The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1890-12-12
The national Farmers, Alliance.

0cALA, Fla, Dec. 6.-The National
alliance passed resolution yesterday
reciting that the United States census
returns with respect to farm mortgages
were grossly incorrect and calling upon
all county and sub-alliances in all
states to take immediate steps toward
securing accurate statistics from the
county records and to make prompt re-.
ports thereon. National Secretary
Turner submitted his annual report
During the past year 1,O69 new charters
were issued to sub-alliances as follows:
West Virginia, 292; Colorado, 152; In.
diana, 1872; Michigan, log; Virginia, 95;
Illinois, 81; South Carolina, SO, Ohio,
81; Pennsylvania, 50; New Jersey, 90;
Minnesota, 5; Iowa, S; Oregon, i; Okla
homa, /. State charters were issued to
the following states: Indiana, Illinois,
Colorado, Michigan, West Virginia,
Oklahoma and North Dakota.
The following Is the call for the third
party conference. signed by General
Rice and John Davis. of Kansas, and
about seventy-fye other alliance men.
Whereas, in unity there is strength;
therefore, it is desirable that there
should be a union of all the variously
named industrial organizations that
stand on common grounds. To this end
the individuals from various states,
whose names are hereto signed, make
this call for national conference, to be
composed of delegates from the follow
ing organizations, namely: The Farm
ers' alliance, the Farmers Mutual Bon
eft association, the Citizens alliance,
the Knights of Labor, and all other in
dustrial organizations that support the
principles OF the ST. Louis agreement OF
1890; each state organization to
send one delegate from each congress
sional district aud two from each
state at large, and each district organi-
zation to send not less than three dele
gates and each county delegation not
less than one delegate, to be chosen
according TO the customs of each re-
spectiye organization, during the month
of January, 1891; also the editor, OF
each newspaper is hereby invited as a
delegate that has advocated the princi-
pies Of the st. Louis agreement and
supported the alliance candidates nomi-
mated in 1890, the delegates to meet in
Cincinnati on Monday, the 23d OF Feb
ruary, 1891, for the purpose Of forming
a national union party based upon the
fundamental ideas OF finance. transport t.
alton, labor and land, in the further
ance of work already begun by those
organizations and preparatory for a
united struggle for country and home
in the great political conflict now pend.
ing, that must decide who in this coun.
try is sovereign-the citizen or the
dollar"
pThe annual election OF officers was
held in the afternoon. President Polk
and Nice-President Glover, OF Kansas,
were unanimously reelected. j. HI.
Turner, of Georgia, was elected secre.
.tary, and J. s. Willetts, OF Kansas, ma.
tional lecturer.
Early in the day the convention had
ordered the sending of telegram tc
Director General Davis, of tho world'e
fair at Chicago. asking corporation
with the national alliance in securing
fitting exhibits of American agricultural
products at the exposition. In the after.
noon a reply was heard from the direc
tor-general, asking the appointment OF
committee for that purpose. The com.
mittee was appointed; as was also one
to memorialize congress for the sunpres
sion of lotteries.
T. v. Powderly and A. w. Wright
members OF the executive board OF the
+ Knights OF Labor. arrived here yester
day afternoon At a public meeting
last night they spoke Powderly, In
his address, said it was time for ths
lawyers 70 stand nsido and giyo The