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chased, and orders have been sent III to
discontinue the Alliance letters. The
time to watch and be on guard has come.
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Manager Refor1n Press Burea
THE WEEKS ALLIANCE NEWS.

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Manager Reform Press Bureau
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THE WEEKS ALLIANCE NEWS.
a Budget of rmpertant Matters from,
National Headquarters.
WAsHINGToa, June IA national
educational campaign is to be q feature
Of Alliance work this year. Its general
scope has already been announced. Last
week the places and dates for number OF
states We're selected and special speaker.
assigned for each. Following is the pro
gramme, subject, of course, to any change
which may be absolutely necessary as to
speakers:
Alabama Birmingham, July 81. Hon. Jerry
Simpson; Montgomery, Aug.l5 Senator w. 4.
Peffer and DR.. G. w. Macune.
Arkansas-Arkadelphia July %; McNeill,
July q. Hon. Jerry Simpson.
Fior1da-Monticello. July 23; DeFuniak
Springs, July 25 Gainesville, Sept. 2S; Lake
land, Sept. 30. Hon. l.. T. Livingstone of Geor-
gia. Mr.J w. Stokes, president of the South
Carolina state Alliance, will attend the meet
tngs at Monticello and DeFuniak.
Georgia-Americus July IA; Atlanta, july Ii;
Athens, July lG; Rome, July Is. Hon. j. B,
Weaver, of Iowa; Hon. Jerry Simpson, DR., G.
". Macnne and Colonel L. L.. Polk, president
OF the National Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial union, will address these meetings.
lllinois-Virginia, Aug. 6, and Springfield
Aug. 10. Senator PETER, DR.. C. w. Macune
and National Lecturer J. F. Willitts will be
present and address the meetings.
lndiana-Rennselaer, Aug. 4,and Newcastle,
Aug: 8. The speakers will be Senator PETER
and Lecturer j. E. Wiilitts.
hansas-Horton, Sept. ! and g. Concordia
Sent. q and To- Hutchinson 4
Chanutc, Sept. lG and IT, President L. L. Polk
Other speakers will be assigned.
Kentucky Grand Rivers, July Q; Bowling
Green, July 4; Mt. Sterling, July 6; Catletts-
burg, July7. National Lecturer Willitts will
attend oil these meetings, and President l., L.
polk will be at Mt. Sterling and Caticttsburg.
Observation-Disclosures Aug 10; Baton Rouge,
Aug. %. Hon. Ben Terrell will attend boil,
meetings: and DIR. G. w. .iacune will also bc
ut Shreveport.
Maryland Annapolis, Aug %. Mr. j. BRAD
beverly, of Virginia and other speakers viii
be pre< ant.
Slssissippi-Houy Springs, June II and Is,
Durant, June 10 and 20; Hazalhurst, juno q
and .; Meridian. June 2. ana %; T'upclo, June
rs and q. All these meetings will DO attended
and addressed by President l.. L. Polk, Hon
L. Z. Livingston, Lecturer J. +. Willitts, Mr.
J. H. Mcdowell, president of the Tennessee
State Alliance, and others.
misunderstanding Aug II and Chllicothc
Sept. 2. Senator PETER will be at Sedalia
Speakers for Chlliicothe are yet to be assigned
New York-Afaclias, July H. Pen Yam, Aug
u and 10. President l.. L. Polk and Mr.. R,,lph
Beaumont will be at Mnchas and Senator
PETER and Hon. Jerry Simpson viii attend th,
Pen Van meetings
North Carolina-Goldsboro, June q; Char.
lottc, Aug. H. President Polk and Eir. Mann
Page, president of the Virginia State Alliance
will be at Gold5boro. Speakers will be pro.
vided for Charlotte later on.
North Dakota-Valley City, JULY %: Grand
Forks. July 80. Hon. j. w. Harden, of South
Dakota, and Hon. Van B. Prathor, lecturer OF
the Kansas State Alliance, will address these
meetings.
Observation-Disclosures City, July 4. Mr. w
n. Wilkins, of Kansas, is tie visiting speaker
South Carolina Florence, July O. Green.
wood, Aug. 2a Lecturer yvillitts will be Of
Florence. Greenwood has not yet been pro.
vidcd for.
Tennessee-Knoxville. July4. President L.
l.. Polk will be present.
Texas-Austin. July q; Sulphur Springs,
July 25 to q; Fort Worth, Aug 5. Senator,
PETER will be at Austin and sulphur Springs
and Hon. ]. B. Weaver. of Iowa, will be at
Fort Worth, also Mr.. B. E. kics, OF Kansas.
Virginia-Staunton. July 2e: Roanoke. Sept
3. Lecturer j. Z. Willitts has been assigned
for Staunton, and other speakers will also be
West Observation-Disclosures June . and 2i;.
Charleston, July s. Mr. Ralph Beaumont
and Mr.. j. Brad Beverly will be at Martins
burg; Mr.. Beaumont will also attend the
Charleston meeting.
The states Of Michigan. Pennsylvania,
Ohio and Iowa will soon arrange for two
or more great mass meetings each, and
Colorado, California, Washington and
Oregon will have their campaigns after
Sept. Is.
IA addition to the meetings announced
above for the state Of Kansas, the state
executive board has arranged for mon
strous Alliance mass meeting to be held
in each Congress district, to commence
about the lst of September.
National President Polk is in Wiscon
sin this week attending the state meet
ing of the Farmers (open) Alliance. The
question Of supreme interest to be con
sidered is a union with the N. f. a. and
l. U. The national president viii be in
the field for nearly the whole time be
tween now and the 1st of October
A great farmers encamplnent is to be
| one of the features of social and educa-
tional effort during the present summer.
| The matter of arranging for the en-
campment for this year is in the hands
| of committee of which Colonel II. c.
Demming, secretary of the Pennsylvania
State Alliance, is chairman. They will
arrange for an encampment of 5000
people, who will represent every state in
| the Union.
| The erection of vast auditorium is
contemplated, and one special feature
will be one of the best bands Of music
that can be procured. Railroad rates
will be as low as were ever offered any
assembly for any purpose. It is intend
ed to make the encampment perma-
nent annual affair, and to this end a
committee on permanency has been ap-
pointed, the members of which are Colo
iiel z. G. Dem.ning, Of Pennsylvania;
Colonel Robert Beverly, Of Virginia, and
Mr.. Hugh Mitchell, president of the
Maryland State Alliance.
/ Oregon will fall in line with the or
ganized Alliance states next month. Thir-
teen counties are now organized, with
1875 sub-Alliances, and the state organiZa.
ton will be effected on July s. It is ex-
pected that the state of Washington will
be ready for organization before 1st of
August. Fl. w. AVER