The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-24
FL0RIDA'S ALLIANCEMEN.
P ?. ROGERS UNANIMOUSLY Re-
ELECTED President.

Dudley ". Adams Of Lake the Vice
Pesident and A ?. BAskin she Sec
rotary - Delegates Elected TO the
Convention % the National Alliance
at Ocsls-A New Sa-ds;ick
MONTICELLO, Fla. Oee SS-The first
business before tie Alliance convention this
morning WAS ths els-sios q officers for the
ensuing year he opposition 70 President
Rogers gave up the nkht and Robert F.
Rogers Of ScEsnss eoanty was uonin ated
by Mr.. McDoaSsl aud the nomination sec
ondsd BY A. $. Mann President Rogers
was unanimously elected. Dudley W.
Adams Of Lake county was elected vice
president; A P. Baskia Of Marion was re-
elected secretary, C. B. Collins, lecturer,
and Wiley F. Martin Of S.:sa Rosa, chap
laiu- Thomas Hind Of Putnam, President
Rogers and Richard Turnbun of jefferson
were elected delegates to the national alli-
ance convention, which meets at Ocala in
December. Several minor officers. door
keepers. etc, viii be elected Tomorrow.
GOOD OF THE ORDER
The committee on the good Of the order
made full report
The committee on constitution also made
report aud recommended a number of
changes in toe new constitution. These are
being discussed now, and IL is probable that
most of tomorrow will be occupied In its
discussion.
The work of the convention will, it is
thoaght, be completed tomorrow. The
looked for yardstick was to-day introduced
by W. /. Vason. 1t is as follows:
WHEREAS, The agricultural interests of the
entire country are in very badly depressed
condition, and the causes Of which are trac-
able to an unjust system of discrimination in
national legislation by which otner interests
have been fOstered, TO the great neglect of the
agricultural interests, and for the purpose Of
correcting such unjust aud unwise legislation
and securing such measures of relief as the
great needs Of the country demand; be it
Resolved, That the state farmers alliance
now assembled in convention do reaffirm our
allegiance to the platform of principles of the
National Farmers Alliance and Industrial
Union adopted at st. Louis in December last,
and do most earnestly and unqualifledly de-
bers Of the Florida legislature at the ensuing
session do not support any person for election
TO the United States Senate unless such person
indorse and subscribe TO the following enuncia-
ton of principles:
/. A reduction Of state and national taxation
asserting that taxes should be levied for reve-
nue. only, and that to an conomical and Judi
cious administration.
2. That in the revision of the protective tariff,
the burdens now resting on the agricultural and
labor ng classes shall be essened to the greatest
possible extent
3. That our representatives in the national
legislature shall advocate the passage of such
laws as will prevent spe rulation and combines
that seek to interfere with the prices of prime
necessities and productions.
4. To an abolition of the national banking sys-
TEN and the substitution of legal treasury notes
In lieu of national bank notes. and In sufficient
volume, in conjunction with gold and silver 10
do the business OF the country on a cash basis
3. That the sub-treasury bill of the National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union, intro
duced in the Fifty first congress, or some better
system for the relief OF the struggling masses,
be passed.
This was adopted unanimously.