New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-19
NO MONEY FOR DELEGATES.
THE FARMERS MEETING IN STRAITS.
REDUCED AND DELINQUENT MEMBERSHIP THE
CAUsEITHD POLITICIANS FIGHTING

REDUCED AND DELINQUENT MEMBERSHIP THE
cAUsE-THD POLITICIANS FIGHTING
FOR CONTROL.
IBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUSEi
Indianapolis, Nov. 1s.-The outlook for the farmer
organizations ia not reassuring The Peoples party
representatives are hanging on the hanks OF INC
Alliance and F. NJ. b. A., and are gathering IN many
stragglers The tendency seems to be toward third
party movement The Alliance and F. NJ b. a. arc
! not internally harmonious, and while all seem loyal
to the reforms aimed at there is want OF cohesion OF
thought and effort. The charges OF corruption have
destroyed confidence and it is the general opin-
ion that the meetings will end disastrousy.
Il is quite likely that the question Us
TO whether not the Alliance shall become poiitlcai
organization will be decided by the election oil officers
That Is the line along which the executive committee
OF the Peoples party is doing Its most effective work.
II politicians are elected officers, 1t means that the
organization will form coalition With the Peoples
party. While President Polk looks upon the Peoples
marty with favor he believes the Alliance should be
kept out f politics as organization, and for this
reason the politicians have set about to defeat
his reelection. They want man for president OF
the Alliance who is politician and who can be used
by the Peoples party 1t Will be surprising II the
politicians do not win. The longestheaded men In
both organizations are the politicians, ana they are
working night and day.
A disturbing question Is the alleged corrupt com
bnation between the State agents and the National
Union Company, by which the National Union has not
only done exceedingly profitable business In furnish
ing supplies to Alliance stores but by which, also
Of the State agents have become wealthy through
their In inducing other state Alliances to recon-
mend the National Union Company as the best concern
from which to make purchases. At conference today
for the purpose of relieving themselves from the
charges against them, the State agents decided to adopt
tho Rochdae system Of stores under which the stores,
after paying all expenses divide the profits among the
patrons. The National Union Company offered to
furnish the supplies for carrying out this PLAN
As an economical measure 1t proposed to-day
that the basis Of representation in tho National meet
ing of the Alliance be delegate for each 10000
members. This made necessary by the discovery
that the funds Of the organization insufficient to
provide for q larger number Of delegates As a re-
suit there will probably be serious EMBARRASSMENT
The F. NJ B. A. Is in much the same kind of trouble
The discovery made to-day that there was large
deficit In the treasury. This Is due TO great falling
OF in membership and still greater delinquency so
that tho organization is wholly unable 70 pay the per
diem expenses OF members, as provided. Inc
situation that cOnfronts OF tile delegates Is
desperate The hotels have learned Of a stringcncy
In the money market and are adding to tine gloom
and embarrassment Of the delegates by putting
pointed questions as to their solvency. The
threat Is made that unless tho National officers
guarantee the payment OF INC uuc o'Ci 0"o
half of the delegates will at once start for home.
Another cause Of embarra ssment discussion
arising over a refusal to admit the Ohio delegation
The F. NJ b. A. has but recently organized in Ohio,
and the state was entitled to seven delegates Only
three came, and these not admitted The reason
assigned was that the Ohio organization had not paid
its dues into the National Treasury. The Ohio men
got mad and declared their willingness to retire. An
offer by the assembly to admit the delegates II
they would pledge the payment Of the dues was
rejected The Indiana organization offered to guar
antee the dues, but the Ohio people refused any
compromise, except that they be admitted as dele
gates without pledges promises. This was refused
and the Ohio delegates withdrew They think that
their treatment will the F. NJ. d. A to cease
to exist In Ohio The attempt to hold public meet
ing this morning was complete failure There
were Oaly fifty perons present, and il was decided
to dismiss the meeting without speaking.
Early In the morning session OF the Supreme Council
President Polk laid before the convention the Official
letter addressed to him last night bv Chairman w. s.
MoAlister, OF Wisconsin, requesting TO be heard IN
Tsssary Alliance men The letter although courteous
IL worted produced the widest confusion ana disorder
Several members yelled: I'VE don't want TO hear any
thing from McAllister. He has done more TO destroy
us than all our enemies put together. Down with
his trick to SOW dscord among u.s."
alarm and novel 10 appoint a committee OF live To
meet the Anti Sub Treasury Committee and hear their
and rep to the By
Iority. The convention then INN edately forestalled
the prospective protest by adopting resolution TO
Tonight a resolution was introduced by Delegate
Branch OF Georgia, requiring the Alliance Congressman
to remain out Of sse on the ah h
Alliance Congressman from Texas opposed the reSOiu-
don In an Interview he said that 1t was his In
tentlon to vote for Crisp for Speaker.