Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1882-09-20
The Alliance Meeting.

OlAIeeu eaTueSt, Well-CO-OO farmers
gathered around the court house table
Saturday afternoon, at p, M, and con-
tinued the work of the Alliance.
After reading the minutes, Mr.. Edwin
French, the Secretary, improved the
opportunity offered by a free-and- easy
discussion, to deny IN toto the assertion in
our last issue concerning his political
record. He assured the Alliance that the
TRANSCRIPT was greatly in error; that he
has always been consistent Republican;
that he is not an acrobatic topper; that he
is not Greenbacker, and never worked
in Greenback convention. He admitted
however, that there are many things in
the Greenback platform which meets his
approval; and he said that he would not
assert what he might or might not be in
the future, but he was absolutely certain
that he has never been a worker in q
Greenback convention, or caucus. In a
private conversation with the reporter,
just prior to the meeting, Mr. French said
substantially the same things. The denial
was emphatic and explicit in both cases.
We publish it as part of the proceedings,
and as mark of our fairness in doing for
him what he refused to do over his own
name in our columns, proffered him for
the purpose. The conduct of the TRAN
SCRIPT was warmly commended by sew
eral- present, claiming that its abuse
would help their cause. OF course they
will send in their subscriptions for ou1
assistance.
Mr.. Wells, of Lansing, moved that the
call be changed from mass convention
to delegate convention, in order to call
out larger representation of the farmers
from the remote parts of the county
After thorough and prolonged debate
the motion was carried by rising vote OF
9to3.
This was followed by motion tc
appoint a committee of seven to issue
a call for caucuses and to determine thu
number of delegates for each town.
The want of town and county organ
ization now became apparent, and the hes
method of securing full and fair delega
tions was the problem of the hour. 1
soon became evident, too, that working
committee could not be had. Farmers ar,
too busy to leave their work and trave
over the county for several days. Contri
buttons were freely offered for employ
ing some one to do the work necessar,
for the election of delegates.
Mr.. French now arose and opposed tn,
plan and asked that the motion be rescind
ed. He also attempted to establish tina
measures; but his faulty logic and ground
less analogies were effectually exposed b,
about four good, Comm0n-sense sentence
from F. A. Richardson.
&. w. Clough perceived at this point o
the proceedings that mistake had beer
made, and he moved to rescind the pre-
vious motion, and to continue the call TO
mass convention of the farmers of Now
er county. This motion prevailed, witt
one dissenting vote.
To some it new appeared little selisl
to exclude all but farmers, and to gran
no one else a voice in making nomina
tons.
L. D. Carter moved that the call be en-
larged in order to admit laborers and al
in sympathy, or in interest, with the fal
mer. This motion was promptly vote
down with the question, What politician
would not be in sympathy with the fal
mer?"
But no one asked who is not intereste
with the farmer in this county, so emf
nently agricultural, and what party ca
better subserve its own interests than b
guarding those of the producing classes
The secretary was instructed to cores
pond with the State Alliance and secure
speaker for the convention.
Arrangements we're made for the circu
lation of posters throughout the county
and the alliance adjourned for one week
| BROWNSVILLE.
Hot and dusty.