The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1891-02-03
EIN STEPS DOWN.

onal Results Reachd BY
Farmers Alliance In
estigating Committee.
3, II 5nIew Warehouse Approved.
'5Hf|3<#& -
4. 81 sensational result has been
s IA by the Executive COMMITTEES
Il M Farmers and Laborers' Union
<. # Erwin investigation, The To-
III s. Growers Association has tri-
=; S. b. Erwin is no longer
:, lot the State Union; neither
& q y Dor of The Kentucky State
official organ of the ALI
Z rendered his resignation
Z & 4; \. one and sold the other yes
& - remarkable turn in the
h the fact that after next
!, 4 sue the official organ will be
4 Z III by the Farmers Home jour
E + I, & e latter paper will give the
M department, and +. X.
). II Beaver Dam, has been APP
as editor. Practical w. She
81 81 & esEDsaea becomes the
/. s. j of the Farmers and
3. 3hion. The Hon. L. L.
ex- Representative of Car
q +. has been promoted from
4 4 (. + + ,sidency to the Presidency,
3 &. 4. ners' and Laborers' Union
& he Tobacco Growers Asso-
s Yer its wing. Mr.. Erwin is
& Il FLORIDA tomorrow for his
s. altogether ii is big change
!. Surprise a good many. The
sames Sf~.the Executive Committee
Ire; w. II. Browder, Chairman, of
lmstead, Logan county III. 9. Brown
Acretary, of Clinton, Hickman county
IE1VIFEEd 7. j. Doolan, Treasurer, of Finch
He, Shelby county. One of the first
gszE learned, after being placed
IN the Executive Committee, was that
#they were to map out the editorial
policy Of the Kentucky State Union.
: They naturally presumed that Presi-
dent Erwin would consult them be-
fore he took position on any matter
!. of Importance. When the edition
q came out several weeks ago which so
startlingly and emphatically denounced
sahe Tobacco Growers Association as
b association to further private inter-
its, and hence should be left severely
one, the Executive Committee was
nazed. The next week, wheJ Mr..
,Wia brought charges of "erooked-
4 a tlAa.part of several nf2WsGrs
I. & G.,i,oAaa7lss, - 1lzl
a ~, Lf<1El....&fn
committee was called in this city last
Saturday. MIR. Erwin was not in the
Z city, and the committee adjourned I'M
n til the next week. Monday they met,
but Mr.. Erwin could not be found.
Wednesday the committee finally sue
ceeded in getting him before them at
q a meeting at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Il The editor boldly charged NJ. l.
Barker with corruption. lie produced
zRwo documents and waxed eloquent
Over the proof they gave. The listen
Sfng comHhittee mildly silenced him
and said they had known of the docu-
ments all along There was some
EaW0ra - end then the meeting adj
!. II last Thursday. That
Il, Se the committee began to
was asked Tor other
& violent statements. He
s 81 q ny. lie referred boldly
s ~ IA be had, to his large fol-
b 4. Doolan remarked that
f 4, ~ < lie up his principal fol-
j !. resent. When Mr.. Erwin
a. had superseded other peo-
/ ty and his paper could no
8 NJ the official organ of the
81 n, he was violent in his
3, IN the committee was firm
( +. q g ahim what he would have TO
81 n b threatened the resolute COM
n X sg,and said that as President
4 & ntagOnize them and their
&. S Chairman said he would
III We'd and removed from that
rOngs he had already com
ST. arrangements and agree
,sl Il 2l 8|S6Yin' resignation and
q rs Z, lREFcver, were not made
n e q .2Anight at the Fifth Av-
u p 4, y 82h. Erwin did not pre-
NJ s. 8 o'clock. He made
4 ~ ON That if the committee |
= J. - his paper, he would re-
b 5 esidency. That was just |
Il AmitteC wanted, for while
Y n X. trOl over the paper it
yj 6 months before lie could
Il pun the Presidency BY
=, q 4, < Then it was tkatS1
&, & appoinfed E. X. -
II Is been sent for. CO. 4fhe
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