The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-08-21
Maryland State Allan ce.

The session of the State Alliance in Bal
tome occupied three days last week and
was full of interest. The politicians of the
Bannon school were given to understand
that they could not promote their selfish
interest or mar The harmony ofthe Alliance.
One sub-alliance which had been organized
for this purpose in Anne Arundel county
vas thrust out and an organizer appointed
by the President Of the National Alliance,
L. L. Polk. was called for to organize the
surveillance that had been refused charter,
end see that none but eligible members OBJ
tanned admittance. A relentless war will in
future be waged against traitors and disor-
ganizers who have entered the Alliances for
the purpose of creating discussions in the
order, and all such will be ruthlessly fred
out.
The sub-treasury plan Of the Alliance and
all of the Ocala platform was unanimously
adopted, aud every State Alliance that has
thus far acted has reaffirmed by unani-
nous vote, in every instance, the Ocala
platform. In South Carolina, Governor
Tillmau who was elected by the Alliance
and afterward commenced an opposition
fight on the sub-treasury, which led TO
joint debate between the Governor and Hon.
Ben Terrill, before the State Alliance, with
the result that Terrill used up the Cover
nor's objections SO efectually that the sub
treasury plank was adopted by the Alliance
by unanimous VOTE. In Missouri, where
the politician, U. s. Hall, succeeded in
being elected to the Office of State President
and then commenced war on DR.. Macune
and the Ocala platform, the sentiment is SO
strong against Halls treachery and efforts
to create dissensions and divisions in the
order, that he will be fred out, not only Of
the State Presidency, but out OF the order.
similar war was attempted in Texas
against the order, but met with the most
dismal failure. Traitors need not apply
and if they happen to sneak in, will be
jerked out SO promptly as to make their
heads swim.
President Polk in his interview with
newspaper men in Baltimore said the alli-
ance is making great progress and gaining
members rapidly in the Pacific States, and
there have been large gains in every Stale
from which he has had a report. In Kan
sas especially the order has wonderful life,
there having been fully $4,000 accessions to
the membership in the State since the pro-
mitigation of the Ocala demand last winter.
This is not much like the dismal stories
published by the monopoly daily press,
which teens with lying associated press dis.
patches, the associated press and telegraph
being under the Jay Gould gang are bound
to misrepresent the popular movement on
all occasions, and reporters have confessed
that they were giving dispatches to their
papers which they knew TO be false, but
orders from plutocratic headquarters were
peremptory that they be published. We
warn our readers against this organized liar,
the daily press, and every reform paper
ought to do the same.
| The following State officers were elected
to serve the ensuing year: President, Hugh
Mitchell, of Charles county vice.president,
Col. +. A. Benson, OF Talbot county secre-
tary, T. Garfield jenkins, Charles county;
treasurer, DIR. j. H. Bland ford, of Prince
Georges county; State lecturer, r. L.
Gulick, of Dorchester county; assistant
lecturer. Prof. T. N. Conrad, of Prince
Georges county; doorkeeper, Samuel
Garner; assistant doorkeeper, Henry
Krusep, of Kent county; chaplain, E. D.
Heffron, of Caroline county sergeant.at.
arms. j. II. Downing, of Wicomico county.
DR.. M. G. Elizey was elected member OF
the executive committee in place of L. w.
IIolley, whose term has expired, and The
committee now consists of Messrs. Wills, of
Talbot county, Griffith, of Anne Arundel
county. and ElIzey, Of Washington city.
President Mitchell and j w. Kerr were
elected delegates to the meeting of the
Supreme Council of the National Alliance,
which will take place in indianapolis on the
third Tuesday Of November. The alternates
elected were ]. S. Robinson and r. D.
Bradley. Mr.. Bradley declined reelection
as State lecturer.