Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1888-12-13
THE ALLIANCE ALL RIGHT.
Farmers Representatives Open
the First Days Session in
GOOD Shape.
Reports Of Various Committees, the
Insurance Company and the
Purchasing Agency.
Notes of Interest to Members
=! More Newspaper Expressions
on the Governorsh1p.

Important Topics for Considerations.
! The chief public interest in the an
nual meeting Of the Dakota Farmers
Alliance, which convened in this city to-
day, arises from the fact that ut this
| meeting certain we'll known alliance de-
mands upon the next legislature will be
| formulated and embodied in bills, which
after receiving the approval of the al
| lance, will be submitted to the next leg
! islature. The three chief demands-c
e1ing points which were the basis of the
| alliance fight in the recent political cam
! paign-are:
First-A usury law fixing 10 per cent
! as the limit and with stiff penalties for
violators.
| Second---A railroad bill which shall
provide for the election of railroad COM
lnlssioners by ballot; an uniform passen-
ger rate of 2 8 cents per mile throughout
the territory; and containing provision
| guarding against discrimination against
private shippers,
| Third-Equal taxation Of corporate
with private property, and equal taxation
| OF, interest i'll private property.
In addition to the above, some minor
legislation such as the regulation by leg
islative enactment, OF attorneys fees in
foreclosure and registers fees for record
ing, Gling and discharging real estate
anu chattel mortgages, will be recon-
mended.
| 1t is we'll known that the three propo-
sitions above given were submitted to
every candidate for legislative honors in
the territory at the recent election, and
the alliance support went to those who
pledged themselves to vote for such
measures. Alliance men clam that in
this manner they have secured control of
the Legislature. They claim that ten
members of the council are members of
| the alliance, and that they have enough
other members pledged to Insure even
the re-passage of any one Of those meas
ures over the governors veto. However
this may be, it is, nevertheless, true that
the granger leaders are feeling and talk
ing IN an enthusiastic key, and apparent
ly believe that their claims will stand the
test of time and vote on the bills in
question.
| The delegates to the annual meeting
of the Dakota Farmers Alliance were
assembled at the court house to the
number of $50 or 200 this morning at ten
o'clock when President H. l.. Loucks
raped them to order. The business of
this first session was informal in charac-
ter and rather limited in quantity. The
following committees were appointed:
CREDENTIALS.
Walter Muir, Hunter; A. d. Chase,
Watertown: S. Fl. Goodfellow. White.
PROGRAM.
D. s. Dodds, Lakota.
| I.C. Wade, Jamestown.
E. p. Conser, Glendale.
| A. Wardell, Huron.
Il. G. Crosse, Aberdeen.
The time until the noon adjournment
was occupied with a general discussion
or lovefeast of the delegates. A number
of the so-called grangers clearly demon
strated that there was no hayseed in their
hair, and made good, sensible and elo-
quent talks. Among the gentlemen who
thus acquitted themselves were Wright
| of Grand Forks county. and VanDorn of
Hand county.
| The afternoon session was called to Or
der at 2:35, by President Lcucks, who
called upon Mr.. Wade to inaugurate the
local part of the programme. The lat
ter, in few brief and appropriate re-
| marks, introduced Mayor Allen, who
welcomed the alliance delegates in his
usual happy manner President Loucks
| said he did not feel equal to responding
| to the cordial welcome he had just re-
ceived and called upon Lecturer Chase
| to perform that duty. The latter took
the floor and after protesting against be-
| ing called upon to perform any duty too
great for the president. made very neat
| and feeling response. His remarks were
greeted with prolonged applause at their
close.
On motion of Delegate Smith fra
| ternal message was sent to Illinois State
Grange association, now in session at
Chicago.
Chairman Dodds, of the committee on
programme, reported asfollows:
| To the officers and members of the Ter
| ritorial Alliance of Dakota
We, your committee on program, re-
| spectfulIy report the following order Of
business:
| TUESDAY EVENING.
Reports OF alliances, county and local.