Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-06-12
NATIONAL FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Voting Strength of Nearly Two and q
Half fIi''ions-sentimert in the
Various States.
New York Herald, June 8.

y,-r,'Ie RE recent convention at C1ncln-
~; Ohio. which provided for the 1tPeo-
Los party, was not 'ofiicial!y' meeting
y; he National Farmers Alliance and In
h.-.Tial union, that organization was prac-
LII in control there 'uuofficially,'' and
1l -. IS little question in the minds of the
IL, 81 the order that the joint meet
sa.a,-rr Of the National Farmers ALI
". and industrial union, the National
su,oraJ farmers Alliance, the Northwest
Alliance the Farmers mutual benefit
7',,...-ian the Citizens Alliance and the
,s-;rl,.s Of Labor, which is TO be held in
i.,..,,..t.Dgton. February %, 1892, will finish
..-zgol.i. begun at Cincinnati and formally
-r..a the new party
Win the practical certainty that presi-
s.,+.a nominations will be made by this
- In so ii becomes matter of legiti-
~ n.,o.i. interest TO find out just what
- The. movement viii have behind II and
Trend Of sentiment among the rank and
a,frae Alliance throughout the country.
W,,U This end in view, / requested the
10 presidents and secretaries of the
;'',:.ral Farmers Alliance and Industrial
- =. answer for the Herald questions
-,ar.rq these points:
,ra, present strength Of the Alliance.
% H.. Growth Of the order since the
hin. "a Ocala last December.
r.f General trend Of sentiment in the
..f!! 10 ftg.ilt 10 me NOMINATION Ol
s4....Guut dates for the presidency
...-tl.aeiGcncy in 1892.
the probable proportion of the men,
..-..ru ..eald support such nominations
,,r. fl. &C.. be made
~. these. questions more or less compre-
;---.... .s.-lgtrs were received from nine
..sr .-.f.-. and obey are given herewith.
-U-TIyI0N- or TIE PRESS.
1...r.. is d ,yalI defined suspicion in the
MUD r many good Alliance men that the
Cant. ..--, press is against them and IS
.-r.r.aaiuu OF the gold bug" and hence
..u.,S hem declined 10 give any infOr-
MOTTO about he matter.
Iru.. official sources, however I am
,7,.ru supply this deficiency. IN Colorado
~, Strength OF the order is now about
.sa .ra.-aad members, nearly all of them
i.y.4E come in since the Ocala convention.
fII, lfpraia there are 20. OG0 Alliance men,
n waom 5000 are new members. Georgia
rs about eighty thousand on the rolls.
il.s State is thoroughly organized, and the
q-avtl is therefore slight. Iowa has add
ri 10000 members TO the 5000 who were in
,ae.rsrr in December last. Kansas pays
F.s .r 30 900 men and women. Ken
tI,. has nearly orc hundred thousand.
Missouri about ninety thousand, Maryland
,rar six 10 eight thousand (mOStiy in the
'7.lc,.r shore countless, Mississippi 10000,
ltru.t. tHl. lHNl anu illt'tt dIf sllpuI SiAlN
,5r.s.s5 10 line territories.
woHKING IL NEW FIELDS.
Ties. ar. all the states which have per-
fatad state organizations. Work is being
-.-.r-r=.1 pushed in Oregon, which now
Az, 100 ,uU-alliautcs with about 1900 mem
raIz. New Jersey, with 20 sub balances and
.awm,mJcrs Wyoming, Idaho. Minnesota,
Washington and Wisconsin. The national
oh.a- >a, that in the February convention
I
49, be represented Work has not begun
,.lr.y in these latter states, bat they will
Uea'trGdcd TO before long.
The total strength of the Alliance then IS
about 20 $50: but from this number must
5slaEen about twenty per cent, represent
IN tA. women and minors This would
.ea5u the voting strength Of the order al
about l.UiG 900.
IN addition 10 the National Farmers AL
aaur. and Industrial Union there are ac-
rnrlwr 10 Colonel r. NJ. Humphrey, 800,
~ voters iu the Colored Farmers Alliance
Almost wholly in the Southern States. Then
here D., the Northwestern Alliance, with
its strength IN Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa
-ud " ,,unsin, with about 10000 mem
lr..r.g Farmers Mutual Benefit ASSo-
riatiun strong in Illinois, Indiana and Ohio,
with 10000 members; the Patrons OF Hus-
J4uJrr with about 200, coo members; the
Knicnys of Labor. with 100000 members,
ant The Citizens Alliance, the mem berShIp
(which IS predetermined.
VOTERS BY TIE MILLION.
Making q reduction Of twenty per cent in
these organizations for non-voters and 10
rncsJrrugrh of the Alliance must be added
i.lto 0oO voters, making the total voting
strength OF the combination 2iTi, 900
juryug4Ur.t he country.
IL Is questionable, however, if this
strength can be held. The SU0.WG0 negroes
IT unreliable and the grangers or patrons
Of Daudry are not inclined TO the third
part. .3ra strongly.
Jog tine West the feeling for independent
s,r.uu IS strong, and the people from that
scr,tun are determined at all hazards to put
> .art in The field next year, no matter
what the southern wing does.
TELLING IN rue SOUTH.
The feeling in the South is, perhaps. as
c.e-, expressed in the following editorial
.gum the Southern Alliance Farmer, the
organ Of the state Alliance. 1t says:
"larhc Cincinnati convention the South
"rn Alliance men dill all and everything in
Sheer power 10 prevent or postpone tne
organization of 4 new political partT. This
4rt..G ei..S the lie 10 the statements OF
yui.s.n papers that the Alliance leaders
are irving to wreck the Democratic party
llCnl,r 10 further their own ends. Now,
had these Southern officers given the least
'guarrnauce to the new movement. Won
go.a Today see the third party fairly
launched an The political sea. As ii IS final
AND ,.rfl Id. action has been postponed until
February. lss2. so that the Democratic
.u,sr,-s may have q far opportunity 10
SOW rs interests in the welfare of the
uCyma
This action was rient and proper. The
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