The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-11-20
Nearly All the Old officers of the Farm.
ers' Alliance Are REFLECTED.
Business Agents in Session with the Organ.
izer of the National UniOn-Pavoring
the Branch Resolution.
POLITICAL UNITY.

Unquestionably there will be a third party
ticket in the field in 1892. which will bs,
theoretically at least, supported by the
members of the Farmers Alliance. I. NJ. h
A., Knights of Labor. Citizens Alliance.
Patrons of Husbandry, the remains OF the
Greenback party and all similar organizs-
tioas.
The Peoples party has had its represent
atives from various States here since the
beginning. They have been quietly work.
ing towards unity of political action among
these organizations and waiting for the
outcome of the meeting of the executive
committee of the Confederated Industrial
Union.
This organization. known as the Confed-
Grated Industrial Union. had its origin at
OcaIa year ago, when the Alliance invited
all farmer and labor organizations TO send
delegates 70 a conference OF Washington.
At this conference the executive committee
which met yesterday was appointed. and IN
their hands was left the power TO call q
delegate convention and tix for il q basis
of representation.
The hope of the Peoples party boomers
has lain in favorable action on the part Of
this committee. and yesterday they got all
they wanted.
The meeting of the Confederated Indus
trial Union committee which was held yes-
terday morning ut the Denison Hotel. de-
clded upon an app0rtlonment OF delegates
to be received at the February convention.
Each organization was given twenty-five
delegates as body, and one additional
delegate for each ten thousand voters. or
major fraction thereof, In full standing as
to membership In these bodies. lt was
"a 49, L.
thus be represented at the conference,
making o convention of from ak hundred
to seven hundred delee ateS.
The question of location for the conven-
Washington had been the site selected at
Ocala, but it was determined TO go else
where. The advantages of the cities or
Indianapolis. St Louis. Chicago. SPRING
field. H.. Cincinnati. and Louisville were
canvassed. and IL was decided to hold the
convention at one of these points. A COM
mittee consisting of Ben Terrell, chairman
OF the conference. Taubeneck, of Illinois.
and BaumgarJner. of the District of Colum-
bia. was appointed to ascertain what ar
rangements each city wall offer as TO hotel
rates and railroad fares and then TO come
TO a decision. Mr.. Taubeneck was in
structed TO go to Chicago and Sc. Louis for
this purpose as soon as possible. lt 10
hoped to announce the point agreed upon
within ten days.
The committee next appointed a sub
committee with e. w. Macune as chair
man. 10 prepare the call for the convention.
Ii Is to be framed so as TO make the confer
ence non partisan In it's intent and action.
1t will urge full attendance of the repre-
sentation accorded every component organ
izatIon. The committee then adjourned
sine die. subject only TO the call of Chair
man Ben Terrell.
Now, while the men comprising this COM
mittee deny that the convention of Feb. %
will be partisan In its character. 1t cannot
IL. -
object aimed at will be unity of legis-
latIve demands. The projectors of the con-
vention hope TO unite all these allied or
carnations upon single platform. They
will then coy TO the world that the party
which comes nearest TO adopting that
platform will receive all the votes con-
trolled by the organizations represented at
the convention. Whether they can de-
liver the goods or not is another question.
but they will try to impress the world with
the belief that they can.
The executive committee of the Peoples
party will be on hand at this convention,
and will Immediately thereafter issue q
call for O DELEGATE convention of tho Peo-
ple's party. If possible they will get the
confederated unions to join with them in
this call. At this delegate convention.
called by the Peoples party. this same plat
form Will be adopted, and candidates Will
be nominated upon lt. thus hoping TO catch
the vote of every member OF the allied or
CARNATIONS.
A gentleman no is member of the Al
lance and also of tho Peoples party. was
asked. yesterday afternoon. by a Journal
reporter if there was any truth In the re-
port that joint committee from the Al
nance the +. N. B. A. and the Peoples
party Lad been trying 10 formulate prop
osition for the amalgamation of the three
bodies as one political machine.
If anything of that kind has been for
mulated." said he. IL have not heard of it,
and my Judgment is that IL surely would
be folly In this most pronounced sense for
the Peoples party TO attempt anything OF
! the 4. Nj. b. A. and of all other industrial
unions feel that their organizations are
non-poltical, being purely associations
| for the education of the indus
trial masses. The constitution of
| these various organizations do not pro-
| vide for coercion In matters OF o
| political nature. but on the contrary
| mans politics or previous condition are
not inquired into when he applies for MEN,
| bership. Every member can vote accord
ing to the dictates of his best Judgment
without violating his allegiance TO the
| Alliance. the 4. NJ. Il. A. etc.. and yet u Is
an undeniable fact that the Peoples party
| Will secure the greater part OF
| the industrial vote and that is why IL would
| be folly for the industrial organizations
| to JOIN third-party movement. it was
done the Alliance and other organizations
would lose their orgapiZation. and the BEN
| etits that have already been felt from q
business stand point would fade into the
distance. The Peoples party wonld not be
| able TO hold Its new acquired forces be-
| yond one campaign. and the result would
| be a rapid disintegration of the great or
| eaniZation that has been such an educator
TO the farmers IN the past few years.
81 do DOT believe" he continued, that
| the Peoples party will take any steps TO
get the Alliance. as such, TO join q third
party movement"