The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-08-30
fHE STATE ALLIANCE

Sixty four counties were represented. |
The per-onel Of the body was remark !
ably fine, aud we think we have never
seen a more Intelligent body of men
u council in the State. The deliber-
atiobs tllrosehopt the entire session
were h BE main calm aud aimi6ed,
aud We trust the result W.ll be great
good to the producers Of the State.
The fret days proceedings consist
"a ID orgAniaing The body for work,
the address Of the president aud the
announcement Of commitiees.
The State Alliance met 9hursday
morning at B O'Clock aud after prayer
proceeded with the regular order Of
busipese The executive committee
pbn' tied iis report. The first meet
ing vasheld ID Jackson Sept. 26th,
1887. The amount Of money received
from the various county secretaries
for fees and dues was s6,05l.sl,
amount from furnished outfit, etc,
about sllsk7o The report Of the
eonimiilee covers the entire work ac-
conlpliehed and 4 fon and exhaus-
~
A resolution to allow each county
% select its own organizers was adopt
ed.
The committee on Alliance litera-
ture made its repoi and recommend
ell the appointment of stauding COM
mittee on literature, consisting Of ten,
one from each congressional district
and three from the State-at-large,
which was adopted
The committee on good Of the or
der recommended that the question Of
leligibility should NOT be changed and
mat the membership should be con-
firmed as nearly as possible that the
Alliance condemn the action Of Al
lane6 shin haYs aassed resoludons
teiidlng % the eoaveftion 81 the oi-
der into a political oFgpizatiep aal
requesting each suh-Alliance to teach
their members that the ballot can be
used for the benefit of the Alliance
without forming political organiza-
ton.
The discussion an eligibility ol
members consumed much Of the eve
ming session. A motion was finally
adopted that when any sub-Alliance
admits a member who is ineligible
to membership that the county A.
lance request his dismissal and If re-
fused that the charter Of said nb-Al-
lance be revoked.
On Fiday morning the election foI
ofhcers fdr the ensuing ear, being the
first order Of business, was proceeded
with, resulting in the reelection oi
all the old officers except in case Of
the Lecturer. There being sixty-foul
counties represented the Alliance was
entitled 70 sixteen delegates to the
National Alliance who We're nexi
elected.
The committee on the bagging trusl
reported recommending that special
committee should be appointed to con.
fer with similar committees from the
other cotton states, and formulate Z
plan for manutaeturingr a substitute
for jnte baeeiHg. This committee i,
charged with the duty Of ascertainine
whethef Or not cotton bagg.ng can bt
sncceafnIly substituted for the iut,
and hemp, and i1make sonie arrange.
ments far IS immediate mauufactur,
i Die Hlanis feasible. The A1nanc,
recommends 70 the cotton growers o
the State " abstain from purchasing
jute bagging 50 far as practicable, un
til after The meeting of the Nationa
Alliance at Meridian in October.
A committee was appointed to visi
the East Mississippi mills at Meridian
for the purpose of receiving prosposi
tions from dc owners Of TIE same t,
sell, q being the purpose T. operate
factory fof tie manufacture Of bag
ging d 4 Substitute for bageing to b.
die plopai y q the state Alliance o
M ppi Ihe committee was ais,
instructed 70 visit other cities In III,
State, the object Of the alliance bein,
. become Independent Of the baggin,
monopolies.
The committee on education sub
mitted majority and minority re
port on the resolutions referred to
concerning the colleges. The minor
ity report recommended the endorse
ment oithe Institutions, but was with
drawn after some little discussion an
the majority report in which the en-