The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-12-15

and thew snail De 0nGlCIoQ COlI6CClNclE
to cast the twenty-five votes, and that
the president and executive committee
of each State be empowered to select
the number of State delegates they are
entitled to and make the appointment.
The following is a list Of delegates
elected by the different State d8tega-
tons:
H. Tracy, Texas; L. F. Featherston,
Arkansas; Marion Butler, North Caro-
lima; William Farr Goodwin, New
Jersey; Col. Q. NJ. Butt, Wisconsin
Alva Agee Ohio; I. S. Adams, LOuisl-
ana; Marion Cannon, California; l. (.
Livingston, Georgia; Frank BurkItt,
Mississippi; j. Brad Beverley, Vr
ginia; Matt Rhea, Tennessee; l.
Leonard, Missouri; j. B. Weaver,
Iowa; NJ. V. Rork, Oregon; G. NJ.
son, Pennsylvania; NJ, \. Householder,
Kansas; N. G. Elzey, Maryland; I. L.
Gardner, Kentucky; TiI0s. w. Force,
Indiana; William Hess, Illinois; r A.
SOuthworth, Colorado; NJ. '. LOnnec-
ker, Michigan; S. NJ. Adams, Alabama;
\. 2. Baskin, Florida.
Motion adopted, that the committee
on confederation be continued for the
present. The committee is as follows:
Ben Ter, ell, Texas; L +. Livingston,
Georgia; r. L. Rogers, Florida; II. l.
LOucks, South Dakota; w. J. Talbot,
South Carolina.
Motion by Brothe' Macune, adopted,
that the President of the Supreme
Council be added to the list of delegates
from this body to meet with the Feb
ruary conference
Motion adopted that L. L. Polk, j.
Brad Beverly, Hugh Mitchell and J. f.
Tillman be appointed q special commit
tee to carry to the President Of the
United States resolutions requesting
the appointment Of D. ?. Duncan to
the vacancy now existing in the inter
state commission.
The following resolution by Mrs. Todd
was. read and adopted:
We the delegates to the National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union, assembled for the promotion Of
the welfare of the Order in all its
varied interests, believe that the social
intercourse of its members and friends
should be encouraged to the greatest
possible degree, and we wish to h0r
express u pleasure at the manifest
success which the Alliance Circulating
Library has attained toward this end.
But more especially do we hail with
pleasure the advent of the December
number of the Economic quarterly,
which Is being especially prepared with
poems, plays, declarations, readings,
etc, for the use of all industrial organ
izatiOnS. Napoleon believed that the
master of the world was he who wrote
the songs" while Shakespeare thought
the "greateSt social power was the
drama" This, we are Informed, IS to
be strongly brought out in the e
book now III press of the Vincent Bros.
Publishing Company of this city. All
publishers of pure economic literature
and song shall have our undivided en-
enlargement.
Resolution by Brother Wren, of
Louisiana, read and adopted:
ReSOiUed, That we, the national con-
ventiOn of the Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union, in the city of India
napOlis assembled, do most heartily
sympathize with the people Of the
State of Louisiana, in the strenuous
and noble efforts to destroy that in
famous iniquity and gigantic monopoly,
the Louisiana State Lottery, now seek
ing q revival of its charter in the or
ganic law of the State, and earnestly
request Congressman to S their
In enacting such national laws
as will remove such q curse from the
continent.
The Supreme Council took a recess
until 8 p. N.
KIGHT SESSION.
Supreme Council called to order at
8 80 p. m, President Polk in the chair.
The following communication from
the Texas delegation was received and
ordered spread on the minutes.
INDIANAPOLIS, IND, Nov. 81, 1891.
w undersigned delegates from the
State of Texas to this meeting of the
Supreme Council of the National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial
hereby certify that the state
ment made by w. S. McAllister in the
indianapolis Journal of this cate is
false from start to finish, as far as it
to O. w, Macune or any other
Texan. EVAN JONES,
J. M. PERDUE.
HARRY TRACY.
J. K. P. HANNA.
H. s. ?. AsHBY.
Whereas the above statement was
furnished to a reporter of the India
napOlls Ne2CS Of this city with the dis
Cinct understanding thatit be published
in this evenings Issue of that paper;
therefore be it
ResOLved, That this statement be
upon the minutes of this Su-
preme Council, and that the chairman
Of the press committee be instructed to
publish this statement in the daily
press. G. J. JACKSON,
r. J. SLEDGE,
BEN TERRELL,
Report of the committee on lecture
read:
Mr., President, your committee to
whom was referred that portion of the
Presidents message relating to lee
beg leave to offer the following:
That there be organized in each coun-