Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-19

Polk laid before the convention the official
letter addressed to him last night by Chair
man w. S. McAllister of Mississippi, re-
questing to be heard in behalf of the CON-
plants and protestsof fthejanti-sub-T Treasury
Allian,e men. The letter, although
courteously worded, produced the widest
confusion and disorder. Several members
yelled out: s'We don't want to hear any
| thing from McAllister. He has done more
TO destroy us than al, our enemies put to-
gether. Down with his trick to sew dis
cord among u.s."
Colonel Livingstone said there was no oc-
casion for alarm, and move to appoint a
committe of five to meet the anti-Sub-
treasury committee, hear their protests and
report to the Supreme Council,
Bitter Attack on, McAIiistcr.
Mcdowell, of Tennessee, moved to table
Livingston's motion, and bitterly attacked
McAllister, alleging that he was here in the
interest of Wall street, the Eastern press
and the anti-Alliance Democracy of the
South.
Terrell, of Texas, opposed the motion to
table. saying that there was large, re-
spectacle crowd under McAllister's um-
brella whose complaints should be heard
and considered. Wardell, of South Da-
kota, spoke earnestly in behalf of the mo-
tion to table, saying that it would be
cowardice to recognize McAllister's COM
mittee, the chairman of which was here rep
resenting the worst political elements in
the South; that he had done nothing else
Tor eight months but attack Alliance lead
ers and oppose Alliance measures.
ind ha
you consent to hear his protest, you will
get hold of an electric battery that you
can't turn loose" This part of Wardell's
remarks related to the current belief that
the McAllister protest would charge c. w.
McCune and other leaders with wholesale
bribery and corruption
Burkett, of Mississippi, closed the debate
in behalf of the motion to table. He said
that, owing to the backing given McAllister
by the subsidized press, I" he was the worst
enemy to the Alliance in the whole country,
and as result of his war the Alliance had
lost two United States Senators this year.
The Protest to Be Considered.
The vote was finally taken on Colonel
Livlngston's motion to appoint committee
of five to consider the protest, which pre-
vailed by two-thirds majority. President
Polk then appointed the committee, with
Livingston as Chairman.
Having disposed of this unpleasant mat
ter, the convention Immediately forestalled
the prospective protest bv adopting reso-
luton to stand by the Treasury plan. The
disposition of the Supreme Council toward
the Anti-SIb- Treasury Committee was pretty
clearly indicated in the letters its commit
tee sent in reply to that of McAllister and
its followers. The letter is as follows:
GENTLEMEN-Growing out of your applica-
tion before the Supreme Council to be heard
in regard to certain grievances or COM
plants before that body, committee was
appointed with power to hear, conclude and
report to the Supreme Council. Therefore,
you are invited to appear before that COM
nittee at Room a. Dennison Hotel, at
O'Clock A. NJ, 10Th inst. Answer at Room IS,
said hotel L. 7. LIVINGSTON,
Chairman for Committee.
The time of meeting was afterward
changed to o'clock this evening at the
same place.
The Two Committees Compromise.
At that hour Messrs McAllister, Yea
mans and Gates, of the Anti-Sub- Treasury
Committee, were met by the committee
from the Supreme Council, consisting of
Livingston, of Georgia; Beck, of Alabama;
Householder, of Kansas; Tracy, of Texas,
md Cannon, of California. DR.. Yeamans |
opened the discussion as follows:
MR. CHAIRMAN-On September Is last con- |
vention Of anti-subtreasury men Of the |
Farmers Alliance assembled in the city of |
St Louis. That convention, after two days |
Elaboration, appointed a committee of gem |
jlemen from several different States to me- |
the Supreme Council, by way of |
protest. against certain principles and de- |
nands of the Ocala meeting of tho Council. |
That committee requested me to draw up |
md present that protest. And now in the
'pirit of fraternity, am here in the dis
charge OF that duty. We await the pleasure
If the committee over which you preside.
The committee of the council then asked
or the reading of the protest, which was
one by DR.. Yeamans AT the conclusion
Jolonel Livingston said: Now, when you
freak down our relief plan you must offer
ubstitute, and what do you propose?"
Chairman McAllister said that his COM
nittee were not empowered to frame a plat
orm, but that they could readily improve
m the measures against which they are
lere to protest Colonel Livingston then
uggested that DIR. Yeamans appear before
he National Alliance tomorrow night and
present the protest and elaborate on it as he
lesired, with the understanding, however,
hat "hayseeder" be allowed to reply.
This was adopted by the ''anti" committee,
vhereupon the joint session terminated, the
'est of feeling prevailing.