Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-22
CITIZENS. ALLIANCE.

A New National Organization at Topeka
The Onicers Elected and Resolutions
Adopted.
TOPEKA. Kan, Jan 17.-As the result
OF the three days secret conferences OF
$50 delegates from sub-alliances of Citi-
zens' Alliances in Kansas and other
| States, the Citizens National Industrial
| politics yesterday.
been adopted, a declaration of princi-
plies agreed upon and a ritual and secret
work prepared, officers were elected as
| follows:
President-Thomas Gilruth, of Kan
sas City, Mo.
president Noah Allen, of Wich-
| ita-
Secfetary-W. z. Rightmire, of To-
peka-
| Lecturers. 81. Snyder, of kingman.
| Inner Watchman-J- T. Olmstead, of
Marion
Outer Watchman-S. J. Fulkerson, of
| Topeka
| Board of Trustees-H. c. Vrooman of
| Independence, C. o. Lee of Leaven-
worth, John FL. Reel of Fort Scott. o.
III. Drinkwater of Cedar Point. G. III.
Flintham of Topeka
Board of Judiciary and Arbasration-
Mrs. Anna E. Digs of Topeka, s N
Wood of Woodsdale, P. y. Gish of Fort
Scott.
Financial Board-W. III. Bennington
of Topeka, John Y. Uric of Carbonate,
DIR. Warner of Topeka
The board of trustees selected ma
tional organizers as follows: Captain c.
A. Power, Terre Haute. Ind: Ralph
Beaumont, Washington, d. c.: Mrs NJ
E. Lease, Wichita, and s. N Wood,
Stevens County
District organizers were appointed as
follows: First Congressional district of
Kansas, c. O. Lee, Leavenworth: Sec
ond Kansas district and Southwest Mis-
souri,, Robert Osborne, Fort Scott;
Third Kansas district and Indian Terri
tory, Ven b. Prather. Columbus. Kan.
Fourth district, c. w. Marsh. Topeka;
Fifth district. w. A. Birch. Abilene:
Sixth district and Nebraska, S. A. VIII
SON, Superior; Seventh district, f. E.
Bailey, Kingman.
Ae the session yesterday morning the
following resolutions were adopted by
| O sising unanimous vote:
| Whereas. During the past twelve years
| John j. Ingalls, has been ethe willing, faith
full servant and tool of the Eastern monopo-
lists and plutocratss and during those years
| hi9 Soice has not once been heard in defense
OF che industrial classes of this county OF
his constituents in Kansas; and
Whereas. On January Is, 1891, in his Senate
speech he made an attack upon his monopo-
| liSfic masters and seems 20 have had q mlrac-
Dloue conversion and awakening and can
noV sell portion of the eruth about the con-
9ition olShe laboring and producing classes
o. THE country: therefore be it
Resolved, by the National Citizens Indus
Srial Alliance, in convention assembled.
THAT we rejoice that the said John J. Ingalls,
is soon to be retired from the Senate OF the
United States that he will have time to re-
pent of his treason in the betrayal OF the
trusts rcpoSed in him by the people of the
State of Kansas during the past twelve years
| That we believe in the honor and integrity
| OF che present Legislature of the State OF
| Kansas. belonging 60 the Peoples party, and
that all the wealth of said Ingalls, Jewish
| slassers not purchase his re election,
and chat the said members retire this po-
| litical chameleon to the shades OF political
hades; for recognizing the wrongs that have
been heaHed upon us by class legislation. nc
repentance now can atone for twelve years
| OF political treason of said Ingalls,. because
in che agonies of his political death he has
unconsciously told the truth
| That denaunce the plutonic hireling=
known as Pinkerton police, and demand o
our present Legislature laws that Will abso-
lutely exclude them from our State, and pro-
siding that any corporations bringing any
body of armed IIsen w thin this State for the
| protection of private or corporate property
shall forfeit its charter by said ace
| That National conference of reforIner:
be held 1t Cincinnati between May 10 and 20
1891.
The convention elected a delegation
composed of twenty-five persons, con
sisting of Mrs Diggs as chairman Mrs
Crumb, Mrs Lease, the National off
: GERS and other members to attend The
t conference above referred 30.
4 meeting was held in the Afternoon
60 confer che secret work upon mem
bers who were not present when tn,
same was conferred The Nationa
Assembly then adjourned to meet OF
: che first Tuesday in January. 1892. at
: place to be designated by the Nationa
hoard of organization