The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-19
SPLIT In THE ALLIANCE.
THE ITGHT OTER THE PRESIDENCY
CULMINATES IN A BOLT.
Those Opposed to the Peoples Party Cap
ture the Body, and In Caucus Decide
10 Form "A New Association.


Alliance, but holding aloof from politics.
The Taubeneck crowd having captured
the conference many Of the delegates re-
/ fused TO attend the executive session. At
! o'clock they got together and erected
| a temporary organization and bcgan to
| shape matters for the issuance of man
! festo. The correspondent OF the United
| Press found Mr. McCune IN his room, and
/ that gentleman made the following state
ment:
Il withdrew from the convention hall
! because the National committee Of the
| Peoples party have come here and are at
tempting To- secure control Of the Alliance.
/ They have used foul means, and have
gone so far as TO make up a slate Of
officers. Considering that these men wers
| III control OF the convention, and deter
mined 10 carry ont their measures, con-
trary TO all Alliance traditions and prin-
| ciples, l withdrew from the hall. and
! shall remain out 20 long as such methods
are being used 10 divert the purposes Of
the Alliance. The delegates who left the
! hall felt the same as | did about the
matter"
Does this mean that you viii try to
form those thinking as you do into
separate Organization?"
mot necessarily; but II such an asso-
| ciatiOn Is formed the demand for Il Is
! from the people who do not desire 10 see
the principles advocated by the Farmers
! Alliance go TO naught because designing
| politicians have succeeded in capturing
the present organization. Taubeneck and
half 4 dozen national committeeman Of
the Third party have held secret sessions
here daily, and so far have shaped the
| entire policy Of the organization through
their tools on the convention floor"
Mr.. McCune retired into another room
when the boiling delegates had assem-
bled and the work Of mapping out a pro-
! gramme for action was begun,
Additional details Of last nights secret
! session are leaking out. Tillman called
| Scott liar and a coward. Scott started
| toward him, and half a dozen hands
reached for hip pockets. Scott pulled
away.
Governor Buchanan made a remark
| that was not pleasing to a delegate, and
| the latter rushed at the Governor with
a baseball bat. used by the sergeant-at-
! arms to keep the peace. He was pulled
| away.
The following demands were adopted by
the National Alliance:
Finance-We demand national cur
rency, safe, sound and flexible, issued by
| the Government only. a full legal tender
| for all debts, public or private. and that
| without the use of banking corporations
a just, equitable and sufficient means Of
distributing direct to the people, at
! tax not TO exceed per cent, be provided,
as set forth in the sub-Treasury plank Of
! the Farmers Alliance, or some better
| system; also by payments in discharge Of
its obligation for public Improvement.
ca We demand the free and unlim-
! tied coinage OF silver and gold at the
legal ratio of fifteen TO one
(b) We demand that the amount OF
the circulating medium be increased to
at least $50 per capita. exclusive of legal
reserves.
(c) We demand a graduated income
tax
(d) That our national legislation shall
BE- so framed in the future as not to
build up one industry at the expense
of another.
(e) We believe that the money Of the
country should be kept as much as pos
sible in the hands of the people, and
| hence we demand all national and State
revenue shall he limited to the necessary
| expenses Of the Government economically
and honestly administered
% We demand that postal savings
banks be established by the Government
for the safe deposit Of the earnings OF
the people and to facilitate exchanges.
Land-The land including all the ma
tural resources Of wealth is the heritage
of all the people. and should not be
| monopoized for speculative purposes,
and alien ownership Of land should be
prohibited.
All lands held by railroads and other
corporations In excess Of their actual
needs and lands now owned by aliens
should now be reclaimed by the Gov
ernment and sold for actual settlers
only.
Transportation-Trans being
means of exchange and public neces
sity. the Government should own and
operate the railroads in the interest Of
the people
(a) The telegraph and telephone, like
the pOstofice system, being a necessity
for the transmission Of intelligence,
should be owned and operated by the
Government in interest Of the people.
The election of officers was begun at II
o'clock and ended In two hours. II. l..
I.oucks. of South Dakota, was reelected
president; Marion Butler, Of North Car
olina. vice-president i. II. Taylor, Of
Nashville, secretary: Ben Terrell. OF
Texas. national secretary Members Of
executive board-L Leonard, Missouri;
Mann Page, Virginia; l. r. Can. New
York; II. c. Deming. Pennsylvania.
The Third party slate was not broken.
The closing session of the convention
was held tonight, when the newly
elected officers were installed in the
presence Of about One-half Of the dele
gates The others. disgusted at the re-
suit, remained away from the hall.
A number Of these delegates insist that
as soon as they return home and an
nounce the result to their State Alliance
a Withdrawal from the national body viii
take place and a new order VIII be
formed. Loucks' opponents held a meet
ing and issued n manifesto against the
methods Of the Third party men. accus-
ing them of an attempt to disrupt the
order
Parks. Of Texas, took the document TO
the convR tion hall at o'clock and READ
i 10 the delegates Later number OF
the friends OF McCune gathered in his
room and discussed further operations.
Among them were John II. Mcdowell
Governor Buchanan, Ben Terrell. or
Texas, and Secretary Taylor. Terrell and
Taylor. though elected in the offices. are
IN sympathy with McCune. and when the
signal is given. their friends assert. they
will cast their fortunes with the new
bodv Their election was an attempt 10
conciliate the McCune faction, but 1t was
n failure.
Tonight the officers were installed in
one room. while i'm another an open ALI
ance meeting was held. McCune came
into the hall and spoke. scoring the MEM
bers of the Third party executive com
mittec. several of whom were In the audi
ence.
Among the resolutions n0Se
was one on the temperance question
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