The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-11-20

ANbia'Ai'o Lio, NOV. III SpeClalI--
Taken as whole, the Alliance has
not been very successful in preserving
the secrecy of its proceedings. But one
point in yesterdays proceedings es-
capped the press till an early hour this
morning. That point was the commit.
tai OF tho supreme council to the third
party movement. This came about
through the adoption of resolution
offered by Jerry Simpson, instructing
the Alliance members of Congress not
to enter party canvasses. Colonel Liv-
ingston, of Georgia, protested against
its adoption, saying he was elected as a
that party, whether the Alliance liked
1t Or not.
Among the mass of minor resolutions
presented there came up something in
the way Of fire-brand in series of
resolutions offered by j. M. Branch, del
egato- at.large from Georgia. They
were political in their nature, and
were the result of much consultation
among certain of the Alliance leaders
opposed to Livingstone. These resolu-
tions declared that large number of
men had been elected to Congress by
the Alliance votes, and demanded that
would not first declare for the Alliance
platform.
They further declared it the sense of
the body that these congressman should
nominate one of their own number for
the Speakership 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 Of
taking any position in favor of men or
parties not in sympathy with Alliance
principles.
When they wero introduced they were
loudly cheercd by the supporters of
Polk. Branch asked that they be re-
ferred to the committee on demands.
evidently knowing what the makeup of
that committee would be. Another
more Jealous delegate moved the sus-
pension of the rules in order to put the
resolutions on their passage.
Livingstone opposed this in very
vehement speech, denouncing it as a
third party scheme, and said it was in
spired largely by personal enmity
against himself.
President Polk referred the resolu-
tions, and when the committees were an
nounced at o'clock it became evident
that this committee, with Weaver, of
Iowa, at the head of twas packed with
radicals. 1t will undoubtedly report
| favorably on the resolutions.
An effort to mako the platform of the
Alliance more radical on the subject of
Government ownership of railroads and
telegraph lines was made by Branch.
This resolution demands the complete
ownership of railroads, while the Ocala
demand is for partial control, with con-
tingent ownership if simple control is
deemed impractical.
The resolutions went to the committee
on legislative demands, and the pros.
poets are that they will be favorably re-
ported on.
This morning tho sub-treasury fight
was the all-absorbing matter before the
Alliance and its kindred organizations.
1t seems very little nearer solution
than when the conference began.
The anti-sub- treasury men are &C.
tive and aggressive, while the sub
treasury people have been placed to a
large extent on the defensive.
Soon after the opening of this morn
ing's executive session of the supreme
council, Col. Livingstone, chairman of
the committee which last night met the
representatives of the anti-sub- treas
ury element, rose and said that his
Wdo iCduy w ICpOEG
Instantly there was disturbance
On motion from delegate sitting on
the McCune 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 tho hall.
When the doors had been closed,
Colonel Livingstone read the recon
mendation of the committee that DR..
w. Pope Yeamans. another of the anti
sub treasury protesters, should have q
hearing.
After an acrimonious discussion word
was sent to the anti-sub-treasury men
TO send in their protest. The "antis"
replied to this that the committee was
only empowered, through Mr.. Yeamans,
to present protest, and until Yeamans
could be heard by the supreme council
the latter body would necessarily be
deprived of the pleasure of reading the
protest.
The third party junta is still vigor-
ously proselytyzing among delegates to
the Alliance and Il. M. b. A.
This morning the work of the organi-
zat1on took definite shape on the Joint
meeting of representatives from the
Peoples party executive committee,
Alliance and +. M. b. A.
+. III. Taubeneck, of Illinois, acted as
/ chairman and made an earnest appeal
for consolidation of interests at the
dinner recess.
Taubeneck said the prospect for con-
solidation was very bright, that the f.
NJ Il. A., was heartily in favor of such
action, but the Alliance was opposed to
it, though he thought the latter body
would eventually fall into line, contrary
to popular impression.
The fight against the National Union