The record-union., 1891-08-27
POLITICAL FIELD.
The Republican League of Kansas
Meets at Topeka.
AN AFFILIATION MADE WITH THT
KNIGHTS OF REC pROCITY.
A Cuarle ell Retween wo Prominent
a Ia Exponenrs Results in
Fistfc Encounter-The Prohibition
lists of Pennsylvania Meet in Con-
vention, Adopt n Platform and
Place State Ticket In the Field.
Special to the REcoRD-UNroN.

Topeka (Kan.), Aug. 26.-The Repub-
1can League of Kansas met in this city
to-day. Four hundred delegates were
called to order at IL o'clock. The Com
mlttees on Credentials and Resolutions
were appointed, and after number Of
enthusiastic speeches the convention adj
Journed until 2 p. NJ, at which time the
committees are to report.
The knights of Reciprocity held a short
session before the League Convention as
sem bied, and made arrangements for
their recognition by the League. The
two organizations will work i'll harmony.
AT the afternoon session the convention
decided to receive delegates from the va
rious lodges of Knights of Reciprocity
The report of the Committee on Resolu-
tions commends Presidents Harrison's
administration, condemns the PEOPLES
party and sub-treasury plan, and favors
the free coinage of the American product
OF silver. No reference was made to pro-
hibiton.
MISSISSIPPI ALLIANCE
New ORLEANS, Aug. 26.-A Times
Democrat Starkville Miss special says:
The State Alliance to-day unanimously
adopted articles Of impeachment against
~
ter, charged with conduct unbecoming
an officer OF the Alliance; it also adopted
resolution condenning W. r. Hall:
also resolution fully indorsing the
Ocala platform. McAllister. was expelled
by the Alliance because of his opposi-
tlon 10 the Sub-Ireasury scheme.
CAME TO BLows.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. ga Times
Democrat Durant Miss special saws: w,
y n A 7
ID. G. w. Macune, editor of the National
Alliance organ at Washington, arrived
here this evening from Starkville. In
the hotel corridor McAllister, after en-
deaVoring to provoke a quarrel with
Macune, finally struck him in the face.
daZlng the doctor SO badly that he
scarcely made any defense before they
were separated.
McAllister claims that Macune had a
great deal TO do with the summary treat
ment meted out to him by the Alliance
to-day, whispering around in secret eau
cuses of the Alliance members that he
(McAlllster) was bought up by Wall
street, and was exerting his influence to
break up the Alliance. McAllister states
that Macune sold to Pat Calhoun last
year In Georgia the Senatorial contest for
S2,OOO, and Macune robbed the Texas AL
lance of $4,000 or more while manager
OF the Texas Alliance Exchange.
PENNSYLVANIA PRoHIBITIoNIsTs.
HARRISBURG (Pa.), Aug. 20.-The Pro-
hibition State Convention opened here
this morning with 403 delegates present.
III. +. Ames was selected as permanent
Chairman. In his speech he denounced
the ballot-reform law because it discrimi-
mated against the Prohibition party and
also denounced liquor traffic. A Commit
tee on Resolutions was appointed.
The platform reported, besides the
usual planks against the manufacture and
traffic in Intoxicating liquors, denounced
the Baker ballot law; condemns the Act
providing for convention to amend the
State Constitution; declares in favor of
amending the naturalization laws; ar
raigns the Republican and Demo-
cratic parties for their failure to
execute their civil service law:
favors the equal taxation of ali
classes of property; declares that the
revenue from imports of foreign products
should be so levied as TO protect home
labor; declares against monopolies, and
demands that the money circulation of
the country be increased adequately to
the growth of business and population.
1t opposes the opening of the Worlds
Fair on Sundays.
The paragraph relating to the Consti-
tutIonal Convention was stricken out,
and the platform adopted.
w. w. Hague of Warren was nomi-
mated for Auditor-GeneraI and George
Drayton for Treasurer.
Adjourned.
REORGANIZED DEMOCRACY.
SAN Francisco, Aug. 26.-The reor-
ganiZerS of the local Democracy met this
evening. The principal business was to
elect officers for the permanent organiza-
ton. The result of the election was as
follows: President, j. J. Dwyer; Vice
Presidents, A. c. Paulsell, j. j. Curry.
d. n. Walker and John II. Wise; Secre-
tary, Saul Daniels; Treasurer, Isador
Cutie. The President will select thirty
members to constitute an Executive
Committee.