Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-12
Cof stonewalD exposed the fraud of these

(of Stonewall) exposed the fraud of these
four men; and
Whereas, Evan Jones in his official capac-
ity as president of the State Alliance, with
out authority did suspend the charter and
cited said Rayner Alliance to appear before
the judiciary committee of said State Alli-
ance, TO show cause why their charter
should not be revoked
Now, therefore, be it resolved by this
body that we condemn this hign-handed
outrage against sub-Alliance whose only
sin was the exposure of plain fraud, this
without any constitutional warrant, and q
pure case of malicious abuse OF his high
Office.
Carried
Resolved, that this body elect an execu-
tive committee of five, who shall have gen.
eral supervision and control in carrying out
the objects and purposes of this convention.
Carried.
After the reading of the resolutions and
the platform, some remarks were made
upon their import and bearing upon the
future of the Alliance by Messrs. Hall,
Morrow, McAlester and Sellers.
motion TO appoint an executive COM
mittee of five was carried, which was fol-
lowed by motion that Hon. =. S. Hall of
Missouri, Hon. W. s McAlester of NfisSis-
sippi and VIII L. Sargent of Texas be APP
pointed an executive committee to make all
convention which is 10 meet in st. Louis on
the third Tuesday in September, 1891.
Before the final passage of the motion
some discussion was INDUCED in IS to the
advisability of naming the committee an
executive committee, Mr. Sellers taking
the ground that the action in itself consti-
tuted secession from the Alliance, as he
looked at ii, and further that he did not
want it given to the world by the Macunites
that the anti-sub-treasury Alliance men
bolted from the Alliance.
Mr.. Hall arose and stated that no such
idea could possibly be gotten from the APP
pointInent OF their committee, and that if
any such accusations were brought it was
only necessary 10 bring forward the consti-
tuition which expressly provides that the
Farmers Alliance shall be nOn-political, to
show who had parted company with the
first principles OF the Alliance.
Mr.. McAIester voiced the sentiments of
Mr. Hall.
Just before adjournment the following
resolution was read by j. W. Crayton:
Resolved, that we thank the Fort Worth
GAZETTE, the Dallas and Galveston News
and other daIlies for the fair and impartial
manner in which they have reported the
proceedings of this convention.
The resolution was unanimously adopted,
ana amidst the widest enthusiasm the
most important and vital convention ever
held By the farmers Of Texas adjourned.
What effect il will have on the future of
the Alliance remains to be seen. but as it
combined both the brains and the honesty
of the Alliance in this state, the principles
promulgated by it, and which the members
OF the convention have determined 10 up
hold, will prevail against the larger portion
OF the order, which, though it may have an
equal amount of brains, certainly falls far
below in the matter of sterling honesty and
adherence of principle.
At > O'Clock a large number of the mem
bers of the convention accompanied Mayor
Smith in carriages to the packery and the
principe points OF interest IN the city.