Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1890-12-06
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BY ASSOCIATED PRESS TO
THE CITIZEN
COL. POLK REFLECTED PRES
IDENT OF THE ALLIANCE.
THE ST. LOUIS PLATFORM, AND
MORE, HEARTILY ENDORSED.

OcALA, Fla, Dec. 6.-Clovcr, one of the
Kansas delegates. introduced and had
passed at yesterday S national alliance
meeting resolution rcciting that the
United States census returns with respect
to farm mortgages were grossly incor'
rect. and calling upon all the county and
sub-allanccs to secure accurate statistics
and make prompt reports thereon.
National Secretary Turner submitted
his annual report last night. During the
past year 1,069 new charters were is
sued to sub'allianccs.
The feeling over the passage of the anti
election bill resolution of Wednesday is
high and there is "A strong pressure hing
made for the introduction of resolution
to cXpungc II from the records of the alli-
ancc.
Western and northwestern delegates
are said to be practically united on cn-
lorsing the Rice-Davis call, and it is
predicted that they will demand OF the
southern democrats and the alliance that
they join in the movcmcnt-this in pay
mcnt Of the debt incurred by the latter to
the western alliance men who sat by and
raised no protest against the passage oi
the anti.clcction bill resolution. 1t isnot
believed, however, that the southern
members will rcnouncc one particle ol
their allegiance to the democratic party.
Some question having been raised as to
The unanimous Endorsement of the st.
Louis platform bv the national alliance
last year, Livingston, OF Georgia, moved
its adoption by the present body. The
motion was adopted with an amendment
so as to demand government control oi
railroads and telegraph lines, and il this
shall not result in relief tn the masses
and IN checking or curing the existing
evils the government shall become the
actual owner of such lines. This plat
form docs not include the sub-:rcasury
bill.
Wade, of Tennessee, offered an addi-
tional amendment to the ST. Louis plat
form that every alliance lecturer, state or
notional, and all newspaper organs of
the alliance shall support the st. Louis
and Ocala platforms, or suffer suspension
from the order. This was adopted and
The whole platform as amended was
adopted unanimously upon the call of
roll by the states.
At last evenings session of the alliance
Chairman Mcdowell presented the re-
port of the committee appointed to in
vcstigatc the charges affecting the Off
cial conduct of Polk, Macunc and Living
ston. The committee found nothing inn
plicating President l.. l.. Polk. but re-
GREETED "thc writing of the Norwood
letter" AS to Livingstone, the commit
tee said il was not prepared to endorse
his course in the Georgia senatorial con-
test. As to DR.. {. W. Macunc, the re-
port says: I'VE regret his official con
nection with the Georgia senatorial con
| test
The report was adopted without de-
bate.
Col. l.. l.. Polk was re.elcctd president
of the national alliance, !B. L. Clover,
of Kansas. vice president. ]. ii.
Turner, of Georgia, secretary.
For national lecturer ]. II. Willcttswas
elected. II. ID. Tillman was elected to the
n term OF three years. and Delegate Cole,
Judiciary committee.
The alliance met at $3.50 this morning,
Much dissatisfaction was expressed at th.
report OF the committee on the investiga,
tion of the charges against Polk, Macune
and Livingston There arerumors that the
matter will be brought up again for dis
cussion.
At yesterdays morning meeting Of the
colorcd alliance the following resolution
was adopted: THAT we, the delegates
attending the national colorcd Farmers
alliance, do hereby urge upon congress
to pass the Lodge election bill and let i,
apply to all sections Of the unitct
States"