The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1889-07-11

nigan;
Doorkeeper-Charlie Crum.
pier;
; Executive Committee-J. a.
Oates, Chairman X. NJ. Cru Al
pier, NJ. NJ Killett, W. II. TLom-
as, W. X Pigford.
Committee on the Good Of the
Order. A. Oates, B. S. Peter
son, G. ii Johnson.
| Query COmmittee-W. j.
Craddock, Nj. NJ. Killett, Abram
Hobbs.
Co. Organizer-Isham Royal
sD THE CAUCASIAN was adopt
ed as the official organ of the Couu-
ty Alliances by the County Alliance,
January 19th.-Bs
Sampson County Farmers Alliance in
Session.
The regular meeting of the
Sampson County Farmers Ali
ance, convened i'll Atkins Hail,
Friday, at 10 A. NJ, July 5th.
On acc 'unt of the rec ent heavy
rains and high water only forty
three Alliances were represent t.
ed,
President Butier called tie
meeting to oder, and announce
ed that it WAS the annual cleo
ton Of officers. which WAS the
first thing i'll order.
Nominations being in order
several names were pnt before
the Alliance for the position of
President, among whom was Mr..
Marion Butler, the present i'll
culnbent, but he withdrew his
name, at the same time annonnc-
ing to the A Alliance his willing
ness to work and do all in his
power fOr the good and advance
ment of the Order, Lut owing to
the pressing nature of his bust
ness he would be unable to
serve them again.
The votes having teen cast
sir. ". +. Stevens was found to
have received IL majority, and
declared elected.
The other officers are as fol
lows: r. Nj. Crulnpler, Vice
President W. j. Craddock, Sec
reta: y; J. Il. Beamap, ST., Treas
urer; y. A. Clute, Business Ag't;
Street Brewer. Lecturer; j. E.
Fowler, Assistant Lecturer; Wes-
ley fdircloth, Door-keeper; Dan
iel Williams, Assist. Door-keep-
er; DIR. G. w. Mnseley, Chaplain;
b. 5. Peterson, Sergeant alarms.
Mess"s. John a. Oates, ST., r.
NJ Crumpler, Nj. M. Killett, w.
X. Pigford and G. f. Daniel,
Executive Committee.
John A. Oates, ST., Delegate,
and r. NJ. Crumpler, Alternate,
to the meeting of the State Al
lance 10 be held in the town of
Fayetteville, August 18th, 1889.
After transactiug other bust
hess Of a private nature, the
Alliance adjourned for dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Alliance re-assembled at
2 2. Nj. President Butler being
sick aud unable to preside Presi-
dent-sIect. W. f. Stevens, pre-
sided.
The following resolutions were
unanimously passed:
Resolved, That the thanks
of this body are hereby tender
ed President Marion Butler
and other officers Of this
Alliance for the able, faithful
and impartial manner in which
they have for the past twelve
months discharged the duties
imposed upon them.
Resolved, That the Sampson
County Farmers Alliance in
dorse the effort that is being
made to consolidate with all
like orders and our DELEGATE to
the State Alliance be requested
To so vote.
! Resolved, That Sampson Coun-
ty Alliance is opposed to raisin;
the initiation fee of subnrdin-
ate Alliance from so cents to
S1.5O.
Resolved, That We, tn me1r-
berS of the Sampson County
A lliance, do hereby heartily III
dolSe the acton of the late Biz
m:nghain Convention, composed
of the officers of the various
State organizations OF farmers
and rep esentatlV., Of the agri-
cultural interests Of the cotton
States, and pledge ourselves to
give it our hearty suppo t.
! Resolved, That we recommend
to the subordinate Al ances,
composing this Alliance, to ex-
pell any of their members that
use any CUTE bagging" t.. work
their cotton this Year, prov ded
they can get cotton bagging,)
and any Alliance neglecting to
do this shall be denied icpre-
sentation in this County Al
lance.
! Resolved, That the County
Alliance shall not be represented
by proxy from subordinate Al
liances,
! The Executive Committee re=
commenda and request the Coan-
! ty and subordinate Alliances
and members to raise one thon-