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44 Resolved, That we recognize the right of the laboring classes to organize, 

 and condemn any effort on the part of any man, or set of men, who seek to 

 proscribe the right of any man exercising his freedom by joining any labor 

 organization having for its object the bettering of the laboring man's condi- 

 tion. 



" Resolved, That we establish an Alliance brand; that we first establish 

 the statutory county brand as our county brand, and in addition we establish 

 an Alliance brand to be placed on the jaw of animals. 



"Resolved, That we now proceed to the election of the executive com- 

 mittee provided for in the constitution just adopted." 



Brothers C. W. Macune of Milam County, Evan Jones of Erath 

 County, John H. Harrison of Falls County, were duly elected. 

 Brothers J. R. Johnson of Dallas County, E. D. Macready of 

 Grayson County, and C. W. Macune of Milam County, were 

 appointed by the president as the committee to revise, correct, 

 and have printed the constitution and by-laws. 



The Alliance adjourned at 5 P.M., August 8, 1886, to meet in 

 Waco, August i, 1887. 



A. DUNLAP, 

 President State Farmers' 1 Alliance. 



H. G. MOORE, 

 Secretary State Farmers' Alliance. 



During the entire meeting there was a kind of restlessness 

 and suspicion that could not be kept down. When the Com- 

 mittee on Demands reported, the storm broke, and a general 

 heated discussion was the result. After the demands had been 

 adopted, some were led to believe that the Alliance was about 

 to launch into politics. Acting upon this, a secret meeting was 

 held, and another set of State officers was elected, consisting of 

 John H. Harrison, President ; D. J. Eddleman, Vice-President ; 

 C. C. Camp, Secretary ; and J. A. Landers, Treasurer. This 

 action was kept so quiet that but few knew of it until an appli- 

 cation was made for a charter by this new organization. They 

 had chosen the same name as the regular Alliance, and had 

 chosen the same vice-president and treasurer. Taken as a 

 whole, it looked very much like a bad piece of business. Presi- 

 dent Dunlap at once called a meeting of the executive com- 

 mittee, and the matter was fully discussed. It was evident that 

 only thorough work and good judgment could save the Alliance 



