| Show KANSAS ALLIANCE I Discussion of the Great Cooperation I Co-operation Scheme JIcGrath In l Not Reelected bnt Ills Acts Approved Ap-proved Action on the Ocala Plan SIll Other Batters SALINA Kan Oct 23Again this morning j morn-ing gigantic cooperative scheme was bo l fore tho Farmers ivlliHnrnrnnvfintinn hnrn The committee appointed to investigate and report upon the schemo reported yesterday I yes-terday afternoon unfavorably The report however was not accepted by the convention conven-tion so it is probable it will go throrgh all right The secretary of the Alliance Exchange company which does 5000000 worth of I business a year in this state says it will bean be-an easy thing to throw all tho business into I I tha new organization In addition to this I the alliance is in a position to control abso i lutely rue gram business ot tne state In every county where the alliance will pledge its support to the stock a manager will be appointed and goods supplied by the National Union company for a share of the prolits The National I Union company is the outgrowth of the Ocala convention scheme sprung then and approved by President Polk Three months later a meeting of capitalists was hold in New I York city a company formed and 3000000 capital stock subscribed Probably the work of appointing agents will begin immediately im-mediately and the first stores bo established estab-lished the 1st of next January The National Union cooperative scheme was aaopted at this mornings session by i an ovorwhelming vote Insurance features I were then taken up and in this too cooperation co-operation was decided upon Every hing was fixed in caucus before the convention proceeded to the election of officers President McGrath stated ho wanted an endorsement of his oillcial acts and an acquittal of the various charges of corruption brought against him He gave notice he had enough delegates to force an endorsement and reelection Not wishing wish-ing however to cause discord he would withdraw in favor of W H Utloy state treasurer When the convention assembled howover all was not smooth sailing and the delegates dele-gates whc hail not been in caucus woro stubborn As a result of tho balloting W H Biddle vas elected president Ho is an I oxunion soldier and 1 stock raiser practically prac-tically unknow in state politics A resolution reso-lution was unanimously adopted expressing S express-ing unqualified confidence in the retiring president and this smoothed things over The other officers were reelected i No regular platform watt adopted but the S subtreasury scheme and the Ocala and the St Louis demands were endorsed and the proved official acts of President Polk heartily ap |
