The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-02-27
A GREAT CONSOLIDATION.
The Plan to Combine ALI Labor in
Production.
Proceedings of the Washington, d.
O., Meeting of the Farmers AL
lance, Knights of Labor and
Kindred Organizations.

In pursuance OF basis for n confeder
auon between the Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union, National Alliance
knights OF Labor and the Farmers Mn
'uai Association, agreed upon at Ocala,
ana approved by the Supreme Council
OF the Farmers Alliance and .Industrial
Union, and the Colored National Earn
ers' Alliance and an executive committee
from the Farmers Mutual Benefit Asso.
citation and the knights of Labor, con.
stltutlng also an executive board to rep
resent each individual organization abov,
specified of five members each, a call
was made for each executive board f.,
meet IN Washington city ON the 22d d,y
or January, 1891. The following rcprc-
scntatives assembled in the parIor oftbr
Kenmore Hotel: l.. +. Livingston, of
Georgia, and Ben Terrell, of Texas. for
the Farmers Alliance and Industrial Tn
ION; T. V. Powd,r'v, John w. Have,
and A. w. Wright for the knights of
Labor; II. Nj. Humphrey of Texas, and
>: ). Rogers, of North Carolina, for the
Colorcd National Farmers Alliance:
ralph Beaumont and l.. p. Wild, q.
washington, ID. c., for the Citizens Ali
ancc: A temporary organization wa
had by elccting Ben Terrell chairman and
j.. L. CAN'T, of Georgia, secretary,
Messrs. II. c. Brown, of Georgia. c. W
Alacune, of Washington; l.. i. CAN'T,
Hons. i. E. Winn and r. NJ. Everett, o!
Georgia, were admitted the privilege of
the floor.
On motion confederation was agreed
upon to be known as THE Confederation
OF Industrial Organizations, " upon the
basis agreed upon at Ocala, to-wit:
l. Each organization shall be rcprc
sented by committee of five
2. Each committee of five shall have
the number of votes corresponding with
the membership in its organization.
). The policy and measures of the con.
federation shalt be based upon the St
Louis and Ocala platform
=. Each shall stand pledged To assis,
when possible in all local efforts to better
the condition Of our people
D: National delegates or correspondents
SO long as the confederation exists.
q. The joint committee OH confedcra-
ton shall have the power by majority
vote to admit other orgauizatinnS ,s$AS.
- &C.. pans sre agreed upon bx.tL1
Jofnf comnfittee on confedefStf6 f6f 49,
ss'ai sv-operation, such organization sIialI,
chcerfullv.
s. Expenses accruins on account Of
the joint Committee shall be defrayed Inv
The respective organizations represented
y. The joint committee on confedera-
tion shall have power TO adopt such bw-
laws for the government of the same "a
they shall deem best.
a committee opropose business and |
demands for the confederation was nm
pointed, consisting of l.. F. LIVINGSTON
oi Georgia, A. w. Wright. of Pcnnsylya.
MIA, X. M. Humphrey, of Texas. and 7,
+. Wild, of the District of Columbia
At the second days session an elcctio,
was held for permanent officers with the
following result:
Ben Terrell, President; r. NJ. Humpb.
rey, vicc-Presidcnt, and J. w. HAYES
Secretary and Treasurer.
The demands as REPORTED wore ur,n;
mously adopted. They embraced dc.
Q. For free and unlimited coinage of
silver.
3. Fer revision of taxation laws.
4. For an economical government.
8. For an graduated tax on incomes.
q. Fora just State and National con.
troll Of public transportation
=. roI the electlOn oil united States, |
Senators by the direct voto of the pco.
pie.
8. And resolved. that this Confedera |
tion of industrial organizations demand |
that i'll each State Il system shalt be pro-
vided and faithfully executed that will
insure an honest and accurate registration
Of all voters, a free, fair, secret and Off
cial ballot, and an honest public count;
and we demand that each State l""isla-
ture shall make it felony for any inn
proper Interference with the exercise of