74 AGRICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS. 



''The time having arrived to which the election of the officers had been 

 set, John O. Byrne of Texas moved that each State be admitted to cast the 

 whole number of votes to which they were entitled. Carried. 



" The delegates from Florida asked the privilege, in behalf of Florida, to 

 place in nomination C. W. Macune, as a candidate for president of the 

 National Farmers 1 Alliance and Co-operative Union of America, who was, on 

 motion, unanimously elected by a rising vote. 



"A motion prevailed that Brother L. L. Polk of North Carolina inform 

 Brother C. W. Macune of his election. 



" Nominations were then declared in order for vice-presidents and such 

 other officers as are provided for by the constitution of the National Farmers 1 

 Alliance and Co-operative Union of America, in regular order, which resulted 

 in the election of the following brethren to the respective offices : 



"First Vice-Presidents, L. L. Polk, North Carolina; R. T. Love, Missis- 

 sippi ; S. B. Alexander, North Carolina ; H. P. Bone, Alabama ; Linn Tanner, 

 Louisiana; W. H. Moore, Arkansas; S. B. Erwin, Kentucky; A. B. John- 

 son, Missouri; J. H. McDowell, Tennessee; M. D. K. Taylor, Texas; 

 Oswald Wilson, Florida ; E. B. Warren, Secretary, Texas ; A. E. Gardner, 

 Treasurer, Tennessee ; J. C. Jones, Chaplain, Louisiana ; Ben Terrell, Lec- 

 turer, Texas ; J. A. Tetts, Assistant Lecturer, Louisiana; I. N. Gresham, 

 Doorkeeper, Alabama ; H. C. Brown, Assistant Doorkeeper, Kentucky ; T. E. 

 Groome, Sergeant-at-Arms, Mississippi. 



"A motion prevailed to select the place for the next meeting of this 

 National Alliance. Whereupon, Meridian, Mississippi, was duly and consti- 

 tutionally selected as such place. 



"A motion by Love of Mississippi prevailed, that a committee of one 

 from each State represented here, be appointed to report at the next meeting 

 of this body some plan by which we can own our organ; also, in addition, 

 our printing establishment, for the publishing of everything necessary to the 

 needs of Alliances, such as school-books, etc. 



" The president announced as the Committee on National Organ J. H. 

 McDowell of Tennessee, Ansley of Arkansas, E. L. Martin of Mississippi, 

 L. L. Polk of North Carolina, Oswald Wilson of Florida, Tannehill of Lou- 

 isiana, A. B. Johnson of Missouri, and Lane of Alabama. 



" Resolved, That this National Alliance and Co-operative Union of America 

 adjourn to meet in Meridian, Mississippi, on the second Wednesday in October, 

 1888. 



" DEMANDS OF THE NATIONAL FARMERS 1 ALLIANCE UPON CONGRESS. 



" Resolved, That we, the National Farmers 1 Alliance and Co-operative 

 Union of America, in convention assembled, advocate and indorse the follow- 

 ing principles, as in accord with the sentiments and demands of the tillers of 

 the soil : 



"i. We demand, first, the recognition by incorporation, of trades-unions, 

 co-operative stores, and such other associations as may be organized by the 





