The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-07-09
THE WEEKS ALLIANCE NEWS.


THE WEEKS ALLIANCE NEWS.
Budget OF Important Matters from
National Headquarters.
WASHINGTON, June IA national
educational campaign is to be feature
of Alliance work this year. Its general
scope has already been announced. Last
week the places and dates for number of
states were selected and special speakers
assigned for each. Following is the pro-
gramme. subject, Of course, to any change
which may be absolutely necessary as to
speakers:
Alabama-Birmingham July q. Hon. Jerry
Simpson: Montgomery. Aug. Is Senator W. A.
PETER and DR.. c. w. Macune.
Observation-Disclosures July 23s McNeill
July %. Hon Jerry Simpson
Florida-M July q DeFuniak
Springs, July Is; Gainesville, Sept. %; Lake
land, Sept. 80. Hon. L. F. Livingston, of Geor-
gia. Mr.. J. w. Stokes, president Of the South
Carolina state Alliance, will attend the meet
ings at Monticello and DeFuniak.
Georgia-Americus, July II: Atlanta, July LIZ
Athens, July Is: Rome, July l8 Hon. J. b,
Weaver. Of Iowa: Hon. Jerry Simpson. DR.. G.
w. Macune and Colonel L. L. Polk, president
Of the National Farmers Alliance and Indus
trial union. will address these meetings
Illinois Virginia, Aug. G, and Springfield.
Aug. Ii. Senator PETER. DR.. c. W. Macune
and National Lecturer J. F. Willitts will be
present and address the meetings.
Indiana-i.ennselaer,A Aug. 4, and Newcastle,
Aug. g. The speakers win be Senator Potter
and Lecturer J. F. Willitts.
Kansas-Horton, Sept. 7 and 8; Concordia.
Sept. and 10; Hutchinson, Sept. Il and Ii;
Chanute. Sept l6 and II. President l. l. Polk.
Other speakers will be assigned.
Kentucky-Grand Rivers, July 2; Bowling
Green, July I; Mt. Sterling, July 9; Catletts-
burg. July l. National Lecturer Willitts will
attend all these meetings, and President L. l.
Polk will be at Mt Sterling and Catlettsburg.
Louisiana-Shreveport.A Aug. Is; Baton Rouge.
Aug. Is. Hon. Bon Terrell will attend both
meetings; and DR.. G. w. Macune will also be
1t Shreveport
Marytand-Annapolis, Aug. e. Mr.. J. Brad
Beverly. of Virginia. and other speakers will
be present.
Mississippi-Hony Springs, June II and 49,;
Durant, juno 10 and 20; Hazelhurst, June %
and q; Meridian, June "a and Is; Tupelo. june
Is and q. All these meetings will be attended
and addressed by President L. l.. Polk. Hon.
L. F. Livingston, Lecturer ]. f. Willitts, Mr..
J. H. Mcdowell. president Of the Tennessee
State Alliance, and others.
Missouri-Sedalia, Aug. IL and Chillicothe.
Sept. 2. Senator PETER will be at Sedalia-
Speakers for Chillicothe are yet to be assigned.
New York-Machias. July IL; Pen Van, Aug.
l8 and ~. President L. L. Polk and Mr.. Ralph
Beaumont will be at Machias and Senator
PETER and Hon. Jerry Simpson will attend the
Pen Yam meetings.
lotte, Aug. %. President Polk and MIR. Mann
Page, president Of the Virginia State Alliance,
will be at Goldsboro. Speakers will be pro-
vided for Charlotte later on.
North Dakota-Valley City, July q; Grand
Forks. July 20. Hon. ]. w. Harden, of South
holvo ( w. ID -
the Kansas State Alliance, will address these
meetings.
observation-disclosures City. July L Mr.. w
N. Wilkins. Of Kansas, is the visiting speaker.
South Carolina-Florence, July 9; Green
wood, Aug. g. Lecturer Willitts will be at
Florence. Greenwood has not yet been pro-
vided for.
Tennessee-Knoxville. July4. President L.
| L. Polk will be present.
Texas-Austin, July q; sulphur Springs
July q to q; Fort Worth, Aug S. Senator
PETER will be at Austin and Sulphur Springs
and Hon. j. B. Weaver, of Iowa, will be al
| Fort Worth, also Mr.. B. e. Kies, of Kansas.
Virginia-Staunton, July %; Roanoke, Sept
! q. Lecturer j. F. Willitts has been assigned
| for Staunton, and other speakers will also be
| sent there Roanoke will be pro, idef' for later
West Observation-Disclosures. June 3 and "a;
| Charleston. July s. Mr.. Ralph Beaumont
and Mr.. J. Brad Beverly will be at Martins.
burg; Mr.. Beaumont will also attend the
! Charleston meeting.
| The states of Michigan, Pennsylvania,
| Ohio and Iowa will soon arrange for two
or more great mass meetings each, and
Colorado, California, Washington and
Oregon will have their campaigns afte,
Sept. Is.
In addition to the meetings announced
above for the state of Kansas. the state
executive board has arranged for a mon.
strous Alliance mass meeting to be held
in each Congress district, to commence
about the LIST of September.
| National President Polk is in Wiscon
sin this week attending the state meet
ing of the Farmers (open) Alliance. The
question of supreme interest to be con
sidered is union with the n. F. A. and
l. U. The national president will be in
the field for nearly the whole time be
tween now and the LIST of October.
A great farmers encampment is to be
one of the features of social and educa-
tional effort during the present summer.
The matter of arranging for the en-
campment for this year is in the hands
of committee of which Colonel Fl. G.
Demming, secretary of the Pennsylvania
State Alliance, is chairman. They will
arrange for an encampment Of 100, 00(
people, who will represent every state in
the Union.
The erection of vast auditorium i:
contemplated, and one special feature
will be one of the best bands of music
that can be procured. Railroad rates
will be as low as were ever offered any
assembly for any purpose It is intend
ed to make the encampment perma.
nent annual affair, and to this end q
committee on permanency has been ap
pointed, the members of which are Colo
mel q. G. Demming, of Pennsylvania
Colonel Robert Beverly, of Virginia, an6
Mr. Hugh Mitchell, president of thu
Maryland State Alliance.
Oregon will fall in line with the or
ganized Alliance states next month. Thir
teen counties are now organized, with
1875 sub-Alliances, and the state organiza
ton will be effected on July 8. It is ex
pected that the state Of Washington vii
be ready for organization before LIST O
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