The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-21
THE STATE ALLIANCE.
SECOND DAYS SESSION OF THE
ORGANIZATION.

omcers Elected To Serve the Ensuing
Near-An Anu-Bioody -Chasm RcsoIu.
Ion-rrominent Farmers In Attendance
News Throughout Virginia.
LNNCuR, Ru, Va, Aug. %. Special.
The Alliance met to-day at $3.50 O'Clock,
with full attendance. A motion TO change
the constitution was before the elective oili-
GERS. but it was voted down hy large ma
iority.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The following nominations OF officers for
the ensuing year were then made:
MAJOR Mann Page Of Prince George, and
y. B. Beverly Of Fauuicr, for president.
Page was elected.
j. B. Beverly and Major William Ellis, Of
Montgomery, were nominated for the vice
presidency, and Beverly was elected.
J.J. Silycy. present secretary, was unani-
mously reelected.
The election of treasurer was passed by.
For state Lecturer Nominations: Robert
>narly. Of Wythc; John Il. Garland, of
Mccklcnhurc; A. Il. Nenable, Jr., Of Farm
vile. ~narly was elected and j. Il. Gar
land was unanimously elected assistant
lecturer.
For Chaplain, Rev. Aldrdge Grimsloy. Of
Madison county, was elected.
Door-kecper B. r. Blahan, Of Page
county; assistant orkecpcr, j. T. Gale
han, Of Bland.
The election Of business agent was post
poncd. The number of members Of the state
Executive Business Committee was, by an
overwhelming vote, increased from three to
five.
The new committeeman were elected a.
follows: George Christman, Of Rocking
ham; and +. T. Brumback.
Messrs. Robert Beverly, Of Essex county;
Henry NJ. Masrudcr. of Albemarle; W. j.
Compton, of Bland; j. Thomas Goodc, of
Mecklenburg; T. \. sterritt, Of Rockbridgc;
+. =. West, of Bedford; j. l.. Babcock, Of
Princess Anne; Julian VI. Ruln. Of Han
over; and Professor ". b. Atwood, of
Blacksbur., were nominated for the com
mttee. Messrs. Ruilin, Beverly, Magruder
and Compton were elected.
RESOLUTIONS OFFERED.
The following resolutions. offered by j.
Brad. Beverly, the new yce-presidcnt of
the state Alliance, were unanimously
adopted:
Whereas. Alliances are shaking bands
across the Potomac, across the Mississippi
across the ragged peaks Of the Rockies, and
tar grandcr still, across the "Boody
Cha.m," across Mason's and DiXon's Line;
and
Whereas. .Conscienceless politicians in
our National Congress have advocated
measures and expressed sentiments to.
arouse the old sectional feeling engendered
hy the war; therefore De It
Resolved That we, the state Farmers
Alliance of Virginia. DO intend 10 grasp
with tighter Alliance grip the hands of our
Alliance brethren of the North determined
TO hold together with locked shields, in
spite of all efforts TO arouse prciudiccs be-
tween MS, until the financial emancipation
Of the laborer and producer is accomplished.
PROMINENT fAkMIE~ IktNENl.
Some of the prominent Gentlemen attend
ing the Alliance are: Colonel Robert Bcy-
ery. of Fauquier; Major Mann Page, of
Prince George: Captain NJ. l.. Rowe, Of
fredericksburg: \. Il. Nenahlc, Jr., d|
Famyile: C.. II. Picrson, ESD. Caroline:
j. T.. Corbin. Caroline; Julian VI. Rullin.
Hanover; Statc-ocnat0r Arthur, of Bedford;
DR.. T. G.. Montague. Of stafford; Henry
Turner of King George; General Thomas
Brady. OF Wcstmoreland. who was Assis
tant posmastcr-General under General
Grant; Colonel Normand smith, Of lIenrico:
Thomas =. West, of Bedford. and Captai'
Thomas Whitehead, Commissioner Of Aeri-
culture.
ELOQUENT ADDRESS BY COLONEL ruik.
Colonel Polk, president of the National
Alliance, addressed the Alliance here to-
nieht lie was incxccllent trim. and elicit
ed the most profound stand applause.
Time and again the whole audience seemed
To be in tears Men who have heard the
foremost orators of this country and Eng
land declared it WAS the most effective
speech they ever heard. A-suredly he pre-
duced a most profound impression. He
goes from here tonight 10 Pennsylvania to
organize a state Farmers Alliance to-mor-
rDw. lie spoke over two hours.
The Turks charged i'm Amherst county
some time ago with violence and robbery on
the Gillian family, were tried yesterday for
the second time and acquitted.
The African Methodist Church, Of this
city. is negotiating with the Freedman
Aid Bureau. of New York. To secure for
Lynchburg the location of a college for that
race, To be run under the patronage ana
control OF that denomination. The Freed
mans Bureau have determined 10 locate
this institution i'm Virginia somewhere, but
have not vet definitely decided where. The
building proposed is to be erected at cost
Of ST. 900. and the school is designed 10
serve as preparatory and auxiliary in
stimtion 20 the cOlored university at Bos
ton, Mass.
The first passenger train over the Lynch
burg and Durham TO Durham passed
through Yesterday, and the trip was a most