The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-11-19
Stormy Sessions Of the ConVen-
tionS in Indianapolis.
Threatened Split on the Sub Treasury and
Land Loan Propositions.
The ROCbdale Platform Endorsed - Thlr(
Party Advocates ACiVe-Falling-0f
In Membership and Funds.


INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1s.-The longer the
Alliance remains in session the farther
| apart grow the various factions. This ap-
| pears TO be the situation this morning. 1t
seems impossible 10 settle the various or
! ganizstions down to any definite plan Of
action. or to any united policy.
The third party fighters are in earnest.
and every move is with more or less direct
reference to this, the main issue, and split
in the Alliance on the Sub Treasury and
land-loan principles now seems inevitable.
An open meeting of the Alliance this
morning was a complete fzzle and lasted
but q few moments.
sUB-TREAsURY PROTEST.
When the executive session opened the
trouble over the Sub Treasury matter be-
gan. A communication was received from
the Executive Committee of the Anti-Sub-
Treasury Alliance, asking hearing for
protest pr epared by W. Pope Yeamans of
Missouri, under instructions from the st.
Louis convention of last September. The
McCuEe faction opposed any hearing, but
Livingstone of Georgia moved the appoint
ment of committee of five to read the pro-
test and report to the Alliance whether or
not it should be read in open convention.
On this motion, which was finally carried
by two-thiIds vote, a bitter fight was made
by the McCune men, who made the charge
that the Georgia faction had attempted to
asSassinate McCune in Mississippi.
RocHDALE PLATFORM INDoRsED.
McAllisier will leave for Fort Worth,
Texas, tomorrow, and from there will
formulate for the national meeting of the
Anti-Sub-T Treasury Alliance men separate
organization, to be maintained all over the
country.
Before the adjournment of the executive
session significant action was taken which
shows the protest of the anti-Sub- Treasury
people Will receive very little considerati on.
a resolution was adopted, almost unanl-
mOusly, reatfirmlng the adherence of the
Alliance to every plank in the Rochdale
platform.
NIcCune's resolution to reduce representa-
tion one-balf is likely TO pass, and is caus-
ing no end of uneasinesS to the delegates
who come here with a narrow allowance of
funds. 1t developed that the treasury is
nearly empty. aud unless representation Is
reduced there will not be enough money to
pay all the delegates. The Alliance has
been falling off in many States, and the
| State alliances have been unable to furnish
| their quota of assessment to the national
| body.
MINOR IDEAS OPTIONAL.
/ AT the Reform Press Association meeting
! this morning it was decided to permit men,
| bers who gave their adherence to the main
principles of the Alliance to advocate or op-
pose whatsoever minor ideas they please.
The +. NJ. B. A. was in secret session un-
| til o'clock this afternoon on routine busi-
ness.
The State agents this morning adopted
| the Rochdale plan, which contemplates
| cash sales at Alliance stores and division
of profits among the patrons. This is re-
| garded as a black eye for the Union CON-
pany.
PEOPLES PARTY ADVOCATES.
That portion of the Executive Committee
| of the Peoples party now here is in almost
| continuous session. Its efforts are mostly
rious industrial bodies, in the hope of get
| ting the final Endorsement of the third party
idea at the February meeting. and thus
| carrying their point.
The +. NJ. B. A. is having a hard t ime
over the matter of funds. About half the
organization are delinquent and there is no
money for the delegates. As consequence
the Ohio delegation left the house at l
o'clock, and many more threaten to leave
| this afternoon and evening unless the mat
| ter is adjusted. AS no means of adjusting
the matter are presented it seems probable
! the +. NJ. b. A. part of the proceedings will
soon come to an end.
REDUCED MEMBERSHIP.
The difficulty over representation arose
from the failure of State secretaries to re-
port the falling off in membership, which
has occurred in the various States, espe-
cially Texas and Mississippi. where there is
great opposition to McCune and the Sub
| Treasury plan. This neglect was inten-
tonal, having been ordered by the National
| League on account of the detrimental ef-
| fects such reports would have on the order.
After the appointment of committee to
| hear the protest of the anti-Sub- Treasury
| men the convention adopted resolution to
| stand by the Sub Treasury plan.
PROTEST HEARD.
Livingstone's committee met McAllister,
| Yeamans ard others tonight and listened
| to the reading of the protest.
| After it had been read Livingstone said:
"Now, when you break down our relief
| plan what do you propose to offer as a sub
| stitute ?"
| Mr. Yeamans replied that his committee
was not empowered to frame a platform,
| but they would readily improve on the
| measures protested against.
| 1t was finally decided that Yeamans be
| allowed to appear before the National AL
| lance Tomorrow night, present the protest
and elaborate thereon as he desired, with
| the understanding that member be al
| lowed to reply to him.
RADICAL RESOLUTIONS.
of the council resolutions offered by Dele
gate Branch of Georgia created quite fuss.
| They were political in nature, declaring
that large number of men have been
I elected TO Congress by Alliance votes,
and demanding that they support no
man for Speaker who would not
! first declare for the Alliance platform.
| Alliance Congressman should nominate one
| of their own men and stick to him. They
| further admonished Alliance men through
out the country to beware of committing
themselves to any party in such
manner as to interfere with their free
dom of political action, or taking any
position in favor of men or a party not in
sympathy with Alliance principles When
the resolutions were introduced, delegates
| opposed them in vehement speeches. Liv-
| ingstone also opposed them, and the reso-
| lutiops were finally referred to a committee
An effort to make the platform of the AL
lance more radical on the subject of Gov
ernment ownership OF railroads and tele-
! graph lines also brought out warm discus
sion, and the resolution went to the Com
mittee on Legislative Demands with a
prospect of favorable report.
NATIONAL UNION COMPANY.