The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1890-12-12
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1he National Alliance 1sleota ODESSA
Breezy session Over tue E-spsrt 81 In
ssstigAttOn CSaanatttse-
OcALA, Fla, Dee. z.-After { short
time devoted 20 routine business in are
afternoon session OF the National ALI
ance. President McGratn. of the Kan
sas Alliance, moved that the Gnnua1
election OF officers be proceeded with.
and hs placed the name OF Z L Polk
in nomination for president ME. Polk
Was unanimously re-electsd by aeclana-
ton b +. Clover. OF Kansas. for vice
president, was also unanimously chosen
J. H Turner, OF Georgia was unant-
mouslY reelected secretary. For Ma
tionsi lecturer two nominations were
made. J. s Willis, OF Kansas. and Ben
jzmin Terrell. of Tennessee Willis
was elected by vote of IS against 81
Terrell is the present incumbent II.
d Tillman, OF Tennessee, was elected
to the vacancy on the committee on
legislation for 9 term of three years.
and Delegate Cole. of Michigan, was
elected a member of the judiciary com
mittee- The new committee on frater-
nal relations is composed of Talbot, OF
| South Carolina; Loucks, of South Da-
kotai Livingston. OF Georgia; Rogers, of
Florida. and Terrell, of Texas.
A sToRaIx SESSION.
OcALA. Fla, Dec. "a storm broke
OlN AZ AAS NattOual AAALAnCc SATURDAY.
1t was caused by the report of the COM
mittes on investigation of Polk. Ma
| cnne and Livingstone
President Hall OF the Missouri Ali
! ance, got the floor and holding in his
hand q written protest against the re-
port of the committee on investigation
| submitted aad adopted Friday, read
from manuscript his reasons for not
| signing that report He had hardly
read the beginning sentence when Ma
/ cune'S friends through Delegate Wynn,
/ OF Kentucky. objected to Hall stating
his reasons, on the grounds that his
previously formulated objections were
which he had now forfeited his right to
make, by reason of the conventions
| final action on the majority Tor reRular)
report OF the committee.
A cross-hre of objections and demands
| followed. during which there was a deal
OF sharp shooting. and the excitement
arose to the highest pitch.
| Those OF the anti-Macuneites who
managed to make themselves heard
| said that If there was q cat in the bag
they wanted to let it out They de-
manded again and again that Halls re-
| port be read
The reading of the report was de-
manded by large majority.
| As Mr. Hall arose from his seat again
the troubled waters subsided in a most
dignifed manner. and amid deep silence
! he said that he had refused to sign the
report of tho Investigating committee
for the following reasons; First be-
cause it censured President Polk for
writing the Norwood letter-a censuro
which was unjust to Polk fOr various
| reasons; second, because It exonerated
DR.. Macune, although. Macune had actu-
ally and openly admitted before the
committee that he had gone to Georgia
and formed q combination among
Alliance Legislators and orders
in the interest of Pat Calhoun
for United States Senator, because Ma
cune had also admitted that Calhoun
had loaned him (Macune) 50, 600 and
because Macune had further admitted
that he remained sixteen days in
/ Georgia lobbying for Calhoun's cleo
t on; third, because Macune had ad-
| mitted before the committee that he
had for the past year travelled on trans
pcrtatiOn furnished him by the West
| Point Terminal Company. ME Hall
said with reference TO q 'loan" of 81, 0Oo
from Calhoun that Macune admitted
before the committee that he gave as
security therefor an order for 81, 600 on
| the National Alliance treasury. Proof
had also been adduced as to the policy of
| the National Economist and the Georgia
| Alliance farmers in the interests of cor
porations and monopolieS This change
| from the former policy in favor OF the
farming interests had been gradual but
ultimately SO marked as TO have prac-
tically confirmed the suspicious of out
side financial influence at that time.
| Other proofs as to lobbying and several
minor charges had also been presen tod.
The reading OF this document pro-
| duced a profound sensation in the con-
veution hall and in few seconds an
other scene Of wild excitement was be-
ing enacted
Finally, as & sort of compromise,
Colonel Livingstone secured the adop-
ton of motion making the contiHu-
ance of the investigation a special
order.
AS soon as quiet was restored the
convention listened to the report of the
committee to which had been referred
the proposition in President Folks an
nual message, suggesting a Legislative
council to consist of tho pres dents oil
all the State Alliances with the Nation
al president as chairman ex-Ohicio.
The report was in favor of this and was
adopted by the convention
Tho committee on the presidents
message with reference to salaries re.
ported in favor OF making the presi
dents salary So 200, with his travelling
expenses out of which he must pay his
private secretary, and in favor of fixing
his official residence in Washing ton
This report was also adopted
RESTED SUNDAY
OcALA. Fla, Dec s-While tho Ma
tiOnai Alliance delegates rested more
or less yesterday after the lsbors OF tho
past i've days stiii there WAS a larg'
amount of committee work going OF
and several important conferences werS
held
A Surprise to Portugal
LISBON, Dec THE news received
yesterday from CaPetOwn that Portu
guese force had seized Mutasa's kraal a.
Manica, South Africa, and hauled dow