The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-24
ADAY OF WAR IN THE CONVENTION.
The Subtreasury scheme Certain to Cause
. Zig Split in the Order - Great
Losses Acknowledged-The Day
Torrid In Many Respects-
Little Cons olation In Con-
erence of Committees

1HniASsro;Is, Ind, Nov. 19.-The long
er tic Alliance remains in session the
farther apart grow the various factions
II seems impossible TO settle the various
organizations down TO any definite plan Of
action or 10 any united policy. The third
party fight is on in bitter earnest and
every move is made with more or less d.
rect reference TO this main issue. A split
in the Alliance on the subtreasury aud
land loan principles now seem inevitable.
The Alliance aud the +. NJ. b. \. are no
nearer amalgamation and the third party
movement has brought on a bitter faction
al fight in each. The Macune and anti
Macune factions are making serious per-
sonal charges against each other and the
finances of both orders are running very
low. This last feature has resulted in
great deal Of dissatisfaction and conten-
ton already.
In the Alliance the treasury is so low
that it will be impossible TO defray the ex-
penses of all the delegates, so Mr.. Macune
introduced a resolution cutting down the
representation two-fifths and it was
adopted. This is causing no end of I'M
easiness to delegates who have come here
with a narrow allowance of funds. There
is not enough money to pay all the dele
gates The Alliance has been falling of
in many states and the state Alliances
have been unable to furnish their quota Of
assessments to the national body.
At the reform press association meeting
it was decided to permit members who
gave their adherence TO the main prnci-
Piles of the Alliance to advocate or oppose
whatsoever minor ideas they might please.
The association decided TO establish IN ad-
vertising agency in New York for the ex-
elusive benefit of reform papers OF which
there are now 1850. II also decided to
establish plate printing house. The Local
tion OF this last institution was not fixed
but will probably be at ST. Louis or Gin
cinnati
The F. NJ. B. A. is having hard time
over the matter of funds. About half the
organizations are delinquent and there is
no money for the delegates. Many
threaten 10 leave unless the matter is ad
justed. AS no means of adjusting the
matter has been presented it seems proba-
BILE that the f. NJ. b. \. part Of the pro-
ceedings will soon come 20 an end.
The first business before the executive
session was the question of representation,
terday. The whole difficulty arose from
the failure of the state secretaries to re-
port the falling off in membership which
had occurred in various states, especially
Mississippi and Texas, where there was
great opposition TO McCune and the sub
treasury plan. This neglect was inten-
tional, having been ordered by the
national leaders on account Of the
detrimental effect such reports would
have on the order. Assessments were
therefore based on exaggerated reports Of
membership, whereby some 15,O01 Missis-
sippi members, for example, were asked to
pay the debts of 5000 members. A
unanimous neglect to pay the assessments
of backsliders was the cause Of q defici-
ency in the treasury and the cutting down
of representation two-fifths. Had not
several states agreed to make up their
deficiency, the number of delegates
would have been still further
reduced. AS the matter now stands
l09 delegates, including state business
agents and presidents, represent thirty
one states. It was a matter Of comment
that whereas the original Farmers ALI
ance in thirty-four states had only eighty
bona fine delegates AT It's annual conven'
ton, their national organ, the National
Economist, conceded seventy delegates to
the anti-subtreasury convention at St.
Louis when only five of the states
were represented. The matter was final
ly disposed of by adopting MIR. McCune's
motion to reduce the representation.
Early in the morning session President
Polk laid before the convention the official
letter addressed to him last night by
Chairman w. S. McAllister of Mississippi,
to be heard in behalf of the
IS and protests of the anti-sub-
treasury Alliance men. The letter, pre- |
pared by the Rev. ". Pope Yeaman. al /,
though courteously worded. produced the
widest confusion and disorder. Several
members cried: ~. don't want to hear !
anything from NJ lister. He has done ;
more TO destroy Us han all our enemies /,
put together. Down with his trick 10 SOW |
discord among u.s.
Colonel Livingston 81 Georgia said there !,
was no occasion for alarm and moved to I
appoint a committee Of five to meet the !
committee, hear their !
protests and report TO the supreme coun- !
Gil.
Mr.. Mcdowell Of Tennessee moved TO |,
table the motion and bitterly attacked J
alleging that he was here in .
the interest Of Wall street, the eastern !,
press and anti-Alliance Democracy Of the !
south.
Mr. Terrill of Texas opposed the motion I,
10 table saying there was a large and re- I,
spectacle crowd under McAllister's um- !
brella whose complaints should be heard !
and considered
Mr.. Burket Of Mississippi closed the de-
bate on behalf Of the motion to table. He |
said that, owing to the backing given Nc
Allister by the subsidized press" he was
he worst enemy Of the Alliance in the !
whole country, and as a result Of his war
The Alliance had lost two United States
senator's in the Mississippi contest this
year.
A vote was finally taken on Colonel Liv.
ngston's motion to appoint committee Of
i've to consider the protest, and it pre-
rallied By . two-thjrds majority. Presi.