New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-06
FARMERS TO HAVE A STATE CONVENTION.
A CALL FOR ONE TO BE HELD IN SYRACUSE On

FARMERS TO HAVE A STATE CONVENTION.
A CALL FOR ONE TO BE HELD IN SYRACUSE cN
SEPTEMBER 10.
Albany, Sept 8 (spcciaD-rhe small boy ii politics
will not be- sratned this year. There Will be no Circus
only .sdo shows There will be no ota'c Con
vcntions OF the gra. political parties, but merely
ct.tc gatherings Of minor political organizations which
will be pompously termed estate Conventions. Ihns
the liquor dealers will hold a." state Convention az
Albany on September II. ard tbs canal men S'a"
Convention" ct Buffalo on september 20. ioua' .
third State convention was added here 70 uu' ISL ~
Is TO be held ct Syracuse OH September No. D! some
Of tho farmers OF the Farmers League Inc i'. a
a convention has been called OF members Oh Wv
rarners, LesgYe Is proof Of serious division in the
ranks OF that order -. .,o.
II Is well known that President Knapp OF tiat
IAaRue has declined to call convention. not uchcV-
Ing that the organization Is yet suIcientN s''""s "
warrant It's holding such one. THIS oeTsioh vi '"'
caused much dissatisfaction and led to conference
nov. onav NJ members OF the League from
the counties of St. Lawrence, Washington Kcns.
selaer. Albany, Cayuga. Columbia. Greene anu
sarstogs Tho conference was also atfudea ny
George T. Powell. OF Client. ~ T.. president OF INC
National branch Of the Farmers League. Among
othov members of the State Lcasie p'cseh' WIZ
Henry L. Abel, president OF The league VI -i'"'
Comfy; E. s. Ralcombc OF Canton preS'nent IN ~
lawr nee County ex-senator L. D. Collins. OF wa'cr
v,et: s. Thomas. Of North Granville; F. Haynes OF
Salem, Washington County: H. h. DAVIS 4" Iho
Granville Republican,; Thomas Lake, VI |alcy fah''
Rensselaer, County Robert Rowland OF mon spr'"F',
Cayugs County; Frank II. Smith, OF "onVefhcuf' vi"
A. r Mortyn. OF Canton. st. Lawrence Conay. ES'
Senator Collins vas elected chairman Oh '"e eon'e''
encc ana Mr. Thomas os secretary
An informal discussion was held OF the proprc'y
NJ calling a state convention Of the farmers OF me
state Mr. Powell said that there waS Crca need OF q
ecncr1l conference in relation to their neecs ana
crievanco, II would certainly be absurd for tho
farmers to complain TO other voters that Troy were Ill
uscd and then refrain from stating plainly IN WIFI
respect they were ill-used There ought I" DC clcH
platform st forth in relation to taxation aad IAN
alton laws It WIS also ncccs airy to draw w o
n,tfor,n IN order to head on the Farmers Alliance
which was attempting to gain supporters In this STATE.
The Alliance chiefly composer OF nouthef'' "',u
Western formers. They had one RIDICULOUS pA'k III
their platform, in respect to Government warehouSs
for the storage Of farm products and the issu"n'o Of
Government money u payment OF these proauce'
The scheme WIS fantastic one anu unworthy OF "e
sunport of sensible turner's and yet the" Wls great
danger that the Alliance would gain supporters lot us
scheme In Ncw-Yorx state. This could be pre"eu"d
IL the Farmers Icayuc put forth Q platform con-
tanning reasonable demands expressed LII T"oh'
able manner. .o,,,
Mr. Abel argued earnestly that the formers should
,oI, s,.te convention md that one should be held
at early day. 80
After further debate upon the matter. comm'''ec
OF tve win Mr.. Abel es It's chairman WIS appointed
10 draw up resolutions expressive Ct the VIII "i Inc
conference. Tho coMDittco drew up this resoiutoh'
which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved That e1icers OF this meeting and repre-
sentative Of the Farmers League from zach counsy here
repr,sented Constitute committee 70 call convention OF
one deeeats soch Of the leagues OF this St ara
three from each orssnison With power to aSs The
vote NJ Tho county b. towns sad that delegate be sent
from each town eagus 10 counties not organized by
county league and the natd convection be held NJ
syracuse tho 10th day Of September ut noon " mSke
in line With the representative form Of govern
ent and u elect officers that basis and that the pref
dents of county leagues DO delegates oco ard included
In the three county delegate