Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1891-01-30

The Alliance Men of the Kansas
Legislature Hold a Terribly
Secret Caucus.
The Object is to Nominate a Can
didate for United States
Senator.
Every Alliance District in the State
Has Sent Three Men to Wutch
Their Member.
The Farmers Caucus.

The Farmers Caucus.
TOPEKA, Kas., Jan. A.-The first caucus
of the farmers alliance members of the
legislature on the senatorial question
proper was held tonight. 1t was governed
by the rules of the farmers alliance, and
strictly a star chamber session. The mem
bers were pledged to secrecy, and little
can be learned of the proceedings. The
alliance senatorial candidates were called
before the caucus one by one, and were
permitted TO give an account of their &C.
complishments and qualities which they
thought would entitle them to the honor
of succeeding ingalls,. Before a candi-
date was permitted to ever address the
caucus, he was obliged to bind himself, by
oath, to abide by the decision OF the caucus
and not to bolt the nominations. This
leads to the conclusion that the caucus
nominee will receive the full party vote.
All the candidates were on hand tonight.
that is, all who were alliance men, and
who were not ruled out at the caucus of
last Thursday. The ineligibIes are the
alliance congressmen-elect and those mem
Ders OF the alliance who have joined the
organizati' n since the election. The
committee, to which was referred the
memorial from Lincoln post, Grand
Army of the Republic of Topeka,
praying for the reelection of ingalls,
to the United States senate, submitted
its report to-day. The committee was
composed OF three alliance members, all
old soldiers. The committee recommended
that the memorial be spread on the record,
but made an adverse report on the prayer
of the petitioners. The report was
adopted, all the alliance members voting
in the affirmative.
AN OVATION TO INGALLS,.
TOPEKA, Kas., Jan. PA mass meeting
was held tonight in the interest of Senator
Ingalls, reelection to the senate. Several
prominent Kansans spoke in favor of In.
gals reelection, as did also Colonel Liv-
ingston, president of the New York state
farmers alliance. He denounced the Kan
sas alliance as being dominated over BY
the southern branch Of the organization,
the national government and re-
peal all past pension legislation.
Then ingalls, was brought before the
meeting. lie was given an ovation. He
SAID the time for his speech. making had
passed and that the battle was now on. He
was not here to deliver speeches, he said.
be had another errand and another mis-
sion and that was to be returned for the
fourth term to the United States senate.
(CrleS OF you are going Dack!'') NOthinA
could predict the result Of the coming elec-
ton in the legislature, but he confidently
hoped for success.
NO NOMINATION MADE
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 24-No nomination
had been made up to midnight, and the
proceedings at that time were kept
secret.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. 26.-The alliance
senatorial caucus will nominate. That
has been decided and a plan has been
agreed upon by various alliance candidates
to enforce a decision. Ballots in the eau
Gus will be taken on the drop one' plan
that is, the candidate receiving the lowest
vote will be dropped from the list on the
succeeding ballot. This plan will make a
nomination inevitable. A caucus will be
held tonight. The strongest candidates
among the alliance men are conceded to
be John Willets, defeated alliance candi-
date for governor; w. A. Harris, a stock
raiser from teavenworth;; P: P. Elder,
speaker OF the house, and j. w. Briden-
thai of Chetopa. Grand Army delegations
from all over the state came in this morn
ing to work for Ingalls, reelection. In
gals forces are confident of success,
although the leaders decline to say upon
what facts they base their predictions of
victory. The alliance leaders say that
man whoever he may be, as decided upon
in caucus. They say each Individual
member has been bound by oath to vote
against ingalls, and for the alliance candi-
date. They have no doubts Of electing
their candidate on the first ballot.
G. A. l.. WORKING FOR INGALLS,.
Topeka, Jan. 26.-The Ingalls, forces
seem more confident than ever tonight.
The Grand Army delegations lave been
arriving all day, and the city is full of
veterans tonight. They are all working
for Ingalls, reelection. Great activity has
prevailed all day at the republican head
quarters. Chairman Buchanan, of the
republican state central committee, was
seen late this evening by an Associated
Press representative. He said: II have not
the slightest dolbt as to the final result.
ingalls, will be reelected. We are fight
ing hard, but we are going to VIM"
GAURD1NG THE MEMBERS.
TOPEKA, Kansas, Jan. 26.-Another ALI
ance caucus on the senatorial question was
had again to night. A representative of
the Associated Press stationed outside of
the door counted ninety-four members as
they passed into the caucus room. Every
alliance member was present. The caucus
as usual was secret. After the caucus
convention sentinels were stationed in
the corridors and no one was permitted to
approach the door of the caucus room lest
proceedings might be overheard. The
windows of the room open upon an alley
ana sentinels were stationed there also.
They accompanied every person
who entere d the alley and stayed with
him until he departed. alliance men arrived
from every district by hundreds. The
alliance of each legislative district has
sent three men to look after its representa-
tive. A system of the most rigid pspion-
age was established and whenever a mem
Der went out he was accompanied by at
least one of his brethren. These guards
stood over the alliance members in the
hotel corridors and accompanied them in
their strOlls' about the streets; went to
their meals with them; walked with
them to the capitol this afternoon when