St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-03-08
LAST OF THE ALLIANCE.
With a Generous distribution OF
Taffy the Body Adjourns.

Win GENEROUS DISCFiUutiOH VI
Taffy the Body Adjourns.
The final session of the convention of
the Farmers alliance yesterday fore
noon was entirely devoid of incidents
like those which gave tone to the sew
eral sessions OF Thursday. Blg-hearted
and unseltish Gen. L. Ii. Barrett took
the floor at the opening Of the session
Yesterday, and apologiZed to DR.. Fish
for remarks made in the heat Of battle
on Thursday. DR.. Fish replied in a
neat little speech, and all was again
serene. L. Z. Hodgson, however, de-
cided that he had not been treated
fairly by some of the members, and
made vigorous speech denouncing re-
ports circulated i'll regard to his buSl-
ness ventures. He had been assailed in
all alliance newspaper, and felt that his
work for the alliance deserved kinder
treatment.
a number OF unimpOrtant resolutions
were introduced. sIme adopted and
some rejected. among them being one
bearing on the amount a delegate was
entitled to as expenses i'll attending
these annual conventions. Delegate
Southmayd pointed out the fact that
under the existing rules member
could ride in Pullman and live at the
Ryan aud yet the alliance would have
to pay the bill. The resolution adopted
fixed a delegates expenses at three
cents per mile mileage, and S1.25 per
day. The irrepressible Nardall. of Da-
kota, again came to the front with
resolution indorSlng the produce
subtreasury scheme. This was voted
down, and again it came forward in the
way of a recommendation from the con-
vention to each individual alliance ask
ing consideration of the bill and re-
port direct to the members of con sresS
from this state. This, too, was unsatiS
factory, and finally Wardall was APP
peaSed with the passage of a resolution
directing the secretary to furnish Mr..
Wardall with list of the local alliances
so that he could mail them copy of the
celebrated Vance bill.
The business of the alliance was now
all concluded. although several mem-
berS were still writing resolutions, and
Mr.. Donnelly was called OH for a speech.
He responded by COngratuldting the
members upon the harmonious con-
Vention" the alliance was Just finishing.
He praised Gen. Baker for his work as
chairman of the committee on reSolu-
tons. Taffy was fed the new officers
in inordinate doses. and the delegates
were urged to go home and use
every method to induce every farmer
in the state to join the alliance. He
wanted the next legislature to be nine
tenths farmers and one-tenth lawyers.
The latter were then roasted Il turn.
Chronic, habitual lawyers" said Mr..
Donnefly, ''are more likely to resort to
trick than to strike boldly for what
they believe to be right. Their moral
faculties. too, Secome Ulunted, and often
the criminal lawyer is not much above
the moral standard of the criminal he
defends"
The sage closed his remarks in as Bit
ter strain as he could summon. This
state alliance" he said, ''has got the
strength, the principle and the orga III
cation to carry out the reforms out
Tired in the platform we have adopted,
while on the other side there are few
internal scamps who have been robbing
us for years"
This ended the speech-making. and
shortly after IL o'clock the convention
adjourned without day.