The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-22
POOLING THE ISSUES.
Peoples Party Gathering in
ALI Shiftless Men.
FARMERS SPLIT lRREPARAsLE.
Alliance Congressmen Forbidden to
Vote for any Candidate for Speaker
Who Rejects Ocala Platform.

INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. 2t-The Alliance and
Farmers Mutual Benefit Association are prac-
tically amalgamated, and though each refused to
adopt resolutions OF consolidation. the two or
carnations are just as firmly united as IL for
nal resolution had been adopted. The arrange
ments made will cause the merging of the
Farmers Mutual Benefit Association into the
Alliance before its next national meeting.
Last night and to-day the Alliance has been in
itiating into its mem bership many of the most
prominent members OF the Farmers Mutual
BENEFIT Association. These are to go back to
their homes to proselyte among sub-lodges. The
Alliance has agreed to admit sub-lodges OF the
Farmers Mutual Benefit Association into the
Alliance upon the payment of 81 for blanks. 1t L.
expected that before the time for the annual
meeting of the Farmers Mutual Benefit Asso-
citation nearly all the lodges will have joined
the Alliance.
The supreme council of the Alliance consid-
cred q resolution instructing the Alliance con-
gTessmen not to enter caucuses of either of the
old political parties. 1t was amended, instruct
ing them not to vote for any man for speaker
who does not support the Oeala platform.
The report of the committee which had the
protest of the anti-sub-treasury people in hand,
reported that the antis refused to present their
case, and the matter had therefore been dropped.
U. p Duncan, of South Carolina, was Endorsed
for appointment to the interstate commerce
commission vice Bragg, deceased. Several
changes were made in the constitution. One
dtsqualifes business agents from membership
the reason being that it may become necessary
for the council to sit in judgment on agents.
The other changes make the per capita tax the
basis for representation; repeal the clause al
lowing all persons OF good regulations to be-
come members, and restricting the membership
to farmers and farm laborers; abolish the pro-
vision by which the presidents OF the state
Alliances are made a national legislative COM
mittee, and provides for a special committee to
act as an advisory board to the president.
The council today listened to General Lee
turer Wright, of the Knights of Labor, who set
forth the troubles of the Clothing Makers
Union with the Rochester labor exchange. 1t
will be remembered that Master Workman
James Hughes was arrested and convicted on q
charge of conspiracy. In this lockout case the
council adopted resolutions condemning the
exchange, expressing the belief that the jury
was packed and calling upon all fair-minded
people to let the goods of these Rochester man.
ufactures alone"
The charges made by McAllister, of the anti
sub-treasury committe, against Macune were
laid on the table.
The committee on federation reported, recon-
mending a confederation with the Knights of
Labor and the Farmers Mutual Benefit Associa-
ton and dozen other orders. The report was
accepted, and q delegation from each state
chosen to represent the council at the February
assembly of these confederated orders.
Resolutions were passed in favor of the grant
ing OF a pension, by the issuing of full legal
tender money to all honorably discharged Union
soldiers who are disabled or in needy crcum-
stances.
The report of the committee appointed to con-
fer with the anti-sub-treasury people, and which
was briefly referred to above, takes occasion in
closing to deny that the supreme council shut
the door in the faces OF its friends. The report
asserts that two or more of them were Alliance
men with passwords, and could have taken
seats with the council and presented their COM
plant. The report continues:
This would have been the orderly and BROTH
erly way of settlement, but the refusal of DIR.
Yeaman to join in public discussion involving
his protest as TO the Ocala platform, settles one
fact, that 1t is not the desire of the anti-sub-
treasuryites to inform or convince this council
OF error. Your committee recommends to the
brotherhood that in the future no attention be
given or recognition granted to any one claim
ing to be an Alliance man, while at the same
time atiiliating with band known as the anti
sub-treesuryites.