The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1923-07-20
FARNER-LAROE UNITS APPOINT
MEMBER ON -LXFCUTIVE COM
AfTTliTt!

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The last obstacle was removed I'M
the small hours of the final session.
when the constituent groups Of the.
convention met to elect their repre-
sentatives- on the new national eXecu-
tive committee. Doubt whether the
FaTmer-LabOr party would elect its all
loted five members resolved itself into
cheers when Delegate John c. Ken
nedy, state secretary Washington
Farmer-Labor party, announced that
il the national party did not act the
five places would be filled by Farmer
Labor state parties including Wash
iugtOn, Ohio, Minnesota, Kentucky and
California.
CONVENTION REPORT ADOPTED
The report of the conventions Orga-
nization committee setting up the new
executive and the new constitution
and outlining the program was adopt
ed after many hours of debate. The
committee consisted of Representa-
tives from every grOup and voted 26
To 10 present its report. The dis
5entine members were the Farmer
Labor group. The report was over
VEemingly carried.
PROVIDES PARTY NAME AND
PROGRAM
1t provides first for the name, Fed
Grated Farmer-LabOr party and, sec
Oud, gives as the party's purpose ''tO
unite the industrial workers and farm
ers and to carry on the political strug-
gle for their interests"
ANY organization of farmers or in
dustrial workers may affiliate.
The structure of the new party close
" follows the Farmer-LabOr plan of
organization by national, state, city
central and local bodies, with prOvi-
sion for members at large where there
are no lOcals."
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE GOV.
ERNS BODY
The governing body of the national
organization is the national executive
committee elected by the national
executive committee elected by the
national convention and representing
the affiliated groups. A special pro
vision gives the Farmer-Labor party
five seats. Between sessions of thu
N. E. C. an executive subcommittee
of seven of its members, known as thu
executive council, will supervise ant
direct the work of the national organi
cation.
DUES 81 PER YEAR
Dues are 81 a year for members o
local branches and members at large
Other local UNITS will pay 1c per mem
be- per month into the local of tn
y Organizations affiliated witt
~ ational organization will pay 2
e@- member every three months. Fac
organization gets so per cent o
o. revenue from dues and pc
capita and the national Organization
gets half of that from each state.
SECOND CONVENTION IN DE
GENDER
The second national convention is
be held in December, 1928, or January
1924, to nominate a candidate for pres
ident of the u. S. and to adopt a ma
tiOnal platform. The N. Z. {. wi
arrange for this convention.
NATIONAL EXECUTIVE COMMIT
TEE OF THE NEW PARTY
The corrected list of members G
the national executive committee of tn
Federated Rarmer-Labor party TO
lows:
Mrs Anna Mae Brady, Nonpartisa
League of South Dakota; ]. G. Scot
Socialist party of Minnesota; Jas. NJ
Colon, w. Va, Central body; H.
Franklin, w. Va. State Federation {
Labor; F. H. Shoemaker, America
EQUITY Society of Wisconsin,; w.
Zeuch, Nonpartisan League of Wi
consin; H. M. Ware, United FarmC
Educational League of North DakOt;
w. H. Green, Progressive party {
NebraSkas /. l.. Davidson, Ladies Ga
ment Workers of Chicago; Geo.
Tries, Detroit Federation of LabO
VIM. Bouck, Western 'PrOgressiN
Farmers of Washington; E. Baeku
Nonpartisan League of Galiforni;
James Campbell, Buffalo Central Il
Dor council;, N. London, Workmen
Circle of New York; Jos. Mamie
Trade Union Educational League
Chicago; w. q. Foster, BrotherhOC