Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-07-17

convention of the Farm srs' Aiiiales ~
Minnesota. which repres ents As. 200 farm
ers distributed throughout the state His
opening address was an oral repetition of
the denunciation recent, issued from the
Alliance headquarters in which the su-
preme court of the Unit ID States was so
severely handled. He WIS followed by Ig
natius Donnelly and w. w Erwin, the
latter of whom gave Governor Merriam n
terrific going over.
Charged with Buying a Convention.
In this connection Ell win said: "The
election of governor upon what
EVER pretext it may be secured who sym
pathises with corporations necessitates to
honest legislation the united action of
two-thirds of both branches of legisla-
ture The possession of the heart of an
executive governor has become so neces-
sary to corporations til at it is now well
understood that Governor Merriam and
his hackers expended to buy the state con-
vention and caucusses which gave him
nomination, and in the purchase and con-
troll of the public press and corrupt and
listless voters, sum not far from $3.50, 600
business Men In u had Way.
81 am not here to cal down upon the
head of Governor Merri am public anath-
ema upon the ground that this practice
of the purchase of offici al trust was intro
duced by him. Isincerely pity him. He
was born in a bank. He is only one of a
whole generation of that new class of hui
| manity who have sprung forth from the
brain of the business and stock boards.
They are not of the people. In their dis
dain they have some color of the patrician
class of imperial Rome. In their mental
construction they are all business
Don't Know Amy Better.
"They have a different dress from the
| people. They have different Adam than
| the peoples. They must have servants,
| and they ape the name RS of the effete sons
| of the barons of England. They have
| never read of the strug giles of liberty, nor
| are they aware that the constitution was
| laid in the hearts of the people, and ce-
| mented by the martyr blood of men for
ages. They know of or power, one god
money. They use that single power to ac-
complish all things. They are unconscious
| that such use is bribery, a crime"
Decided to Nominate q Ticket.
| A recess having been taken, the conven-
tion reassembled, and there was a warm
| debate over motion that the Alliance
should take independent political action
in the campaign and place state ticket
| In the field. There was considerable op-
position to such action, several prominent
delegates contending til at the better course
| would be to declare platform and await
the developments of the contests between
the two principal parties. The motion,
however, was carried BY . Ajority of 1914.
Union with Labor Organizations.
After the committee on credentials re-
ported csx-ynittes wnt appointed to con-
fer wi:h delegation from the Labor
Union which was in at tendance. The re-
suit of tbs conference will be reported
at to-day's session. 1t is not prob
able that any understanding will be agreed
| upon, as there is a strong element in the
Alliance, as well as in the Labor party,
| averse to union of action. The first infor-
NAL ballot on a nomin alton for governor
was taken and resulted in ia being cast
for Knute Nelson, 81 for Brooks, o. for Ig-
natius Donnelly and others scattering
The vote for Donnelly surprised his
friends, who thought ne was sure to lead.
Nelson has repeatedly declared his inten-
tion to keep out of the field. After this
ballot, which simply indicates the temper
of the delegates and is not decisive, the
convention adjourned for the day.