The sun., 1890-10-12
THE ALLIANCE DOWN SOUTH.
STRONG. nor NO LONGER THREATEN-
INC THE DEHOCRATIC PhRIr
Uultea Fsr Other Rsas Thaa the DIsrup.
slon ot the solid Routh,

uon ot the solid Eouth.
new ORLEANS, Oct. 1.-THE Farmers Alu.
ance has Jared badly in politics in LoUlslana
this tell Notwithstanding Its great strength
and influence. A couple Of months Ago Il
ooked as though Il would secure at least half
the Louislana delegates in Congress, that It
would dictate the nominations, placing tn tho
field its own candidates, or compelling the
nominees Of the Democratic PARTY to accept
tho Sub-Treasury bill. All tho Congressional
minations have now been made and louisi.
ana will not return Il single CcnRrc ssman in
favor OF the Farmers ret ensure.
In August the Farmers Alliance met In cone
vention In Baton Rouge to dccide uron tho
part II would take in politics. Ihy convention
showed the organization TO ie very strong,
particularly in the Fourth, Fiith. aud sixth
districts OF tho state. where u uroDaby has
enrolled majority OF the white voters At ths
same time that the white Farmers Alliance
met in Baton Rouge. the colnrol Farmers
Alliance met in Alexandria. The two urgani-
cations exchanged congratulations, and tho
negroes adopted resolutions expressing their
willingness to be led by their white brethren.
The Baton Rouge convention decided that IL
would be inadvisable to organize new polit-
CO party, but that 1t was best that tho farmers
should act " thin tho Demo ratio party, and, as
in Georgia, capture its organization and adopt
the Alliance platform. A. the farmers ptobA-
bly, contrbUtrd a majority Of the Democrats
in half the districts, their plan seemed prac-
somehow ii did not work in Louisapa as il
had done in Georgia. Lhe iarmers Io, , had aftual
bcrs from the Fourth Fif'h and Sixth dis
They were ihreatencd with defeat Il they
their Independence. In the Fourth district.
Mr.. Blanchard was waited on 10 express his
e the aU the
met. he was nominated from his personal
popularity and following while very renark. s:
TO vote for bill somewhat Ike the Sub Treas
ury bill. If measure similar to that could 20
framed which in his opinion would be consti-
In, the Fifth DISTRICT it was the same; in the
Farmers lance Convention, and had no
trouble in adopting resolutions IN favor Of tho
tSs Hon asF
The sitting member fr1m tb6 hss dss
was to carry the conventions and adopt its
resolutions and then to nominate men op.
sey Of Tho farmefs eSsy wero Very much dssa
iied with these barren yictories, and IN
they should control the Democratic party.
Several Of the Alliances determined not to ac-
eS' eTs conyentions t ] - we're ere called to Consider the
situation and decided upon the adyisibilisy OF
placing Independent candidates IN the nelQ.
In the Fifth district q. majority Of the farmers
decided that 1t would be unWtse to nomi nate
pm Independent candidate The district has
large negro majority. and rs the Republicans
have nominated negro for G9ngress II would
the election OF the negro:
In the Fourth district. however In which the
Hon. H. ". Blanchard is the DEMOCRATIC nomi-
nee; the Farmers C9nventi9p at Natchitoches
decided to bolt, and placed I. j. Genee, state
Lecturer of the Alliance, in nomination as an
independent candidate. This created the
greatest stir in the Alliance camp. Nearly half
the delegates to the Convention walked out.
Treasury bill, but they were not yet prepared
to antaRoniZe the Democratic party. ma
jority remained, however. and determined to
support Genee on an Alliance platform. The
there is no Republican candidate IN the dis.
trict and Genee would have probably received
majority OF the negro votes
after few days dsiberstSn Mr. Genes deSid.
cd not to run. This action was regarded az
very strange. as he was strong advocate OF
the farmers putting up independent candidates
Presdent oTR The Alliance anS moss
OF the leading men in 1t opposed the bolt, and
pointed out that it would bring ruin to
The organizaio3 All Its ,dno5 members ,1.+ are
Wss 1h.ns aR6 the u their partS
feelings might cause them to desert tho
order. Mr.. Genee. therefore. came down. and
the Farmers Alliance as q consequence finds
itself without candidate for Congress IN the
districts: and it's members are compelled to
vote for men who repudate a measure lth0
sub Treasury scheme which the Alliance Con:
al IN It's %
bership. the Alliance has done very poorly in
Its first political campaign.