The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-11-20
LEGION /.
A New Otfshoot of the Peoples
Party.
OF THREE CLASSES.
The Object to Garry Out Politically the Meas
ures Embodied in the Declarations
of the Omaha Platform.

MEMPHIS Tenn, Nov. 19.-An organiza-
ton styled "The Industrial Legion Of the
United States has been formed here today
by prominent leaders of the Peoples party,
who are also prominent il the Farmers
Alliance, the object of which is to carry out
politically the measures embodied in the
declaration of principles of the Omaha plat
form OF the Peoples party, together with
free speech, free ballot, and a fair count.
The Industrial Legion is composed of three
classes. The first 10 consist Of male menu
bers ovec twenIy-one years of age, voters to
be known az the senior class. The second
will be junior class, which will consist of
male memoers under twenty-one and over
fourteen years of age, VITO shall De edu-
clted and trained 10 becoms members Of
The Peoples party; aud the third class
VIII be known as the womao's aid corps,
which is intended as an auxiliary TO the
senior legion. The legion is modelled much
u ter the Grand Army and partakes OF d
secret or. aaization CHARACTER, wnie the
meetings may be secret or open at the o. :
zion OF the members. The founders of the
legIon are prominent leaders of tbs seven
great industrial organizations composing
Cae Peoples party, togeJner with the fore
most Peoples party members.
Amo.g tue charter memoers are Hon. a.
q. Tauo5neck, of illinois chairman execu
tive committee Peoples party; G. h.
WashOurne, chairman eastern division OF
tue Peoples plrty, Boston, Mass Con-
gresham 9. Gus, Of Kansas; j. w. VIII
let,s. formerly nabionel organizer and lee
turer of the Farmers AlliaHce President
Il. L. l. u:As of the South Dakota Farm
rs Alliance; l.. T. Taylor, of Tennessee,
secretary of che Farmers Alliance; Mar
ion Butler, vice president Of the Farmers
Alnance'of North Carolina; w. r. Martin,
OF ST Louis, secretary OF the Reform
Press association; Hon. Frank BirKett, OF
Mississippi; Hon. L. Z. Featherstone of
Arkansas; Alunzo Wardeii, superintendent
ALI degree OF the Farmers Alliance; |. b.
Dean, North Carolina, state organizer
Farmers Alliance; Paul Vaudervort OF
Nebraska, commender-in-chief of the O.
y. Il.
The organ "a ion of the Industrial Lee
giou Of the Uulted States was perfected
oy tne election III the following officers:
Paul Vandervort mmauder-in-chicf;
Hon Frank Blrkett of mississippi, vice
commander in-chief; j. II. Turner, adiu-
tant general; j. F. Washourn of Massa-
c1usetIs. quartermaster general; Congress
man f. q. Watson, national recruiting OH
Ger: j. <. Wlilets Of Kansas, national re-
crusting officer of the western division; w.
s. Morgan, national sentinel; executive
council, Hoo. II. e. Tanoeneck Of Illinois,
Hon. Marion Cannon, congressman eject
Of California, Hon. Marion Butter, Hon. j.
Fl. Davis of Texas, l. E. Dean of New
York, ana j. H. Wiliitts OF Kansas.
fhese, together with the four highest
officers, win constitute the council of
oticers. or the Woman's Aid corps two
were elected by this body as provisional
ofticers to organize that department, being
Mrs. Anna L. Digs OF Washington, ID. c.,
and Mrs Marion Todd of Michigan. Mr..
rauoenecx SAID In an interview after the
organization OF tGs league, that the work
Of organizing will be promptly begun, and
Inside of thirty days they would be estao-
lished ia every state in the Union, and by
aext year this time would have million
and half of members.