Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-23
COLORED ALLIANCE
or NORTH CAROLINA IN ANNUAL SEES
slONAT RALEIGH.
s,x Hundred Alliances In the state-Politi-
cal Feeling Among the Negroes
A Possible Split.

,corre.noudence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
RurroH. n. c.. August %, 1890.
Tho State Colored Farmers Alliance met
here to-day in annual session. 1t Will no
doubt surprise great many people 10
know that there are nearly 600 colored
sub-alliances in North Carolina. There are
over twentv in this county alone. The
negroes employ white men 10 conduct their
business and organization and pay them
good salaries. The General Superlntend-
emf of the National Colored Alliance IL
Humphreys of Mississippi. and the super
jntendent for North Carolina Is >: D. Rog-
ers. of Apex. this county; ms alnahce Is
entirely separate and distinct from the
white alliance. II has the sympathy OF the
latter. though the officers of the white AIT
have very little information regarding IL
save of general character.
NEGRO POLITICAL CONVENTION.
The negro State Convention meets mere
on tho 26th instant, Just two DAYS before
the Republican State Convention. your
correspondent this morning had an inter
view with some OF the promoters OF the
convention. Some delegates arrived TO-
day. being also delegates to the state
Farmers Alliance Convention. 10 was
stated by the convention promoters Una.
there will be n good attendance from al,
parts of the State. The convention VIII
adopt resolutions giving President Harri-
son its views of the character of the white
Republicans who are at the head OF affairs
in this State. The negroes openly say
these are spoilsmen, who have the ear OF
the Administration and who only want the
offices. These spoilsmen gay 10 the AL
ministration that if the negro IS Kept out
all will be well and the State can be car
ried. but TO one another they admit that
there is no chance Of such thing.
THEY WILL CUT LOOSE
The fight is only for patronage. The
negroes interviewed say that II harrison
continues his policy the negroes VIII cut
loose from the Republican party, By ms
policy they mean what Is dictated oy the
white ofiice-holders, the self-constltuted
leaders in this State. Mott, Harris: ana
Russell are making fight against EaVes,
White, Keogh, and Boyd, ana the negroes Tg
claim that this is solely for Spots. Inc
negroes are not in this fight because Tor
them there are no spoils. They assert that
they are far truer 10 the party than us
white members are, and say the latter sell
ont the party wear after year. and that they
and not the negroes have done 1t harm.
The negroes are disguised with .polltlc5.
An attempt to get ward-neetlhB heIo
last night failed completely.
DoN'T DEFEND on 1T.
II was further stated that if good Demo
Gratis are put up there will be quite spht
of the blacks. and the Democrats Will get
considerable number Of votes. The ne
proes will vote. they say. for moderate
Democrats. their view being that the DAY
for extreme men has passed. The blacks
do not understand the new election law
ian excellent one, by the way. and assign
that as cause for not going over TO the
Democrats in large numbers. The Demo
Gratis are not soliciting negro votes AT all
nor have they ever done so IN North.Caro-
lima. ~
1t is said that Alexander Mclver VIII De
nut no as the Republican candidate for
Congress in this district.
ALLIANCE MEN.