The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1891-05-20
TWO FACTIONS.
Delegates to the Farmers ALI.
ance Convention at Cincinnati
SAID TO BE DIVIDED ON
The Third Party Question Kansas Men
Bitter Against Livingstone, of the
NEW YORK ALLIANCE.

The Biggest Kind Of Row Anticipated
Tomorrow, When the Delegates Get
Down to Business.
CINCINNATI May 1s.-The advance
guard Of delegates to the National
Union convention which opens to.
morrow has arrived, and about 200 Of
the 5000 or more that it is expected
will participate in the deliberations OF
the gathering were on the ground last
night. Many of them are men whose
rough attire, bronzed faces and horny
hands betoken long acquaintanceship
with the plow and harrow Others
bear names that are prominently iden'
tilted with economic and radical move
ments Among these are ex-Congress'
man Weller, of Iowa, more familiarly
known as Calamity Weller;" General
Secretary Hayes, OF the Knights OF
Labor, w. G. Crum, of New York,
editor of the Wall Street Farmer, and
president of the recently formed
National Union league; G. /. Wash.
burne, of Boston, president of the
Northeastern Industrial Alliances
Mason Green, of tho Boston National
list club; Col. +. s. Norton, of Chicagoi
W. T. Wakefield, Of Lynn, Mass,
Nationalist club; John II. Crouch, OF
Fort Scott, Kans., brother of the de-
ceased Oklahoma boomer; and G. c.
Post, Of Georgia, the alliance leader OF
that state.
The temporary lion of the hour is
farmer II. L. Brian, of Winn county, La,
whose acceptance Of delegates mis-
sion necessitated his riding fifty miles
on plantation pony to the nearest rail
road station. His credentials bear the
signatures of 1900 grangers out of a
total voting strength Of all parties OF
1,7OO in the county.
Despite the fact that it is styled a con-
vention, however, it is apparent thus
early that the forthcoming gathering
will be nothing more than big mass
meeting. There has been no idea OF
conforming to basis Of representation.
While it is anticipated that two-thirds
of the states will be represented, YET
| two of them, Kansas with her 500, and
Ohio with nearly as many more, will
control at least third Of the total vot'
ing that will be cast on every PROPOSE
ton.
A good many of the southern grangers
are kicking over this condition OF
affairs, contending that it is unjust
that, having travelled long distances in
order to represent the views of their re
spective organizations, their votes and
consequent influence in shaping the
ends of the gathering should b'
swamped by packed delegations from
nearby points.
Men like Polk, Of Georgia, and Brian
of Louisiana, say that the alliance mel
Of their respective states and who hav'
hitherto been allied with the democratic
party are not yet prepared to chang
their political coats and go into a thirt
party movement On the other hant
such delegates as Weller, Of Iowa, ant
Greene, OF Boston, are working hard Il
bring about the formal Inauguration o
third party and are asking: "Wha
else are we here for?"
II is an open secret that the Knight
of Labor men who will be reinforcet
to-day by General Master Workman
. Powderly, lecturer Ralph Beaumon
and John Devlin, of the executive board
are here to fight for time, with the viev
of putting off definite action until afte
the meeting OF the Farmers Alliance i
, February next. The contest will inau
gurate on the threshold Of the conven
ton. Coils Norton and Lester G. HUI
bard, publisher OF the Farmers Voice
will voice the demand for new party
name and platform, to deal simpl
with finance, transportation and tn
land question. The southern elemer
q with its X. of L. allies will be willing I
a build platform out of every plank an
|. "ism" that may be handed in II pei
!. manent organization is deferred fey
}. hours.
+ Speaker Elder, Of the Kansas Assem-
|. bly,, is the unanimous choice Of the de
:. egations on the ground for temporar
+ chairman. Either Congressman Siml
II son or Senator PETER will be the permi
4 nent officer Simpson and Gen. JamC
o b. Weaver, OF Iowa, were among tn
/. late arrivals last night. The former
against third party Inauguration a
this juncture, while the latter is wal
ing TO see how the land lays
d CHICAGO, May 1s.-James Shedd ar
g. Eugene Brown, delegates from N
II braska TO the Cincinnati Farmers AL
E. ance, In an interview Saturday sa.
d they anticipated the biggest kind Of
a row during the proceedings at the thin
re party gathering.
10 President Livingstone, of the Ne
~ York alliance, will be delegate" sa
es Mr. Brown, land the western stat
US will object to his presence in the co
vention hall. They are opposed TO hi
on account Of the stand he took duril
al the Peffer-Ingalls fight. He came o
1T openly for ingalls,, repudiated the Ka
ng sas alliance and was compelled TO lea
as Topeka to escape rough handling at I
ng hands of the Kansas alliance men.
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