The Yazoo sentinel. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1878-1916, 1891-09-03
mAnLIsrEn IsIPEAcnED.
The charges Preferred against Him
by The alliance.

The following II the report Of tie com<I
mjttee appointed 10 prefer articles 81 inn
peaehment against w. s. McAllister:
We. the undersigned special committee
IN whom was referred certain resolutions
containing charges against w. s. DE
AIIister, Assistant State Lecturer 81 the
Farmer Alliance Of Mississippi beg
leave 10 report that said resolutioas con-
tain matters oi sufficient importance and
Gravity 10 demand his impeachment ard
trial by the State Alliance in accordance
with the provisions OF its constitution I;
and therefore, we report the following
articles Of impeachment
Charge J., That said W. >. McAllister
was guilty Of conduct unbecoming 10 an
officer Of the alliance.
Specification /. In attending meet
ing In Fort Worth, Texas, Julyf0, 1891,
and actively participating IN same for
the purpose OF organizing movement to
overthrow and destroy the farmers al
lance and Industrial Union Of America.
Specification 2. That afterwards, To-
wit On the-day Of, 1891, he cali
ed, over his own signature, as published
In the public journals Of the state, a
meeting 10 be held at Jackson on 18th
day Of August afterwards postponed 10
Sept. End, 10 be composed Of disafiected
members Of the Farmers Alliance Of the
State for the purpose Of organizing a
| movement hostile 10 the purposes and
policy Of the State Alliance, Of which
| he IL an officer, thus prostituting his Off
ciaI position to disintegrate and destroy
the organization and principles which he
was as assistant Lecturerin duty bound
TO defend and uphold.
| Therefore we recommend that he be
arraigned before this body and confront
ed with these charges and, If after in
vestigaton, it shall appear to yonr salts
faction that the said McAllister is guilty
of said charges, we recommend that he
be deprived OF his office as Assistant
State Lecturer and Of the privileges d
this hall
We further, recommend that in case Of
conviction by the State Alliance, q copy
of the proceedings he transmitted To
the County Alliance Of Madison county
10 be acted on as it shall see fit, and
that the secretary Of the State alliance
be required to furnish said McAllistel
with a copy Of these charges and speci
dcations, and notify him to appear he
fore the bar OF the State Alliance at G3(
y. m. August 25th, 1891, to answer sale
charges and specifications. n
A. M. NEWMAN, Chm.
Tho State Alliance Of MississippiIbeinl
! in session at the hour appointed on hi
! own suggestion to try the articles of i'm
peachment against W. s. McAllister
1 Assistant Lecturer, and said McAlliste
having refused, or failed to appear, bu
Q having sent communication which thu
n Farmers Alliance refused to receive 81
. permit read and it fully appearing Il
I, the State Alliance that said McAlliste
} 4 In wilful default and contempt, anC
Y the charges and specifications havinI
q been read and proof having been Ollere'
10 sustain them, and If appearing to tn
IS state alliance that such charges ar
fully sustained by proof, and that say
II McAllister is guilty as charged Thee
fore. il Is adiudged and decreed
said McNllister Il deprived OF his ,
Of Assistant Lecturer FROM this "
IL further deprivetis,falsf
= the hall and any other riEnts'oin
! leges that he may have heretofore,
I loved as member of the State Alliane,
!. and il is further recommended that IA
4 Sub-Alliance investigate his conduct q
= an Alliance man in regard to the mat
Z tiers developed in his trial by the stat
alliance.
= The articles of impeachment and abby
: Judgment were approved by q unanl
!. nous vote.
The Injunction OF secrecy was remove
= from the foregoing proceedings and IN
= Clarion Ledger and otherpublic journal
= were requested to publish the same.