The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-11-20
THE INDUSTRIAL LEGION.
A New Organization Formed at Memphis
by the Alliance Leaders

MEMPHIS. Nov. 19-An organization
styled ''The Industrial Legion Of the
United States" was formed here today by
prominent leaders of the Peoples party,
who are also prominent in the Farmers
Alliance, the object of which IS to carry
cut the political measures embodied in
the declaration of principles of the Omaha
platform of the Peoples party. together
with free speech, free ballot, and fair
count. This industrial league is to be con-
posed Of three classes, the first class to
consist of male members over 81 years of
age; the second, of male members under
81 and over II years, who shall be edu-
Gated and trained to become voters of the
Peoples party; and, third, a class to be
known as the Woman's Aid corps, in
tended as an auxiliary to the senior Legion.
The legion is modelled much after the
Grand Army, and is partly of secret
character. The founders of the legion are
prominent leaders of the seven great In
dustrial organizations composing the Peo-
pies party, together with the foremost
Peoples party members. Among the
charter members are Hon. H. f. Tauben-
eek of Illinois, George F. Washburn OF
Massachusetts. Congressman j. G. Otis of
Kansas. j, III. Willis OF Kansas, II. l..
Loucks OF South Dakota, president of the
Farmers Alliance: L. T. Taylor of Ten
nessee, secretary Of the Farmers Alliance:
Marion Butler of North Carolina, vice
president of the Farmers Alliance; W. f.
Martin of ST. Louis, secretary Of the Re-
form Press associations; S. McLallin of
Topeka, president of the Reform Press
association, and editor Of the Topeka Ad-
vocate, and Paul Vandervoort of Nebras-
ka, accommodated chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic.
The organization of the Industrial Le-
gion of the United States was perfected by
the election of the following officers:
Paul Vanderyoort, commander-in-ch
Hon Frank Burkitt of Mississippi,
vice ecommander-in-chief.
II. Turner, adjutant general.
George f. Washburn of Massachusetts,,
quartermaster general.
Congressman L. E. Watson, national re-
cruitiug officer.
j. F. Willis, of Kansas. national re-
cruting officer of the western division.
w. ). MORAN. national sentinel.
Executive council-Hon. II. E. Taube-
neck of Illinois. Hon. Marion Cannon,
elect from California, Hon.
Marion Butler. Hon. J. H. Davis of Texas.
! E. Dean of New York, j. H. Willis of
Kansas.
Or tue officers of the Woman's Aid corps
two We're elected by this body, as provis-
being Mrs Anna l.. Diggs. of Washing.
ton, ID. c., and Mrs. Marion Todd, of
Michigan.
An elaborate plan for a cotton combine
was formulated before the adjournment
of the Farmers Alliance convention, by
which it is sought TO control the cotton
business of the entire south. r. J. Sledge
OF Texas WAS elected president; General
A. NJ. West of Mississippi, vice president,
and J. r Maxwell of Alabama. financial
agent. 1t is proposed 10 establish head
quarters in Memphis, in charge of General
West. President Sledge will hold forth in
New York. The cotton combine, as .he
new organization is called, proposes to
borrow money from the east cheap rs
local bankers can secure il, and thus save
to the producer the difference in interest.
1t is given out on good authority that
this cotton combine was planned &c rally
the southern delegates on the cotton idea,
and to head off the third party leaders.
In a long interview today Mr.. Macune
bitterly of the prostitution of
the Alliance by the third party politicians.
He said that part Of the national executive
committee of the Peoples party had head
quarters here during the meeting and con-
sJituUed themselves an active lobby to
control the orders proceedings, so that the
Peoples party dominated the Farmers
Alliance.
The report that Gideon's band, secret,
oath hoound circle. of the Alliance. had
his defeat Mr. Mcclure
would neither affirm nor deny Ii is gen
orally understood that this split in the
Alliance is irrevocabie. aud thai the out
come will be 4 southern and a northern !
wing, one conte>sedly Democratic. the |
other contessedly popalistic, but both pro-
teSsediy noa-partisau.