The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-12-10
FARMERS ALLIANCE
Important Conferences at the
National Convention.
Rumors of Political Deals in Various
Stages Of Completion.

Debate on Report OF the Committee on
the. Sub Treasury Bill Looked Forward
td52Yith Much Interest.
"a Q61LA, FLA, Dec 8.-A large amount
otfommitte work was done and many
IMPORTANT conferences were held by
F&fmers' Alliance delegates Sunday.
TITS will facilitate the conventions
wprk to-day and It is predicted that
uibfe real business will be done than
d1ring all the previous sessions put to-
g9thar
Thb Macune matter is still talked
ABOUT great deal and not few regard
thereport OF tho committee as pure
piece Of whitewashing. When Macune
addressed the convention Saturday night
he made a plain statement showing that
id accepting So, 900 from Pat Calhoun, a
Georgia candidate for the Senate, he
took II as loan. The National Econ
orhist. at that time needed money
and Pat Calhoun advanced the 50, 900 as
sn1hccommodation, taking checks drawn
against the bank account Of the Econ.
om1st- as security. Macune's friends
say that transportation over the West
Point Terminal had been furnished Ma.
cune some time before the Senatorial
contest came up in Georgia, and was
accepted by him as courtesy ordi'
narily extended to press representatives..
As. to the policy OF the Economist, II
is explained that the newspaper was
owned by stock company, in which the
Farmers Alliance has no proprietary In
tetest. BY the terms OF business con.
tract between the Economist and the
Farmers Alliance, the company owns
and operates the paper, DIR. Macune to
be.its editor and the paper itself to be
tId.recognized organ OF the Alliance, a
bond OF S50,O0o being given by the
Economist Company, which is to be for
feited whenever II breaks the specified
torps OF th" 'ontract as TO policy, etc.
Thb Alliance has no power to remove
Dt. Macune. The Economist would sim.
ply lose its advantages Of being the
reSognized organ 'if by any violation OF
policy the contract should become null
and void"
Before adjournment Saturday night
Washington was decided upon as the
place and the third Tuesday in Novem-
Der as the time for holding the next an.
nual meeting of the National Alliance.
II. is expected that strong efforts will bo
made to-day 10 revoke this action and
maks indianapolis the place Of meeting
" Is alleged that the national leaders
Of the Democratic party have many lob
byists here in their interests. and that
the policy OF the Alliance in many re.
speets will be influenced by them, no.
tably in the case OF the Sub-Treasury
bill, That measure IL now under con.
liberation by the Alliance. II is pre-.
dgted that when it finally comes from
tho committee IL will have been modi.
HSd and changedin many important par
tichlsrs, with view to making II &C.
cord with the Democratic doctrine TO
such an extent that 1t can easily be in.
dorsed by tho National Democratic con.
venuon In 1892, or perhaps be passed by
Congress prior 10 that event The AL.
Nance ocala platform could, it is al.
legged, secure recognition from the Ma
tional Democratic convention and this
with the indorsement OF the Sub-Treas.
ugy bill, would place tho Democratic
party squarely upon the Farmers ALI.
ancb platform.
The third party movement, IL is whis-
pered in some quarters, is q trick OF the
National Democracy to destroy the Re.
publican vote In the West and North.
west and also the negro Republican
vote in the South, and enabling the
Democrats TO secure success in nearly
all the doubtful States in 1899. To-day's
debate on the report OF tho committee
oh the Sub-Treasury bill will either
strengthen or weaken these allegations
A strong effort will DO made to allow
Dress representatives TO be present dur
Ag the debate on the committees re-
port, as its result will be by far the most
important action OF the Alliance on any
public measure which has bearing on
national politics.
A Citizens Alliance was formed here
Sunday, looking TO the establishment Of
Bcal Citizens Alliences in the various
cities and large towns Of the country.
J. d. Holden, o. Kansas, was elected
president r Beaumont, OF New York,
secretary, and S. p. Weld, OF Washing
ton, treasurer, and these three also
Constitute an executive committee. The
Headquarters OF the Alliance will DO in
Washington and later the executive
cpmmittee will be increased to include
amember for each State.