St. Paul daily globe., 1892-11-20
AN ALLIANCE TWIG.
Organization OF the Industpi-
al Legion Of the United
States.
Prominent Leaders OF the Al
lance the Organizers Of
the Order.
Intended to Carry Out the
Intended to Carry Out the
Principles Of the Omaha
Platform.
Macune Charges the Gideon
ties With Comprising His
Defeat.

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ization styled "The Industrial Legion
of the United States" has been formed
here today by prominent leaders OF the
PEOPLES party, who are also prominent
in the Farmers Alliance, the object or
which is 10 carry out politically the
measures embodied in the declaration
of principles of the Omaha platform.
together with free speech, a free ballot
and fair count.
The Industrial Legion is composed OF
three classes, the first to consist OF
male members over tWenty-one years
voters-to be known as the senior
class: the second will be the junior
class, which will consist OF male me m
Ders under twenty-one and over four
teen years, who shall be educated ana
trained to become voters: aud the third
class will be known as the Woman's
Aid corps, which is intended as an aux
iliary to the senior legion.
The founders of the Industrial Le-
gion are prominent leaders of the seven
greatindustrial organization, composing
the Peoples party, together with the
foremost Peoples party members
Among
The Charter Members
are Hon. A. E. Taubeneck, of Illinois,
chairman of the executive committee or
the Peoples party; George +. wash
burn. chairman of the Eastern DIVISION
of the Peoples party. Boston; Congress
man c. Otis, Of Kansas City; w. w.
Willis. formerly national organizer and
lecturer of the Farmers Alliance:
President II. l.. Loucks, of SouthsDa-
kota, of the Farmers Alliance; l.. L.
TaylOr, of Tennessee, secretary OF the
Farmers Alliance; j. Ii. Turner. Ma
ron Butler, vice president OF the Farm
ers' Alliance of North Carolina: w.
f. Martin, vice president of the Farm
ers' Alliance of North Carolina; w. F.
Martin, of st. Louis; S. Mcclellan, To-
peka, Kan, president OF the Reform
Press association and editor of the To-
peka Advocate; Hon. Frank -Burkltt, or
Mississippi; Hon. l.. II. Featherstone,
of Arkansas; AlonZo Wardeli, Supelln-
tendent of aid degree Of the Farmers
Alliance; |. E. Dean, of North Carolina.
Alliance: Paul Ii. VandevOort. OF Ne
braska. state commander-in-chief of the
q. A. r.
The organization of the Industrial
League of the United States was per-
fected bv the election of the following
officers: Paul Vandevoort, commander
in-chief: George Burkitt, vice COM
mander-in- chief; j. Ii. Turner, adju-
tant general; J. f. WaShburn, quarter
master general: Congressman L. E.
Watson, national recruiting officer; j.
F. Willis, Kansas, national recruiting
officer of the Western division; w. s.
Morgan, national sentinel; executive
council, Hon. ii. E. Taubeneck, Hi
nois; Hon. Marion Cannon, congre ss-
man-elect of California; Hon. MA-ion
Butler; Hon. j. Fl. Davis. of Texas: L.
E. Dean. j. H. Willits, Kansas. These,
together with our four highest officers,
will
Constitute the Council.
OF the officers of the Women's Aid
corps, two were elected by tnat Dody as
provisional officers to organize that de-
nartment, being Mrs. Anna l.. Diggs. of
Washington, ID. c., and Mrs. Marion
TODD, of Michigan. Mr.. Taubeneck
said in an interview, after the organlZa-
ton of the league, that the work of the
organization would be promptly begun,
and inside of thirty days they would be
established in very state in the Union,
and by next year this time would have
a million and half of members.
When the friends of Mr.. Macune, the
defeated candidate for the presidency of
the Alliance, began to compare notes,
they found every plan made by them
had been circumvented by means they
cauld not fathom, unless the enemy had
been posted by one of their own mem
bers. Every secret movement and every
other move they made was checkmated.
Ia
ton by the Gideonites. so say his
friends, Immediately after the national
election on account of his Democratic
tendencies. Some months ago it was
charged that there was
wheel Within a wheel
in the Alliance, to which only the lead
ing lights belonged, and these did not
know one another, but were controlled
by supreme committee. The Gideon
ties were organized for the purpose of
making a fight in doubtful congressional
districts for the third party candidates.
They operated in the Alliance, but were
not controlled by its leaders. The Gid
eonites, so the Southern friends of Ma
cune charge, acted as spies on them and
made reports to Taubeneck, who gained
his point of manning the offices with
third party people.
On the day following the nights ses-
sion, in which the fight was made on
Macune, which ended in that gentle
mans name beng withdrawn from the
presidential contest, and when West
ern delegate came near Draining George
Buchanan with base ball bat. it was
thought that, even though Macune's
name had been withdrawn, rally
might be made by his friends. Before
balloting begun Taubeneck became
very nervous and fearful of the
defeat of Loucks. and turned
these men loose in the convention
hall, who at once began to brOwbeat the
obStreperouS delegates. GIN. Blood, of
Mount Vernon, ILL.,, was approached by
one of these men and Informed that he,
in case he failed to vote for Loucks,
would be deprived of any political, pre-
ferment in the order or out OF it,andthat
the third party people would
Throw Him Overheard.
Blood was forced to obey the injunc-
ton and voted accordingly. After the
election he informed Macune why he
had deserted his colors. DR.. Macune
informed the United Press reporter that
all of his movements were watched by
sthese oath-bound people and reported
to their chief.
Macune did not leave until tonight,
devoting his time today in consulting
with the promoters of the cotton plant
ers' cooperative scheme as to the best
plan of perfecting the organization and
details of the work. President LouckS
was IN session all day with the members