Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-20

Der Of Farmers Alliance delegates are also
members OF the other industria, organizations
and working together. would indicate that the
trend OF their action was toward the unifcation
OF all and In the direction Of independent po-
Etical action.
THE WORK OF FEDERATION.
The committee on confederation Of the vari-
Gus industrial organizations met Yesterday
morning at the Hotel Denison This committee
was composed Of five representatives from each
OF the six organizations and was chosen by the
latter for the purpose of calling a congress of
all the labor and industrial classes. Ii had
been decided previous to this gathering 10 con-
vene the congress at Washington on February
%, but the south ard west made such strong
objections to this city that IL became necessary
to decide upon some other location. The duty
o. tho present meeting OF the committee is to
fix the place. The matter occasioned lengthy
discussion and ended in referring the question
to the subcommittee, consisting of Messrs.
Terrell, Taubeneck and Baumgarter, with in
structions that either indianapolis, Louisville.
Cincinnati, Chicago or Springfield. H., be
chosen. This committee will look into the de-
STABILITY of these places and rates Of transport
tation that can be obtained, after which il will
report 1t will make decision within twenty
daya
ACTION NEXT YEAR.
The political phase Of the situation cropped
out in the meeting, consuming much of the
time Of the session. The question at issue was
whether the call for the confederated assembly
on February ~ should leave the way open for
the nomination of a national ticket at that
meeting. or whether the scope of the work to
be done should be limited so as to prevent po-
nucai action. The latter course was the one
nnaliy decided upon. When the assembly con-
venes It will proceed to draw up a platform of
declarations and demands, and the two great
poiltlcal parties will be required to give them
consideration and Endorsement 1t is not ex-
peeted by any one that the great parties will
and the way will remain clear for
the peoples party to call a convention after the
other political conventions have been held and
adopt the formulated demands of the confcd-
Grated labor assembly as ats platform. This is
the plan of action now determined upon by the
peoples party. The confederated assembly of
industrial unions, as it is called, promises to
be the most important organization of recent
years 1t aims for the consolidation of all the
iaborinS classes and the subsequent diversion
OF the whole strength of the gigantic combina-
ton into the ranks Of the third party. 1t will
be composed of twenty-five delegates at large
from each confederated organization ana one
delegate for each $1,000 or fraction thereof of
members.
A committee consisting of C. W. Macuue and
H W. Baumgarten, +. W. Gilroth and J. b.
STEELE was appointed to prepare the address to
the laboring people, setting forth the objects
and purposes of the February meeting which
address is to be published within twenty DAYS.
A letter was received from General Secretary
Hayes OF the knights of Labor regretting that
he could not attend
The Reform Press Association elected officers
| as follows: DR.. S. NJ. McLallin of the Topeka
Adrocdfe, president: vice president, J. II. Nc
Doweu OF the Tennessee Toaier; secretary
treasurer, W. 5. Morgan. of the National Re
former of st. Louis
committee, consisting of T. r. Burrows,
oaneii ana n. Taylor, was appointed TO organ
committee, consisting of President Mctallin
rs Chairman. Secretary Morgan and Robert
Fayne. was instructed to ask a conference with
like committee from the supreme council on
the subject of the National Union Company OF
New iork, and to investigate its workings. &c.