The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-11-25

10000 votes cast by the Peoples party.
This will make delegation Of about
$50.
This gathering will be the most i'm
portant than hat has ever assembled
in the United States,' said Chairman
Terrell, of the executive committee.
There will be eighteen or twenty Or
ganiZations represented. 1t will not
be a meeting for political purposes.
The union will declare its principles,
and then the political party that adopts
a platform which conforms most near
ly to our declaration Of principles will
get our votes"
lAnti-Sub-TreasuryA Alliancemen Publish an
Address.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. 2O.-Ihe
Alliance this morning gave the fnal
coup to the anti.snb-treasury people by
barring Gates Of Missouri from the
meetings Of the Alliance. This was
done by resolution excluding "all
Alliancemen who are not vouched for
by the chairman Of their respective
State delegations" Leonard refused
to vouch for Gates, and although he
bore credentials from his State Alliance
he was forced to retire.
The anti-sub-treasury people issued
the following call for convention Of
anti-sub-treasury Alliancemen at Mem.
phis on December l6:
"Headouarters of the Anti-Sub Treasury,
National Executive Committee,
Indianapolis, Indiana, November ~.
CALL FOR A NATIONAL CONVENTION OF
THE ANTI-SUB-TREASURY
ALLIANCE.
"Whereas the national committee OF
the convention of the anti-sub-treasury
Alliancemen held in st. Louis Septem-
Der Is and 16, 1891, appointed to pre-
sent to the Supreme Council of tn Na-
tional Farmers Alliancea and Industrial
Union, wher assembled in 1ndianopo-
lis, a memorial and protest against the
sub-treasury and land loan schemes
and the proposed governmental control
of railroads and telegraph lines, have
in due form and respectful manner ap-
pealed to present the said protest to the
Supreme Council; and whereas the Su-
preme Council aforesaid has declined
to hear said protest; and whereas the
com mittee was empowered and In
structed by the st. Louis convention
to call another national convention to
hear and consider the report of said
committee:
"Now, therefore, the national execu-
tive committee of the st. Louis con-
vention does truly issue this call for
national convention for all anti.sub-
treasury Alliancemen to be held in the
the city of Memphis, Tenn, on Decem-
Der l6, 1881, to hear and consider this
report of the committee and to take
such final action in the premises as
may seem proper and best for the gen.
eral welfare. Let all local organizations
of the Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial Union and other farmers and in
dustrial organizations send full delega-
tions, the number from each such local
organization to be determined by
ITSELF"
"(Signed) WM. S. MCALLIsTER,
Chairman.
RoBT. w. NICHOLS, Secretary"
The various farmers organizations
have nearly completed their work and
a final adjournment of the Supreme
Council of the Alliance, which is hold
ing out the longest, will probably occur
tomorrow. To-day the F. NJ. B. A.
adjourned after amending its constltu-
ton so as to admit to membership men
and women over IS years of age. 1t
resolved not to ANAL garnate with any
other organization until the February
meeting.
The F. NJ. B. A. also reelected Treas
urer Haines and the following board
of trustees; Z. NJ. Poe Of Missouri, S.
w. Wilson of Illinois, William Reed Of
Illinois, J. Y. Reed of Ohio, and |. \.
Miller Of Indiana.
The delegates to the February meet
ing were instructed to vote for lnde-
pendent political action.
The Alliance to-day changed its con-
stitution to admit women. The anti
sub-treasury people, after issuing call
for convention at Memphis, Dccem-
Der l6, published two-colum card
charging Macune with wreckiDg the
Texas Alliauce Exchange and making
big money thereby and with trying to
sell out the Alliance to the old political
parties. Most of thess charges were
made at the Ocala meeting.
The reform Press Association threa-
tens to bolt the Alliance if the State
Alliance Exchange Association carries
out its purpose ofmaking all purchases
through the National Union Company.
The Peoples party men are the best
satisfied of all those who gathered here.
They claim to have secured all they
came for and even more.