Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-11-26
SECOND DAY.
The Second Day of the Supreme Council of
the Farmers Alliance Mostly Taken Up
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oESotNO DAbs
The Second Day of the Supreme Council Of
the Farmers Alliance Mostly Taken Up
in Debate.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 19.-The
question of representation was dis
cussed at the meeting of the supreme
council yesterday, and after long de-
bate motion made by c. w. McCune
to reduce representation was adopted
Early in the morning session Presi-
dent Polk laid before the convention
the official letter addressed to him by
Chairman W. S. McAllister, of Missis-
sippi, requesting to be heard in behalf
of the complaints and protests of the
anti-sub-treasury alliance men. The
letter, prepared by Rev. w. Pope Yea
man, of Missouri, although courteously
worded, produced the widest confusion
and disorder. Several members cried:
1--WE don't want to hear anything from
McAllister. He has done more to des-
troy us than all our enemies put to-
gether. Down with his trick to SOW
discord among us."
A vote was finally taken on Col Liv-
ingston's motion to appoint commit
tee of five to consider the protest, and
it prevailed by two-thirds majority.
President Polk appointed the commit
tee, with Mr.. Livingston as chairman.
Having disposed of this unpleasant
matter. the convention Immediately
forestalled the prospective protest by
adopting resolution to stand by the
treasury plan.
In the evening the anti-sub-treasury
committee met with the special COM
mittee appointed when the protest that
grew out of the late St Louis conven-
ton was discussed.
The committee of the council then
asked for the reading of the protest,
which was done by DIR. Yeaman. This
occupied ten minutes, at the conclusion
of which Col Livingston said: ''Now,
when you break down our relief plan
you must offer a substitute. and what
do you propose?"
Chairman McAllister said that his
committee were not empowered to
frame a platform. but that they could
readily improve on the measures against
which they are here to protest
Col Livingston then suggested that
DIR. Yeaman appear before the national
alliance tonight and present the pro-
test and elaborate on it, as he desired,
with the understanding. however, that
''hayseeder'' be allowed to reply.
This was accepted by the anti-commit-
| tee, whereupon the joint session termi-
nated-the best of feeling prevailing.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 19--At the
afternoon session of the alliance coun-
Gil, among a mass of minor resolutions
presented, came up something in the
way of a fire brand in a series of reSO.
lutions offered by I. M. Branch, dele
gate at large from Georgia, of a polit-
ical nature and the result of much con-
| sultation among certain of the alliance
leaders opposed to Livingston. The
resolutions declared that q large mum.
Der IF men had been elected to
congress by alliance votes and de-
| manded that they support no man
for speaker who would not first de-
clare for the alliance platform. They
further declared it the sense of the
body that these congressman should
nominate one of their own number fox
the speakership and stick to him They
further admonished alliance men
throughout the country to beware OF
committing themselves to any party
in such a manner as to interfere with
their freedom of political action, or OF
taking any position in favor of men OF
parties not in sympathy with alliance
principles.
The resolutions were referred to 9
special committee.