The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-06

State charters were issued to the follow
ing states! Indiana, Illinois, Colorado,
Michigan, West Virginia, Oklahoma and
North Dakota.
Some question 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 de-
bate followed, but the motion was adopted
with an amendment so as to demand gov
eminent control of railroads and telegraph
lines, and if this shall not result in relief to
the masses and in checking or curing exist
ing evils, the government shall become
actual owners Of such lines. This platform
does not include the sub treasury bill.
The following is the call for third
party conference signed by General Rice
and John Davis, of Kansas, and about
seventytive others
| Whereas In unity there is strength.
Therefore it is desirable there should be a
union of all the variously named industrial
organizations that stand on common
grounds. To this end, the individuals from
various states whose names are hereto
signed ask this call for a national confer
ence to be composed of delegates from the
following organizations, namely: The
Farmers alliance, Farmers Mutual Bene-
fit association, Citizens alliance, Knights
OF Labor and all other industrial organiZa
tions that support the principles of the ST.
Louis agreement of 1889, each state organi-
zaEon to send one delegate from each con-
gressional district and two from the
state at large, and each district
organization to send not less than
three delegates and each county
delegation not less than one delegate to be
chosen according to the custom of each re-
/ spective organization, during the month of
January, 1891. Also that the editor of each
M 10 doll "a
) that has advocated the principles of the ST.
: Louis agreement and supported alliance
candidates nominated in 1890, the dele
gates to meet in the city of Cincinnati,
2 Ohio, Monday, the 23d of February, 1891,
2 for the purpose of forming national union
3 party based upon fundamental ideas of
finance, transportation. labor and land, in
furtherance of the work already begun by
? those organizations and preparatory for d
} united struggle for country and home in
5 the great political conflict now pending
that must decide who in this country is SOW.
7 ereign, the citizens or the dollar.
t The annual election of officers was held
4 this afternoon. President Polk and Vice
l President Cover, OF Kansas, were unani-
: mousl reelected. j. H. Turner, OF Georgia
t was elected secretary, and j. S. Wilietts
= of Kansas, national lecturer.
S 7. V. Powderly and A. w. Wright
5 members of the executive board of the
b knights of Labor, are here this afternoon
; At public meeting tonight the spoke
o Powderly in his address said i
!. was time for the lawyers to stanc
e aside and give the farmers chanc
y as wen as the merchants and laborers. HI
was speaking only for himself individually
S but if it was the general sentiment for al
= producing, industrial and labor organiza
t tons to stand and vote together in 1892, h
h would be there in the hottest of the tifiht
n The whole line of Powderly's talk was al
: encouragement of third party movement
6 if it became necessary. In conclusion, h
o said: LET me say to you our greeting i
3, most cordial and heartfelt. w
!, feel we are part of your organization. LIE
r US all agree upon your platform. If it is t
l. agitate and do hard work on that platform
Il we are with you, and if we are to vote wit
:, you upon it we will stand by you at tn
! polls.
n President Polk made a brief reply an
e several other speeches were made.