Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-05
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Proceedings OF the National Convention
at 0cala. Fla, Yesterday.
Glimpses of Third Party Movement Crop
out-Co-Operation of Other Or
Ganiz ations Advocated.

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Alliance in body in convention hall.
The visit was one of fraternal greeting
and Introduction. Glimpses of a third
party movement appeared in the conven-
ton to-day. 1t is chiefly agitated by
| the Kansas delegation. Gen. John II.
Rice, candidate for the Kansas senator
| snip, assisted by Capt. Powers of 1ndi-
ana, is drawing up call to be issued to
| the Farmers Alliance and industrial
| unions OF America which favor the prin-
ciples of the st. Louis platform TO meet
| in convention in Cincinnati next FeLru-
airy to consider the third party or peo-
| pies movement. The name of this new
| party will be "National Unior party of
| America. This call is not expected to
be issued before the close of the Ocal
convention. The efforts seem to be to
keep the National Farmers Alliance
from inauguratlng new party and vet
to make it the main basis of this ma
tional party.
The morning session OF the convention
was devoted to the reading of the reports
OF its officers. A. H. Gallagher, fra
ternal delegate of the Workingmen 5 re-
form league of New York and w. H.
Carey of Washington, delegates of the
antl-monopoly league, addressed the
wa 'ShsAohs 1hSy ouNOCdscu Tue CIOso
union of their organizations with the
Alliance.
POwDEREY COMING.
John J. Holland of jacksonville, Fla.
Is here, and it is now said that Powderly
Will arrive on the p. m. train. This
will make four members of the National
executive board of the supreme council
OF knights of Labor present, being all
OF that com mittee except Mr.. Devlin of
Michigan, and this fact is thought to be
fraught with deep significance, appropos
OF third party movement. There is said
to be strong feeling among the Ma
tlonsl Alliance members in favor of O
general consolidation OF all similar ma
tlonal bodies. It is alleged they have
offered, in the event of such consolida-
ton, to give all national political nomi-
nations to organizations outside of their
own. There is, however, conservative |
element which may hold more radical |
members in check.
THE THIRD PARTY MOVE.
John Davis, congressman elect from |
Kansas on the peoples ticket, in an in |
terview with an Associated Press repre-
sentatiue this afternoon, with reference |
to call for delegates to the national |
conference with a view of forming new |
party, said that the date for the meet
ing would be set for February %.
'This call, - he said, twas drawn by
Professor Vincent and his two brothers,
II. and l.. Vincent, all of Winfield, Kas.
the TWO latter beng editors and publish
ers of the Non-Conformist. They were
aided in their work by c. A. Power
OF Indiana and Gen. j. II. Rice
of Kansas. They submitted rough
draft of call, and after making some few
suggestions / asked them for the sigma
ture. 1t ended with the Alliance plat
form adopted at St. Louis, and asked
fraternal organizations in sympathy with
the movement to send delegates to Gin
cinnati. 1t has been extensively signed
by Alliance members and by delegates of
other organizations.
When asked if the call touched upon
other measures of public policy than the
st. Louis platform, Mr.. Davis said
yes 1T lays down four propositions with
to national reforms, viz. l.
nance, transportation land and labor.
further than this the contents of the |
,all are not for public announcement.
As yet the call will not be presented to
he National Alliance for its indorse-
nent as body, but will
70 circulated for signatures in
hirty-six Alliance states-perhaps in all
he states of the Union. There was q,
disposition TO take the call before the3
National Alliance, but l and others dis
outraged it as a step which would
oubtless result in giving the move
nent dlstinctively an Alliance character,
nd we do not wish to so construe il. The IS
invention will undoubtedly be largely1
TENDED, and will result in placing a
residential ticket in the field IN lS9o..si..
.fter securing several hundred sigma i
ures in Kansas we published the call
nd thus started the movement. -
At the afternoon session a resolution
as passed allowing three cents mileage
ach way and per diem of So to all dele 4
ates to the national meeting. a
Frank Murkit of Mississippi, from 4
le special committee appointed TO
'timate the work of the convention, re-
orted that, with no drawback or OBJ
ruction, that the labors of the Alliance
ould be completed by midnight L
A resolution was adopted restricting Gil | G
,eeches to five minutes and allowing no
,legate to speak twice on the same sub | 81
ct.
Vance OF North Carolina offered n res
ution. which was passed, providing for 81
10 appointment of one delegate from
'ch state Alliance to attend the immi-
alton convention at Asheville, n. c..
ecembei IL. No expenses are to be al O,
wed the delegates from the Alliance rs
C,
AT THE AFTERNOON SESSION IL
essrs. Holden, Williams and Rice of P
ansas, representing the Citizens ALI
ice of that state, were introduced by
81. l.. +. Livingstone Of the Georgia
lisnce, and all three made addresses,
lich in the main follow the same senti- .
ent of thought and argument. They
Id that their organizations were
eply interested in the success of the 81
rmers movement. Both bodies were
actically working on the same line. A
d in the same direction. They saw no
asoD why the merchants, traders, ~
uggists, etc.. should not unite in pro- ~
'tiug this movement, and they asked W
: a committee of conference to arrange f.
: closer relations between the Citizens Gi
lance and National Alliance. The W,
luest was granted and committee ap- sh
nted. m
Messrs. Gallagher and Carsey, from du
} New York Worklngmeu Reform NJ,
agne and Autobiography League re- til
'ctively, both addressed the conven- be