Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1890-12-13
National Union Party ,

OCALA, Fla, Dec. 5.--The National al
lance to-day passed resolution recit-
ing that the United States census re-
turns, with respect to farm mortgages,
were grossly incorrect, and calling upon
all county and sub alliances in all the
states to take immediate action towards
securing accurate statistics from county
records and make prompt returns there
on. A resolution asking that the
Worlds fair be closed on Sunday passed
without opposition.
National Secretary Turner submitted
his annual report. During the past
year new charters have been issued to
sub-alliances as follows: West Virginia
252, Colorado 152, Indiana 1872, Michi-
gan LOG, Virginia 50, Illinois 81, South
Carolina SO, Ohio 81, Pennsylvania SO,
New Jersey 20, Minnesota 5, Iowa S
Oregon l, Oklahoma l. State charters
have been issued to the following states
Indiana, Illinois, Colorado, Michigan,
West Virginia, Oklahoma and North
Dakota.
Some questions having been raised as
to the unanimous Endorsement Of the St.
Louis platform by the national alliance
last year, Livingston, of Georgia, moved
its adoption by the present body. Some
debate followed, but the motion was
adopted with an amendment, demanding
the government control OF the railroad
and telegraph lines, and if this shall not
result in relief to the masses and in
checking or curing existing evils, the
government shall become the actual own
ers Of such lines. This platform does
not include the sub treasury bill.
The following is the call for the third
party conference, signed by Gen. Rice,
John Davis, of Kansas, and about rs
others:
WHEREAS, In unity there is strength,
therefore, it is desirable that this should
be union of all the variously named
industrial organizations that stand on
common ground. To this end, the indi-
vlduals from the various states, whose
names are hereto signed, asked for this
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posed of delegates from the following
organizations, namely The Farmers al
lance, Farmers Mutual Benefit associ-
alton, the Citizens alliance, Knights Of
Labor, and all other industrial organiza-
lions that support the principles of the
st. Louis agreement of 1889
Each state organization is to send one
delegate from each congressional district,
and two from the state at large, and each
district organization is to send not less
than three delegates, and each comfy
organization not less than one delegate
to be chosen according to the customs
OF each respective organization during
the month of January, 1891.
Also that the editors of newspapers
are hereby invited as delegates, that
nave advocated the principles Of the st.
Louis agreement and supported the ALI
ance candidates nominated lin 1890.
Delegates are to meet in the city of
Cincinnati, Ohio, Monday, the 23rd of
February, 1891, for the purpose of form
ing national union party, based upon
the fundamental ideas of finance, trans
portatlon, labor and land in furtherance
OF the work already begun by these or
CARNATIONS, and preparatory for united
struggle for the country and home
IN the great political conflict
now pending, that must decide who in
the country is sovereign, the citizens or
the dollars.