The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-12-08
And Of Other Organizations
Commune Harmoniously
Together.
Surprising Growth of the Farmers
Alliance as Reported by Sec-
retary Turner.
The Third Party Movement Gaining
Ground Rapidly--For Ulti-
matSUnion.

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 reports thereon.
National Secretary Turner submitted his
annual report. During the past year I.0es
new charters were issued 20 sub alliances as
follows: West Virginia. esq; Colorado, 1885,
Indiana, 1872; Michigan, I0s; Virginia, e5;
Illinois, So; South Carolina, s3; Ohio. 61
Pennsylvania, SO; New Jersey, 20; Minne-
sofa, 8; Iowa, 8; Oregon, d Oklahoma. 4.
State charters were issued to the following
states: Indiana, Illinois. Colorado. Michi-
gan, West Virginia. Oklahoma and North
Dakota.
Some questions having been raised as co
the unanimous endorsement OF the NJ. Louis
platform by the National alliance last year.
Livingston, of Georgia, moved It's adoption
by the present body. Some debate followed
but the motion was adopted with an amend-
ment 40 as TO demand the government con-
troll OF railroads and telegraph lines, and IL
this shall not result in relief to the masses
and in checking or curing the existing
evils, the government shall become the acts.
uai owners of such lines. This platform
does not include the sub-treasury bill.
The Third Party Call.
The following Is the cell for the third
party conference, signed by zen. Rice and
John Davis. of Kansas. and about'Seventy-
Eve other alliance men:
WHEREAS, In unity there Is strength;
therefore II h desirable that there should
be a union of all the variously named in
dustrial organizations that stand on COM
mon grounds. To this end the individuals.
from various states, whose names are hereto
signed, make this call for q national COM
ference, 10 be composed OF delegates from
the following organizations. namely: The
Farmers alliance, the Farmers Mutual
Benefit association, the Citizens alliance.
the knights of Labor and all other indus
trial organizations that support the princi-
pies OF the st. Louis agreement as Iases
each state organization 10 send one delegate
from each congressional district and two
from each state nc large. and each district
organization 10 send not less than three
delegates and each county delegation not
less than one delegate, 10 be chosen
according co the customs OF each
respective organization during the
month OF January, 1891; also the
editor of each newspaper is hereby invited
as delegate that has advocated the prln-
cipses of the st. Louis agreement and sup
ported the alliance candidates nominated
in 1890, the DELEGATES 20 meet In Cincinnati
on Monday, the ssd OF February, 1891, for the
purpose of forming a national union party.
based upon the fundamental ideas OF
finance, transportation, labor and land, In
the furtherance of work already begun by
those organizations, and preparatory for a
united struggle for country and home I'm the
great political conflict now pending that
must decide who In this country Is sover-
eign--the citizen or the dollar"
An additional amendment was adopted
that every alliance lecturer, state and ma
tional. and all newspaper organs OF the al
lance shall support the platform or suffer
suspension from the order; that no candla-
date for any national political ONCE shall
be supported by the alliance unless he in
dorses the platform. and any sub alliance
not complying with these restrictions may
be suspended at the pleasure OF the presi
dent. The whole platform az thus amended,
was adopted unanimously upon call Of the
roll by states.
For Ultimate Union.
Col Livingston, of Georgia, from the COM
mittee ON organization, made a report
90 furnish basis for ultimate union
between the National Farmers and the In
dustrial union and Farmers Mutual Benefit
association. Under this plan the benefit
association Is 90 stu maintain les separate
organization, but will be entitled 10 repre-
sentatlon in the National allience council
The executive committee OF each organisa-
tion 10 meet hereafter and arrange the de-
tails of the union. The report was adopted.
Executive Committee Report.
DR. Macune, chairman OF the national ex-
ecutiye committee, submitted hts annual
report. IL referred at length u the sub
treasury BIN drawn and presented 20 con-
gress. The committees mission In this re-
spect IL virtually ended because the alli-
| ance had elected several congressman who
would look after pushing the bill. through
the national legislature. In short time,
he said. congress will pass this bill If not
willingly. then by compromise. The report
recommended the reduction Of salary Of ali
| national alliance officers and the removal
| from Washington of the presidents ONCE.
ioasmuch as the retention OF it there en-
tails an expense not commensurate with It's
usefulness. At the conclusion OF the report
DIR. Macnne addressed the convention
upon the policy Of the alliance. especially
with reference to its position upon icading
1 public measures and the attitude toward
democrats and republicans In future politi-
cal contests.
Other Business.
The annual election of officers was held
yesterday afternoon. President Polk and
vice-P President Cover, OF Kansas. wera nnan-
imously reelected. ,, n. Turner. Of Georgia
was elected secretary, and J. 3. willetss. ol
Kansas. national lecturer.
Early in the day the convention had or.
dered the sending OF telegram 20 Director.
General Davis, Of the worlds fair at Ohl'
cago. skinglco-operatton with the nationa
alliance Ia securing fitting exhibits b
\ American agricultural products at the ~
position. Yesterday afternoon reply MA
heard from the dtrectoF-R general. asking 10
appointments ~ committee for that pur
pose The committee was appointeds .
was also one % msmorallze congress for ia
suppression Of lotteries.