The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1892-11-23
Scooped by the Third Party.

scooped by the Third Party.
MEMPHIS, Nov. lS.-The knot in tbo
Farmers Alliance eliminated in bolt
this morning, and those opposed to the
Peoples party captured the body, held n
caucus, and concluded to form n new
association elnb0dying tho doctrines OF
the Alliance, but holding alcof from
politics.. Tho Taubeneck crowd having
captured tho conference, many OF the
delegates refused to attend the executive
session: AT 8 O'Clock they got together
and effected temporary organization,
and began TO shape matters for the issu-
ance Of q manifesto.
The correspondent of tho United Press
found Mr.. Macuno in his room, and that
gentleman made the following statement ::
II withdrew from tho convention hall
because the national committee Of the
Peoples party have come here and are
attempting to secure control of the Alli-
aucc. They have used foul means, and
have gouo so far as to make up slate of
State officers. Considering that these
men were in coDtrol of the convention,
| and had determined to carry out Gheir
measures, contrary to tho Alliance tradi-
tions and principles, 1 withdrew from
the hall, and shall remain out as long as
such methods are being used to divert the
purpose of the Alliance. The delegates
who left the hall felt the same as did
about the matter"
"Does this mean that you will try to
form those thinking az you do into d
separate organization.
citation is formed, the demand for it is
&, nm fha rnot,1o xybo MT /loc;ro ,oo n
! the principles advocated by the Farmers
Alliance go to naught because designing
politicians have succeeded in capturing
| the present organization. Taubeneck
ind half q dozen national committeeman
of tho Third party have held secret ses-
| sions here daily, and so far have shaped
the entire policy Of the organization
! through their tools on the convention
| floor"
Mr.. Macune retired to another room
when the boiling delegates had assem-
bled and the work of mapping out q pro-
gramme for action was begun.
Additional details Of last nights secret
session are leaking out. Tillman called
Scott liar and coward. Scott started
toward him, and half dozen hands
reached for hip pockets. Scott was pulled
away. Governor buchanan made q re-
mark that was not pleasing to delegate,
and the latter rushed at the Governor
with baseball bat used by the sergeant
alarms to keep the peace.
The following demands were adopted
by the National Alliance:
Ftnance.-We demand national cur
rency, safe, sound and flexible, issued by
the government only, full legal tender
for all debts, public or private, and that
without the use of banking corporations
just, equitable and efficient means ol
distributing direct to the people at tax
not to exceed per cent, be provided
es set forth in the sub-treasury plank o,
the Farmers Alliance, or some better
system also, by payments in discharge
of its obligation for public improvement.
We demand the free and unlimited
coinage OF silver and gold at the legal
rate Of 16 to l. We demand that the
amount of the circulating medium be in.
creased to at least $50 per capita, e1clu-
sive of legal reserves. We demand 8
graduated income tax. We demand
framed In the future as not to build uI
one industry at the expense Of another.
We believe that the money Of the coun-
try should be Kept as much as possible
in the hands of the people, and hence WE
t demand that all national and State reye
nue. shall be- limited to necessary expeh'
ses of the government economically anc
honestly administered.
We demand that postal savings banks
be established by the government for thu
safe deposit of the earnings Of the people
and to facilitate exchanges.
Land.-The land, including all tht
natural resources of wealth, is the herit
age of all the people, and should not b'
monopolized for speculative purposes
and alien ownership of land should bi
prohibited. All lands now held by rail
roads and other corporations in excess 0
their actual needs, and lands now owned
by ali, !, should now be reclaimed by
the gov 1ment and sold for actual set
tiers .y.
Ir1 sportation.-Transportation being
mean ofexchange and public neces
sity, the government should own ant
operate the railroads in the interests o
the people. The telegraph and telephone
like the postoffice system, being o neces
sity for the transmission of intelligence
should be owned and operated by th,
government in the interests of the people
The election Of officers was begun at Il
o'clock and ended in two hours. n. L
Loucks, of South Dakota, was reelected
president; Marion Butler of North Caro-
lima, vice president; L. II. Taylor, o
| Nashville, secretary ; Ben. Terrell, o
Texas, national secretary.
Members of executive board: l.. Leon
ard, Missouri Mann Page, Virginia; I
e. Can, New York; III. G. Deming, Penn
sylvania,
The Third party slate was not broken
The closing session of the convention
was held tonight, when the newly elect
ed officers were installed, in the presence
of about one-half Of the delegates. The
others, disgusted at the result, remained
away from the hall. A number of those
delegates insist that as soon as they re-
turn home and announce the result to
their State Alliance, a withdrawal from
the national body will take place and 6
new order will be formed.
Louoks' opponents held a meeting and
issued manifesto against the methods
of the Third party men, accusing them o.
an attempt to disrupt the order. Parks
OF Texas. took the document to the con.
vention hall at o'clock and read It tc
the delegates.
Later number Of friends Of Macune's
gathered in his room and discussed fur
ther operations. Among them were J ohm
81. Mcdowell, Governor Buchanan, Ben.
Terrell, Of Texas, and Secretary Taylor.
Terrell and Taylor, though elected to
Offices, gre in sympathy with Macune,
and when thesignalis given, their friends
assert, they will cast their fortunes with
the new body. Their election was an
attempt to conciliato the Macune faction,
but it was failure.
Tonight the officers were installed in
one room, while in another an open AL
lance meeting was held. Macune came
into the hall and spoke. scoring the men,
bers of the Third party executive COM
mittee, several of whom wore in the
audience.
Among the resolutions passed to-day
was one on the temperance question,