Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-17
WERNER TALKS BACK.
The EI-Alliance Organizer Replies to
Mr. Demming's Charges.
SECRETS OF THE FARMERS SPLIT.
Another Bad Polish Catholic Church Brawl
at Plymouth, Pa.
sCRETS OF THE FARMERS SPLIT.
MINOR NEWS FROM THE THREE STATES
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SOMERSET, July l6.-E. II. Werner was in
terviewed to-day concerning the charges
made against him by II. c. Demming, and
published in THE DISPATCH Monday last.
Mr. Werner said: THAT man Demming is
not only n gilt edged delusion on the fair
ness. but no is & stranger to the truth. He
renresents me as going home from Harris
burg disappointed and commencing war
on the organization, when the fact is that
came home and wrote up the State meeting
(including Mr.. Demming, with whom l was
thoroughly acquainted) in the most fiatter-
ing style, and encouraged the membership
as hud never done before. l can prove this
with the flies of my journal. 1t is not true,
as he says, that l kept on organizing ALI
ances after my commission expired In De-
ce;Eber last.
The last local Alliance organized was in
october, but q deputy of mine, who was
commissioned while was an organizer Tor
the other national body, known as the
Northwestern, did the organizing ana re-
ceived all the organizers fees therefor, after
deducting the costs of outfits and charters.
am willing TO swear that the several organ
iZations instituted in Somerset county cost
me three times as much as received from
them; yet this per1idiouS gentleman with an
angelic countenance is continually accusing
me of appropriating Alliance funds. he
pursued the same tactics iii tins county
since last spring, with the most ulsastrous
results to himself"
But there is a purpose in all this Viilflca-
tion on the part OF Farmer pemmlng- con-
tinued Mr. Werner. President Snayely was
recently called to Washington to adjust the
matter with the national authorities, but
came away sadder and much wiser man
Demming claimed that he had palo Brother
hnepper's expenses per diem to Florida,
and put it in his bill as an offset against the
amount charged against HIM, put When
President Snevely reached washington ne
found that secretary Turner had paid
Brother hnepper, and produced the latters
receipt to prove it. Besides that Demmlng
is at present the sole custodian OF the funds
of the State Alliance and Industrial Union.
He has prevented the election of new
Treasurer for the State organization, and to
saw that the other Alliance officials are un-
easy about the present CONDITION OF Things at
Harrisburg Is TO put the cSse in its mildest
aspect The Picnic Association viii hardly
realize on the sta 2 funds any more success
fully than they would had they not arbi-
trariiy and illegally thrown out Brother
HAY who would hava guarded the funds of
the organization scHupulously and honestly,
and paid them out only for legitimate pur-
poses.
"Demming is a good-looking. prepossess-
ing, fascinating fellow. with a cheek suff-
ciently hard to take on mahogany finish,
snd they tell me he is an expert stenog-
1Rpher; but in the Grange and Alliance work
he has demonstrated himself to be an un-
ScrupulouS Schemef
How is Somerset county sustaining the
new State organizations"
"Demming's sycophants in this county
have raised great hue and cry against us;
but TO overthrow the new organization in
its home and stronghold has been too big a
sob for them; they are tired My official du-
ties here have kept me too close to go out
and explain the situation to our people, and
the opposition has flooded the county with
the most absurd Misrepresentation. The
Republican and Democratic politicians, who
see an opportunity to wreck the organize
tion, have Joined their forces with the oppo-
sition: but their efforts have been unsucceSs-
full and the politicians are either Sinking
out of sight or quietly coming over to the
biggest crowd. Demming's claim of 12 out of
the 80 organizations in Somerset county is as
absurd as his claims over the State. He
sent q North Carolina man into Indiana
county last month, but the atmosphere over
there was too tropical for even Southerner
of the Demming persuasion, and that poor
fellow had to leave the county. l see moth
ing in the way of the new state Alliance
that will prevent its complete success"