Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-21
sLAND, SATUHDAY, NOVEMBER 2i. 1891.
ALLIANCE DIVIDED.
nti-SuO- Treausuryites Call a
National Convention.
A OHAsM THAT CANNOT BE BRIDGED

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The Supreme Council DefiantIy shuts
Out McAIlister Man-Determined
Also To Be Exclusive-No Mechanics
Need Apply-Peopie's Party Procla-
mation-Attack on Macune-The Fight
at Washington for the Republican Ma
tionaI Convention - Arrival of the
Boomers.
lNDIANAPoLIs, Nov. 21.- Chairman w
5. McAllister, of the anti-sub-treasury
Alliance executive committee, yesterday
issued a call for a national convention Of
all anti-suh-treasury Alliance men, to be
held at Memphis, Dec 16. This is the
first move to organize an opposition to
the Alliance-F. NJ. B. A-People's party,
and is the direct result of the refusal of
the Alliance to hear the protest of the Nc
Allister faction
Meeting of the Alliance Council.
One of the first things done yesterday
by the Alliance council was the adoption
OF resolution barring Gates, of Missouri,
from thetmeetings He is an anti-sub-
treasury man, and had regular credeu-
hastened the action of the anti-sub-treas-
ury executive committee in issuing their
call for another convention. Most of the
business of the Alliance council was
routine yesterday, and it's position regard
ing the third party having been fixed, it's
doings are becoming Of less public inter-
est. A great number of resolutions pro-
posing constitutional and platform
changes were referred to different COM
mittees.
Want to Disfranchise Officeholders.
Among them was one demanding an
amendment to the national constitution
providing for the disfranchisement of fed.
eral officeholders. The intent of the de-
mand is to destroy the influence of party
machinery. The executive committee of
the Alliance, composed of Macune, of
Texas; Wardall, of South Dakota, and
Tillman. of Tennessee, reported upon
the condition of the order, which was
found highly gratifying The increased
demand during the past year for reform
literature was a matter for immediate
consideration by the council, which ought
TO provide for the wider dissemination of
reform literature.
Questions That Are Settled.
The net results of the meeting so far
are the determination to have nothing to
do with the anti-sub-treasury men, ad-
herence to the sub-treasury scheme and
the idea of absolute government control
of railways, etc; amendments to the con-
stitution excluding from membership
knights of Labor or members of other
mechani ical unions, or mechanics outside
of unions, thus confining the membership p
to farmers and farm laborers; also ex-
Guiding state business agents from serv-
ing in the supreme council.
F. NJ. B. A. for Political Action.
The F. VI. B. A. closed its session yes
terday The most important thing
done was the adoption of resolution in
structing the thirty-five delegates TO the
February convention of the Confed Grated
Industrial union to vote for independent
political action. Great enthusiasm was
displayed when the resolution was intro
duced and it was adopted without a dis
senting vote. Another important matter
was the refusal of the F. NJ B. A to ac-
cept any of the overtures made by the
Farmers Alliance looking toward a con-
solidatlon of the two organizations; the
Alliance appointed committees to bring
about this result, but their mission was
fru itless.
The Political Situation.
There will be no formal Endorsement or
cooperation between the Alliance and
the F. NJ. B. A and the Peoples party.
The executive committee of the last
named was in session yesterday, and Ig-
natius Donnelly spoke for long time,
and the committee, upon his advice, de-
cided not to push its demands for iudorse-
ment at this time. The committee thinks
that at the national convention of the
party next summer platform can be
built that will serve the common political
purposes of every industrial organization
in the country.