The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-02-07
AN ORGAN IN THE SOUP.
ALLIANCEMEN GO BACK ON HARRY
BROWNS PAPER.

The Failure to File q Bond the Aomis
sion That the Paper Had Been Used
by Alliance Onacials to Further Per
sonal Ends, end Other Reasons Lead
to the liquidation
ATLANTA, GA, Feb. 6.-Editor Harry
Brown and his Southern Alliance Farmer
were to-day repudiated and condemned at
a meeting of the alliance leaders, and an
other organ will be established to voice the
sentiment of the order in Georgia. Editor
Browns own laundering pen appears to
have done the work. He announced not
long ago that men in authority in the order
had been making a tool Of the alliance and
abusing its privileges 20 further their own
private ends. and intimated that he had half
a mind to expose these ''schemers and plot
ters."
TAKEN UP BY THE PRESS.
The press of the state inquired why he
had not done 50 long ago, and insisted on
his atoning for his past breach OF duty by
making the threatened disclosures without
further loss Of time. In the order itself
those hints of Editor Brown appear to have
provoked searching investigation. Ru-
mors gained circulation Of dissatisfaction
in the ranks, which, when traced back,
were found to owe their origin to strong
utterances from influential members OF the
alliance who had enough Of the great po-
litical "Fixer" and his Macune-ridden pa
per, and wanted a new organ.
MEETING OF THE LEADERS.
Last night at the executive mansion
there gathered together large number OF
alliance leaders Pains had been taken to
keep the meeting secret. The deliberations
were conducted behind ''closed DOORS" as
usual, till near l O'clock, and again resumed
this morning, lasting until afternoon. At
last a set Of resolutions were agreed TO,
stating that
file with the executive committee the bond re-
ouired before it should become the official
organ Of the alliance; and
WHEREAS, Editor Brown had stated to mem
bers OF the conference that the paper had been
used by officials in the state alliance for per
sonal ends; and
WHEREAS, The paper had declined to publish.
despite the solicitations of alliancemen, matter
In the interest of the order; and
WHEREAS, The course of the paper had, In
the opinion of the conference, been constantly
detrimental to the best interests OF the order.
therefore
Resolved, That we henceforth withdraw our
Endorsement from the Southern Autdnce
Farmer and ask its condemnation by alliance
men throughout the state.
Resolved q That the chairman Of this confer
ence shall appoint committee whose duty it
shall be to arrange Tor the publication OF
suitable paper, in which shall be advocated the
principles and purposes of the alliance.
Resolved, 3. That we will give our hearty sup
port to such publication, and that we ask for 1t
the Endorsement and patronage Of all alliances
In this state until suitable arrangements can be
made for the publication OF state organ by the
state alliance
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
The conference that passed these resolu-
tons was attended by many of the strongest
alliancemen in Georgia Gov. Northen,
President Waddell of the State Agricultural
Society, Rev. DIR. Gibson of Oglethorpe,
PRINCIPAL Keeper of the Pententiary Jones,
Capt. r. Z. Park of Macon. Mr.. Reed Of
Putnam county. Speaker pro tenn. Tram
Lecturer Beck, J. d. Smith of Laurens
Senator Todd, g. w. Harrison OF Atlanta.
State Secretary Burks and many others
were present Preparations for publishing
the new organ will be begun at once.