Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-19
FACTIONS At WAR;
A Confusion of Discordant
Elements at the Alliance
Conferences.
NOT A POLITICAL POWER.
The Membership Represented, Is
Greater Than Either Party,
BUT THE PARTS CAN'T C0ALESCE.
A Bitter Fight on the Sub-Treasury Scheme
Only Just Begun.
SOME OTHER BONES OF CONTENTION

one big brawny man here like Tilder
Blaine or German to conserve and wei
together the interests of the eight gres
organizations represented here, it will be
difficult matter for either of the old partie
to elect President next year. The in
triguing and wire pulling are simpl
enormous and incredulous to one not on tn
ground These eight organizations repre-
sent total membership larger than that o
either the Democratic or Republican party
The problem is to combine all for one CRANE
heroic effort.
The situation in the farmers convention
to-day cannot be reassuring to those wht
believe in continuing the organizations a
they now exist The Peoples party repre-
sentatives are hanging on the ianks of th'
Alliance and Farmers Mutual Benefit AS
sociation, and are gathering in man,
stragglers. The tendency seems to be towarc
third party movement.
The Alliance and T. NJ. d. A. are no
internally harmonious, and while all seen
loyal to the great reforms aimed at there il
want of cohesion of thought and effort
A prominent member of the Peoples part,
told THE DISPATCH correspondent to
night that within the last "a hours several
shrewd representatives. of the old partie:
had appeared on the scene and their work
was beginning to tell already. He said
their missions were simply to overturn and
distract, and to prevent combination OF
labor and farming interests.
A Gloomy Alliance Outlook.
Thus far the future prospects of the AL
lance have not been greatly improved by
the indianapolis meeting-in fact, quite the
contrary. The two great organizations, the
Alliance and the Farmers Mutual Benefit
Association, are no nearer amalgamatlon.
The third party movement has brought on
bitter factional fight in each, and there is
an absolute certainty of split on the SUBJ
Treasury question.
But these are not the only stumbling
blocks in the way of the Alliance. The
McCune and anti -McCune factions are max
ing serious charges against each other, and
the finances of both orders are running
very low. This last feature has resulted in
great deal of dissatisfaction and conten-
tion already. In the Alliance the treasury
is SO low that it will be impossible to defrav
the. expenses of all the delegates, so MI.
McCune introduced resolution cutting
down the representation two-fifths, and it
was adopted.
Ohio Among the Delinquent States.
In the F. NJ B. A it is found that many
States are delinquent, Ohio being among
the number To-day a resolution was
passed NJ. to admit the Ohio delegates un-
til the delinquency was made good. The
Ohio delegates would not pay up, and after
a long wrangle the operation of the resolu-
tion was suspended in their case.
Thus far everything is chaotic in the
highest degrees. There is no enthusiasm
so little, in fact, that the open meeting an
nounced for this morning was not held for
the lack of attendance.
The Business Agents Association to-day
adopted the Rdehdale system of selling for
cash, instead of credit. and dividing profits
with the patrons, the Alliance stores to be
supplied as heretofore by the Commercial
Unien.
The Reform Press Association decided to
establish an advertising agency in New
York for the exclusive benefit of reform
papers, of which there are now ], $50. 1t
also decided to establish plate printing
house The location of this last institution
was not fixed, but it will probably be at St.
Louis or Cincinnati.
The sub-Treasury Fight Begins.
The open meeting of the Alliance this
morning was complete fzzle and lasted
but few moments When the executive
session opened the trouble over the sub
Treasury matter began. A communication
was received from the Executive Committee
of the Anti-Sub-Treasury Alliance, asking
a hearing for the protest prepared by w.
Pope Yeamans of Missouri under instrue-
tons from the St. Louis Convention of last
September The McCune faction opposed
any hearing. but Livingstone, of Georgia,
moved the appointment of a committee of
five to read the protest and report TO the
Alliance whether or not it should be read.
On this motion, which was finally carried
by two-thirds vote, bitter fight was made
oy the McCune men, who made the charge
that the Georgia faction had attempted to
assassinate McCune in Mississippi.
Mr. McAllister will leave for Ft. Worth
Tex, tomorrow. and from there will formu-
late a call for national meeting of Anti
sub-Treasury Alliance men. A separate
organization will be maintained all over the
country
Every ocals Plank Iudorsed.
Before the adjournment of the executive
session q significant action was taken, which
shows that the protest of the Anti-sub-
Treasury people will receive very little
consideration. A resolution was adopted
almost unanimously, rcaffirming the ad-
nerence of the Alliance to every plank in
the 0cala platform.
That portion of the Executive Committee
of the Peoples party now here is in almost
continuous session. Its efforts are mostly
directed toward d consolidation of the var
ious industrial bodies in the hope OF getting
a final Endorsement OF the third party idea
at the February meeting. The Peoples
party men ore still confident of carrying
their point
The first business before the executive
session of the Supreme Council to-day was
to decide the question of the representation
which created so much disturbance yester-
day. The whole difficulty arose from the
failure of the State secretaries to report the
falling off in membership which has oc-
CURED in various States, and especially in
Massachusetts,. and also in Texas, where
there is great opposition to McCune and the
sub-treasury plan This neglect was inten-
tjonal, having been ordered BY the national
leaders ~ account of the detrimental effects
such reports would have on the order.
Paying the Dues of Backsliders.
Assessments were, therefore, based upon
exaggerated reports of membership, where
by some 1900 Mississippi members, for
example, We're asked to pay the dues of
45, ,GcG members A unanimous neglect to
pay the assessments of backsliders is the
cause of q deficiency in the treasury and the
cat;iDg down of representation two
fiths. Had not several States agreed to
make up the deficiency the number of dele
gates would have been still further reduced.
Early In the morning session President