Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-08-18
TIIIRD-PARTY MEN
THIS IS WHAT EDITOR RAMSEY DIS
COVERED AT MOREHEAD CITY.
Colonel Polk wiz Not Be y Candidate
for Goverpor--Farmers' Institutes.

Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispatch.l
RALEIGH. N. c.. August i7.-Your cor
respondent to-day interviewed Editor
Ramsey, OF Colonel Folks paper. the Pro-
Sressire Farmer. regarding what was done
at the Alliance State Convention at More
head City. Editor Ramsey said In no
conference or meeting Of the Alliance wss
there any talk of the third party. Iheard
II talked about by individuals. Many
questions regarding it were asked by news
paper-men and the answer was that this
Alliance had nothing TO do with it. | DID
not discover any bold, out and out third
party men. DO not know whether any
can be found in this State. l do not sec
any drift that way. ] have heard men say
they believed II would come. but those
were their own speculations. There IS no
increase in the amount of dissatisfaction
with the present parties. In none or the
meetings was there word of politics.
TIE sUB-TRLAsUEY SCHEME.
The Alliance men are infexible in their
demand for sub-Treasury scheme. That
was endorsed without a dissenting voice.
The Alliance does not favor any particular
bill. Either of the bills before the last
Congress is very nearly the thing desired.
There is very little disposition 10 change
either of those bills, save IN such way rs
20 make an Improvement. The Alliance
has not centred upon any particular can
didate Tor Governor
WILL HOLD HIS PRESENT HIGH POSITION.
So far as Colonel Folks friends are con-
cerned they are not willing for him TO be
candidate for Governor. They do not
propose that he shall step down from his
present high position. His best friends in
ut u l. hon no
Is rather than in any political office. The
next election will be held in December.
1t IS probable that he will be reelected
president of the National Alliance.
CONSTITUTION CHANGED.
At the Morehead-Citv meeting the con-
sttutlon % the State Alliance was conslde-
rable changed. These changes Will not now
be made public. The proceedings VIII ali APP
pear later in pamphlet form. Among the
resolutions adopted was one urging the
Legislature to pass a secret-ballot law.
with provisions SO arranged that illiterate
voters shall not be disfranchised. The
Reform editors Of the State organized
the North Carolina Reform Press Associ-
atom The officers are: j. J.. Ramsey.
president: Marion Butler, vlce-president
". :. Barnes, secretary. The following
newspapers form It: Progressive fU1nT,
Rt0al Uome Formers Adcocdte, Hickory
Mercury. Alliances Sentinel Mountain Home,
HaHler. Country Lite. and CWcdsion,
FARMERS INSTITUTES.
Two notable farmers Institutes will be
held this week. At Graham 18th and
10th; at Augusta. Davie county, 2lst and
22d. Commissioned Agriculture Robin
son will attend both.
1t Is now a settled fact that the electric
street-rail way system here VIII not be IN
operation before September 18th. The
continued delays have been very annoying.
AT VARIANCE.
Tho Agricultural department and the
State Weather Bureau are at variance as 10
the status OF the cotton crop. The former
says the percentage of condition III July
was not quite 80 points, and that while
there Is now considerable improvement
the figures DO not nearly approach o.
those given by the weather service. Mr.
Hatchett. Of the Mobile Cotton Exchange,
who has made tour of the State, agrees
with the department and says the crop Is
the poorest he ever saw. The depart
ment's reports are based on statements Of
u thousand correspondents.
HOTEL BURNED.
A fire last night at Sanford, Moore conn
ty. burned the Sanford Hotel, owned by
j. VI. Monger. The loss is about $1,000
nearly all covered 10y insurance.
At Louisburg to-day ground was broken
for a large tobacco-factory. which will be
built and operated by stock company.
To-day the number of counties which
will have exhibits Ill the North Carolina
department of the Southern Exposition
here was increased to thirty by the addI-
ton OF BERTHE and Hyde.