The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-08-02

ly recommend that the majority OF
the stock be in the hands Of union
men,"
Election of Officers.
At the meeting yesterday the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
A. J. A. Perritt, Lamar, president.
E. w. Dabbs, Mayesville, vice-presi-
dent.
J. Whitner Reid, Columbia, secre-
tary and treasurer.
W. E. Bodie, chaplain.
W. E. Hopkins, Hopkins, conduc-
tor.
W. P. Caskey, Lancaster, sergeant
alarms.
A. F. Calvert, Abbeville, doorkeep-
er.
A. J. A. Perritt, the president of the
State union, was elected as a dele
gate to the national convention, which
is to meet in Charlotte the first week
in September.
The following were elected as
members of the State executive CON-
mittee: A. D. Hudson, Newberry, dis
trict No. /; Douglas Mcintyre, Mari
no, district No. 2; L. C. Padgett.
Smoaks, district No. 8.
The Night Session.
At the night session, which began
at $50 o'clock, IL. I. Parrot, presi-
dent of the Sumter Brokerage COM
pany, gave detailed description of
his company, which is purely union
concern, every dollars, stock being
taken by the members 1t is quite
success and many of the members
were intensely interested in Mr.. Par
rot's description of the work Of the
plant
The principal feature of the even
ing was the address by National
President Chas. S. Barrett of Union
City, Ga. For more than an hour, Mr..
Barrett, entertained the union in his
inimitable style. There is never a
dull moment when he speaks, and his
addresses are enterspersed with
much wit and humor But woe unto
the reporter who attempts to follow
Mr.. Barrett and make a connected
report of his address. At the con-
clusion of his address, Vice-President
Dabbs offered a resolution of thanks
which was unanimously adopted by a
rising vote.
Mr.. Barrett said that he was glad
to be here again and thinks this State
is in splendid condition. ''This has
been one of the best meetings you
have ever had" he said. when
leave the Farmers union, hope tc
be able to educate my boys and dc
some little things for Mr.. Barrett.
shall not hold any office when leave
this official position" He is A years
old and has never held any office.
He hoped to do something to help
the people of the State in some way
What the people of the State need is
! for it's members to make sacrifices. Il
| is possible for one-half the members
to make this order larger, bigger and
better than the alliance or grange
ever were. "You do not have to have
men come in and speak to you," he
said. How many hundreds of thou
sands of speeches do you suppose
have been made to the Farmers un-
ion? What We need is sacrifice and
service.
"The farmers have done a great
many things of which We should be
proud. Some how or other the world
has got to think, We are powerful
order. The union is attracting the
attention of the business, the educa-
tional, the moral world. It is pow
er, force. Why, even the president
of the United States came to see it
this was one honor seldom granted by
the president Speaking about politi-
cal influence, all our legislators and
congressman, are just waiting for you
to tell them what to do and they will
do it. In Washington this year we
! had congressman come to us and see
what the union wanted. This was
i demonstrated by the work done On
the parcels post in Washington. Only
about 5 per cent. of the people really
oppose this measure. The Farmers
union had a lot to do with the vote
On the income tax in Georgia"
! Discussing the farmers of different