Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-11-20
THEY FLAP APART.
The Two Wings of the Alliance
Organization.
ANTI-sUB-T TREASURY MEN sNUBBED

The Supreme Council Refuses to Hear
Their Protest ana They viii Issue a
Call for Another Convention - Polk
Elected President, the Peoples Party
Man Not Being in the Race-Action
Taken That Means Third Party, How
ever-The Mining Congress Enthusi-
astic for Free Silver.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 2O.-The supreme
council yesterday refused to hear the pro-
test Of the anti-sub-treasury wing Of the
Alliance presented by the committee ap-
pointed for the purpose at the st. Louis
convention. AS a consequence call will
be issued for another convention asking
all Alliance men not in sympathy with
the sub-treasury. land loan, and govern
ment ownership Of railroads planks to
form separate organization. This wing
of the Alliance is also against independ
ent political action.
The Council Elects Officers.
The supreme council order for yester-
day afternoon was the election of officers.
For president, Colonel L. L. Polk, of
South Carolina. the present AMBIENT,
was renominated in laudatory speech by
Mann Paige, of Virginia. No other NOM
nations were made, and he was then
elected by a unanimous vote.
H. L. Loucks, of South Dakota. was
nominated for'vice president by Alonzo
Wsrdall. Belden, of Michigan was also
nomiuated, but Loucks won. j. f. Tur-
nsr, of Georgia, had no opposition for the
Office of secretary, and was unanimously
reelected. The office of national lecturer
presented the only contest of much ac,iv-
ity. J. f. Willetts and w. H. Utley were
placed in nominatian, but Willetts was
reelected.
Suspect the Business Agents.
The election of officers was all the busi-
ness transacted. 1t seems to have knocked
out the third party scheme TO get posses.
sion of the officers. as Utley, of Kansas,
was said to be their choice for president.
An incident occurred yesterday which con-
firms the Alliance leaders in he belief that
their state business agents are not true to
the cause, but have formed, or are form
ing, a combination with the Union Cord.
age company and the jute trust, to the
detriment of the Alliance. A number OF
the agents were seen to enter room at
the Denison hotel, and some of the Alli-
ance men sea watch on the room.
Made a Discovery.
!, When the door was opened to admit O
member they forced their way into the
room and found a meeting in progres.
with NJ. NJ. Balch, of New York. in the
chair. The agents gave evidence of great
surprise, and when asked what was in
progress, denied that a meeting was be
ing held. Balch is president of the ma
tional Union company, and for years was
connected with the cordage company in a
business capacity. The discoveries have
convinced Alliance men that they have
been duped by agents.
VIII Wage War on the Company.
The Reform Press association held {
meeting at which it was determined (,
declare and wage open war on the Ma
tional Union company and such of tn,
state agents as are in this alleged corrupt
combination with it. A committee wa.
appointed to carry the fight before the
| supreme council. The following officer
were elected by the associations: Presi
dent. DR.. McClellin, of Topeka; vic,
president, J H. Mcdowell, of Tennessee
secretary and treasurer, W. S. Morgan o
| Arkansas,