The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1891-11-24
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dent Polk appointed the committee, WIZ
Mr.. Livingston as chairman.
Having disposed of this unpleasant mat
ter, the convention Immediately forestalled
the prospective protest by adopting u reso'
luton 10 stand by the treasury plan.
In the evening Messrs. McAllistcr. Yea
man and Gates Of the anti-subtreasury
committee were met by the committee
from the supreme council consisting Of
Livingstone Of Georgia, Becx Of Alabama,
Householder of Kansas, Tracey OF Texas
and Cannon Of California.
DIR. Yeaman opened the discussion as
follows: Mr.. ChairInan-On the 9Th o
September last a convention of anti-suo-
treasury men of the Farmers Alliance as.
semb.ed in the city of St Louis. That
convention, after two days deliberation,
appointed 4 committee of gentlemen from
several different states TO memorabilia
the supreme council by the way
OF protest against certain principles
and demands of the Ocala meeting of the
council. That committee requested me to
draw up and present that protest, and
now, in the spirit Of fraternity I am here
in the discharge Of that duty. We await
the pleasure of the committee over which
you preside"
The committee of the council then asked
for the reading of the protest, which was
done by DIR. Yeaman. This occupied ten
minutes, at the conclusion of which
Colonel Livingsto said: Now, when
you break down our relief plan you must
offer substitute, and what do you pro-
poser
Chairman McAllister said that his COM
mittee were not empowered 10 frame q
platform, but that they could readily i'm
prove on the measures against which they
are here TO protest.
Colonel Livingston then suggested that
DIR. feaman appear before the national
Alliance tomorrow night and present the
protest and elaborate on il, as he desired,
with the understanding, however, that a
"hayseeder' be allowed TO reply. This
was accepted by the subcommittee,
whereupon the joint session terminated
the best Of feeling prevailed.
At the afternoon session among a mass
OF minor resolutions presented, came up
something in the way Of firebrand in a
series OF resolutions offered by l. NJ
Branch, delegate at large from Georgia, OF
a political nature and the result Of much
leaders opposed to Livingston. The resolu-
tons declared that large number Of men
had been elected to congress by Alliance
votes, and demanded that they support no
man for speaker who would not first de-
clare for the Alliance platform. They
further declared it the sense Of
the body that these congressman should
nominate one Of their own number for the
en- aLr.arS nd si.tr TO b. IA. fur
admonished Alliance men throughout the
country to beware of commencing them
selves TO any party in such q manner as to
interfere with their freedom Of political
action, or Of taking any position in favor
OF men or parties not in sympathy with
Alliance principles.
When the resolutions were introduced
they were loudly cheered by the support
ers of Polk. Mr.. Branch asked that they
De referred to the committee on demands,
evidently knowing what the makeup Of
that committee would be. Another more
jealous delegate moved a suspension Of
the rules in order to put the
resolutions on their passage. Livings-
ton opposed this in o very vehement
speech, denounciug it as q third party
scheme, and said it was inspired largely
by personal enemies against himself The
friends Of the resolution believed that they
could pass it, but after long consultation
asked that il be referred to the committee
on demands.
President Polk SO referred it and when
the committee were announced at o'clock
it became evident that the committee.
with Weaver of Iowa at the head of ii,
was packed with radicals. II will uu-
doubtedly report favorably upon the reso-
lutions.
An effort to make the platform Of the
Alliance moro radical on the subject of
government ownership of the railroads
and telegraph lines was made and
created something OF furore I.
NJ. Branch, delegate at large from
Georgia, introduced q resolution which
recited the fact that the Alliance
had. at St Louis in Decem Der, 1852 to-
gether with the Knights of Labor, adopted
. resolution demanding that the means OF
and communication-the rail- |
roads and tho telegraph-be operated by
the United States government and that this
had been changed at Ocala |
last year. II then declared that in Is
much as the Knights of Labor had not con- (,
sented 10 any change of the demand for |
ownership the Alliance would |
restore this plank to its platform. The
point Of this is that this reso-
luton demands complete owner !
ship, while the Ocala demand is for |
part control, with contingent ownership,
If simple control is found .impracticable. |
This resolution went to the committee on !
legislative demands and the prospects are !
that it will be favorably reported upon.
NILES NERVE AND LIVER PILLS