The Wichita daily eagle., 1891-11-20

lADAAAAIOLASs
ary fight Is the all-absorbing matter before
she Farmers Alliance and its kindred
organizations this morning, and 1t Seems
very little nearer solution than when the
conference first began. The anti-subtreas'
ury men are aggressive, while the sub
treasury people have been placed TO a
large extent on the defensive. Last night
a committee Of the supreme council met
the executive committee of the antl-sub-
treasury people and agreed to recommend
TO the council that it hear Mr.. Heaman
make the protest at the public meeting
this evening. Soon after the opening of
this mornings executive session Of the
supreme council, Colonel Livingston,
chairman Of the committee which last
night met the representatives OF the anti
subtreasury element, arose and said that
mis- committee was ready TO report In
stant there was a disturbance, On a
motion from a delegate seated on the Ma
cUne side OF the house, canvass of those
present was made, and every one not
entitled to vote in the executive session
was obliged TO leave the hall
When the doors had been closed, Colo
mel Livingston read the recommendation
of the committee that DR.. w. Pope Yea
mans anti-subtreasury protest should
have a hearing. 1t was received with cries
of "No, nor' and an acrimonious discus
sion began which at noon was still grow
ing hotter. About 1870 o'clock COM
ury people, demanding that the council be
immediately furnished with a copy of the
protest which they desired to present. The
ants replied to this that the committee
was only empowered, through Mr.. Yea
man, 10 present the protest, and that un-
til Mr.. Yeaman could be heard by the
supre me council the latter body would
necessarily be deprived of the pleasure of
reading the protest. At 1:30 o'clock the
supreme council had neither adjourned
nor replied to the communication of the
and-subtreasury people.
The third-party junta is still vigorously
proSelyting among the delegates to the
Alliance and the Farmers Mutual Benefit
association meetings. This morning the
work of organization took definite shape
in joint meeting Of representatives from
the Peoples party executive committee,
the Alliance and the Farmers Mutual
Benefit association. I. II. Taubsneck, of
Illinois, acted as chairman and made an
earnest appeal to the representatives of
the various industrial orders to consoli-
date their interests and take independent
political action. The conference continued
without any definite action till I o'clock,
when an adjournment was taken for din
ner. At that time Mr.. Taubeneck said
that the prospect for consolidation was
very bright; that the Farmers Mutual
Benefit association was heartily in favor
of such action, but that the Alliance was
opposed to such action, though be thought
that the latter body would eventually fall
into line. This is contrary TO tho popular
impression, which has credited the sup
port of the consolidation to the members
of the Alliance and the opposition thereto
to the members of the Farmers Mutual
Benefit association.
The fight against the National Union |
company was inaugurated by the Reform |
Press association this morning, which sent |
committee to the supreme council of the |
Alliance to protest against the action of |
the Business Agents association, taken |
yesterday, awarding the contract for fur |
nishing the Alliance stores with supplies /
TO the National Union company Some |
sensational developments are promised /
unless the supreme council annuls the |
contract entered into by the Business |
Agents association.
This afternoon, If the subtreasury mat |
ter can be disposed of in time it is ex- 1
pected that the supreme council of the |
Alliance will again take up the proposition |
to increase the salary of the president to |
S5,OOO and viii also give further considera-
tlon to the resolution instructing the AL |
lance congressman to keep out of the
party caucuses in Washington this winter
A THIRD PARTY TRIUMPH
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 19-The Peoples
party has CaptuIed the Alliance, and the
Alliance has split on the subtreasury
days sessions of she various farmers or
ganizations now gathered here. The evi-
denCe Of 4 split was public before that of
the capture. When the supreme council
of the Alliance met this morning every
body but the delegates were excluded
from the hall Even Congressman Jerry
Simpson had to go Then the protest Of
the antl-subtreasury people was taken up
and debate occurred as TO the best means
OF dlsposing of it. Finally, after two
hours of wrsngling, the committee of the
antis was Informed that they could not be
heard unless they furnished the council
with a copy of the protest This the ants
refused to do unless they could present the
protest In person and that ended the nego-
Jiations between the two wings OF the
Alliance.
The memorial protests against any ac-
tion OF the supreme council that proposes
to commit the Farmers Alliance and In
duStrlal union TO the proposition that pro-
vision be made by the federal congress
for government loans of money 10 in
dlvldual citizens upon farm mortgages As
security, or 10 the demand for government
ownership or control of railroad propertv
and transportation These schemes. saws the
memorial, are unconstitutional imprac- {
ticable, conflicting with the Spirit of the
Alliance movement aud tending to gov
ernment paternallsm and state socialism. /
The various objections 10 these schemes I
committee expresses a desire TO co-operate
with the Alliance in carrying our its
principles, IN securing a safe currency.
Tloding the land OF trusts and monopolies 4
helping the farmer and lsborer, securing
an honest ballot and n fair count. and in !
selecting for places OF public honor and \
smolument honest and capable men who
regard public office not as Il private adysr,- 1
tage but as public trust Z
The executive committee OF the anti [
Eubtressury party will now proceed IN :
Texas. " here 121 sub-sltisnces have already I
declared against the subtreasury scheme I [
Gno will begin the work of organizing a J
new Alliance. A call for national con !
vention will probably be issued tomorrow. c
The capture Of the Alliance by the peo- ]
pie party was practically accomplished {
two or three DAYS ago, but the full extent c
OF The capture was not apparent until to- z
day, when President Polk was unanim- !
ously reelected. J. II. Loucke of South |
Dakota was chosen vice president, j. II. 4
Turner was reelected secretarv-treasurer !
and j. Z. Willis Of Kansas national lee
turer.
George T. Washhurne Of the national
executive committee Of the Peoples party
states that the leaders Of that party were I
lubilant over the reelection OF President I,
Polk. OF the four great leaders in the b
Ailiance-Messrs. Livingston. Macune. +