The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-16
to Give up Either the Alliance or the
Party and Expects to Win Both.
1Special to News and Courier.


Special to News and Courier
EDGEF1ELD, July 10.-The gathering
of the Edgefeld County Alliance to-day
took the shape of protracted meeting
and love feast. 1t assembled at / a.
M, and adjourned at $50 p. N. Mr.. S.
L. Reedy president, with Mr.. S. B.
Mays as secretary.
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Speeches were made by district Lee
turer CASTOR, Col. W. ]. Talbert and
Governor Tillman.
Mr.. Gaston's speech was on the fol-
lowing points: Punctual attendance,
unity of action, education, abolition OF
national banks and free and unlimited
coinage Of silver.
Col. Talbert spoke on the policy OF
the Alliance and followed the line
generally Of his speeches heretofore
published.
Governor Tillman also spoke on Alli-
ance principles and the course Of the
Alliance to insure its success as an Or
ganiZation.
SAlICl CllC SpCCSdCS oSN 81 al So'' StANAS
were offered, as follows:
Resolved, That the endorsement OF
the sub-treasury scheme has tendency
to disrupt the Democratic party,
This resolution was tabled.
Resolved, That the Edgefeld County
Alliance adopt the Ocala platform,
with the omission Of the snb-treasury
plank.
The third and last resolution was
offered by Mr.. Williams, Of Gray Town
ship. 1t was.
Resolved, That the Edgefeld ALI
apce do adopt the Oca!a platform.
This resolution was not pressed nor
put to the house and was therefore not
carried.
Col. Talbert spoke for two hours and
a half, and is said by his friends to have
made the best speech of his series. He
was very frequently applauded.
Governor Tillman was very warmly
received by his Edgefield friends, and
his speech was characteristic, earnest,
forcible, and at times humorous. While
he was speaking inside large crowd OF
friends from the country and town out
side were patiently awaiting the close
of the meeting to call him out. He
declined, however, to make another
speech.
1t was expected before The meeting
this morning that there would have
been conflict between Governor Till
man and Col. Talbert.
Outside of criticisms, however, which
have repeatedly been referred to, the
meeting was quiet and harmonious, the
delegates in an excellent humor with
themselves and everybody else at the
close of the six hours session.
Those who oppose or are negative on
the sub-treasury business say that they
desire more enlightenment before they
commit themselves to it, and the pro-
minent sub-treasury men say the pas
sage of Williams resolution endorsing
the Ocala platform was not necessary,
as the st Louis platform had been en-
dorsed and that Alliance men by a
great majol4ty endorse it, whether for
mally or not.
The sub-treasury men at the meetl.' G
claim that, although no resolutions Of
instructions were passed, State Dele
gate Reedy is sub-treasury man and
also the district delegates. The fact is
both sides IN the meeting to-day claim
a victory of peace. Those who differ
with either side can read over the re-
cord.
A MOTION THAT WAS TABLED.
Especial to Sunday News
COLUMBIA, July 11-In the report of
the Alliance meeting at Edge1ield in
The News and Courier to-day the fol-
lowing resolution is left suspended in
the air:
Resolved, That the Edgefeld County
Alliance adopt the Ocala platform
with the omission of the sub-treasury
plank.
This resolution was tabled.
DIR. STOKES ON THE ALLIANCE.
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COLUMBIA, S. c., July. H.-President
Stokes, of the State Alliance, is in the
city to- night on his way to Orangeburg
from Chesterfield, where he to-day ad-
dressed the last of the country
held in accordance with the
made last spring. He
said that the gathering at Chesterfield
was large, and that he spoke in general
terms on the Alliance demands. DR..
Stokes has not at ali changed his mind
as to the Spartanburg meeting, which,
be says Will be in secret. He says that
there is no reason to take the ground
that Tillman and Terrell will not have
an impartial jury. Only two of the
counuies, Richland and Chesterfield,
have instructed their delegates on the
question to be decided; and there will
probably be sixty or seventy delegates
lu attendance. AS to the temper of
those elected he does not think that
there is one who is not. open to convic-
ton, and who will not vote according
to that conviction when a decision is to
be reached. He does not think that
delegates from counties in which re-
solutions favoring the sub-treasury
bave been passed, but the delegates
not instructed would be bound to vote
contrary to the impression made upon
them by the argument. DIR. Stokes
the View. that the Spartan
burg meeting will be the place where
certain minor differences of opinion be-
tween the party leaders will be once
for all reconciled, yet not by orthrough
the Alliance, which Will continue to
assume no leadership or dictation IN
State politics.
He said that to the minds Of the un-
informed there was q breach between
prominent leaders. He has just con-
,luded his tour of many counties, but
be fails to see evidences of a weakening
IN the party lines of the election of
1890. Speaking as one who took part in
The Farmers Movement, he said that
all that would be necessary to secure
he Farmers Movement in solid phal-
anx again would be the hint or appear
ance OF an opposition ticket. He does
not believe that there is at this time,
nor is it likely that there will be, any
between the Alliance man
desiring self-government and his OWL
and the Non-Alliance
men belonging to what is known as the
Farmers Movement. He believes that
whenever the good of the party for
which he with others fought so strenu- |