The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-11-26
THE FARM ERS.
Mr.. Polk Reelected President OF the Ma
tionaI Alliance-Oficers Chosen by the
+. NJ. Il. A.-An Industrial Congress to
BE Held In February.

+. NJ. Il. A.-An Industrial Congress to
BE Held In February.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov 70 Thurs
day morning was held the most i'm
portant meeting that has Jet occurred
in connection with the alliance conven-
ton. This was the gathering of the
executive committee OF the Con-
federated Industrial union. COM
posed of the Farmers Alli-
ance, the f. NJ. Il. A.. knights
of Labor, Citizens Alliance. Work
ingmcn's league, Patrons of lIus-
bandry and kindred organizations. to
all these organizations on February
- The committee decided that
this convention, looking to unity
in legislative demands and politi-
cal action. shall be held at
some point in the central states It
was then decided to leave the choosing
of city to Mcssrs. Terrell, Taubeneck
and Baumgarten. Five cities were
named to choose from-Chicago. St
Louis, Cincinnati, indianapolis and
Springfield, I'll.
IiAn TOT Polttc3i action.
The political phase of the situation
cropped out in this meeting, consum-
ing much OF the time of the session.
The question ut issue was whether the
call for the confederated assem- bly,.
February %. should leave the way
open for the nomination of national
ticket at that meeting, or whether the
e - lx,
should be limited SO as to prevent po-
litical action. The latter course was
the one finally decided upon. When
the assembly convenes it will proceed
to draw up platform of declarations
and demands aud the two great politi-
cal parties will be requested to
give them consideration and in
dorsement 1t is not expected by
anyone that the two great parties
will take any notice of these demands
and the way will remain clear for the
peoples party to call convention after
the other political conventions have
been held and adopt the formulated de-
mands of the confederated Labor as
sembly as its platform. This is the
plan of action now determined upon by
the peoples party.
To Get All the W0rkingmen.
The Confederated Assembly of In
dustrial unions, as it is called, will. in
| the minds of the committee. be the
| most important organization of re-
| cent years. 1t aims at the con-
| solidation Of all laboring elias es and
the subsequent diversion of the
whole strength Of the gigantic com
bination into the ranks of the third
party. 1t will be composed of twenty
FIVE delegates-at-large from each con.
federated organization and one dele.
of members.
| Officers Chosen.
The executive session Of the council
| in the afternoon was directed entirely to
the election of officers. No fight was
made on Polk and he was re.
elected by unanimous vote.
| Louc,.s. of South Dakota.
was chosen vice president, and
! j. III. Turner. of Georgia, was re.
elected secretary. When Lecturer j.
| i. Willitts, of Kansas. was named fol
reelection the third party men pu: for
ward James Etley. of the same state, in
opposition. Willitts was chosen, 9s
, to Is.
| The r. NJ. R. A.
At the session of the Farmers Mutual
Benefit association the following of
ficers were elected: President :. s.
Gauze. of Iowa; vice president. w. A
Bartlett. of West Virginia; secretary
John +. Stelle, of Illinois.
| Reform Press Association.
The Reform Press association elected
officers as follows: DIR. s. McLallin, oI
the Topeka Advocate, president; vice
president, j. Ill. Mcdowell, of the
Tennessee Toiler; secretary treasurer
w. 5. Morgan. of the National Re
former of st. Louis. A committe.
consisting of 7. K. Burrows and l.. X
Taylor was appointed to organize ar
advertising agency for tn. Reform
Press.