The Caucasian., 1894-06-07
MEETING OF NATIONAL EN-. CON.

tional Farmers Alliance and Indust-
rial Union in session at Topeka, Kan
sas, February the 9th to February
the 10th, instructed the National
Executive Committee to hold It's
spring meeting in Washington city,
TO carry out certain Instructions from
that body, and to attend to certain
unfinished business before the Su-
preme Council at the hour of its ad-
lOurhment.
Under call of President Butler, a
Committee met in Washington cit,
on Wednesday May the 9Th. Th'
following members of the COmmitte'
were present: Marion Butler, chair
man ex-oiiicio; II G. Demming. sec
retary of the committee; and |. l.
Dean, Of New York. Bro. Mann
Page, of Virginia, arrived the follow
ing day. Bro. II. L. Loucks wa,
unable to be pres mt. Bro. D. /
Duncan, National Sec'y-Treas., was
with the committee during its de-
liberations. The minutes of the
meeting of the Executive Committee
held in Topeka, after the adjourn
ment of the National Alliance, were
read and approved.
Bro. II. &. Demming, who was ap-
pointed by the Executive Committee
at Topeka to audit the books Of the
Alliance aid, and report at next
meeting of the Committee, laid his
report before the boGy. Upon mo
ton consideration of the report was
postponed for the present.
Upon motion a special committee
was appointed, consisting of Bros.
Page, Dean and Duncan, to 60 over
the proceedings of the Topeka meet
ing and report the matters delegated
to this committee by that body.
| Upon the committees report the fol
lowing action was taken:
The Secretary was instructed tC
correspond with all of the Labor
Organizations in the United States
inviting action on their part to carry
out the recommendations of the SQ,
preme Council as adopted at tht
afternoon session Cf February the
9Th at Topeka. (See official pro
ceedings.)
The Secretary was further in
structed, that the Committee in re-
plying to the communication oi
Pres. Robinson of the (. N. B. A.
express cur willingness and desire tC
cooperate more closely with hin
and other kindred organizations.
A Committee consisting Of Bros
Butler, Dean and Duncan, was ap
pointed to meet d ComFaittee Of til'
Knights of Labor and other organi
cations at st. Louis on June th'
11th, as per the communication O
Grand Master Sovereign. (See off
cial proceedings
The Secretary of the Committe
was further instructed to correspond
with the officials Of all other Farm
ers' organizations to the purpose .
securing the next annual meeting 0
the several organizations in the sam
place and at the same time.
! Pursuant to instructions of tn
Supreme Council, the Committe
proceeded to consider the question 0
establishing a National Organ
which resulted in the adoption of tn
following resolutions:
Resolved, That the President of the n;
tional Farmers Alliance and Industris
Union is hereby instructed to secure list {
all the official State Farmers AlhanC
| Organs, and to furnish the official Organs {
each State Alliance that are under the col
troll of the State officers, with such notice
as may be sent out by the Executive Con
mittee, or any other National officers; an
said Organs to publish such notices w1tnot
charge.
Resolved, second That the proposition {
Bro n. A Dunning to give the Nation;
Executive Committee and official depar
ment in The National Waterman, to |
edited by the National President, and fC
the publication of notices by the Commute
and other National officers be tempOraril
accepted.
The question of establishing M
tional Organ was postponed for th
present, and the above action take
in lieu thereof.
After fully considering the que'
ton of the Summer Encampmen
the Committee resolved to instruC
= the Summer Encampment COmml
: tee to endorse and recommend Sun
:. mer Encampments to be held in OF
or more of the States, and that thel
will be no Encampment this yes
under the auspices Of the Nation;
! Encampment Committee.
The Supreme Council of the NJ
+ tional Alliance having instructed Il
s Executive Committee to revise tt
Z secret work of the order. Upon M
/ ton of Bro. Demming that Con
mittee with the President as chai
r man be appointed to revise the seer
work, the forms of reports by SUI
< Alliances, County Alliances ar
: State Alliances, and also to consid
recommendation to the warrior
s States and for the apportionmen
collection and payment of the n
e tlonal dues, the following Commit
r was appointed: Bros. Butler, Der
e ming and Dean.
y Upon motion of Bro DemmiG
e No. $50 Penn Ave, was selected f
the principle Office of the Nation
Farmers Alliance and Industri
Union. 1t was announced, howevt
that the address of President Marie
Butler Except when in Washingto
y shall be at Goldsboro, n. O., the a
+ dress Of Sec.-TreaS. D. ?. Dunca
k (when not in Washington to be
~ Columbia, S. c., and the address
# Sec'y of the Executive Committ'
e H. G. Demming, to be at Harr
r burg, Pa.
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