The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-12
MACUNE DENOUNCED BY HALL.
Charged with Favoring q Third Party to Di-
vert Votes from the Southern Democracy.

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Charged with Favoring q Third Party to Di-
vert Votes from the Southern Democracy.
FORT WORTH, Tex. July 1.-The princi-
pal feature of the State Alliance convention
this morning was the speech of u. S. Hall,
president of the Missouri Alliance. He
charged that DIR. Macune had sold out for q
money consideration to the protectionists.
and in furtherance of that bargain the third
party movement was ~inaugurated in the
South to divert Democratic votes. He
said it was no disgrace for such q dishon-
est man as Macune to get into the Alliance,
but it would become q disgrace If he was
not turned out. President Hall
was loudly applauded. Last night
Harry Tracy Macune. chief apos-
tie in Texas, gave an open challenge
for debate on the sub-treasury scheme.
Hall accepted. Tracy claims to have some
discovered. which be proposes to
make public. The sub-treasuryites. of
whom q squad walked out of
the convention yesterday, are red hot. 1t
is believed that the outcome Of the conven-
ton will be a split of the State Alliance
into two factions-One representing the
third party and the other the Democratic
wing.
The convention to-day adopted the fol-
lowing resolutions. having a national bear
ing:
Resolved. That we d%enounce the sub-treasury
and land-lOan schemes and governmental owner
ship of railroads as q violation of the first prin-
ciples OF good government, as paternal In their
character, as centralizing in their tendencies,
and, If enacted into law. they would create such
a horde of national Office-holders as would fasten
threats OF the people SO strongly that the voice
Of the honest patriotic citizens would no longer
be heard In the control of government affairs.
Resolved. We demand that those men who are
not farmers be removed from the national and
State offices of our order, and that none but
those who have their interest in farming be al
honest MEMBERS of the Alliance throughout the
United States 10 unite with us in putting down
this common enemy and disgrace of our order.
To this end we most earnestly the
brother Alliance men OF the United States to
meet I'm national convention at st. Louis on the
third Tuesday of September, 1891.
Resolved, That we most heartily indOrse the
course of Hon. NJ. S. Hall, president OF the State
Alliance of Missouri, in refusing to concur in the
action on the case OF &. W. McCune at Ocala in
opposing the sub-treasury scheme, etc. We
earnestly pledge Hall our support III the noble
and manly effort to rid the order, both State and
national, of all shackles which will retard its
strength for the ultimate rstuggles.
A dispatch from Topeka, Kan, says: Al
lance leaders in Kansas are greatly cha
grined and worried at the action of certain
leaders of the Southern Alliance in calling
the Fort Worth. Tex. convention to re-
solve against the sub-treasury idea.
They claim that it is a scheme
of Southern Democrats to break
I'D the Alliance. and that prominent
Democratic Congressman are at the bottom
of 1t. The Kansas leaders fear this action
il but the beginning of a movement that
Will disrupt the organization in Kansas. at
thousands of Republicans who affiliated
with the Peoples party last year would
follow the course of their Southern breth-
rem and 60 back To their old party.
The Third Party In South Dakota.
HURON. s. D., July 1.-THE Allan ce IN
dependent conference closed yesterday.
The question of reorganizing the lndepend.
emit party of the State of conform with the
Cincinnati platform was discussed
and referred to the independent
central committee for settlement
which practically means that tn,
Cincinnati platform will be adopted by the
independents here. The organization OF
cit Zeus' alliances to work with the Knight
OF i .abor was recommended. and also tn,
patroniZing of newspaper that are friendly
TO the reform movement and the holding o.
county harvest festivals in every county il
the State this fall.
kota was organized here yesterday. Will
Isaac Landers. of Clark, editor of tn,
| Honest Dollar, president. The association
will work in connection with the Farmers
Alliance and the Independent party In this
State.
Farmers Will Not Hold Their Wheat.
TOPEKA. Kan. July 11.-President Frank
McGrath. of the State Farmers Alliance
who arrived in the city last night. pro
nounced the report that the Farmers Ali
ance had sent out a secret circula
appealing to its members to hold theil
wheat until it would bring S1.25 4
lie pure and simple. He said: IF such