The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-07-30
Second Session.

DCCO11U NCo01OAs
Greenwood, July 26.-The second
session Of the Farmers union opened
at 9 O'Clock last night. President 0.
7. Goodwin called the meeting to or
de. and introduced Hon. G. NJ. Davis
of Atlanta, Ga, state organizer Of the
Georgia division. Mr.. Davis was the
sole speaker Of the evening and spoke
for about two hours. He made a
good, soud, practical talk, and one
that the delegates have talked about
more than that Of any other. He
spoke Of the harmonious working of
the Georgia union and told Of the
magnificent appropriation by the
State Of Georgia for agricultural dis
tGct schools and urged that South
Carolina take steps along this same
Line. He said: "You know every
body says the farmer who won't stick
to the union gets stuck In regard to
the high price of cotton, be said that
25-cent cotton would ruin the farm
ing interests Of the south. It would
cause the mill people to quit spinning
and all 60 to producing cotton.
Speaking of politics and the much
mooted question Of politics running
the organization or any organization
that allows politics, Mr.. Davis said {:
"That as thenational government has
instituted ticks, so that Farmers un-
ion had instituted a strict quaran-
tine against politics. At the close of
his speech the evening meeting clos
ed.
The first meeting today was called
to order at 9 o'clock. The court house
was well filled.
Hon. T. 7. Wakefield, Of Anderson,
president Of the Anderson county I'M
ion and vice president of the state
division, introduced the following
resolution as the work of the commit
tee on the operation in cotton baling,
handling and marketing. The resolu-
tion is as follows:
"We favor a system of uniform
baling of cotton into packages Of "a
inches wide by SO inches long; that
the cotton be covered neatly and Sc
curely with any serviceable wrap
ping, our preference being given to
cotton wrapper; that we approve the
cotton union system Of marketing
cotton.''
At II a. m, National President c.
S. Barrett made an address to the
general public in the court house. He
stated among other thi:gs that he
'oa talked Farmers unlor so much
:. he had about forgotten every
thing else he ever knew. He said the
Farmers unions Of the south now
own and operate 1000 warehouses Of
their own. :'INe do not own or ope-
rate any stores,' he said. The man
vho don't stick himself is the one
who is alwavs saying the other fellow
won't stick. The old farmer has got
enough Of partizan politics. The Far
mers' union stands for m,re improve
mpnt in rural schools. C2ll lie Of
the whole ::umber Of the present ma
tional officials Of the Farmers union
= pas ever held any political office or
been in politics. The following off,
,e::"s were elected at an executive ses-
|sicn this afternoon:
President. O.. P. Goodwin, Laurens.
Vice president, T. 7. Wakefield,
lAnderson.
secretary-treasurer, B. F. Earle,
Anderson.
Chaplain, A. B. Black, GreenHlle.
A state organizer is to be elected
by tee executive committee at later
date. Quite number of delegates
have expressed their desire for the
Georgia organizer, Mr.. Davis, and it
is probable that an effort will be made
to secure his services in this state.
The other officers are: 7. H. Camp
bell. doorkeeper; s. ". Wideman,
conductors; J. Wade Di1son and ".
E. Hopkins, sergeants-at-arms; exc