Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1891-09-08
PERTLE SPRINGS MEETING.
Meeting Of the Missouri State
Farmers Alliance.
A Notable Gathering of the Leaders Of the
New Force in Politics-The Anti
Hall Faction Secure Control and
Elect the President.


dent U S. Hall. who delivered an. ad-
dress and appointed the usual commit
tees. The address of President Hall is
criticised by the anti-Hall faction.
which claims that it was nothing but
Btraight-Out democratic speech.
The two battles royal at opening We're
on the appointment of the committee on
credentials and on that of resolutions
and demands There was also contest
over that on the order of business. which
had been won by the Hall men, but they
compromised with their opponents The
committee on credentials consisted OF
Hendrickson of Bates, Miller Of Barton.
and Given of Saline. Each of the twelve
congressional districts named one mem
Der of the committee on resolutions and
demands.
The forenoon of the second day was
spent mainly in the offering of rcsolu-
tions, all of which took their proper ref
erence to the committee on resolutions
and demands The more important
among those was one favOring the free
and unlimited coinage of silver. An
other was urging the policy of land loans
by the government.
On the morning of the third day
Richard Dalton of Rails county, moved
that G.. II. Demaver of the Lamar Indus
trial Union. be expelled for partisan
ship" Motion lost by % yeas to 53
NAYS. The committee on rules and or
der of business reported. and the report
was adopted.
The committee on order of business
reported the first thing on the calling
together of the convention after the
noon recess. The election of officers
was the first thing in the line of bust
ness.
There were but two candidates for the
Office of president. Leyerett Leonard
of Saline, represented the anti-Hall and
Ocala platform wing, and Wollard OF
Dallas county, represented the Hall in
terest. and those opposed to the sub
treasury and land loan theories. The
ballot resulted in 80 votes being cast for
Leonard and SO for Wollard. The re-
suit was received without any demon
stration by the Leonard men, although
it was a signal victory for them.
Mr.. Leonard is man IN the prime OF
life. He is wealthy stock raiser OF
Saline county. and man of wide infiu-
ence in Missouri affairs. Mr.. WOllard,
whom he defeated, is also representa-
tive man of the state, and represents
Mr., Halls principles. If a compromise
is possible it will be reached. If the
present prevailing temper continues,
however, it is not in the range OF prob
abilities.
Pierce Packet OF Bates county, was
elected vice president, and j. w. Long
of johnson county, secretary.
The salary of the secretary was re-
duced from 81 900 to $400 per year
True Hickcox of Cooper. treasurer to
succeed himself
l.. Wise of Linn, state lecturer.
ID. M. Cowan of Christian, assistant
state lecturer.
Chaplain King, who has occupied
that position for several years.
J. w. White of Texas county, SER
geant-at-arms.
w. H. Plummer OF Cole, dOOrkeeper.
A resolution reducing the milage al.
lowed to delegates from 3 cents to 2
cents mile each way was adopted, and
another requiring delegates TO remain
until the sine die adjournment OF the
convention in order to collect per diem
fees and mileage. Each delegate is al
lowed So per day he is at the state con
ventiOn OF the order, to be paid out OF
the general revenue funds in the hands
OF the state treasurer.
The delegates to tie national con-
yention are Is follows: Leverett Leon
ard, of Saline county; DIR. Ewing, OF
Johnson county; George Williams, OF
Polk county; j. M. London, of Macon;
P. d. Kenyon, of Caldwell county.
The committee on demands and reso-
buttons made its report. The majority
report Endorsed the Ocala demands and
the government loans on real estate
This report was signed by eight OF the
anrn,nittnn The minority repOrt was