The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-19
NEE TING OF STATE ALLIANCE
A Large Delegation and Harmonious to
u the End-A Part of the
Work Done.
[Reported for THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.l

lhepOrCCQ IOH IHE PROGRESSIVE EAhmHh'J
AsHEvILLE, N. c., Aug. IL.
This body assembled at the opera
house in this city today at IL o'clock.
Delegates from SO counties were
present. j..
Officers, delegates and visiting
members are estimated at Owe 500.
The morning session was taken up
in organizing.
At 2:3O o. m. the order assembled
at the hall and was met by the
Knights of Labor of this place, and
forming a procession by tours,
marched to the Alliance warehouse
in the following order: The Asheville
Cornet Band, the Alliance, and the
Knights of Labor.
Arriving at the warehouse, the
citizens committee welcomed the con
~vention in grand style.
Hon. Thos, D. Johnston delivered a
most excellent address Of welcome in
behalf of Asheville. He said that we
have the youngest and yet the richest
country on the Globe. The farmer
has somehow gotten behind in the
division of the wealth, and that, he
supposed, they were here to inves-
tigate and try to find out the best
method of removing these causes
Gen. R. B. Vance delivered an ad-
dress of welcome in behalf of the ALI
ance Of western North Carolina.
There were responses in very
appropriate language by Hon. G.
W. Sanderlin and E. A. Moye, ESQ
in behalf of the State Alliance. Maj.
". A. Graham and Col. L. L. Polk
also made a few remarks. The recep
ton was i~nterspersed with music.
The occasion was one long to be re.
membered by the members of this
State Alliance, and one that would be
creditable to any city h~onOring the as
sembling of any delegation.
At AIS carriages were placed at
the disposal of the Alliance by the
citizens, and the delegation was shown
the beauty of this truly most beautiful
section.
The meeting promises to be the
most useful and harmonious ever held
by the State Alliance.
Col. L. L. Polk, National President,
spoke to the Alliance with open doors
t o,night.
After the speech, the folio wing reso-
lutions were adopted.
Resolved, That the North Carolina
State Alliance has listened with pro-
found interest and pleasure to the as
urance of our Bro. L. L. Polk, Presi,
dent of our National order, that our
brethren of the great Northwest are
ready and anxious to join us in restor-
ing peace and unity and fraternity be
tween the two sections.
Resolved, That we heartily express
our warm appreciation of the noble
and patriotic efforts of our beloved
President on behalf of a re. united
country and thank him for his manly
espousal of so great and important
a work.
Resolued, That we extend to the
brotherhood of the Northern and
Western States the right hand of fell
and pledge them our earnest
and honest purpose to do all in our
power to allay and suppress sectional
ism and give to our posterity the bless
ings of free government, founded on
the basis of unity and fraternity.
Resolve1, That the Secretary of this
State Alliance is hereby instructed to
forward an official copy of these reso-
lutions to Bro. B. H.. Clover, Presi-
dent of the Kansas State Alliance,
with the request that they be published
in ali the Reform papers of the North
west, and also a copy to Bro. Polk for
publication in The PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER. L.. A. DURHAM.