The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-12-05
0CALA'S BIG CONVENTION
A THIRD PARTY MOVEMENT IN
FULL SWING.

Other Organizations with the ALI
ance-Newspaper Men Badly Treated.
OCALA, FLA, Dec. 4.-The national ALI
ance met at l0:30 o'clock this morning. The
early part Of the session was devoted chiefly
to the discussion of inside topics, and at
1880 o'clock A. Gallagher, fraterna dele
gate from bhe Workingmen's Reform
League Of New York city, aud W. W.A.A.
CarSey Of New York, from the American
Anti-monopsIy League, were invited to ad-
dress The convention. Eaca spoke for half
an hour or more, their remarks being
principally directed in favor
of closer bond between all
national organizations Of the same eharac-
ter, but against consolidation. Both ad-
vised the national alliance to stand by its
St. Louis platform, TO take the lead in anv
national political movement which might
grow out of it, and said that other organiza-
tions would follow.
TO FORM A NEW PARTY
J. Fl. Rice and John Davis Of Kansas, in
connection with one or two others in SYM
pathy with the recent political movements in
that state, among them Delegate Vincent.
are working upon call for a national con-
vsntion to form a new party, the date fixed
being February ~, 1891, and the place Gin
cinnati. The call will invite delegates from
the National Farmers Alliance aud all other
national organizations in sympathy with it,
or which indorse the st. Louis platform, as
well as the editors of the reform
press" throughout the country to
take part in the convention. The
new party to be forned would doubtless
work on the same lines as the Peoples party
In kansas, that is, renounce affiliation with
other political parties and place a national
ticket Of its own in the field. This call
when compile ed, will probably be presented
to the national alliance for its Endorsement
although some of the men in the movement
are not convinced that this course will be
wise politically.
THE KNIGHTS OF LABOR.
John j. Holland, of jacksonville, Fla. is
here, and when Mr.. Powderly arrives he
will make four members of the national
executive board of the supreme council of
the knights of Labor present in the city.
being ali OF that committee except one
(Devlin Of Michigaa) and this fact
Is Thought TO be fraught with
deep significance, apropos of the
third party movement. There Is said to be
strong feeling among the national ALI
S'ASViAO J hSAO Al AdfOE VI a S6ueTdi cOnSOll-
dation OF all similar national bodies. 1t is
alleged that they have offered in the event
OF such consolidation, TO give all the
national political nominations TO organiza-
tlons outside of their own Thers is, how
ever, q conserv We element which mey
hold the more radical members III check.
THE AUTHORS OF THE CALL.
John Davis, congressman-elec from Kan
saS On the peoples ticket, in an interview
with an Associated Press reporter this after
noon, with reference 10 the call
for delegates 10 national
conference with a view Of forming
a new party, said that the date for the meet,
ing would be set for Feb %, not Feb IL, as
previously annou ced by those in the move
ment. This call" be said, was drawn up
by Prof. C. Vincent, and his two brothers.
II. and L. Vincent, all Of Winfield, Kan,
tins two latter beng The editors aud pub
fishers of the Non Con JOrneist. They were
aided in the work by c. A. Po yer Of
Indiana and Gen. j. II. Rice Of Kansas
They submitted rough draft of the call 10
ne yesterday, and after making some few
changes and suggestions / returned it to
them for signatures. 1t indorsos the ali-
ance platform adopted at st. Louis, and in
vites all organizations in sympathy with
that declaration to send delegates to Gin
cinnati. IL has been extensively signed by
the alliance members aGd by the delegates
OF other organizations"
OTHER MEASURES TOUCHED UPON.
When asked il the call touched upon
other measures Of public policy than the
st. Louis platform, Mr.. Davis said: Eyes :
it lays down four propositions with refer
ence to national reform. viz: finance
transportation, land aud labor. Further
than this the contents of the call are not for
public announcement as yet. The call will
not be pre'ented to the national alliance for
its Endorsement as a body but will
be circulated for signatures in thirty
states Of the union. There was a disposi-
ton TO take the call bsfore the national
alliance, but and others discouraged it as
a step which would doubtless result in
giving the movement a distnctively al
lance character, and we do not wish to 80
construe it, The convention will un-
douotedly be largely attended and will re-
suit in placing presidential ticket in the
field in 1892. After securing several hun
dred signatures i'll Kansas we shall puo-
lish the call and thus start the movement. !"
THE CITIZENS ALLIANCE.
At the morning session Messrs. Holden,
Williams and Rice Of Kansas, representl tlng
the citizens alliance OF that state, were In
troduced by Col. Livingston of the Georgia
alliance, and all three made addresses,
which, in the main, followed the same line
of thought and argument. They said that
their organization was as deeply interested
in the success of the farmers
movement as was the alliance
itsef, and that both bodies were
practically working on the same line and in
the same dire tion. They saw no reason
why merchants. traders. druggists, ETC..
should not unite in promoting this move
nient aud they asked for q committee OF
conference to arrange for closer relations
between the ci izsns' alliance and the ma
tional alliance. The request was granted,
and committee appointed.
NEW YORK LABOR LEAGUES.
Messrs. Gallagher and Carsey, from the
New Yoak Workingmen's Reform League
and the Anti-monopoly League, respect
lively, addressed the convention, and
among other things said that the
mechanics and laborers in the cities
were as much dependent upon tie
industrial condition OF tue country AS the
fer uers, were and should TO eligible to mem
Dershlp in the alliance. They recommended
that alliance organizers be sent 70 New
York state at once TO institute sub-alliances
in ali the cities of that state.
LIvIEGs ron OPPOSES CONSOLIDATION.
Col. Livingston Of Georgia said in reply
that he did not regard it rs fitting or polite
that all classes. even II imbued with the
same general ideas, should belong TO the
same orga izatioD. They would do best 70
keep their own separate organizations as
at present, but should fraternize more
tdoselg aud confer together mora freoueutiv