The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-01-08
Ex-PREsIDEyT HALLS REPORT.


At the second days session Ex President
Hall introduced and read his annual report,
as follows:
Mr.. Hall reviewed the binding twine
trouble and requested the coming leg islature
to make thorough investigation of the
methods of the board of managers of the
Saltwater prison. He recommended that
the convention select a legislative committee
whose duty it shall be to secure the passage
of law that shall put four systems o.
American machinery to manufacture twine at
the st. Cloud reformatory, during next
season.
The inspection Of grain at Duluth was
touched upon. Farmers and shippers, he
contended, were being plundered at that
point. He recommended the erection by the
state of public warehouses; where the pro-
ducer may store his grain unmixed, in q
special bin at actual cost, at Duluth and at
the agricultural air grounds.
Referring to the troubles in the Alliance
during the late convention, Mr.. Hall said:
II have no hesitancy in saving that had
it not been for the attacks made on the Al
lance candidates by the Great West, S. NJ.
Owen would be the next govern or. | have
no apologies to make tor the Alliance cam
paign committee. To say the least they are
the peers OF the men who slandered and de-
famed them. l am informed that there is
nearly 1000 shortage The Farmers AL
out the debt
The report went to the committee on reso-
lutions.
THE ALLIANCE FINANCES
Gen. J. H Baker then made his first pub
lie appearance on the scene of action to
move the adoption of resolu tion of thanks
to President Hall, which went through with
a cheer by unanimous rising vote. Mr..
Donrelly then wanted to put in his advice,
hut of tho aY1rraatinO nf InhD diamond ho
gave way to the report OF the treasurer, H.
P B;orge, one OF the representatives elect
from Otter Tail county, which sho wed a bal
ance Of $1O,785. A. L. Stromberg. who
wears John LathroPs shoes with dignity
and grace, also presented a report of the
financial transactions OF bis Office Since Sept.
10. There was O disposition to ask John
Lathrop for an accounting, but it was
headed of by report from II. '. Poore,
chairman of the finance committee. This re.
port reviewed the entire difficulty between
Mr.. Lathrop and members OF the executive
committee, which has already been aired in
the public press.
EVA MCDONALD WINS.
Nominations were received for state lectur-
err. There were host of aspirante-Gen.
Baker DR.. Fish, J. o. Barrett, Caring.
ton Phelps G. W. Muller, Miss Eva
Mcdonald, J. NJ. Bowler, James Ball. The
question was raised rs to hether Miss Nc.
Donald was practical farmer. President
Donnely ruled that she and Fish were both
eligible. 1t was decided to have the first
ballot informal, and the call OF counties be.
gan. The vote was badly scattered, result.
| ing as follows: j. Fl. Baker, 1870; Ball, 4;
Poore, 2; o. H. Page, 6; DR.. Fish, 14s; J. o.
Barrett Sc; Phelps, 21; Eva Mcdonald 227;
J. N. Bowler, IS. A motion to make Miss
McDonald's election unanimous was headed
off by Darlington Phelps, who withdrew in
favor OF Gen. Baker. DR.. Fish paid high
tribute to Miss Mcdonald, bat felt tconvinced
that she was not eligible, and also withdrew
in favor OF Mr.. Baker
! Miss McDonald's adherents saw q good
chance for q nice play and rushed atlady to
! the platform, where she 10 ads little talk for
herself and said she did not propose to retire
from the fight, although she had not been q
vote was ordered. The natural gallRntry of
| the tillSrE of the soil carried them away and
it all went the lady's way. She won by O
vote OF 436 to 209. Mr. Donnelly introduced
her as o another illustration OF the fact that
''the hand that rocks the cradle is the hand
that moves the world" She acknowledged
she had wanted the Office and was glad she
got it, and would do the best she could tc
fl it.
THE PLATFORM,
Gen. Baker presented the declaration O
principles, over which the committee had
studied all night. 1t is q lengthy document
and reads es follows:
The Farmers Alliance o. the State OF Min
nesota in convention assembled, hereby or
dain and establish the following declaration
Of principles.
First-We demand that the war tariff >
| which has too long survived the object of its
creation, shall be radically revised, giving
very material reductions in the necessaries O
| lie and placing raw material on the free list
to the end that we may compete with the
world for market, and that such luxuries
as whisky and tobacco shall in no manner be
relieved from internal taxation till the. high
protection tariff has been wholly
| divested of it's extortions, and VIC
especially denounce the Mckinley bill as the
browning infamy of protection.
econd.-We demand government control
OF railways, both by state and nation, to the
end that all determinations shall cease; that
reasonable rates shall be established; that
watered stock shall not receive the reward o.
a0nest capital; that the pooling of rates ID
uch an element oil monopoly az should b.
absolutely prohibited; that our legislature
shall enact freight rate law which shall AZ
rates no higher than those now in force IN