The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1890-12-13

a resolution calling upon state and
national Legislatures to reduce the salaries
OF public officers to more moderate sums.
This was referred to the committee on
legislation.
Another resolution provides for the cleo.
ton of an additional secretary.
At q meeting of the National Col0red
Alliance this afternoon, a resolution was
passed reciting the fact that the Farmers
| Alliance aimed at the betterment of the
farmers, industrially, morally and socially,
and regretting, crit!cislng and condemninR
a resolution in opposition to the federal
election bill because such action has no
| reference whatever to the aims and pur-
poses Of the organization and was calcu.
lated to check the growth and influence Of
the alliance. The resolution was discussed
not so much in favor of the federal cleo
ton bill as in condemnation Of the white
alliance for going out of its way to inter-
NEEDLE in politics.
OcALA, Fla, Dec. 5.-The feeling over
the passage of the anti-election bill resolu-
ton in the alliance convention on Wednes-
day is high and there is a strong pressure
being made for the introduction of a reso-
luton TO expunge it from the records Of
the alliance. Great interest is also mani
Tested as to the probable action Of the col
ored alliance to-day upon the resolution Of
fered yesterday condemning the white al
lance for its action as to the election bill.
Some predict it will be buried in the COM
mittee, but the republicans say it with pass
that body with practically a unanimous
vote. The third party movement is gain
ing ground rapidly. The presence here of
so many representatives of national labor
and industrial organizations strengthens
the opinion that the entire "reform" ele-
ment in the country will join this new
movement. The western and northwest
ern delegates are said to be practically
united in endorsing the Rice-Davis call
and it is predicted they will demand of the
southern democrats IN the alliance that
they joiA IN the movement. This is in pay
ment of the debt incurred by the latter to
the western alliance men who sat by and
raised no protest against the passage of
the anti-election bill resolution. 1t is not
believed, however, that the southern men,
beers will one particle of their
allegiance to the democratic party. This
third party project is the upperm0st topic
of discussion in the hotels and everywhere
this mornings session of the national alli-
ance, l.. F. Livingstone, of Georgia, from
the committee OH organization, made q
report which is to furnish the basis for an
ultimate union between the national farm
ers' alliance and the industrial union and
the farmers mutual benefit association,
which has an organization with a large
membership in the western states. The
report was explained at length by Chair
man Livingstone. Under this proposition
the Mutual Benefit association is to still
maintain its separate organization, but be
/ nv,fsk1nd IN rorrocnrfotSnn in tho National
Alliance council, the executive committee
CT each organization are to meet hereafter
and arrange the details of this union. At
the conclusion of Col. LivingstOne's re-
marks, which occupied nearly an hour, the
report was adopted without dissent. This
action undoubtedly means the absolute
consolidation of these two organizations in
the near future.
THE COLORED ALLIANCE.
At the forenoon meeting of the national
colored alliance the following amended
resolution vas unanimously adopted: Re-
solved, That we. the delegates attending
the national colored alliance, do hereby, in
a meeting assembled at Ocala. Fla, urge
upon congress to pass the Lodge election
bill, and let it apply to all sections Of these
United States. The principal change from
yesterdays resolution is the elimination of
the paragraph criticising and %denOuncing
the white national alliance for its action.
Gen. j. FL. Rice, of Kansas, who. with Will
lets, the defeated candidate for governor,
is an aspirant for United States senator
against ingalls,, got the floor last night in
o proposition to improve the Mississippi
river, but took occasion to deliver a violent
| political speech in which he denounced
he republican party.
The speech produced a profound sensa
i finn Qn0 fhQ sIIiQnpn man nf hnfh nQyfiQ1
| wish it understood that his opinions are
simply those of an individual and are not
endorsed by the alliance as a body. 1t has
been a theme for general comment to-day.
At the afternoon session of the National
Alliance, Chairman Mcdowell presented
investigate the charges and insinuatiOns
effecting the official conduct Of Polk, Liv-
ingstone and Macune. The committee
finds nothing improper in their actions,
but don't endorse all they may have done.
The reportdoes not give entire satisfaction,
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Mr.. L. L. Polk was unanimously re-elect-
ed president by reclamation. b. F. Cover,
of Kansas, wa reelected vice-president,
and s. Willets of Kansas, national lecturer.
Terrell is the present incumbent. q. D.
| Tillman of Tennessee was elected to fill
vacancy on the committee on legislation
for three years, and Delegate Coot of Mich
igan, a member of the judiciary committee.
The new committee Of fraternal relations
is Talbot, of South Carolina; LOucks, of
South Dakota; Livingstone, Of Georgia;
Rogers, of Florida, and Terrell, of Tennes.
see.
OcALA, Fla, Dec. 6.-The national
Farmers Alliance met at $50 this
morning. A resolution was offered by
Governor.elect Buchanan of Tennessee, to
amend the Ocala platform adopted yester-
day, so that the president of the national
alliance shall not have power to suspend
the editor Of any alliance newspaper or
gan which advocates any policy OF any
measures in violation Of the said platform.
Buchanan says this gives too much power
to the president and would be q dangerous
precedent to establish. The amendment
was discussed at length and referred to q
committee. An amendment to the cOnsti-
tuition was offered by Buchanan which
provides that it shall not be necessary for
an alliance editor to get the official n
ton of the president before the publishing
of a state, county or sub-alliance organ.
| His objections to this were practically the