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81 LoUfs, Sept. 1.-THE Anti!Ebird
Party and Anti-Sub-T Treasury wing of
the National Far ners' Alliance met at
1920 this morning. Not more than one-
half of the number of delegates expect
ed made their appearance. The pur-
pose and objects of this Convention
have heretofore been stated in these
dispatches and from the tenor of the
speeches this morning it is quite evident
that the Third Party and land loan
schemes are to have no place in the
new Alliance that will be organized this
week.
The Convention was called to ordec by
u. 5. Hall, ex-president of the Missouri
Alliance, and a temporary organization
wa effected by the election of u. s.
Hall as temporary chairman, and VIM.
Ill. hurry, of COrsicana, Tex, temporary
secretary. A committee on credentials
was appointed and while they were
consulting "Dick" Dalton, Democratic
aspirant to the G~Overnorship of Mis-
souri,, addressed the Convention on the
aims and objects of the Alliance.
lie was opposed, he said, to the Gov.
- AthANk toDhll " IL ~
be the most injurious movement to the
farmers that could be inaugurated.
The Farmers Alliance should return
to its first principle, that of protection
for farming interests, but not in a polit.
ical party. Necessary protection must
be obtained through the ballot, not
through the formation of a new party
designed to frame laws to protect far
mers at the expense Of other and per-
haps vital interests.
The committee on credentials report
ed that all delegates in the hall were
entitled to seats. The report was adopt
ed. The temporary organization was
made permanent and q motion was
made TO appoint committee on resolu-
tiOns and permanent organization. with
instructions to report the plan of org
anization and the policy to be pursued
in future.
This motion brought about u long
n ut times animated discussion.
Some of the delegates commended that
the plan of permanent organization
was out Of the question altogether.
They were not here for the purpose OF
forming u new Alliance, as the dele
gates present were already members of
| the national organization. and, "Why,
in the name of Cod" said one, should
we want another organization ?" 1t
was finally decided to appoint a COM
mlttee Of five to outline a plan of pro-
cedure to be presented to the Conven-
ton this afternoon, and at 1890 the
Convention took a recess.
The afternoon session was called to
order ut $50 and was abo at as lively as
any convention could be. AS soon as
the delegates were seated Chairman
J Hall announced the committee on re-
solutions us follows: w. S. McAllister,
OF Mississippi, Chairman: DR.. Ransom.
Of Tennessee; G. "A. Hitler and j.. F..
Davidson, of Missouri; r.. 9. Bragg, of
Texas; W.. b. Wiser, OF illinois, and A.
j. McOnell, of Iowa.
1t was moved aud carried that the
committee Immediately go to work and
prepare Il platform, which the commit
tee forthwith proceeded to do. During
the absence OF the committee DR.. w.
Polk Geamans, OF Boone County, Mo,
was called on for an address. He took
up the subject of the Government land
loan scheme and the Sub-treasury and
diSSected them to the evident satisfac-
ton OF the delegates, who apIlauded
the good points without stint.
DIR. GcamanS was followed by sever
al other farmer orators, who were re-
ceivcd with cheers, and their speeches
were frequently punctuated with ap.
plause.
About $50 the committee on rcSOlu-
tiOnS Stalked into the hall with a "parti-
al report The report was read. 1t is
the same platform adopted by the Fort
Worth Convention, with the modltica-
ton OF the last resolution, rs follows:
Resolved, That we denounce &. w.
Macune and his corrupt methods, to-
gether with the acts OF his tools and
henchmen, as being Il disgrace to the
(lrInr and :. Stnpoh in Tho ,,nct II 10 Of oil
honest men who know Of their corrup-
ton and 'illiany.
This led to Il heated debate. a mo-
ton to strike out this censuring clause
was debated a long time, but finally
was defeated, and, with the platform
we'll before them, the Convention adj
journed over to Wednesday,, when the
convention reassembled. The first or
dero of business was the question on the
resolutions which were up yesterday
and they were carried by Il good ma
jority. An effort to make the vote
unanimous revealed two negative
voters who did not relish the resolution
censuring Macune.
The committee on permanent organ
~lZtion, with w. Polk Yeaman as chair
man, then made its report. 1t provides
Tor the appointment Of u committee of
seven, which is authorized to submit
TO the next Supreme Council, which
meets at Indianapolis in November, the
objections of this convention to certain
parts of the..demands which we're adopt
ed by the Supreme Council at the Ocala
convention. Also that the committee
be authorized to lille the unalterable and
undying objections of this convention
to the passage Of anv resolutions what
ever binding the individual member
ship Of the Alliance to any political
course of action and 1--WE hereby pro-
test against such action, of any prev
ious meeting infringing upon the in
dividual political rights of any member
Of the order"
Not the Man.
Il dispatch from Bamberg to the Col
umbia State under date of Sept. II says:
81. w. Hardin, who has been under ar
rest here since last Saturday under the
supposition that he was the Chicago
murderer, Tascott, was liberated today,
and at once left for Atlanta, counting
crossties. The town authorities were
unable to hear from Chicago, and got
tired furnishing him free lodging. Ills
arrest is believed by many to have been
a ~prcarranged plan on the part of both
the tramp detective. and Hardin, to get
free characterization IN thipaoO If 10