discuss
the advisability of a consolidation. The
following are the committee: /. M. Morris,
Kansas; Alonzo Wardell, South Dakota;
George w. Sprague, minnesota a. D.
Streator, Illinois; John H. Powers, Ne
braslza; Walter Muir, North Dakota; n. B.
Ashby, Iowa; William Ulrich, Wisconsin;
7. v. Williams, Washington. The major
ity of these are not in favor of consolida-
tion.
THE CONSOLIDATION PLANS.
As to the proposed consolidation with the
knights of Lsbor, T. L. Livingstone, Pres
ident of the Georgia State Organization,
said; I'VE propose to form an offensive
and defensive alliance with the Knights of
Labor, and to cooperate with them as long
as it is mutually advantageous. If our
paths lead us along the same road it adds to
the strength of both orders to work to-
gether.
"When our ways diverge we can part in
friendship to meet further along in some
other issue. 1 am not one of the principal
advocates Of cooperation with the knights,
but can see the advantages to be derived
from such a step.