The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-09-24
DOC. MACUNE DENOUNCED.
TUESDAYS RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
WITH BUT TWO DISSENTING VOTES.
The Anti Convention Refuses to Form New
Party but Formulates a Plan for
Fighting the Opposition With
out the Alliance.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 16.-The con-
vention called by the anti-subtreas-
ury and anti-Third party wings OF
the Farmers and Laborers Union has
adjourned without day, and also with
out accomplishing the ostensible OBJ
iect for which it was called. Chair
man Hall, who was sanguine OF carry
ing his point, viz: the organization Of
an opposition national Alliance, was
so disguised with the proceedings of
yesterdays convention when it was
without question evident that any at
tempt to disrupt the Alliance by the
organization of a new association
would be sat upon very hard did not
show up at the convention hall today.
But some good has come from the
convention, inasmuch as an organiza-
ton has been formed to fight without
the Alliance ITSELF the so-called per-
nicious policy of that part of the AL
lance that desires to make the gov
eminent loan agency. From the
tenor of the speeches yesterday and
today it is very evident that a syste-
matte warfare upon this policy will at
once be inaugurated. The delegates
are hopeful of circumventing the
progress of work in the direction
lined out by the Ocala plat
form, and it is believed that
the Indianapolis convention will be
the most exciting in the history Of the
organization. Today's session was
devoid of any excitement whatever.
The convention reassembled at 10
o'clock this morning. The first order
of business was the question on the
resolutions which were up yesterday,
and they were carried by good ma
iority. An effort to make the vote
unanimous revealed two negative vot-
ers, who did not relish the resolution
censuring Macune. The committee
on permanent organization then pre-
sented their report as follows:
We, large number of the Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union, repre-
senting our constituencies in conven-
ton assembled, being desirious of set
thing the differences existing in our
order, agree to the appointment OF
committee of seven members, who are
authorized to go before the supreme
council of the Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union of America, which
convenes at Indianapolis in November
next, and submit to the council our
objections to that part OF the
demand of the order, subtreas-
ury and government land loans
schemes, which were adopted
by the Supreme Council at its meeting
in Ocala, Fla. Said committee is
authorized and empowered to use
their own discretion in the premises,
pending these negotiations for an
amicable settlement of our differences.
The committee heretofore provided for
shall constitute a Bureau of lntorma-
ton and shall use all legitimate means
for informing the subordinate unions
and the people in regard to the
true views and principles now EN-,
gaging the attention of the Industrial
classes of America. Said committee
is authorized to send competent
speakers and suitable literature and
devise ways and means for paying all
expenses of an educational campaign.
Said committee is authorized to call a
convention of all anti-Subtreasury
brethren throughout the country to
consider the report of a committee as
to the result of the conference with
the Supreme Council, and may fix
the time and place OF meeting
and make such arrangements
as may be deemed necessary. We
further recommend that each state
select committee, such committee to
constitute q state bureau of intOrma-
ton, which shall be empowered to
make all necessary arrangements to
obtain speakers and conduct a cam
paipn of education against the sub
treasury and land loan schemes in
their respective states, and shall CO.
operate with the national committee.
This did not satisfy R. w. Nicolds
of Missouri, and he offered the follow
ING amendment which was unani-
mously adopted:
"That the said committee be au-
thorized to file the conventions UNI
alterable and intending objection
to the passage of any resolution what
ever binding the individual members
of the Farmers Alliance to any polit-
zeal course of action whatever, and
we hereby protest against such ac-
ton of any previous meeting infring-
ING upon the individual political
rights of any member of the order.
Another amendment was offered
bv J, l.. Goodman of Texas, as follows:
We further recommend that each
state committee organize a bureau of
information in each county in their
respective states who shall cooperate
with the state and national
committees. This amendment was
also adopted without a dissenting
voice.
The question then required on the
adoption of the report as whole,
which resulted in a unanimous vote
in it's favor. The committee of seven
is as follows: r.. w. Nicolds of Mis-
souri,, J. NJ. Crews of Tennessee, 7. J.
Patilio of Texas, B. F. Passmore of
Mississippi; at large, U. S. Hall, WIS.
McAllister and w. Pope Yeamans.
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