The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1891-05-27
DURHAM RECORDER
L. g. HACKNEY, Editor, Pro.
WEDNESDAY,, May 27, 1891,
TIE THIRD Party.
Wilmington Star.

hOchdl iAtbo HOb NlEC Gil1lOIsGAIlGAb
of the National Alliance. and
hence cannot be regarded as an
Alliance movement proper. 1t
is true that a majority of the
delegates" participating in it
were members of the Alliance,
but the convention was a sort
of an Independent affair, called
in opposition to the judgment
of the Ocala convention and of
the conference of Alliance men
from the different States which
subsequently met at Washing
ton city.
The controlling spirit in the
call, although he does not seem
to have figured so conspicuous
ly in the proceedings, was Col
onel Rice, Of Kansas, and when
the Ocala convention declined
to endorse the call he and the
Western men who agreed with
him determined to make it and
did.
1t was to all intents and pur-
pose an independent movement
made without the authority Of
and in opposition to the views
of the National Alliance. II
was in no sense a representa-.
tive national body, but was
shaped and controlled by 'sdele-
gates" from a few Western
States. 1t cannot be said that
the Southern Alliance was re-
presented in it for several Of the
Southern States, North Carolina
being one of them, had no re-
representatives. in it, while those
that were represented had COM
paratiyely small delegations.
Texas for instance, where the
Alliance originated, had but 90,
Kentucky had 50, which may
bepartly accounted for by the
proximity to the place of meet
ing, while the other Southern
States, even those where the
Alliance is strong, had but very
few, if any.
In its make up it was esscnti-
ally Western in its character al
is shown BY the preponderance
Of delegates from the Western.
States represented. There were
in all ], ALI persons declared en-
titled to seats. OF these Kan
sas had AL, Ohio 3I7, Indiana
154, Illinois So Nebraska "a,
Minnesota 30, Missouri SO and
Wisconsin 81. Here are l,l7s
delegates from eight States put
of a total of All, from ali the
States represented, showing
that these eight States had the
whole business in their own
hands and ran it TO suit them
selves.
Specializing upon what the
effect Of this movement may be
in the event it fail to effect an
understanding with the con-
ference which is 10 meetin Feb
ruary next and put a Presiden-
tial ticket Of its own in the field.
it may be noted that the leading
spirits in these Western delega-
tons are men who had belong
ed to the Republican party IN.
til they fell ia with the Alliance.
while seven out of the eight
States, which had nearly all the
delegates in the convention,
have been until within the past
year decisigely Republican
States.
In view Of this fact there III
nothing very alarming IN the
new party, from present zip.
pearances, to the Democratic
party, which can effected adj
yersely but very little BY It. II
will rather help than harm the
Democratic party in these
States because for the one vote
IL will draw from the Democrat
ic it will draw three or more
from the Republican party. III
it should draw literally, which
il is not apt TODD, from the Dem.
ocracy in Missori, Kentucky and
Texas il would still leave d
Democratic majority large
enough for all practical pur
poses.
IL Is q matter In which the
Republican party Is much more
interested than the Democratic