Telegram-herald., 1890-07-30
P. OF |. CONVENTION
And Others 70 Follow AZ Lansing
This Week
TYHIyEyT DANGER TO DEMOCRACY
a Conservative Estiaaats Places the Vot-
tns Power ~ the Order az 10000
O0lsP zeD kepa oligan DeISgar~s
Froht9s Aad 4i0a Labor Neat

LAssNGi Mich, July 29.-The con
ference or the Patrons Of Industry takes
place thls afternoon, with nearly the
whole Of the l25 delegates chosen on
hand. Delegates were chosen on the
bass Of o. Il for each 1000 Of the order,
or the fradton OF 1000 over the half. A
conservative estimate places the voting
force n thP order at 30 900. It IS found
that the Republican delegates are out
spoken.
All OF the northern counties are in
favor OF an independent ticket, while
the southern and central, where the
Patrons are numerically strongest, nave
4 possible majority IN favor of the IN
dependent ticket. with the rest boldly
advocating the general alliance on y
common ticket. The ProhIbiuonlsts
have the men Of influence, and there is
a strong ProhlbltiOnlst leaning all
round. James NJ. Turner, and other
leading Republicans of Ingham, while
avoiding opinions as TO the effect upon
their party, speak Of the three passible
conventions as the Prohlbitionist con-
ventlon.
The Prohibition State Central Com
mittee met here last night and was
unit eonced.ng the broadening OF its
platform 70 admit of patron and labor
pianks.
It turns out that Master Workman
Allen. OF the Michigan assembly, IS
strong pFOhlDiuOnist and an elected del
egate % the prohibition convention as
we'll a. figuring IN the role of knight
or labor. But the knights outside Of
the great cities are q small body, from
1000 % $500 AT the most. The prohi-
btiOnsts claim 80, 900 voters and drift
away into the hundreds of thousands
If fusion is accomplished. Democrats
are Inclined to give them all the farm
ers they want and God bless 'em, but
the same Democrats vince when the
anticipated hegra of union labor fell
lows and greenbackers IS mentioned.
10 Is a matter Of common remark
among the patrons. when discussing
their order, TO express the belief that il
Will eventually merge into the more
widespread farmers alliance. The
patrons have only a Michigan iurlsdic-
ton, while the alliance is national, and
already a large number of patrons
locals have surrendered their charters
90 JOIN the alliance. Alliance people,
while taxing no direct part in the cur
rent struggle. are watching IL with keen
interest aud are lowering in the advis-
Ory field. Both John Potter, the Mich
ig9n state organizer, and Grand Lee
turer Coleman, Of Chattanooga, are on.
the ground, and concede the vote of the
Michigan fraction OF the alliance to the
possible federation, providing their
platform = recognized. This platform
embraces Government control of the
currency, naturalization of land and
the farmers loan, but the patrons do
not advocate the farmers loan from
the Government with any force.
The PrOhibitiOnists and Union Labor
conventions viii follow.
o. F. Barnes, prospective democratic
candidate Tor congress IN this district,
has no hesitancy IN stating emphatic
ally that danger to the democracy IS
Imminent from the anticipated combi-
nation now IN process OF formation.
He says the prospect IL fair for the
combine and that there u only one
way 70 meet il with chance for DEM
OCTatc success. lie speaks not only
for himself. but for the Democracy.
he would urge upon the Democracy a
platform win three pledged planks-
= tariff Tor rev9nue only, cheap money
and a radical change ~ the distrbu-
ton Ok public lands, turning it in favor
OF actual settlers. Moreover, he would
present such platform 20 the cOnven-
ton before nomination and only nomi-
nate such rs from their history could
c0nscentiously stand upon and uphold
%.
He would choose the men whose lives
show their habits Of thought. No ms
takes should be made 20 highten the
distrust already engendered. TINS
would bold In bis opinion the Demo
cratic farmers and the Greenback and
Union labor element.
The Prohibition platform : already
on the street. In addition TO the we'll
known prohibition principles It sweep
iugly Includes al Of the Patrons of In
dustrv aud union labor principles.
which include those OF the Greenback-
ers. Labor men on the grounds,
notably Capt. MeGregor, express their
belief that when the union labor dele
gates come IN they Will adopt the plat