The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-02-27
Renville County Alliance.


the following compend:
Alliance called to order by the presi-
dent, at Olivia, at 1 o'clock P. NJ.
E. II. keenan,, T. F. Miller, John
Morgan, P. P. Olson and John Hurst,
appointed Committee on Credentials.
Several letters read from senator
and representatives.
Twenty-Five alliances were represent
ed, with 81 delegates
B. J. Butler, John Hurst, Ole Field,
w. H. Jewell and F. C. Green were APP
pointed committee on resolutions:
The following officers We're then elect
ed:
James Hanna, President.
L. L. Times, Vice President.
Charles G. johnson, Secretary.
F. c. Green, Corresp'g Secretary.
Martin MatsOn, Treasurer.
H. V. Poore, County Lecturer.
p. p. Olson, Asst Co. Lecturer.
The report of the Committee on reso-
tions was as follows:
lSOme of these resolutions are very
important, and we ask onr readers to
consider them well.
Resolved, that this Alliance endorses
the alliance state platform.
Resolved, that we instruct our re-
representatives. in u S. Congress to use
their influence in the passage of the
Land Loan Bill.
Resolved, that this convention rec
ognize the Hector Mirror as the first
e
recommend it's hearty support by
the alliance members throughout the
county.
Resolved, that this convention IA
vors the purchase of the GREAT WEST
and the Business Agency by the Al
lance Executive Board, and OBJ
ject to any of our State officers acting
as reporters for any paper except such
as are recognized by the Executive
Board as alliance organs.
On the above resolution, there
was arguments on both sides.
Miss Eva Mcdonald was called
upon. She made some remarks
about the transaction with one Mr..
Fish and the Executive Board about
the purchase of the GREAT WEST and
also the circular sent out to the sub
ordinate alliances. The above resolu-
ton did not prevail and the following
was substituted:
RESOLVED, That the question in re-
gard to buying the GREAT WEST and
the Business Agency be referred back
to the sub-alliances and voted on at
our next meeting.
The vote on this resolution was 20
to 10.
RESOLVED, That we are in favor of
this county being represented at
the National Labor Conference to be
held at Cincinnati, Ohio, in May next.
RESOLVED, That this convention
request our legislators to use their in
huence in favor of the bill now before
our legislature favoring the taxation
OF mortgages, notes, bonds, ETC., equal
~ with all farm properties.
RESOLVED, That this Alliance Con-
vention is opposed to the legislature
appropriating money for the State
Normal Schools for building purposes,
and is opposed to appropriations be-
ing made to the State University for
any purpose whatsoever. And further
more, we are in favor of the 70 Sec
tions of land set apart for the Uni
versity in this state being sold and the
proceeds added to the general state
school fund and be it further Resolved,
that We are opposed to any appropri-
alton being made for the benefit of the
State High School, and be it also Re-
solved, that we are infavor of gradual
ly abolishing the State Normal Schools
OF this state and establishing
in their stead system of Teachers
Training Schools to be held in each
county having SO OR more teachers,
for term of six weeks each summer:
and be it further Resolved, that we
request our legislators and all the AL
lance members of the legislators to
use their inf1uencein having our wishes
as expressed in these resolutions COM
piled with.
It was very hard argument on
both sides in regard to abolishing the
state schools for the reason that we
would not have any high schools to
60 to for higher education. It was
stated by some speakers, that the
state OF Indiana had one High School
In the center OF each township, with
good result
This should have said leach coun-
ty."-ED. G. WI
RESOLVED, That this county ALI
ance is in favor Of the bill now intro
duced In the state legislature provid-
ing for the payment of the years tax
es In two installments april LIST and
Oct. 1st,) and we do hereby request
our members of the legislature to use
their utmost efforts to secure it's pas
sage.
WHEREAS, The constitution of our
order limits membership to men
whose principal vocation is that of
farming and whereas, strict observ-
ance OF the organic laws OF our order
is essential to the furtherance or ad-
vancement OF the objects set forth in
our declaration OF purposes, therefore
be it Resolved by this county alliance,
EirSt.-Tha Sllhordina4o all;a