Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-20
ALLIANCE MEN MEET.
THE CONVENTION DECIDES TO cAPI-
TALlzE THE BUSINESS AGENCY.
Executive Committee to Meet To-Day
Views of Colonel Beverley on Silver
and the Political Outlook.

The county business agents Of the
Farmers Alliance of Virginia met at Ford's
Hotel yesterday morning at IL O'clock.
The meeting was at the call Of the chair
man OF the State Executive Committee.
Mr.. George Chrisman, who presided. Mr..
Julian Nj. Ruffin, the secretary, was in his
place.
There were about fifty members in at
tendance. Business matters only were
considered, among these being the ques-
ton of capitalizing the business agency.
a committee, with Mr.. G. ii. Pierson as chair
man, was appointed 70 consider and report 10
the convention the system Of conducting bust
ness. This meeting has no political significance
whatever.
TO CAPITALIZE TIE AGENCY.
Among those In attendance not members OF
the convention are Major Mann Page, Of Prince
George, president Of the State Alliance, and
Colonel Robert Beverley, Of Fauquier. These
two gentlemen are here to confer with the State
Executive Committee which meets to-day.
Three sessions Of the convention were held
yesterday-mOrning, afternoon, and night.
AZ the latter the committee appointed earlier
In the day on business system reported Their
recommendations were not, however, adopted.
After a thorough and lengthy discussion II was
decided 20 capitalize the business agency.
IL was after midnight when the meeting ad-
iourned
During recess the members Of the conven-
tion were entertained by having the merits Of
certain fertilizers and binders twine explained
20 them.
The State Business Agent said last night that
the contracts for these two articles had been
given out several months ago.
Chat with Colonel Beverley.
Colonel Beverley, of Fauquier, one of the
leading Alliance men In the State, was ques-
TONED by DISPATCH man as TO the State ALI
ance which meets In Richmond on the third We'd
nesday In August. On that occasion there Will
probably be 1000 visitors in the city. He said {:
"1he State Alliance meeting this year viii have
no political significance whatever. What will
unquestionably be done will be the adoption OF
| the Ocala platform as declared by the National
| Alliance The principal features OF this are the
! free coinage OF silver and railroad commission
| snch as they have in North Carolina or Texas,
with the necessary laws 10 make 1t effective.
GRANDFATHER or THE ALLIANCE.
"You know" continued the Colonel, "T am
| called the grandfather Of the Farmers Alliance.
| l organized the Farmers Congress Of the United
States about eight years ago at Dallas, Texas,
and was ts presid TT for about six years.
"Ths fan the Alliance will take an active part
| in the election OF members Of the Legislature.
We will work within the party, but will make the
| railroad commission the issue. We have now In
| this State 1000 Alliances with nearly 10000
| members, number OF no llttle Importance In
an election.
| MAY BE A THIRD PARTY.
"The Alliance convention now In session in Gin
| c1nunti docs not seem TO De n Success, COlOnel
| Beverley went on 20 say. Tho third-party
| movement win find little gain with us Of the
/ South, except in one contingency. That is In
| the event Of the nomination by the Democrats
next year OF Mr.. Cleveland or some Wall-street
| representative. am very sorry that hr. Cleye-
| land has taken the stand he has on the silver
question, for ] like the man. At the Chicago
| Convention stuck by him closely, and for that
reason was appointed as n representative OF
Virginia on the committee which waited on him
| TO notify him OF his nomination. Scarcely
| month passed while he was In the White House
| that / did not call on him, and we thought
| great deal Of each other. His silver letter was
particularly unfortunate The coinage bill
would have been killed II he had kept quiet, and
| the blame would have been thrown on the Re
| publicans.
"The tariff question Is no longer In politics.
| OF course all farmers are tariff refOrmers, but
with the billlon-dOlar Congress before us we are
! compelled 10 admit that revenue Is needed.
| just think Of it-$160,000 for pensions. Such
| extravaganza as this must BIS stopped for II en-
| dangers the very existence of the farmer"
Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee Of the State AL
| lance will meet to-day. The members Of this
| body are Messrs. George Chrisman, Of Rocking
| ham chairman; Julian VI. Ruin, OF Hanover
(secretary); Robert Beverly, Of Fauquier; II. VI.
McGruder, OF Montgomery, and W. j. Charpton,
| OF Bland.
The most important matter % be considered
| will be tho perfectng OF the district Organiza-
| tions of the Alliance, movement inauGurated
several months ago and about now completed