The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1890-12-18
vent the filing of charges against Ma.

vent the filing of charges against Ma.
cune.
This Investigating committee will
consist of twenty-seven or twenty
eight members, and as soon as the del.
egations select their men it will hold a
meeting, probably within a very few
hours.
An effort Is being made to have the
investigation conducted In rublic ses-
sions of the committee.
Delegate Hind, of Florida, offered a
resolution denOuncing the recent raise
in freight rates on Florida oranges TO
Eastern points, both by railroad and by
steamship lines. The resolution al
leges that this advance will take $780,
OOO from the pockets of Florida orange
growers, and that it is fresh evidence
or the greed and SeliiShness of capital
lists and corporations. 1t closes with
an appeal for the reiteration of the
National Alliance demand, "that
means Of communication and trans
portation shall be owned by, and oper-
ated in the interest Of the people, as is
the United States postal system"
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
OCALA, Fla, Dec. 4.-The National
Alliance met at 1890 this morning.
The early part Of the session was de-
voted chiefly to discussion Of inside
topics, and at II: 80 a. Gallagher, a fra
ternal delegate from the Worllingmen's
Reform League of New York City, and
w. ~. A. Carsey of New York, from
the American Anti Monopoly League,
were invited to address the conVen-
tion. Each spoke for half an hour or
more, their remarks being principally
directed in favor Of 4 closer bond be-
tween all national organizations Of the
same character, but against consOlida-
tions. Both advised The National AL
lance to stand by It's st. Louis plat
form and to take the lead in any
national political movement which
might grow out of it, and said that
other organizations would follow.
j. II. Rice and John Davis Of Kansas,
in connection with one or two Others
in sympathy with recent political
movements in that State, among them
delegate Vincent, are at work upon a
new party, the date being fixed as
February II, 1891, and the place Gin
cinnati.
The call will invite delegates from
the National Farmers Alliance and all
other national organizations in SYM
pathy with it or which endorse the st.
Louis platform, as well as the editors
OF the "refOrm press" throughout the
country, to take part in the convention.
The new party TO be formed would
doubtless work on the same lines as
the Peoples Party in Kansas; that is
renounce all atliliation with other po-
lltical parties and place Il national
ticket of its own in the field. This
call, when completed. will probably bt
presented to the National Alliance fol
l IL Il >c 4
men in the movement are not con
vinced that this course will be wise o.
| polite. " sIuTIop
Jno. J.. h5ihsuEs Esnf' Jacksonville, Fla
is here. When Powderly arrives thi
will make four members of the Ma
| tional Executive Board of the Suprem
Council of the knights of Labor pres
ent in the city, being all of that com
| mittee except one (DevIin of Michigan,
and this fact is thought to be fraugh,
with deep significance, aprOpoS of the
third party movement.
There is said to be strong feeling
among the National Alliance men here
in favor Of a general consolidation OF
all similar national bodies. 1t is al
legged that they have offered in event
OF such consolidation to move all ma
tional political nominations to organ.
lS, however, a conservative element
which may hold the more radical mem.
berS in check.
FOURTH DAY PROCEEDINGS.
OCALA, Fla, Dec. 5.-Ciover, one OF
the Kansas delegates, introduced and
had passed at yesterdays National Ali
ance meeting Il resolution reciting that
the United States census returns with
respect to farm mortgages was grossly
incorrect and calling upon all the conn.
ty and sub-alliances in all the States of
the Union to take immediate steps to-
ward securing accurate statistics from
the County records and make prompt
reports thereon.
II. r.. Carksadeon of West Virginia
offered the follawing resolution: That
we, the National Farmers Alliance of
America, believing that obedience to
and veneration for the laws of God is a
conserving and saving force of the hu.
man government, we do hereby respect
fully request that the directors of the
great national fair Of 1892 do not desc
crate the American Sabbath by keeping
Opon the gates of the same on the Lords
day. The resolution provoked no serious
opposition and was passed unanimous,
ly.
NdIlOlldl HcCTcldTy turner submitted
his annual report last night, but it is in
complete, owing to the constant payment
of suD-alliance dues during this session
During the past year 1,O69 new charters
were issued to sub alliances, as follows
West Virginia 252, Colorado 1872, Indi
ana 1872, Michigan 106, Virginia IS, Hi
nOis 81, South Carolina S3, Ohio 81, Penn
sylvania 50, New Jersey 20, Minnesota 5
Iowa 3, Oregon 1, Oklahoma 1. STATE
charters have been issued to the follow
ing States: Indiana, Illinois, Colorado
Michigan, West Virginia, Oklahom;
and North Dokota.
The feeling over the passage of TIN
anti-electlon bill resolution Of Wednes
day was high and there is a strong pres
sure being made for the introduction o
a resolution to expunge it from the re
cords of the Alliance.
At the afternoon session of the Ma
tional Alliance Chairman Mcdowell
presented the report of the committe,
appointed to investigate the charges ant
insinuatiOns affecting the official con
duct of Messrs. Polk, Livingston ant
Macune. The committee finds:
al