Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-19
DEAD AS A NAIL
Mccune's Supporters Bolt the
Farmers Alliance.
BREAK THE NATIONAL ORDER
Resolutions Passed Containing Artistic
So~sEs On Lorcks and His Crowd.
How II H.ppensd-

AzxPHIs, Tenn. Nov. 1s.-Ths clos
Ing session Of the alliance Convention
Vas held at Q O'Clock, when the newly
elected officers we're installed IN the
presence CT about one-half OF the dele
gates The others were 50 much dis
gusted At the result Of the contest Tor
the offices that they remained away
from the hall. A number OF these del
egates inslst that As soon As they return
to their homes and announce the re-
sult OF the action OF the convention TO
tneig stats alliance that withdrawal
iroIa the national body will 81 once
take place aad . new order Will Do
formed.
The announcement of the election OF
IOucks Was the last straw with his op-
ponents, zna they al once began ac-
ton. A room Was secured III the Gay
oso MOTEL and the following manifesto
xls prepared.
Fl-st-We deplore 10 unmeasured
terms fne false, cruel and unjust war
fare which has been wsged upon Bro.
c. w. MeCune by partisan leaders
throughout the country, whose chief
object Was the destruction of our
NOBLE order. We do here and now
assert our fullest confidence IN Bro.
AcCune, and IN the belief that he has
been slandeTed and mailed IN the most
cruel and wicked manner, without a
precedent IN pontical part.zsn warfare
Of This country, ana By the enemies of
organzsd labor and the productive IN
1ustr!ss-
Breaking Up the Order.
Secord-We deplore the fact that
these enaisarles and mInions. who are
not even members of the order, have.
by their assumed access TO the secret
actions of this body. sought 10 degrade
this supreme council IN the public
mad and TO produce discords and
strife among the membership in order
60 impair Its usefulness and to produce
It's ultimate rum.
Tnlrd-Tne efficiency and usefulness
OF tins body has been impaired by these
unfortunate agencies and the wicked
peryersons of the facts. While we be-
Leve the majority of this body 10 be
sincere and IN earnest, and TO have a.
heart the good OF the order; yet, We do
most earnestly protest against the
course that some OF is members have
pursued against our brother, DR.. Nc
Cuns. That while We. as delegates,
snall remain and participate IN the
proceedings of this body. We MAINTAIN
thai II these conditions are persisted IN
by future supreme councils, that We
fear that tho alliance and aggrIeved
states Will be driven from the organiza-
.ion- All of which we respectfully sub
NIT and ASK 70 be filed IN the minutes
Of this body"
The manifesto Is signed by nearly all
the southern delegates. headed by Ben
Terrill OF Texas. Parks OF Texas took
the document 10 the convention hall at
3 o'clock and read IL 70 the delegates
Ne1ans's Friends Are Firm
His demand that il be placed upon
the records of the allIsnce, was pro-
tested against by nemters IN sympa-
thy with Loucks. bot after a stormy
debate. Parks carried his point. II.
then returned to the hotel and after q
shor. time q number of the friends of
McCune gathered N his room and dis
cussed future operations. Among
them were John II. Mcdowell, Gov
srnor Buchanan. Ben Terrill of Texas
and Secretary Taylor. Terrill AMI
Taylor, though elected TO Offices, are
IN sympathy with McCune, and when
the signal 10 gwen. their friends assert
that they will cast their fortunes with
the new Lody. Their election was an
attempt TO conciiiate the McCune
faction, but it was failure.
Tonight the officers were installed in
one room, while IN another an open
alliance meeting was held. The friends
Of the third party regarded Il rs a
third party meeting and preached
tard party principles to the exclusion
OF ths alliance doctrines. McCune I'm
ally came into the hall and loud calls
were made for nim. He made q speech
and scored the members OF the third
party executive committee, several of