The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1891-01-09

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two regular meetings of the Commit
TEEN July and at the Annual Meet
ing. Others held that this was a
special service connected with reso-
luton adopted at the convention,
and required immediate attention.
After a long discussion, on this
point, Of an exceedingly harmonious
nature, it was seen thatnothing could
be done in the matter, and as only
two voted for immediate action and
three did not vote, both the ssayes"
desired no action, as q minority only
were on record as voting. The chair
then suggested that we adjourn and
re would ascertain the legal status
OF the committee and call another
meeting. Mr.. Hall then began to re-
mark that in the meantime the Chair
would carry on the correspondence"
Tor evidence. DR.. Fish, sustained by
Mr.. Butler and Mr.. Mooney insisted
that that was the Secretary's func-
ton and he should act as it became
his duty.
DR.. Fish then offered a resolution
that the committee adjourn to give
the Chair an opportunity to ascer-
tain the official duty of the commit
tee and that in the meantime no
business should be transacted. Then
the committee adjourned at 5:45 D.
m.-having transacted no business.
The wires are being pulled with ire
mendous energy to destroy the effec-
tiveness of this committee. There
was no reason Except the dirty de-
signs of R. J. Hall, sympathized with
by Page) why the committee should
not have gone about their business.
The following are the instructions
to the committee, now in the Secre-
tary's hands:
RESOLVED, That the Finance Com
mittee is hereby instructed to ex-
anime and adjust the books and &C.
counts OF John Lathrop, late secre-
tary of the Alliance, and in doing
this shall charge him with all money
received by him, and credit him with
all payments made by him under the
constitution, and the authority of
the executive committee, for which he
can produce satisfactory vouchers.
and for nothing else.
And If any balance is found ti,,e hv
him they are hereby Instructed to
collect the same s--om him or his
bondsmen, or Otherwise as thew NAV
see Mt, and turn the same over to the
treasurer of the State Alliance when
collected. -''A
They are also instructed to charge
the late secretary, John Lathrop.
with all moneys sent to him by alIi-
ances not credited on the aoconn1s
rendered, provided, satisfactory
vouchers, Tor receipts) are at hand
from sucA Alliances.
The committee will doubtless find
that the next step taken by r. J.
Hall will be to claim that the last
clause OF the resolutions-"Provided
satisfactory vouchers or receipts are
at hand from such alliances docs
not empower the committee to call
for such vouchers or receipts!
The members of the committee are
as follows:
o. H. Page.-1st District.
j. j. Mooney.-2d
B. J. Butler.-3rd /"
E. W. Fish.-4th
R. >, Hall.-5th
The mih utes of the above meeting
were read BY sec'y Fish before adj
journment, and were made satisfac-
tory to every member, eaeNt one
modifying the record so that there
should be no dissatisfaction-andDr DR..
Fish stated that the newspaper rel
port he published or gave out for'1
publication would be wholly indepen-
dent OF and outside of the official
record. -
Let us state here that we believe
that Mr.. Lathrop is entitled to
ull and complete and impartial ex-
of the matter-from first
20 last. That nothing less will do
him any good, or answer the de-
hands of the alliance. That the
method Mr.. Hall is pursuing will in
ure him more than any hostility
yer manifested. And we also firmly
'elieve, as stated before in these
olumns, that old John Lathrop has
zen led into this vortex of trouble
y those who had design in so doing
that while that does not excuse de-
ault or pardon wrong, it does extend
f. Iooof -~o.,-k1n