Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-04
fHE ALLIANCE.
4 sENsATloN At YESTERDAY MORN
INc's SESSION or THE BODY.
Tho Insinuailons Teaching the Georgia
Senatorial Contest Denounoed--An In
vc,tigation Asked For and Granted
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strange misunderstanding, the Press
Committee Of the National Farmers
Alliance announced last night was not
'ho Press Committee az all. The mem
hers Of the Frnternal Relations Com
nitteo were notified that they were tho
l'ress Committee and as such they have
served till noon to-day, when the error
in notification was discovered. The
Press Committee is now made up as fol-
lows: states OF Alabama (chairman).
.icDowell Of Tennessee, Garry Of lndi-
rna, Langley OF Arkansas. and Crum OF
Illinois
EVERY COURTESY TO THE PRESS.
Colonel Livingstone, Of Georgia, who
ies up 20 this time acted as the mouth
piece of the committee, has ex-
tended every courtesy 10 the press,
ild the newspaper representatives here,
about thirty IN number, said good-by 10
linn tins afternoon with regret At tho
morning session Of the convention the
Committee on Credentials made the final
report but this does not affect the pr
fo1a.i Of tho body except in one or two
instances, whore the representation from
States was cut down owing to decrease
"a the mombcrship on account OF non
payment Of dues.
ORDER or business.
The following order OF business was
tlopted Calling Of the roll reading Of
minutes reports; unfinished business ;
new business reports Of officers,
Tho reports OF the national secretary,
treasurer, and Executive Board were not
admitted at the morning session as
promised.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Tho following standing committees
were provided for, but the appointments
were not made 40 the morning session !:
Ou auditing ON Legislative demands, on
printing. on secret work, on the lnstltu-
ton of iraternal relations and consolida-
tiu with other orders, on finance, on
laldoI interests. on transportation, ON
mloage and per diem, on the monetary
system, and on the good OF the order.
rRor0suD CHANGES in THE CONSTITUTION.
Ec.olutous were offered providing for
chruras IN the constitution as TO ehW-
Iiuy Oh membership IN the order for
the election of legislative council as re-
commended IN the Presidents annual
address. md for rOdcduiug the franchise
toos tomakcthc convention strictlyrcD-
Jcseumtiye body. The eligibility resOlu-
ton lers 90 mechanics and laborers in
cities. about whose eligibility there Is
come doubt 90 present.
THE GEORGIA sENATORAL CONTEST.
Tie sensation Of the morning session
vls whom President Livingstone, of the
Georgia Alliance. arose 10 a question Of
privilege and sand that in consequence
ri certain rumors and reports growing
out Of especial letters published IN GER
tIin newspapers before the assembling
of this convention insinuations had been
uaIo that corrupt and improper
methods had been employed in the ro-
cent senatorial contest IN GeOrgia.
These iusinuations had been aimed at
Hiaeune and himself, and President
Folks rame had been connected with
Them also.
COMMITTEE OF INVESTIGATION DEMANDED,
He made a speech an hour long, IN
which ho denounced these minors and
destinations as UNANIMOUSLY false and he
demanded the appointment OF % fair and
impartial committee TO thoroughly IN
,eshgate them. The assertion, ne said,
Ili been made in these specials that the
.tutouW Economist and some other
state Alliance organs had been or are
being conducted 10y Wall street capital,
which assertions Colonel Livingstone
also denied most cmphatically. Tho
specials referred to are those mentioned
i4 Tuesdays dispatches as having ap-
pearci IN 81. Louis newspaper.
TIE PRESIDENT on THE SUBJECT.
Precedent Polk then took the floor,
rpl addressing himself to the subject,
lIl tat as far as he was concerned per
rmly he cared little for ISLANDERS Of
that Sind but there were certain reasons
why the National Alliance should make a
thorough investigation Of the subject,
and hc therefore urged the appointment
Of committee for this purpose.
DR. NAcUNE SPEAKS.
Ho was followed 10y DR.. G. w. Ma
rnue oi the National Economist, who
Joined LIVINGSTONE and Polk in their de-
mlnjs .0r sitting this matter TO the bot
tlm iu the interest Of future harmony in
tleaiance. lie characterized the ru-
mon ul IusuuatiOns as false IN every
particular
s. delegate who WAS supposed TO be
friendly % the three men connected with
the charges then moved that committee
of investigation TO consist of seven mem
hefs bee appointed, but a loud murmur
Of dissatisfaction from the body OF dele
gates showed plainly that tins was dlsap-
proved as being too small.
a COMMITTEE TO DE APPOINTED.
II was finally decided that a commit
see Of investigation should be appointed
and TINT il should consist Of one mem
Ter from each State delegation in the
convention. TO be selected 10y the dele
cation itself.
THE INVESTIGATION TO BE THOROUGH.
All the speakers demanded that the in
vestigation should bo thorough and
searching, and that il should make no
attempt to suppress facts or to present a
"whiteWashod report. Before the dis
cussion had ended an opportunity was
had for presenting formal charges cover
ing tho institutions contained in the
newspaper article referred to, but 40
delegate took advantage OF it.
FORMAL CHARGES EXPECTED AGAINST MA
CUNE.
II IS said. however. that this action
asked for by Livingstone, Polk, and
Macune will not prevent the filing OF
charges against Macune as outlined in
tuesdays dispatches. This investiga-
ting committee will consist Of twenty
seven or twenty-eight members, and as
soon as the delegations select their men
il will hold meeting, probably within
very few hours. An effort is beng
made to have the investigation conducted
IA public sessions OF the committee.
man RATES on FLORIDA ORANGES
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