The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-11-19
ALLIANCE LEADERS WRANGLE
IDythlng But Perfect Harmony in The
National Convention.
VERY STARTLING FACTS DEVELOPED,
The Alliance Has Lost Fully Finy Fer Cent.
Of go Membership Throughout tho
west and Northwest.

T>nr.NArof1s. IND.. NOV. Is-At this morn
irr's session Of tie Alliance supreme Council
communication was received from w. ;.
,rcAuister. chairman of the anti-su5-Irea-
surv committee. asking for conference and
chance 20 enter protest. After an acrmo-
Mons debate motion by J.. j. Livingston,
of Georgia. prevailed that committee Of
five sbould be- appointed to confer with Nc
tu.sier Immediately after the Council
edonted fatfoate3 resolution placing the
order 20 the esul-lreasury plank.
The conference later in the day resulted
orI,tra woody sQus00.e. Another fight oc-
CURED .u ,le morning over a resolution IN
frrlrraa ly M. Brand OF Georgia. This
res,.rt,.a ree.tei the fact that the Alliance
Iafat ST. Louis ln December. l@s together
viii fhe hl glts 0i Labor. adopted n resOlu-
non demanding that The means OF transpor-
ttUn sud communicated the railroads and
talelraph-be operated 10y the United States
Government. and that this resolution had
been changed at Ocala last year
r0rND rrEtcucABIr.
It then declared that inasmuch as the
knights Of Labor bad not consented TO any
change of the demand for Government
ownership. while the Ocila demand is for con-
mol with contingent ownership D. simple
control 8 found lmpractcsble his reso-
.auon went 10 the committee Oh Legislative
Icmauds and the prospects are that II Will be
iavora1lv reported upon.
The fact developed tins morning that the
Alliance has lost fully SD per cent. of its
membership throughout tho West and North
vest This came ont through on effort by
tie executive committee 10 cut down the
representation When called on for an ex-
ualatl0u the committee confessed that the
returns of the per capita tax showed TINS
Iss The representation was tWO-hfths and
there is walug among the delegates for
those who aIe unseated viii probably have
% walk home
The only political action which the Alliance
IS likely t0 take as such came mp this after
noon ln "a series ot resolutions O1ered 10y /.
M Branch. of Georgia Those resolu-
tons declared that a large number of
men had been elected % Congress by ALI
alce votes and demanded that they support
lo man for speaker who would not first de-
clare f0r the Alliance platform They further
declared 10 the sense of that body that those
Congressman should nominate one OF their
.0n men for the speakership and stick to him.
nEwHE oF coNnuIrAL.
They further admonished Alliance men
throughout the country 60 beware of commit
ting Themselves and any party iu such man
Ier as t0 interfere with their freedom Of poll
teal action 0r of taking any position IN favor
0. men OH parties not IN sympathy with
Alliance principles. An effort was made %
rush The resolutions through under suspen-
sion of the rules. bat H. i LiUngtou. Of
Georgia opposed them In a very vehement
speech. and they went 20 the committee on
demands
THE Alliance business agents held an all-
day session TODAY discussing the National
r.on scandal which was up 10 the form Of
res0 uuon ndorsing the company. After
long wancle the agents declined TO Endorse
tle company but they indorsed the plan
upon which it started out and VIII try to
carry @ ont with the capital at the command
o.. tla State agency.
A. H. Gaiiahue. chairmano OF the W0rkmen's
Reform league. /. here in the interests of am
aualgamaton with the third party, combin-
ilg The interests of al concerned.