Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-11-28
THE ALLIANCE IN A TANGLE
The Sub-Treasury Plan the Great
Stumbling Block.
The Various Factions Charge Each Other
With Insincerity, and Thus Grow
Wider Apart--Apparent Lack OF
Fu ds--Convention Notes.


convention is about us inharmonious
q gathering as has met anywhere for
years. The longer it continues in ses-
sion the further it comes from settling
any of the great questions the body
has undertaken to solve, Yesterdays
meeting was wrangle from start to
finish. The third party fight is on in
earnest and every move made is in
more or less direct reference 10 this
main issue. A split in the alliance on
the sub-treasury and land loan prin-
ciples now seems inevitable. The
open meeting of the alliance was a
complete fizzle and lasted but few
moments.
When the executive session opened
! the trouble over the sub-treasury be-
gan. communication was received
! from the executive committee of the
anti-sub-treasury alliance, asking a
hearing for the protest prepared by
Mr. feamans, of Missouri, under in
structions from the st, Louis conven-
ton last September. The McCuue fac
tion opposed any hearing, but Mr.. Liv-
ingston, of Georgia, moved the appoint
snent of committee of five to read the
protest and report to the alliance
whether or not it should be read. On
this motion, which was carried by a
two-thirds vote, bitter fight was
made by the McCune men, who made
the charge that the George faction
attempted to assassinate McCune ia
| Mississippi.
the committee, it is said will re fuse
| to let the protest be made except in the
| full alliance. McAllister will leave for
| Fort Worth, Tex, tomorrow, and from
there will formulate call for ma
tional meeting of the anti-sub-treasury
alliance men. Separate organizations
will be maintained all over the coun-
try.
Before the adjournment of the exec
ntive session "a significant vote was
taken which showed that the protest of
the anti-sub-treasury people will receive
very little consideration. A resolution
was adopted almost unanimously reaf-
firming the adherence of the alliance
to every plank in the Rochdale plat
form.
McCune's resolution TO reduce the
representation TO one-half is likely TO
pass, and is causing no end of uneasi-
ness to the delegates who come here
with narrow allowance funds. 1t de-
veloped that the treasury is nearly
empty and unless the representation is
reduced there will not be enough money
to pay all the delegates The alliance
has been falling off in many states and
the state alliances are unable to furnish
their quota of the assessment to the ma
tional body.
The state agents adopted the Roch-
dale plan, which contemplates cash
Sales at alliance stores and n division
of profits amoung the patrons. This
is regarded as black eye for the
union company.
That portion of the executive COM
mittee of the peoples party now here
is in almost continuous session. Its
efforts are mostly directed toward the
consolidation of the various industrial
bodies in the hope of getting a final
Endorsement CT the third party idea at
the February meeting. The peoples
party men are still confident of carry
ing their point
The Farmers Mutual Benefit asso-
citation is having hard time over the
matter of funds. About half the or.
ginization are delinquent and there is
no money for the delegates. AS con.
sequence the Ohio delegation left for
home and many more threaten to leave
unless the matter is adjusted.
The difficulty over representation
arose from the failure of the state sec.
retaries to report the falling
off In membership, which has
occurred in various states-especially
Texas and Mississippi, where there is
fD I,C.. nd
sub-treasuary plan. This neglect was
the National league on account of the
detrimental effects such reports would
have on the order.
After the Appointment of committee
to hear the protest of the anti-sub-
treasuary men, the convention adopted
a resolution TO stand by the sub-treas-
ury plan.
Livingstone's committee met Nc
Allister, Yeamans and the others last
night and listened to the reading OF
the protest. After it had been read
Livingstone said: "Now when you
break down our relief plan, what do
you propose to offer as substituted"
Mr. Yeamans replied that his COM
mittee was not empowered to frame
platform, but they would readily i'm
prove on the measures protested
against. 1t was finally decided that
Yeamans will be allowed to appear
before the national alliance tomorrow
night and present his protest and ella
borate thereon as he desired, with the
understanding that a member Is to re-
ply to him.
Local papers say that at yesterdays
session of the council. resolution, Of
fered by Delegate Branch, of Georgia,
created quite fuss. They were poll
tical in their nature; declaring that
large number of men had been
elected to congress by alliance votes
and demanding that they support no
man for speaker who would not first
declare for the alliance platform. AL
lance congressman should nominate
one of their own men and stick to him.
They further admonished the alliance
men throughout the country to beware
of committing themselves to any party
in such manner as to interfere with
their freedom of political action or
taking any position in favor of the men
or party not in sympathy with the alli-
ance principles.
When the resolution was introduced
the directors opposed the changes in
vehement speeches. Livingston also
opposed 1t, and the resolution was
referred to n committee The effort to
make the platform of the alliance
more radical on the subject of govern
ment ownership of railroad and tele-
graph lines also brought out warm
discussion and a resolution went to the
committee on Legislative demands with
prospect of favorable reports.
roday's Proceedings.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Nov. la--The
national executive committee of the
peoples party has formulated propo-
sition for union with the alliance.