The sun., 1890-08-14
FARMERS DEEP IN POLITICS.
THOSE IN OHIO SET OUT TO LNFIU-
ENCE EXISTING PARTIES.


They May OrEnnIEo y Party OF Their
Own-KansRs Farmers Name Candidates.
COLUMBUS, Aug 1s.-The Farmers Convsn-
tion opened here to-day at the Board OF Trade
Auditorium. Admission was denied to every
body save farmers and reporters. At 10 o'clock
at least 1000 farmers crowded into the hall
ready to take part In the proceedings. The
Convention promises to be one OF the greatest
farmers gatherings ever known In Ohio.
Every county in the State has delegation
present. and more delegates are coming on
every train. They are full OF distrust and are
Watching each other like hawks. The Conven-
tlon is composed OF all manner OF men. Every
political party ls represented. Each element has
hobby and all are jealous OF each other tits
said that an endeRvor will be made to capture
the organization In the interest OF the Repub-
llcRns. who do not want the farmers to pass
resolutions condemnlnR the Mckinley bill.
Yesterday about nifty delegates met and are
ranged for organization. To-day the arrange
mont was upset by the Convention, q perma-
nent organization being made with these OIL
cers: Chairman. ]. II. Brigham. Fulton county;
Secretary. NJ. II. Lawrence. Cleveland; assist
ants. Dan Kreis Morrow G. L. Lawrence OF
Marion. and d. l. Gaskill Of Darke. Mr., Law
renee declined. and A. Mcdonald OF Huron was
A motion to invite Coy. Campbell to attend
tho Convention was voted down after speech
asked the Convention TO- frown down anything
thS even eni9d r at PaT1ainism wos tr..,sd
in like manner. one OF the delegates expr essing
the sentipent: Let ,ps invite nobody and run
gle to get temperance resolution In the plat
form, The resolution was fpally defeated.
and the convention also a,S , refused to mako any
The Committee on on RESOLUTIONS reported a
aF RaF asss fmsr to as DfSe make sses @ sssts hs
as sassfIeP SSs rRstSsr " Ills could best
party, or by making their influence felt In the
control Of existing parties ties + was decided to
property The Tfduoto IsiiI9ad gns,'nyer rae. g
and tseTraHh lines as to raisH and ehsrSss; unimtsd
su s 'SiF ad p9 A1S @ %
Senators by popular vote I9rtsttnrs Of all unssrnsd
Es @i az sssss sn ssed
gAssage Of law npifyinE the effect Of the Original
,lon: and ndiyddas The SutssP%erh r PrsVsSnr
an lhm pqSauc @ tie AnsAa H Sao
o. S9 a. % So Of .ry and and
FGod BY popular USts We oppSS; nfst
granting Of psSSSS TO public offiolSiu. N"N' ''''N '
Union q the State OF Ohio. The CopmIttee on
B'R9tfa s'ss %T4ea RG%
Vice President W. Il. Likens, Marion Score.
Wolcot. Fulton.
CANDIDATES NOMINATED IN KANSAS.
TOPEKA, Aug. 13.-The Farmers Alliance Of
TIE state "a OF Kansas met ur here to-
STATE SsIe prssopt Wiilets, SSaiP se oi
the State Central Copmittes called the Con.
Chairman. The resolutions adopted reaffirm
the. principles Of the st. Louis platform,
equal distribution of lands for homesteads. the
passage by Congress OF service pension;
Values & the psyment exprisoners % % Of w war rT for
sEbi,r9t9n law: The 4lrttoFmi also de1ou3ces
ment OF large forces OF armed men by corpora-
tiops and individuals. and condemns the Blair
i%P % the platform endorsing pfohibition but the
clause was omitted.
Justice OF the Supreme Court, John F. vii
let's OF Jefferson county for Governor and A.
c. Shinn Of Franklin county for Lieutenant
Governor.
MISSOURI FARMERS AND LABoRERs.
sEDALIA, Aug 13.-The SECOND days session
Of the MISSOURI EaTnets, me; and LabpEsrs Union
Of the eieetion Of oficers was taken M and laid
over until tomorrow mornings session. This
was done because tho committee on revision
/ being understood that the committee would
not only recommend changes in the
titles OF officers. but that a new officer
would be named to act as purchasing
| agent for the organization at Kansas City
the only other etficer Of the kind being located
at st. Louis. The rest OF the morning session
duced by ". G. Harris, declaring that there
was no truth in the report that politics were
! discussed In the secret session Of the order
| 1t l. said, however, that the Committee on
| Resolutions are discussing the sub-treasury
and financial scheme and that certain mem
| bers Of the committee are strongly In favor OF
incorporating into their report favorable act
ion on the measure
IN NORTH CAROLINA.
| CHARLOTTE, Aug. 13-The State Convention
Of the Farmers Alliance met again to-day.
! Col. l. L. Polk made an address, In which he
said that the farmers had banded together to
! poor farmers had been deprived OF such legis-
| lation as would tend to Keep the farming In
terests abIeast OF the general advance OF the
CAPT s. B. Alexander said to Sun reporter
| that the Convention as a body would not op-
| pose Senator Nance's reelection. but that In
| some portions of North Carolina opposition
| did exist, and that there was no use trying to
The Convention went into secret session at
IL A. M. and ut 6 p. NJ adjourned until 10
| A. NJ. tomorrow. The Convention will proba-
| bly, como to an end tomorrow.
IN MARYLAND.
BALTIMORE, Aug. lathe Maryland State
| Farmers Alliance resumed its sessions to- day,
and discussed a proposition to establish In this
city State Alliance Exchange. the purpose OF
which Is to bring tho producer and consumer
OF farm products into direct communication,