Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1891-08-20
The Virginia Farmers illiance


/ At yesterday MORNINGS sesslon of the
Farmers Alliance meeting In Richmond HI
tie Vas done except on the debt question.
The following resolution offered by mr. F.
Fowler Smith, Of Rappahannock, was
adopted:
Resolved, That we deem it both patriotic and
judicious to pay our taxes in money and not in
coupons, and we hereby earnestly beseech the
taxpayers in the larger cities not to sscr!h'e cur
State upon tho altar of commercial cupid1ty
The committee to whom wac yesterday
referred 80 much OF President Pages address
IS treated of the debt, this morning sno-
United its report TO the convention: Il We.
written By DIR NJ, g. Holt, of Starry. The
report YVES adopted. This, che author ssys
IL the substance OF tbs report:
ITO declare that the alisuce fully appreciates
the Importance of settling the State debt provided
1t can be dono without in any way increasing TIE
present rate of taxation that the taXp1yets OF
Virginia have some rights that the bond loliers
ought to respect that the committee is satisfied
that certain people in Virginia had made i'm
pressiona on tho bondholders OF the condition Of
the State not true which in their Judgment had
retarded tho settlement of the dobt."
At tina afternoon session. which lassed
v
WHOA the press committee would give out
wgs lhs eleotion OF officers. Msjor Mann
PaQs wss chosen president fer second
tern; J. Brad Beverly was reelected vice.
president, ard ]. J. Slivey wes made aecre-
tsry and sIcaeurez. The election OF lecturer
and members OF sbe executive committee
! Wss pcspened uoiil to-day.
TIE following delegates to the Nstionsl
Convention, which NESTS In Indianapolis,
wars selected Major Mann Page, @. Il.
Pearson, J Bred Bsverly aud Robert Snsvaly
Il was expected that the appointment OF o
State railway commission you'd be oonsd-
sred ct ths afternoon session, bat this matter
did not come up. Several unimDori snI
| changes In ths constitution were made. The
cen yantion viii, 1t is thought, be IL sesslon
an;t! fo-norgcI.
Thh discu sion Of che Ocsla demands Was
.gn. Tie abolition OF national banks was
approved. The suh-sreasury article provok.
I'd long and lively discussion. out 10 6e-
BE- sion was 9 scI ed. They will undoubtedly
endorse the Ocsla demands In full,
The proceeding, ofths convention t1-day,
It ia promised. will be Interesting; Il Ia
| thoCght the 81! js;t OF the railway commis-
SIGN will then oome up. The declaration OF
priuoiplesin effso5,iG Ia supposed. will be the
O-ais platform, will come up either this even
inS or tomorrow morning. 1t is OF great
Interest among the democratic leaders to
kIow whether the sub.treasury portion OF
that platform will be adopted. The impress
| siou is that 1t will be.
| yhs democratic State committee will mest
! IL Richmond il September, and work out
thu policy to be pursued by the party In the
comlng Legislative campaign. This cannot
we'll be done until the alliance convention
has taken vote on the important issues be-
| fo.s, or to come before 1t.
The allisnce men, 1t Ia said, will not OPP
poee toe re-sIection of Hon. John w. Daniel
| 20 the Omitted States Senate. Ga the con.
| .rery, they are a!l reported entirely friendly
| TO him, and the Indications Rrs that be wiil
receiye the support Of sill the alliance mem
berb in ths lsxs General Assembly, which
elects his successor. Il Is not liEely that
| the State convention OF this Organization
now In session will take any action with
reference to the senatorship, but should
| they decide to ndorse any one, Major Daniel
would be mort likely 10 receive that honor.
Tho slisnce leaders do not say they propose to
nominate candidates in each of tho counties, nor
will they outline their future pIlcy. The presi-
| don't of the State Alliance has expressed come
fears as to the result in the State Senate. OF the
] Q hold over Senators the democrats have II. 1t
| docs not fellow that msjoriy OF ihase will an
| tagoniza the railroad commission and othor i'm.
porant alliance legislation Indeed member
OF the democratic State committee says. the amount
of strength the alliance PEG llc devoiors THIS year
msy have its il ilnence III determining the ques-
| tiou. Wkic without the Senate the dominant
party or side could not legisate, they could elect
all OF the hcsfs of tho State departments This is
just now an teresting question 20 tho Glass re-
| ferrCd to. &c politicians who loaS beyond inc
surface of movements of tho Sin1 now attracting
attention in this State the most interesting ques
ton is, Where this thing is going to lead and the
possible efoct 1t may haved on the great national
contest next year