The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-08
AFTERNOON SESSION.

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AFTERNOON SESSION.
Meeting called to order at 2 2:3r p. IN,
President Polk i'll the chair. Alliance
opened III due form.
On motion Of Brother Montgomery,
Of Arkansas }. Z Bryan Of Arkansas,
WAS seated as a delegate IN place of
W. B. ". HearsIlI, absent.
On motion of Brother South worth,
of Go. oradO E. S. Moor was seated as
II deleGa in place Of r. O. Kenny,
absent.
On motion Of Brother Mcdowell. of
Tennessee, Brother Greer was substi-
tuted ms cad Of Brother GOWan, neccs.
sarily absent.
On motion of Brother Loucks, of
South Dakota, Brother Meyer, Of South
Dakota, was seated as a delegate in
place Of Brother Price absent.
On motion Of Brother Allen, Of New
York. Maxeon was placed upon the
New York delegation in the place of
Harvey Arnold, as the State was en-
titled to three delegates in accordance
with the report Of the committee on
credentials and had only two. -
Communication from the "Worlds
Fair" read, and by motion Of Brother
proper committee.
A motion of Brother Gardner, of
Kentucky, that the eligibility law Of our
Order be amended 50 that we can ad-
NIT mechanics OfmanufaCturingt towns,
was referred to committee on cOnstitu-
ton
On motion of Brother Purdue, a
committee of three was appointed on
Presidents S message to consider and re-
port on same, as follows: J. NJ. Pur
due, of Texas; r. E. Rogers, Of Florida;
Freeman, of Indiana.
A resolution by Brother Lindsay, of
North Carolina, bearing instructions
from the State of North Carolina, was
read and referred to committee on con
stitution.
A resolution by Brother Belden, of
Michigan:
That upon this occasion of the Ma
tional assembly of the Farmers Ali
ance and Industrial Union, we hail
with delight the spirit Of fraternal
brotherhood everywhere manifest
among the delegates, and the universal
determination to Orever Obliterate old
animosities, too long engendered be-
tween the sections Of our beloved
country, and further, that we send
glad tidings to the oppressed tOilers of
America, that with Gods help, this
great contest shall never cease until
equal rights, equal privileges, and equal
| burdens are secured to us and our chill
dren forever
Unanimously adopted.
A resolution by Brother Branch, of
| Georgia, instructing Alliance Congress-
man, read and referred to the commit
! tee on demands
! On motion of Brother Pierson, the
special order for to morrow, Thursday.
at a. IN, shall be the hearing Of the
report of the special committee Of the
| State business agents. Carried.
A resolution by Brother Page, Of
Virginia, on trusts, read and referred
| to committee on demands.
A resolution by Brother Talbert, of
South Carolina, recommending D. P.
Duncan for the position of United States
| Commerce Commissioner, was read and
| referred to the committee on demands.
A resolution by Brother Lindsay, of
| North Carolina on the distribution of
seeds by Department of Agriculture.
read and referred to committee on de-
mands.
A resolution by Brother Beck, of
Alabama, on duty of Alliance Con
gressmen, read and referred to com
mittee on demands.
A resolution by Brother Joseph, of
Iowa, recommending change in our de-
mands, read and referred to committee
on demands.
On motion by Brother Page, that
this Supreme Council suspend business
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