The log cabin Democrat., 1907-08-15
STATE UNION MEETING CLOSES
Busy Session Ended Thursday
 Afternoon.
John I. Moore Denounced for Agricultural School Veto-Union Labor Asks
 Co-0peration of Farmers.

The state convention of the Farmers Educational and Cooper ative Union oI America adjourned last Thursday afternoon, after a busy session of three days in this city. Over 400 delegates and wis 1tors were ln attendance at the meeting, and all expressed them selves as being favorably impressed with Conway, while a unanimous vote of thanks was rendered to the people of this city for their enter tainment. Toward the close of the meeting it was quite freely pre- dicted that the executive committee would again select Conway as the meeting place next year.
 Officers Elected.
 The election of officers was com pleted at Wednesday afternoon s session. As reported in these col umns last week, J. B. Lewis of Jonesboro and Ben l.. Griffin ofCon- way were elected president and sec retary-treasurer, respectively. 9th CT officers elected were as follows: Rev. w. w. Reed of Pocahontas, chaplain; J. F. McChristain of Elmo, doorkeeper; J. P. McMur- ray of Washington county, con- ductor.
 Messrs. Lewis and Griffin were elected delegates-atlarge to the na- tional convention, which meets at Little Rock. September 5 to '. Other delegates were elected by congressional districts, as follows: First, A. R. Jenkins, Monett; sec ond, A. J. Craig, Jamestown; third, A. R. Hall, Scotland; fourth, J. K. Dempsey, Magazine; fifth, c. A. Swift, Harmony; sixth, J. T. Wilson, Chandler; seventh, Frank Tate, Camden.
 Members of the executive Com- mittee, whose duties 1t will be to select the location of the next con vention and the appointment of the appointment of the state lecturer and purchasing agent, were chosen as follows: R. H. McCullouch, Beebe, White county, who is also national secretary of the Farmers Union; A. R. Austin, Gilkey, Yell county; ]. c. Palmer, Blackston, Monroe county; J. D. Doyle, Por- tia, Lawrence county; J. E. Rog- CTS, Magnolia, Columbia county.
 All of the newly elected officers were installed at a public meeting held at the auditorium of Hendrix College "Wednesday night. Pres. Stonewall Anderson rendered an informal reception to the delegates on this occasion, which was at tended by a large crowd. Several speeches were delivered by dele gates and others.
 Iohn I. Moore Denounced.
 The feature of Thursday morn ines session was the denunciatlon Former Acting John l. Moore, who vetoei the bill providing for the establishment of state agricultural college immediately after the ad- iournment of the state legislature. It is said that the speeches against him were very bitter, and the reso- lution officially condemning him was passed by unanimous vote; t A resolution was also introduced land unanimously adopted favorlng ]. the abolishment of preparatory de partment of the state university The resolution was introduced by Frank Tate, prominent planter of Camden, who supported hls measure by a strong speech. lie declared that it was through the influence of friends of the unlversl- ty that the agricultural bill was killed, and that politics was game Z ;I which the university ofhcials were skilled.
 Union Labor Asks Cooperation. L. H. Moore of Little Rock, sec retary-treasurer of the Arkansas Federation of Labor, was accorded the courtesy of the floor to deliver e an address of greeting from ms or N panization. MT. Moore spoke lol half an hour, and after teiicitatins i the Farmers Union on its grea growth and prestige in the state he made comparison between tnt organization he represented "n' the one the delegates were attenu ing. He said the two oraers Mel' ',,' working to accomplish the sam' ~ purpose, the amelioratlon ol oul ad | densome conditions. One was Lo the uplifting of the workers on tn' ar' farms-the other for the "oiATI' 1I in the cities, mills and mines e!I: tt' asked for cooperation, if not ann l ation, and requested that me .on :; ,.