St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-29
RAVENS is PRESIDENT
The NatiOnalAllianee Conyen-
ton Elects the Washing
ton Man.
Powers Had No Chance, but
Nebraska Gets the Secpe-
tary Treasurer.
Large Delinquency in Dues
and a Deficit Alleged to
Be Shown.
Important Trade Matters in
Hand by the Convention
at Washington.

CHICAGO, Jan. 2S.-The Farmers AL
lance national convention resumed its
secret session this morning. The fore
noon was devoted to the reading of the
annual report of the secretary and treas
urer, and the annual address of PreSi-
dent Powers. The former is understood
to have showed large delinquency
in the dues, and deficit.
The presidents address reviewed the
problems which face the Alliance, and
treated of the Subtreasury, postal saw
ingS bank and state telegraph schemes,
labor, trusts, monopolies, prohibition
and the Alliance as a force in politics.
He also handled the several mOOted plans
of coalescence with other organizations.
The election of officers took place
this afternoon, and President Powers. of
Nebraska, did not get enough votes for
a third term. d. f. Ravens, of Wash
ington, had far superior strength. On
the caucus ballot the vote STOOD. Raw
ems, 70; Powers, So. Nebraska there
upon conceded Powers defeat, and
moved to make the caucus nomination
unanimous. This was done forth
with. There was nothing to
prevent harmony in the vice
presidential elections. and the list was
selected by reclamation, as follows: Hi
nOs, A. E. Bronson; Minnesota. J. J.
FurlOng; Indiana, w. A. Kelssy; Penn
sylyania, &. w. Moore; Nebraska. o. G.
Hull: Iowa, J. II. Sanders; Washing
ton, ID. E. Hedges; Ohio, w. IL .Likena.
Eaumors of Discord
had been floating around in regard to
the office of secretary and treasurer,
and when the old incumbent, August
Post, of Iowa. was nominated, the cry
went up that he had been hobnobbing
with the Republicans, and that his
ability could not redeem that
Nebraska, was nominated, and
the first ballot stood: Post, So; dale
mand, 62. The Iowa men, seeing that
Post was practically beaten. held con-
sultation, but decided to try second
ballot. d'Alleman gained seven on
the second ballot and Post stuck
at IS. Then Iowa nominated w. E.
Bell and Ohio nominated Mr.. Baldwin.
The result was that Post got no
votes; Bell, Las; Baldwin,5: d'Allemand,
&c. and Nebraska fell to cheering it's
new secretary and treasurer. G. E.
Lawrence, of Ohio, was elected lectur-
er, and w. E. Bell, of Iowa, first assist
ant lecturer without opposition. But
Mrs. Julia Pratt, of Nebraska.
wanted to be second assistant
lecturer and G. M. Brown. of
Pennsylvania, opposed her. Brown
was elected by los votes to IA. The
committee on education was then
selected. 1t is constituted as follows:
Nebraska, Mrs. j. A. Pratt; Iowa,
?. II. Donian; Ohio, Joshua
Crawford; Illinois, Milton George;
Washington, j. c. Van Patton.
The auditing committee is made up as
follows: Iowa, H. B. Barnes; Illinois,
After the election the discussion upon
the question of sending delegates to the
st. Louis conference of industrial or
carnations came up, and proceeded
with great earneStneSS.
w. NJ. Moore, of Pennsylvania, intro
duced an amendment that the sending
OF delegates should in no wise commit
the Alliance to utilization with the new
party. Another amendment was tackled
on to put it in the bands of each state
delegation to decide whether or not it
would be represented at st. Louis
or not. Both these amendments
carried after bellicose discussion and
the resolution as amended was adopted.
Then the state delegates went into star
chamber consultations. Iowa sent in
majority and minority reports and the
minority, sixteen of the delegates, at
tempted to tiljbuster sufficiently to get
the whole pro rata representation.
This attempt failed.
Nebraska stood unit for representa-
ton in the st. Louis meeting, and Iowa
was almost soiidly opposed to anything
of the kind. There were four 1OwanS,
hFNNH In0 or g.
ton. All the rest of the states i'm the
Alliance were inclined to look askance
at the idea. The Alliance was still in
session after midnight.
DOnnelIy Baked.
This is how the states responded, with
the delegates to the st. Louis meeting
which each might command: Ohio was
entitled to four delegates, but refused
to have finger in the pie. Iowa had
seven, and On the strength of the minor
ity report three delegates will
be sent under protest of the
majority. Nebraska was a unit, and
it will send eight delegates, its pro rata.
Pennsylvania refused to send its two
delegates; Indiana had four and sent
none; Washington, with one delegate
to command, washed her hands of the
whole matter.
IllDOlS IeIuSeu 10 Senu even single
one of her five, and Minnesota, Ignatius
Donnelly, Notwithstanding, absolutely
refused to countenance the st. Louis
convention by sending its one delegate.
The total result is that only eleven del
egates out of thirty-four will go to st.
Louis. The understanding of the other
delegates is that the Alliance is simply
an educational institution. The discus
sion of the resolutions. of which there
were about score, went on into the
early morning.