Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-05-31
ALLIANCE MATTER.

Dispatch from ElDorado: The Farm
ers' Alliance of Butler county, at their
convention, after resolving to put up a
full Alliance county, Legislative, and
congressional ticket, further resolved to
nominate no man who was after the
office or who had ever held an Office, and
no man who had ever been candidate
for anything.
Kansas Farmer: The Alliances in the
vicinity of Centralia have established a
cooperative business center at that
point. All members of the Alliance in
good standing are entitled to ship
goods through the agent, and all mem
bers of the Exchange are entitled to
purchase goods, which, as far as prac-
ticable, shall be purchased through the
State Exchange at Topeka.
Hiawatha World: District No 2 has
no organized Farmers Alliance, but the
farmers are workers in the organiza-
ton, most of them being members of
organizations which are located near,
and are of the opinion that if the farm
ers' organization can accomplish moth
ing more, it has proved to be one of the
greatest schools of political economy
ever known, and is doing more to set
people to thinking for themselves in
stead of allowing others to think for
them, than any other society in exist
ence.
Kansas Farmer: The Russell County
hat
grain dealers of Kansas City issued an
order last season to the Kansas grain
buyers that No. wheat must weigh
fifty nine pounds to the bushel, there
fore the Russell County Alliance re-
quests the State Exchange to boycott
Kansas City until she rescinds such
orders, and that copy o. this resolu-
ton be sent to the secretary of the
State Exchange and Kansas Farmer.
with the request that the brethren in
each county take action on the same
The Alliances in Pottawatomie, Jack
son, Wabaunsee, and Shawnee counties
have arranged for grand mass meeting
at st. Marys, June 8, at which every
body, regardless of vocation or party
affiliations, are cordially invited to listen
to Judge w. A. PETER, editor of the
Kansas Farmer, and author of 1.-THE
Way Out" who viii address the assem-
bled multitudes upon the great fnan-
cial depression, its cause and remedy
1t is expected that this will be one of
the largest gatherings of the ''great
common people, ever assembled in this
part of the state.
Topeka Capital: The Farmers Ali
ance of the sixth district will meet at
Hill City on June 6 to nominate a can
didate for congress. This was agreed
upon at an Alliance meeting held at
Colby on May 1, at which time fifteen
counties were represented 1t has been
recommended that the county conven-
ton be held on Nav % for the election
of delegates. Hon. Martin Mohler, Sec
rotary of the state board of agriculture,
who is a resident of Osborne county,
has received during the past week
number Of letters from prominent Ali
ance men and several republicans, ask
ing him to become the Alliance candi-
date for congressman. He was prac-
tically rendered the nomination, but
Mr.. Mohler authorized Capital report
er to say that he would not accept a
nomination II am well satisfied with |
my work at present." said Mr.. Mohler,
land then there are other reasons per-
sonal to myself why / would not allow
my name to be used"