The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-05-22
PUBLIC OPINION.
What Is Thought in the East Of the Move
ment


WASHINGTON May 21.- The Farmers
Alliance Convention at CT ncinnati has set
political tongues wagg!ng busily. 70 ur
correspondent called upon G. w. McCune,
Chairman of the Executive Committee of
the National Farmers Alliance and editor
Of the National Economist, the Farmers
Alliance organ of this city. McCune had
just returned from Cincinnati. He was one
of those who were ayeTse to organizing a
third party at this time, but seeing that it
was inevitable, fell into line gracefully, and
is now as Jealous as any of them. What
seemed to be the opinion concerning Sena-
tor Stanf0rd'S Land Blll?' was asked. de
said: 1.-THE convention, as you have noticed,
Endorsed q land-lOan scheme, but radically
different from Stanf0rd's, because IL limits
the amount of land, as did that adopted at
the 0cala (Fla.) convention. Stanford'S bill
would never do. Our national organ, the
Economist, was one OF the first papers III
the country to criticize StanfOrd's scheme.
"How many Californans did you see at
Cincinnati?"
"Only three. But one of them. S. G. Mil
Ter, made enough disturbance to do for
.>.Uenty men, as you probably observed in
to-day's paper. don't know what his OBJ
jeet was"
1t is learned from another source
however, that Miller was dissatisfied
with the premature organization, and
hoped to break the convention up in row
by throwing prohibition hrebrand among
them. 1t is also said, but the truth OF this
is not vouched for, that Miller was acting
in Stanford's interest who, it is said, is
anxious for the Farmers Alliance not to
nominate q candidate for the Presidency,
hoping that the Republicans viii nominate
him in order to placate the farmers.
Secretary j. Ii. Turner was seen and he
XNa oil gh tad at hn fran
the Coast we expect to carry Calfor-
MIA the next time. We were hardly organ
lied at the last election. California farm
ers are down on the railroads and We eX-
pect our plank in the platform adopted at
Cincinnati yesterday, to give an impetus
to our movement in California. / have
inst received a letter from the Alliance
State Secretary who says that there are now
33S SUBJ organizations in California with
total membership of nearly 10000, nine
tenths of whom are voters. This will sur
prise your people, but it is true We will
carry California next time sure.
"In what counties IS most OF your
strength"
"ln Santa Barbara. Los Angeles, Ven
tura, San Diego, Tulare, Orange, Yolo,
Colusa. Mariposa, Santa Cruz, San Luis
0bispo, MERGED, Monterey, Fresno, San
Benito Santa Clara, San Jose, Alameda,
AmadoT, and in fact we have considerable
number in twenty eight counties of Calif0r-
mia. Since December LIST we have had an in
crease in membership OF 5000 and have or
ganized fourteen additional counties. In
Oregon we have ninety-hve organizations,
and in Washington about twenty. We have
hardly got to work in Washington, but
when we do we expect to have a large fol-
lowing, especially in the eastern part Of the
State"
"What are your prospects in New York
State?"
1--WE have 265 organizations and large
memberships in each and are gaining re-
cruitS rapidly. In Ohio we have 205 organi-
cations"
DO you think this will be of advantage
to Democrats both in New York and OhiOP
1t is true in the rural districts of New
York and Ohio, where the Republican
strength lies, the Republicans will lose heav-
lily, but in the large Democratic str0ngholds
i'll the large cities the Democrats will lose
through the labor movement which is now
with us heart and soul"
Can you carry Kansas without the aid OF
the Democrats?"
Yes. we did it once and can do it again"
Secretary of the Treasury Foster was in
tervewed to-day. He thinks the broad and
generous public policy of the Republican
party is such that there is no room for a
third party and new political organization
conld not do anything necessary to our
national comfort or prosperity without steal
Ing n6puDIcan thunder Inc VIII SCDefncS
of the third-party advocates cannot have a
Judgment IN the minds of sensible people
and movements based on these eccentric!ties
are necessarily ephemeral.
Senator Chandler thought the platform
rather dangerous. with the possible ex ctp-
ton of the plank relating to the Government
control of railroads.
representative Grain of Texas said at
will help the Democrats and hurt the Re-
publicans; only that and nothing more"
NEW YORK, May 21.-The Posts Cinein-
natl special says, speaking OF the Union
Conference which has just adjourned: What
does the whole movement meaG2 In the
opinion of those best entitled to judge the
February convention will absorb the pre-
dominant element in the present confer
ence, and out of the union will grow a
party not strong enough, of course, to elect
President of its own, but able TO make its
mark in the general election of 1892. The
names of the candidates are not yet freely
discussed, but in the inside circle Leland
Stanford seems to be recognized generally
as the man to head the ticket with South
erner. and presumptively one who was
more or less conspicuous as defender of
the Confederacy, for the second place.
Governor Gordon of Georgia has as good
chance as any man at present writing of
getting the Vice Presidential nomination.