The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-12-25

stokes, south Carolina; r h Belden, Mich
igan.
Order of Business-R w. Beck, Alabama:
Mann Page, Virginia: n. v. Rork. Oregon;
n A. Householder, Kansas; II. d. Davie,
Kentucky.
Presidents Message-J. N Perdue, Texas;
= =. Rogers. Florida; J. B. Freeman. In
diana.
Confederation-H. Tracy. Texas; c. NJ
Butt Wisconsin; 81. L. Loucks, South Da-
kota-
Judiciary-E. A. Cold Michigan; s. Dore,
California; j. NJ Adams. Alabama; V. r Gill
lette Pennsylvania: W. j. Talbot. South
Carolina: Il L Loucks, South Dakota: n. F.
Gwinne, Tennessee; Evan Jones, Texas: G.
b. Pearson. Virginia: A. Manring, Washing
ton; j. NJ. Syderstriker, West Virginia; G. NJ.
Booth. Wisconsin; w. Savage, Oklahoma.
Constitution and By-laws-L F. Livings-
ton, Georgia: j. 8. Dore, California; r F.
Rogers, Florida; F. F. Rowe Iowa; j. r.
Lowe, South Dakota: J r. Mcdowell, Ten
nessee; j. Blakely. Kansas.
Auditing Committee-Mrs. Lou SNYDER In
diana; Thomas Hines, Florida; G. w. Will
ans, North Carolina.
The committee on demands re manned
in session all night
In the evening an enthusiastic meet
ing was held in Tomlinson hall. c. A.
Robinson, state president of the F. NJ.
B. A., made short address with many
happy hits and eloquent passages. Mrs.
Mary E. Lease, of Kansas, and Mrs.
Anna L. Diggs, of Washington, spoke
for two hours, to the entire satisfac-
ton OF the audience. The meeting was
closed by few humorous remarks by
Mrs Eva Mcdonald Valesh, of Mime
sofa.
On Friday Messrs. Macune, Tillman
and Wardell, composing the executive
committee, made a report of their in
vestigation of Secretary Turner's books,
in which they found them absolutely
correct. The report laid stress upon
the fact that there existed great de-
mand for reform literature, which de-
mand has largely arisen in the last
year, and the recommendation is made
that the council consider the subject.
The order is in fourishing condition
according to the report
w. D. Davie, of Kentucky, was elected
to fill the vacancy in the judiciary COM
mittee, and Alonzo Wardall succeeds
himself as member of the executive
committee.
In the afternoon a committee of Y.
M. c. A. men was before the council
and speeches were made and responded
to. Col Humphreys, president of the
colored alliance, spoke concerning his
organization. Among other things he
said that there was no politics in it,
but that if the peoples party was or
ganized and espoused the alliance
cause, then he had no doubt the mem
bers would all vote that ticket All
his members stand squarely on the
Ocala platform.
During the afternoon the committee
on constitution reported, and most of
| the time was taken up in discussing
| the, various features of the report
Most of the changes reported were only
| minor ones, but one, however, was of
| particular Importance. It related to
abolishing the national legislative COM
| being composed of all the state presi-
| dents sitting with the national presi-
dent, that committee will now consist
of but three members.
In the evening large audience
gathered at Tomlinson hall to listen to
Gen. J. B. Weaver's address on the
| financial question of the day. State
President Force presided, and, after
prayer by Rev. John M. Longdon, in
|
read most excellent essay on 'Work
for Home Mission aries." Debt, the
curse of and remedy for, was the prin-
ciple theme of the essay.
Gen. Weaver's speech was in the ma
ture of reply to Secretary Fosters
pernicious circular in relation to the
amount of money in circulation.
The New Waverly Glee club furnished
| the music Of the evening.
The closing day Saturday witnessed
the transaction of more important bus
mess than the entire preceding ses-
sions. One of the important actions of
the day was the changing of the statu-
tory law of the order by which the dis
pute relative to the state agents and
the national union company is settled.
The state agents's association was de-
clared separate organization from
the supreme council, and it no longer
constitutes standing committee of
that body. This is regarded as vir-
tual defeat for the national union
company, which came here with a
strong lobby prepared to obtain an in
dorsement from the council, and to
further it's ends in establishing a
gigantic monopoly to control all the
farmer trade. The company drew a
large number of state agents within
it's fold-indeed, only three refused to
indorse it. The council evidently did