New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-06
THE TALK OLA THIRD PARTY.
CALL FOR A NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN
FEBRUARY.
DIR. MACUNE THINKS THE SOUTHERN FARMERS
ARE NOT PREPARED TO JOIN THE MOVE
MENT-THE o RE ALLIANCE DE

ny 10 ~ 'A'D nv t"A' w. I.,
between the National Farmers Alliance and lhousuii
Union and the Farmers Mutual Benefit Assocld"o"'
which has an organization with a large .P
In the Western States. Under this pOPosi''" V
Mutual Benefit Association is still 70 "'uV" ~
separate organization, but to be entitled u IVp"O
tation in the National Alliance Council NV ~ ~.
tive committee of each organization Is 10 hocU he'o
after and arrange the details Of THIS unio" io 10
port was adopted without dissent =" ''""" meg
mean the absolute consolidation OF these TWO orsanlAd-
tons in the near future.
Colonel Livingston also offered a resolution pro
yiding for the abortion Of the St Louis Alliance
platform of 1889, inasmuch as there has been a question
raised as to the unanimous Endorsement oi inc demand
therein contained by all state delegations one year ago.
Mr. Iivincston's idea was to call out any objections
which might exist as TO the absolutely unanimous In
sorsement. An amendment was offered by Mr.. LouckS,
30 North Dakota. providing for the ownership of all
railroad and telegraph lines by the National Govern
ment. Mr.. Livingston opposed this, and offered
as a compromise a resolution providing that
the liberty to control and operate all such
lines shall be vested in the Government and.
u. after a fair trial of this system. it is found that
Il does not afford the relief demanded, or effect reforms
In the management Of them, the Governments owner
ship shall be complete. This was adopted after some
discussion.
Mr.. Wade, of Tennesses, offered an additional amend.
ment. that every Alliance lecture. State and National and
all newspaper organizations Of the Alliance shall sup
port the II. Louis and Ocala platforms or suffer sus-
pension from the order; and, further. that no candr
date for any National political Office shall be supported
by the Alliance members unless he indorses this plat
form. and any sub-Alliance not complying with these
restrictions may he suspended at the pleasure OF the
president. This was also adopted. and the whole
platform as amended was adopted UNANIMOUSLY upon
a call Of the roll by states.
DR.. c. W. Macune. chairman of the National
Executive Committee. submitted his annual report OF
the work accomplished by that body during the pas,
year. 1t referred Of length to the work Of the com
mittee In having the Sub Treasury bill drawn and
presented to Congress. The chairman said that the
committees mission in this particular was virtually
ended. because the Alliance had elected forty Congress
men, who would look after pushing the bill through
the National Legislature. The report a
reduction Of the salaries Of all National Alliance officers
and the removal from Washington Of the National
Alliance presidents Office.
Al the close of the reading Of the report, DR.. Macune
addressed the convention upor the policy Of the
Alliance. and especially with reference 10 its position
upon leading public measures and It's attitude
toua ard the Democratic and Republican parties in the
future political contests.
After adjournment Of the forenoon meeting DR..
Macune gave the Associated Press representative
the following rport of his uttcrances upon
third party questions: 81 told the delegates
that the people in the Southern states were
not prepared TO embark in the third party
movement that they had not elected delegates to TINS
convention that the people Of some western ana
Northwestern states had already embarked In the
movement and considered that the prosperity OF the
order demanded some action Of that kind 10 sustain
them in their efforts. In this emergency there was a
great necessity for conservatism and caution. We
sbr,,a n, toryet that W wore renresentinc The
49, - o,d "a, OWN ou-, 1iLes and disukcs
duuunaoa a.. onrn-,uis. ,bat vrop,d army ont
the end sought 10 be achieved by the West and North
IL IT met the appreciation of the South, that a con
ventlon be called 10 meet 10 feOrudls' LOU 'Ha' to
convention be composed OF delegates from AL aSsocld-
tioDs OF producers. and at the next annual session OF
the Supreme Council elect delegates 10 represent this
order in that convention"
The feeling over the MASSAGE of the anti Election
hill raso,,4i,, ~, Wadne.dav q high and there is
strong nressurc neing made for the introduction of a
resolution 10 expunge II from the records of the Al
lance. The third party movement Is gaining ground
rapidly. The Western and Northwestern deIcgaitN
RlceDavls cHu, ana y IS pIenlcleN lhaI lheE WI
een,ahu % tnV r. oT ~ nc me 80 hc in navnnnt
- me debt incnrred bv the latter 10 The western Al
lance men who sat by aud raised no protest agaln,t
third part. project Is the uppcrHn9st toPlC OF u,cu ~
N te notes aHu everywhere j" '' ~ "''0 "
signed by General Rice and John Davis. Kansas, and
DS aoou'eNo.S ~ o"" 80" ~",,o. .hn. ara
Inc inoviaus17 s aIo ,. 49, Cen -" -
be composed Of delegates from the following organizations :
Ths T,rmors, Alliance. the rarmer.' Mutual Benen, A,,o.
In I'M AH.Al'', VI 4 &C. v",as,1o taho, ac
ciaaon' the tIulen7 lnau. .o nns" ,0 %1
all Other industrial ORGANIZATIONS mat SUPPORT 'e p.n.
ciples Of the 81. Louis agreement Of 1889, each state
oroanizs,i.n n send one deloglte from each Congressional
District and two from the state a, large. and each di,tric,
-. 80 49, 80 o,i,,,,os aud
oigah']a"o" u 7"u ~ We "" M
each county oelosauoh h' 'es' ''n o"o 1e't,V 20 20
chosen according 10 the customs Of each respective organ.
Ization during January. 1891. Also, that the editor Of
49,, nsysn.,o, l. h.,etv invited 4 9 a delegate that has
- - -, add
Ao'ocateo ue p'"n'II's " ~. ~ Ho"s a'
supported the Aihahce CANDIDATES. homNh''eu III 1871 INC
delegates % meet in the city o. Cincinnati OHIO, On
Monday, the 23d day Of February, 1891, at = O'Clock T. No.,
Tor the purpose Of forming a Nauon,l Union party based
-, ,ho t,,ssu4,t.i idea. ~, finance TRANSFORMATION
naa a. t,,,ha,.,oo. \, ~. vo,L ,i-.,ay 49,,
@oo ~u anu ia ~ "
by those organizations and preparatory " a unltcd struggle
for country and home in the great political conflict DOW
nendinr. that must decide who in this country is the
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