Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-12-07
FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Proceedings OF Yesterdays Convention
OF the National Alliance.
Dissatisfaction Over the Action Taken against
Macune and 0.hsrs-A Charge
Against ingalls,.

OCALA, FLA, Dec. 6.-The Alliance
met at $3.50 o'clock this morning. 4
resolution was offered by Mr.. Buchanan
! of Tennessee to amend the Ocala plat
form adopted Yesterday so that the presi-
| dent of the National Alliance shall not
| have power to suspend any editor of the
/ Alliance organ who shall advocate any
| policy or any measure in violation of said
! platform. The amendment was discussed
| at length and referred to the committee
An amendment to the constitution was
| offered by Buchanan, which provides
that it shall not be necessary for an AL
| lance editor to get official sanction of the
President before publishing a state
county or SURVEILLANCE organ.
Much dissatisfaction is expressed ct the
report OF tire committee on inv estlgation
OF the charges against Messrs. Polk, Mo-
Cune aud Livingston presented yester-
day. 1t is learned this morni ing that
President Hall of the Missouri Alliance,
who was member of that committee =,
pronounced against its finding, and that
! his protest was attached to the report as
! president and adopted. There are rumors
! that Bal, ami those of like views will
| have the matter brought up again to-day
for discussion, hoping to have the in
vestigution reopened but this Is not likely
10 occur, rs the committee claims to
have thoroughly sifted every thing to the
bottom.
While the election of officers yesterday
gives general satisfaction, there is strong
indication of dissatisfaction with the re-
suit. This feeling is liable to lead to
some Alliance political complications
Every body is looking for final adjourn
ment sometime before midnight, but
there is great deal Of unfinished BUSH
ness still before the convention.
On Tuesday morning next the Alliance
visitors will start on n tour of the state,
stopping Mt various towns, going down
the Indian river and up again and
touching St. Augustine and Jackson
vile. At the latter city grand ban
quet Will be held at the sub tropical
building on the night OF Saturday, De-
cember -. Already PAT persons have
had tickets issued to them and the num-
her will be increased to nearly 800.
at the forenoon session complaint was
made by Col. Livingston of Georgia that
government statistioians relied too much
upon information furnished by uuin-
formed congressman.
The committee on agricultural statis-
tics reported, proposing that commit
tee of five Alliance congressman make
arrangements TO secure statistics so that
people will net be dependent Gu reports
from the government statisticiau. They
are to cooperate with the Alliance crop
statistician in his labors.
Frank Burkett of Mississippi moved
that O roster be furnished OF all sub Al
lance secretaries, who shall send 10
each Alliance all Information in their
possession bearing on statistics.
Turner of Georgia protested against
such roster being furnished, Us 1t gave
one man too much power. He said such
roster could be used 10 destroy the order
by politicians or schemers. That if he, as
national secretary. had had roster IN his
possession and had been willing he could
have sold it for $1,000 during the recent
political campaigns throughout the
country. Politicians. he said, use 1t 10
disseminate their corrupting literature.
In reply Burket of Mississippi, SAID
he did not believe that the Alliance sec
retaries were so corruptible or would be
so disloyal to Alliance principles as to
thus conspire with politicians.
Col. Livingston OF Georgia, supported
Secretary Turner in his argument, and
while speaking at some length on the
subject, was interrupted By Delegate II.
II. Harvey of Florida, on the point of
order that Col. Livingston consumed too
much time of the convention in talking.
Livingston replied that when he run
things he run them in shape; that there
was some system and order prevalent,
aud that some business wss done, but
that when Harvey had anything to do
with affairs there was only disorder,
anarchy and confusion.
INGALLS, OFFER.
Turner got the floor again aad said
during the Kansas campaign Senator
ingalls, had offered $4,000 for the roster
of Kansas secretaries alone, the infer
ence being that such roster would greatly
increase in value as the Alliance ex-
tended into other states.
INGALLS, DENIAL.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Senator In
gals says that Turner'S statement, men,
toned In the Ocala dispatch, is without
foundation.
POwDERLY ADDRESSES THE ALLIANCE.
OcALA, FLA, Dec. 6.-Powderly ad-
dressed the Alliance delegates ut the ex-
position hall this afternoon. He advo-