The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-05-30
FARMERS TROUBLES
 ARE TERMINATED
SECRETARY COOK TENDERS RES IGNATIoN IN ORDER TO SECURE HARMONY IN ORGANIZATION STATE MEETING CALLED.

By the resignation of Secretary D. J. Cook yesterday, the internal troubles Of the Farmers union have been settled and peace and harmony hold sway at the headquarters of this organlzation. Dr. F. Duncan president of the association. will retain his office, J. M. Peerson of Flor ence who was appointed president last week by the state executive committee, having been notified to this effect.
 The differences in the Alabama union have been brewing for the last month or two, eliminating last week in an open rupture between President Duncan and Secretary Cook on one side and the state committee on the other The committee asked for the resignation of both men, and appointed others in their places, but this was met by the refusal of President |, Duncan and Secretary Cook to be relieved of their jobs.
 Affairs reached such an acute stage that the national executive committee was immediately called into session at Birmingham, their conference having lasted for the past three days. Secretary Cook finally decided that for the best interests of all parties and in a desire that the union should not be hurt in any way, to resign. This he did yesterday morning. With the filing of his resigna- ton matters immediately smoothed out, the board deciding to reinstate President Duncan.
 T. F. Johnson of Montgomery was ap- pointed by the state committee last. week to succeed MT. Cook as secretary, and he will take up his duties in Birmingham on Monday.
 call for a state meeting of the unlon has been issued by President Dun can, this gathering to be held in Birming-
 ham on Tuesday, June 30. This call reads as follows:
 Birmingham, Ala, May 29, 1908. l By authority of National President c. $. Barrett, and by virtue of authority vested
 in us as officers of the Farmers union of Alabama, we, the undersigned, do hereby
 call upon the membership of the Farmers
 union throughout the various counties of the state of Alabama to send delegates
 to the F. E. & c. U. of Alabama for the purpose of transacting any and all busi- ness which may or should be properly piou5HL beIOlS Sdld DOuy. odlu LlcSlilS to convene in the city of Birmingham at 1U o'clock a. m. on Tuesday, June 90, 1908.
 The basis of representation in said meet ing shall be as fixed by state constitution, article l, section l. as follows: One dele gate for each 200 members or a majority fraction thereof and all commissioned or ganizers whose commissions have not expired. Provided, that any county hay ing five local unions shall be entitled to
 one delegates. The presidents of all coun- | ty unions that have not elected delegates and whose regular meeting does not con vene in time, are hereby authorized to convene their respective county unions at ] once for the purpose of electing delegates
 to the aforementioned state meeting. | All locals are hereby called upon to send their dues at once in order that their respective counties may be entitled to q 1 full representation, and that the great 1 state of Alabama may be fully repre-
 sented in the next national union. Fra
 formally, J. F. DUNCAN, Pres. Ala. Div F. E. & C. U. of A. J. F. BARKER,
 Chairman Executive Committee.