The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1884-09-25
FARMERS ALLIANCE CONVENTION
For the Third Congressional District
Summary Of the Proceedings.
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selection OF Jos. $. Bowier,o Of Rcnville, chair.
man, and Milan Cutler, Of Mcleod, seere"
,ars. The call under which the convention
met, which was issued by The committee MP
pointed Mt 1T. Paul Farmers meeting IN
March, was read. The following counties
were represented: Mcleod, Dakota, Scott,
Renyile aud Carver. 1biriy-four delegates
In all. 4 recess till afternoon was taken.
Upon reaascmblius the IiycIicst kind nj n
time WIS had over the McLeod double dele
CATION. IL seams that friends Of Strait had
Stolen march upon tine boys and captured
enough Of the towns 10 ct possession Of The
county convention Oh saturday last. As
they hal failed to get their credentials aud
were the friends Of Strait, the secretary re-
fused To record them rs members ol the con-
ycntIon, but gave the seats 10 the antI-strais
contestants.
THE TROUBLE BEGINS.
II. ssrs. G.. W. Day, Mcleod; \. G. TIL
any, Carver: and II. Glllctt Dahota, were
selected az committee on creaeu-
tiais and the convention then took n
recess until O'Clock In the afternoon. After
this motion was declared carried, Nr.
Cutter, the temporary secretary, made n
speech, arraignng Maj. Strait aud his friends
Tor ''capturng" the district and The eonren~
ton. He said they had Travelled all oyer Me-
Leod county setting up the pins, aud in his
town Of Sumter they liad practically dIsfran-
ehised him-when they we'll knew that he IN.
n I'M I.l, In M i,,s,
His remarks were In the nature of Il history
OF the Sumter caucus. and in conclusion he
predicted that Mai. Strait was destined to 90
into retirement like senator Window, Hon.
Loren Fletcher, and others he failed 10 name,
outstanding the fact that the Samte,
caucus had been unscrupulorsly manipll-
lated In his interest. He intended to vote
Tor Blaine and Logan, but he utterly declined
to he party 10 the alleged "dirty tricks"
praetieed at the rcprrhcnsibIc caucus IN
sumter, and proposed tn place the seal oi
condemnation upon them ii there IN honesty
left In this meeting Of the Alliance.
{. y. Perkins, Of Mcleod county, Ia rep,
to the secretary. remarked that hc had worn
soldiers clothes for three years, and had
been elected to attend this convention by ).
votes to III, and came expecting 10 obtain
certificates, but the gentleman who had JUS
spoken had arbitrarily refused to Issue them
and had chosen to issue ID such people rs Ii,
may elect, without reference to tue votes
cast for them He wanted his seat If he Was
fairly entitled to it but not otherwise.
Mr.. Ford, of Hutchinson, also an ex-sol.
dier, aud a resident of that place for on,
year, entered an earnest protest against til,
charges OF manipulation made by the secre.
tary. That any man knew how he Ford
would vote was false In spirit and In fact.
lie had fought three years for Uncle Sam
and came here as n farmer and in behalf oI
farmers. He had lived To support the laws
he had helped to maintain by force If arms
and declared this charge is false from he
ginning To end.
THE POST PRASnIAL ENEEClsEs.
Tie committee reassemhled promptly ut |
p. M. and the secretary read the report o
the committee on credentials, which omitted
even the names OF the contestng or ma
jority delegation from Mcleod county, ant
showing the following as entitled TO seats il
the convention:
Carver County-,Ioseph Westaker, Il. Fat
terson, Ignatius Vogles, \. Mrsler, {. Wood
ruiz, \. ". Tiffany and Herman Miller.
Dakota County--H. G.llett ani [. p. Car
penter.
Renyille County--W. 7. Christensen, j. Il
Buck, James Greeley. John Morgan. ". IL
Lewis, y. c. Little, Joseph S. Bowler aus! "
IL. Harrison.
Scott County-Friena ]. Whltloek and p
Calender.
Notice was given of the contesting delega
ton in Mcleod county, bat the committee
recommended that the following bc ent!tle,
to seats in the convention:
Mcleod County--G. W. Day, NJ. Cutler
Carl Hagen, John Torbinson and NJ. Hea
ney.
ANOTHER PROTEST FROM THE Ours.
After an Informal discussion it was mavet
and carried that the question of admission
should be discussed, each speaker to have tel
minutes.
Mr.. Perkins, of Mcleod, one Of the dele
gates shut out By :he committee on creden
tals, reported that he had been elected ny
majority III votes east al the regular cauvas
but had been shat out Icy that committee. ~
act which he pronounced as corrupt Il piec,
of business as had ever been devised.
Mr.. Lawless, Of Hutchinson, also ciaimet
a majority OF votes ut the caucus in hi
county, and he would like to know by VIA
right the Temporary secretary Of ii delegation
can leave out legally elected delegates. T.
came here to represent the farmers an,
backed by majority Of his constituents
but here il secretary tone MANI who take
upon himself the dan -scrous power 1T over
ruling the CLEARLY expressed viii Of ma
jority.
Mr.. c. T. Carpenter, Of Dakota. editor q
the Pennington ffj5U.e tkcp.), made Yer
clear and able speech. lie said this roaven
ton was called as Il protest against tn
nomination of Major Strait. That gentle
man Is already nominated: those who pro-
pose Ia support hiIa neea an other cnn yantjuu
But this convention i here assembled L
put in nomination some gentleman ot,sr'
than Major Strait. aud IL is dishonest ana uu
fair for that gentleman Ia attempt Il pari
this convention or the preliminary eoGntt
convention. ICaeers.l \ great deal OF Ia
Republican dissatisfaction with Major strat
arises from his having used similar mttAots
to pack Republican conventions, and ii II
had state of affairs il those who are oppose,
To him cannot assemble in convention with
out having him come in ami override them
Applause The attempt will cost strai
many hundreds ri volts, Il shows IT,
methods 10 which he l. ready 10 resort, ~
cry party Is entitled IL purify its oan body
Ii Republicans call "a convention, Democrat
have up right ia il, aud shouid properly h
excluded, aud men who fayer the election "a
Major Strait have 10 business herr
Cheers.
The secretary claimed that he had mol b,el
instructed by the convention al saturday las
tn Issue credentials Ia any onc, aal On tAi
ground justified his action in r, purtlu. Il |
yersely upon the eontesting delegation iron
Mcleod county.
At /: 10 the temporary chairman declare,
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