Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-19
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
Mann Page In tho Chair--An Exciting De-
bate, Almost FisticufIian.
TBy telegraph 10 the DIspatch.I


MEMPHIS, November ls.-At $3.50 o'clock
last night President Loucks called the
Farmers Alliance convention to order,
said nominations were in order, and called
Mann Page, of Virginia. to the chair
Congressman Otis, of Kansas, placed Mr..
Loucks in nomination for president
and General A. NJ. Werl. of Missis-
sippi, nominated Mr.. Macune. In
former conventions, If any delegate from
a Stste or Territory were absent, one dele
gate was permitted to cast the entire vote
of that State. The ruling of the chair was
asked on this point. and he ruled that o
delegate was entitled 10 only one vote.
The decision was appealed from, but two
thirds did not vote to reverse the ruling.
A motion was made 70 adjourn, but the
chair refused 20 entertain it, when an
exciting debate eDsued. Several delegates
were on the point of coming to blows,
when, at 1:I0 this morning, the motion to
adjourn prevailed. The tight will be re-
sumed to-day.
MAoUEH's NAME WITHDRAWN.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, November 17.-ISpecial
to the Associated Press. The annual
convention OF the National Farmers Al
hance and Industrial Union adjourned
last night at midnight, after a ballot had
been ordered for the election of a
president. and with the name of
%
before the organization. The adjournment
was made necessary on account of the con-
fusion which prevailed. After a very acri-
monIous debate. General A. NJ. West. of
Mississippi, Withdrew the name of Mr.. Ma
cune. ballot. however, was prevented
for the time being, end adjournment soon
followed.
LoUcKs BE-ELBcTED PRESIDENT.
The programme of the Third-psrty fac
tion in the order was carried out this morn
inc, however. and II. l.. Loucks, of South
Dakota, was reelected president of the
Alliance. The other officers chosen are as
follows Marion Butler of North Carolina,
yice-president; Benjamin Terrell, of Texas
national lecturer; l.. X. Taylor, of Texas,
editor of the I'Oijr, secretary and trea-
surer; Leaverett Leonard, of Missouri
Mann Page. of Virginia; II. q. Demming,
OF Pennsylvania, and j. L. Dean. of New
York, members of the Executive Commit
tee.
MACUNE wrTHDRAws FROM TIE BODY.
The reelection of President Loucks was
q triumph for the Ibird-party men and
will certainly injure the organization,
especially in the South, where majority
of the members of the Alliance are
Democrats. Already there are upmis-
taxable evidences of a bolt. DR.. Macune
has withdrawn from the national body and
Is preparing an address. WHICH Will W
signed by the delegates from every south
ern State, and which sets forth the posi-
ton be assumes and which was
made necessary by the action Of
the convention. President. .Loucks repre-
sents what is designated by many OF
the delegates as the political faction OF the
Third party, and under his leadership
they think he will endeayor 20 swing the
| organization as a body into line with the
leaders of the Third party, and the non
political standing of the order Will be lost
During the heated discussion last night
John +. Iillman denounced MIR. Scott, OF
Kansas, as a coward and scoundrel.
SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS NOT WANTED.
Congressman Otis, of Kansas, in second
ing the nomination of Loucks, said: " If
Macune 10 elected president we Of the
West will have to Withdraw from the ma
tional order, for we have had enough OF
the purchased allies OF the southern De-
mOcracy."
1t was after these utterances, which were
loudly applauded by the friends Of Loucks
that General West. of Mississippi, with
drew Mr.. Macune's name from before the
convention. General West went on TO say
that while he and his colleagues from Mis-
| sissippi would not withdraw from the or:
der. they would retire from the hall. and
he left.
Ben Terrell, of Texas, answered Otls's
attack on Macune and said that his (Onss
utterances would drive $4,000 men out OF
| the Alliance III the South.