The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-23
WELFARE OF THE FARMERS,
The Legislative Committee Of the Alliance
Net Last Evening.
MATTERS OF INTEREST 10 THE ORDER.
Poor Opinion OF the Citizens Tongue
President Polk Defended-Pay of tho
District Lecturers Discussed.

The State Legislative Council Of the Farm
ers' Alliance met in executive session at
Ford's Hotel OF o'clock last evening, and,
like all the Alliance meetings. it was held Sc
cretly. This body is composed of Major
Mann Page, president; j. Brad. Beverly, vice
president: J. J. Silvey. secretary Robert
SnavelY. State lecturer; five members of the
executive committee. George Chrisman, J. NJ.
Ruffin. Robert Beverly. Jr., II. l.. Lyman
and w. A. Ward. and also ten district lee
turers, one for each congressional district in
tho State.
Only portion Of tho Council were present
at the meeting last night. but others are ex-
pected to day. The time last night was largely
consumed in discussing at length the ways
and means of putting into force during tue
fall campaign the system II lecturers as
planned by tho late Alliance Convention in
this city.
TIE LECTURERS.
This system provides for complete organl-
zatiOn Of lecturer throughout the State. ana
in addition 10 the district lecturers. includes
one for each county and lodge III the state,
making II carried out strictly, a plan OF party
education unequaled by any similar organi-
zation. The question of most importance 70
be decided now, however. is the method and
amount Of payment to the district lecturers
for tho work which 10 Onerous, and has
heretofore been nearly gratultous.
The question OF district ana local supply
stores was also discussed. The organization
known as the Citizens League was also
touched upon. There was some discussion OF
the candidates in the various counties repre-
sented IN tho districts whose lecturers were
present. The plan Of the campaign. organiza-
ton of forces, and other material matters VIII
be decided upon in full before the meeting
closes.
CITIZENS LEAGUE.
Mr. G. II. Person publisher Of tho Alliance
Advocate and district lecturer, said TO
TINS reporter last evening that the published
reports of large secret organization Of the
citizens league in Richmond was all fake;
that the organization was not based on any
such plan that Mr.. Rowson. who was
spoken Of as State organizer, had not yet been
regularly appointed by the Farmers Alliance.
of which the citizens Alliance Is sub-or-
ganizatiOn, but that IL was probable the APP
pointment would DO mado by the council
now ID session.
As 10 the attacks on Colonel Polk, Mr.
PiersOn said they were the same old political
falschoods made use OF year ago, and were
now being used as an indirect attack on the
Alliance by the hostile forces IN North Caro-
lima. and That he was sorry 20 see the Viz
GINA papers copying such stun. IHE ZINES
reporter called his attention TO the fact
that while THf TINES had published reports
from its correspondents, il had also
published the refutstion written by q friend
who was a minister lie replied that oil the
Alliance asked of the newspapers was n iair
show. Major Page said that besides being
very busy speaking. that his correspondence
wa heavier than he could we'll attend TO. aud
that he WAS anxious to get through with what
they had TO do and set home. The Council
was in session 1T "A late hour.