The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-30

49,. 1Qe general OplulOQ among Al1lauce
men was that from an Alliance Gtand
point Mr.. Terrell got the best of tht
discussion. There is no doubt that ht
had the sympathy of the Alliancemer
with him.
~ The Alliance made mistake in hav
ing this discussion in secret. a gooc
many who favored secrecy admitted
this fact after it was over. A question
of such momentto all the people should
have the fullest and freest discussion
and not be held behind closed doors II
= seer >et..
The Ocala platform including the
sub-treasury scheme was endorsed
without opposition after the debate.
\ formula for an Alliance fertilizer
to be known as the Alliance brand was
adopted and bids for its manufacture
will De advertised for. The following
IS the formula: Four per cent. OF am
onla, nine per cent. of phosphorit
and two per cent. of potash
of ranfSas decided to hold a convention
W. o,.o1,Ino sentatives from all the cotton
11VodneS6av&tes IN Atlanta on the first
tre n ootton nro1 September to discuss
sre or tSe @ commissiSflem. The following
ance arW 'i IN South Corosssrs from the ALI
< can Union, chairman: pa: D. P. Dun.
OranGeburg; J. r. Harris, R. Walters
Vile: w. :. Elder, York; Wan, Green
berg, Barnwell; G. P. Davis 0> BAN
ren.
don.
. The following delegates to the Ma I,
tio3al Alliance were elected: j.. w.
Stokes. E. T. Stackhouse, W: }: TAI
J. L. keitt, u. Z. Dun
Columbia was selected as the place to
hold the next annual session.
STATE EXCHANGE.
Several meetings of the trustee,
stockholders were held. They elecIeo
the following board Of directors
From the State at large. 4; S!gn,
of fNewberry; D. P. Duncan, OF tnlon,
First Districts. W. Iounglner, o.
Lexington. Second District-W. n.
Zimmerman, of Edgefield: Third DIS
trict-J. NJ. Glenn, of Anderson:
Fourth District-John f. Harrison, OF
Greenville. Fifth District-R: l.. HlcS-
lin. of Lancaster. Sixth DISTRICT.
w Ferguson, of Florence. Seventh
District George J. Graham, OF VIII
The board elected J. y. Sigh, Of
Newberrv, president; W. II. Thinner
man, Of ofEdgefeld, secretary; and }. ".
Ferguson, of Florence, treasurer:
NJ. L. Donaldson, Of Greenv!lle, was
reelected business agent OF the StaIe
Exchange and for the present the In
. change will remain at Greenvllle:
It was said that Mr.. Oswald wilson,
ofTew York. was before the trustee
stockholders in the interest OF that pro-
nosed ten million dollar scheme tor the
Establishment of cooperative stores oy
the Alliance, and that the proposition
was favorabl Y received by the trustee,
stockholders. but the members refused
to give out anything at all, except Iha'
Mr.. Wilson was present..
The members of the Alliance treateo
me with great courtesy and klnoness,
and 7 have no word to say aSains,
them. The order, I think, is gooo
one and can accomplish much good te
the farmers. do not endorse all the
demands, but I think when the mem
hers realize the impracticability OF some
of them and find relief in something
else. as they will, the order will accom-
plish great good. Before this IS oon'
some of the extreme leaders will hav
to be unloaded.
The session is said to have been
very pleasant, harmonious ana satis'ac
tory one. ma,
It was decided that newspaper me,
were Ineligible to membership, ~. I
C. QUITS and Mr.. W.. Shellon' VI
were members Of sub-Aliiances ID Ihe!
respective counties, were refused az
mission on the ground that they wel
Ineligible to membership. by virtue *
their vocation. Mr.. Robinson, OF 70
Peoples Journal, of Piekens County
was present and attended the sessloI
of the Alliance. Why this difference
do not know. 4. u. -