The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1890-08-21
State Alliance
4 Body Of Handsome and lnielli-
gent Mem -sineiy-Five Counties
Represented
TiIE NENT MEETING Tp HE AT
MOREHEAD CITY.

week. Every county Ia the StatecV-
ccpt cne was represented. The auo
personnel OF thc body attracted the
tentiou Of every one. Ashcvillc lid
the handsome thing by giving the
Alliance "A royal welcome. \ cor
respondent from AshcvIllc. under
date Of August 18th says:
The convention l. composed of ~
preventative men from nearly every
county in the State Their rapid and
intelligent disposal Of all business
before them shows deciici know
lodge of their needs, AMI detcruiu-
alton TO remedy all defects In their
organization for pushing forward the
reforms for which they were organ
lied.
The great bulk of the business of
the body Is Of course not for publ
cati on, but To show that the Order
stands firmly for It's demands already
made. We will state that rcsolu-
tica demanding n Railroad Commits
si"n tfom the next Legislature and
refusing 10 support any man opposed
to ii WAS unanimously passed.
Jute bagging was condemned and
each su.,-A liiancc left To it, option
as To the substitute for il. The p,ir-
poses and aims OF the sub-Trcasury
bill were endorsed and the body re-
solved To stand by that bill until u
better one was offered. The mem
bers OF the Order will support no
one opposed to the objects sought
through the measure.
The following are the cfliccrs elect
ed for the ensuing yea:
Prcsident-Elias Carr, Old Sparta,
y. G.
ce-President-A. IL. Hayes,
Birdtown, n. G.
Secretary-E. &. Bcddingficld,
Raleigh, n. G.
Treasurer-J. ID. Allen, Falls, y. &.
Lccturer-Thos. B. Long, Ashe-
vile, NC.
Assistant Leeturcr-R. Il. Hunter,
Charlotte, \. &.
Chaplain--S. J. Neach, Duplin
county, n. c.
Door-Kecpcr w. II Tomlinson,
Fayetteville, n. &.
Assistant Door Kccpcr--H. H..
King, Peanut, y. &.
Sergeant-atArms-J. =. Holt,
Chalk Level, \. G.
State business Agent-W. IL.
Worth, Raleigh, y. &.
Trustee Business Agency Fund
w. a. Graham, Machp elah, \. &.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE \.
&. FARMERs' STATE ALLIANCE.
$. Il. Alexander, Charlotte, n. G.,
Chairman; j. NJ. McwbOrnc, kins-
ton, \. c., j. :. Johnson, Rufiin,
NC.
| DELEGATES TO oNATIOSALALLIA
$. B. Alexander, f.. A. Moyc, Eli
as Carr, NJ. l.. Ward and Mr.. viii
| hanson.
The next meeting will bc held al
Morehcad City on the second Tur.-
day in August.
Several changes were made i'll the
State Constitution TO conform with
the National Constitution.
PRESIDENT cABR's ADDREss.
President Elias Carr deliver
ed the annual address. The full
text is as follows:
To THE OFFICERS AID DELEGA-
TIES OF THE NORTH CARoLfSA
STATE FARMBRs' ALLIANCE:
Our fourth annual meeting is
at hand and the signs OF the
times Indicate Il still greater in
terest in the objects and aims
Of our order and unity of
feeling among the agricultural
and laboring classes, never be
fore witnessed i'll this country.
1t is a source OF congratu1ation
and pfesages aught but good.
At a haDtling age at our first,
Rockingham, meeting, we mum
bered eight county and onc
hundred and thirty-two subordi-
nate Alliances. At our second
meeting, in Raleigh, we had
fifty-two county and one thou
sand and eighteen subordinate
Alliances. At our third Fay
ettevilie- eighty-nine county
and one thousand eight hun
dred and sixteen subordinate
Alliances, with an actnal mem
b-rship OF s;xty-five thousand.
To-day We have total of ninety
five county and two thousand
one hundred ii q forty seven
subordinate Alliances contain
ing an approximate member
ship of ninety thousand, with
every county III the State or
ganized save Dare. Notwith
standing this, applications for
new charters are constantly be-
ing received and the work goes
bravely on, with an increasing
demand for lecturers and organi-
zers. The reports of tine excel
tive committee, secretary, trea-
surer, State lecturer and business
agent will better set forth the
condition of the order. To
them l respectfully refer yon,
asking careful considerati III
at your hands.
Perhaps the most important