The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-11-25

nf the national association was held at
waco. Tex, in January, 1887. e. w.
Macuce was the chief spirit in that meet
ing and :rgely instrumental in the adop-
tlon Of a platform. OF which the motto
was: I'm all things essential unity,
and IN all things charity" Only Lou
isiara and Texas were represented at
this gathering and the delegates were
limited in number. Now the officers
report 900 subordinate lodges, with
amenaershlp aggrecating 100000 and
a presentation ID every state and ter
ritory. The first noteworthy political
acts of the Alliance were the Ocala and
ST. Louis platforms, with their demands
for the abolition Of national banks and
the substitution Of treasury currency;
free silver coinage; prohibition Of alien
land ownership; prohibition of specu-
laiiDg IL agricultural and mechanical
productions; fractional currency, and
that the government should own the
telegraph and railway lines. The Ocala
platform also demanded the removal OF
The tariff from the necessities Of life, an
income tax, and shat United States sen
ators be elected directly by the people.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1S.-The open
meeting CT the Alliance this morning
lasted but a few minutes. When the
executive session opened the trouble
over the sub treasury matter began. A
communication was received from the
executive committee OF the Anti-sub-
treasury Alliance, asking hearing for
Il protest prepared by ". Pope 1eo.
mans OF Missouri under instructions
from the st. Louis conve 1tIon OF last
September The Macune faction op-
posed any hearing. but Livingstone OF
Georgia moved the appointment OF
committee Of five to read the protest
and report to the Alliance whether or
not it should DO read. On this motion,
which was finally carried by two-thlrds
vote, bitter fight was made by the Ma
cune men, who made a charge that az
attempt had been made to assassinate
Macune In Mississippi. Before the ad'
journr,ent os the executive session sig
niticant action was taken which shows
that the pro5est of the Anti-Sub-Treas-
ury people will receive very little con-
sideration. A resolution was adopted.
almost unanimously, reaffirming the ad-
herence of the Alliance to every plank
in the Roachdale platfor n.
Macune's resolution to reduce repre-
sentation one.half was passed and it
gives no end OF uneasiness to The dele
gates who have come here with narrow
allowance Of funds. The treasury is
nearly empty and unless representation
was rednced there would not be enough
money to pay all the delegates. The
Alliance has been falling of IN many
States and State Alliances have been
unable 10 furnish their quota Of the as
sessment to the national body.
President Polk laid before the conven-
ton an official letter addressed to hlu
last night by w. S. McAllister OF Mis-.
sissippl requesting to be heard in behalf
Of the complaints and protests OF the
ants ub-treasury Alliance men. The
letter, although courteousl y worded,
produced the widest confusion and dis
order.
several members yelled out: 1--WE
don't want to hear anything from Nc
Alllster. He has done more to destroy
US than all our en- smies put together.
Down with his trick to SOW dlscord
amorc u.s.
Colonel Livingston moved to appoint
a committee offive to meet the anti-sub-
treasury committee and hear their pro-
tssts and report To the supreme council.
Mcdowell, of Tennessee, moved to
table. Llvlngston's motion, and bitterly
attacked McAl!ister, alleging he was
here in the interest Of Wall street, Eas-
tiers press and the Anti i-Alliance De-
moracy ofthe South.
Terrell Of Texas opposed the motion
to table. saying. there was a large aud
respectable crowd under McAllister's
umbrella, whose complaints should be
heard ard considered.
Wardell OF South Dakota spoke earn
estly in behalf of the motion to table.
saving thatlt would be cowardice to re-
cognlze McAllister's committee, the
chairman OF which was here represent
iag the worst political clements IN tue
South: that he had done nothing else for
eight months but att ack Alliance leaders
and oppose its measures.
Burkett. Of N1issi.sippl, closed the
debate in behalf Of the motion to table.
He said that owing to the backing gwen
McAllester By the ''suosid!zed press"
he vas the worst enen? to the Alliance
ia the who'll country and as result OF
lis war. the Alliance had lost two Unit
ed States Senator's IN Mississippi this
gear.
Liyisgston's olotion prevailed. Presi-
deas Polk then appointed commit ee
with Livingston as chairman.
Having disposed OF this matter the
convention Immediately torestalled
pros pective protest By adopting s.resolu-
tiou % stand By the sub.treasury plan.
THIRD DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
ISDIANAPoLIs, Nov. l9.-Resolu-
lion were Introduced today declaring
that large number Of men had oeeu
elected to Congress by Alliance votes,
and demanded that they support no man
for speaker who would not first declare
tor the Alliance platform. They turther
declared it the sense of the body that
those Congressmen should nomlnats
one Of their ow 4 number for the speak
ership ard stick to him. They turther
admonished Alliancemen throughout the
country to beware of committing them
selves to any party IN such manner as
to interfere with their freedom OF polite
al actien, or Of taking any position IN
favor ofmen Or parties not in sympathy
with Alliance principles.
The effect to make the platform OF the
Alliance more radical en the subject OF
government ownership OF railroads and
telegraph lines was made by Branch: a
delegate at large from Georgia. Ihls
resolution demands complete ownership
of railroads while the Oca a demands is