Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-12-16
NATIONAL UNION.
Launching of the New Third
Party Movement
Upon the Rough and Uncertain
Sea of Politics.

Call for Convention to Be Held in Gin
cinnati on February ss, 1891, to Pre-
pare for Omitted Struggle for Country
and Home in the Great Political Con-
fiict Now Pending''-The Call.
KANSAS Cry, Dec. S.-The third
party movement which originated at the
recent Farmers Alliance convention,
took definite form Sunday when the fol-
lowing call for convention was given
to the press;
Call for National Convention.
TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 13, 1890.
WHEREAS, In unity there is strength,
therefore it is desirable that there should
be union of all the variously named Or
ganizations that stand on common ground.
To this end the individuals from various
states, which are hereto signed, make this
call for National conference, to be COM
posed of delegates from the following or
ganizations namely:
The Independent party.
The Peoples party, by its representa-
tives
The Union Labor party, by its represent
atives.
The late Federal and Confederate sol
diers, by their representatives.
The Farmers Alliance.
The Farmers Mutual Benefit associa-
ton.
The Citizens Alliance.
The Knights of Labor.
The Colored Farmers Alliance.
And all other industrial organizations
that support the principles of the St. Louis
agreement of December, 1889. Each state
organization to send one delegate from
each congressional district and two from
the state at large, and each district organi-
zation to send not less than three dele
gates and each country organization not
less than one delegate-to be chosen ac-
cording to the custom of each respective
organization during the month of January,
1891; also, that the editor of each news
paper is hereby invited as a delegate, that
has advocated the principles of the st.
Louis agreement and supported the candi-
dates nominated thereon in 1890
The delegates to meet in the city of Gin
cinnati, O., on Monday, the 23d day of
February, 1891, at . O'Clock p. M, for the
purpose of forming a National Union
party, based upon the fundamental ideas of
finance, transportation, labor and land,
and the transaction of other legitimate
business in furtherance of the work al
ready begun by those organizations, pre-
paratory to the united struggle for coun-
try and home in the great political conflict
now pending that must decide who in this
country is the sovereign-"the citizen or
the dollar"
Signers.
Appended to the call were the follow
ing names:
Alabama-S. M. Ransom, Opelika; j.
S. jackson, president G. f. N. A.
Arkansas-W, s. Morgan, Hurdy;
Isom p. Langley, Beebe; L. p. Feather
stone, NJ. G.
California-D. c. Vestal
Florida-G. A. Dwelly, Ocala; S. San
ders, Ocala; w. d. Condor, Ocala;
w. j. Moon, Floral City.
Indiana. H. Allen, chairman Peo-
PIES party; M. G. Rankin, secretary U.
L. National committee; G. A. Power.
Kansas-S. w. Chase, chairman Peo-
ple's party; John Davis, M. C.-elect;
John H. Rice; d. II. Clover, M c.
elect; r. b. Frye, editor Industrial
Union: H. Vincent, editor Nonconform-
list, and others.
Virg1nia-W. H. Warwick.
louisiana. B. Laforgue, Alexan-
dria: L. d. Lawent, Alexandria; l.. ID.
Miller, D'Arbonne.
Michigan-R. F. Trevelick, John M.
Potter, Lansing.
Mississippi-L. Patterson, Oxford: j.
II. Nichols. Starkville; William McKin-
ney, Oxford Norford Lafayette
North Dal1ota-F. NJ. Stanford, Walter
Tenier.
North Carolina w. A. Patillo, Albin.
Pennsylvania = Deming, Harrisburg.
South Carolina-John ID. Morris,
Glib; I. E. Pratt, Cheraw.
South Dakota-H. L. Loucks, Clear
Lake; A. V. Vandoren, Bates.
Texas-H. J. Spencer, Weldon; A. E.
Ealy, Palestine; r. M. Humphrey
Tennessee w. T. Grant, Brighton.