Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-31
STATE ALLIANCE
Meeting Called at Corsicana,
Thursday, November 20.
OVER ONE HUNDRED NAMES
Signed to the Call-Much Enthusiasm in
the Move From All Parts of the
State-No Political Test
Qualification.

To the True Members and Sub Lodges of the
Farmers Alliance of Texas:
We, as officers and members of our SUBJ
lodges, exercising our independent right,
and in obedience to the solemn pledge
1--WE will support the principles of the Alli-
ance till death,'' declare:
l. That the State Alliance of Texas, as
chartered, is compact, between sub-lodges
for the purpose Of encouraging agricul-
ture, horticulture, and to suppress personal,
local, sectional and national prejudices. and
all unhealthy rivalry and selfish ambition
g That the state Alliance has violated
the above contract, thus FORGETTING its char
ter and freeing the sub-lodges from the
compact to which they acceded for the mu-
tual benefits OF cooperation and education.
8. That for the salvation of the Farmers
Alliance, we hereby call meeting of 1.-THE
Grand Farmers State Alliance of Texas"
to convene in the city of Corsicana, Tex, on
Thursday, November &c, 1891, to be COM
posed of duly elected delegates from each
Sub-lodge that adheres strictly to the con-
stitution, bylaws and the principles of the
Alliance as expressed in its Declaration of
Intention,'' and the purposes for which it
was chartered.
Under the constitution each sub-lodge
will be allowed one delegate Tor vote) for
every ten members, or fraction thereof.
Any sub-lodge may elect as many delegates
as it sees fit to cast said vote, and only duly
elected delegates will be allowed to vote on
any question; provided, however, any men,
Der in good standing subject to this call
shall have the constitutional privilege of
''advisory member of the body.
The purposes of said meeting are to re-
claim the order from the secret political
organizations which have prostituted and
disgraced it, to restore it to its original
principles and to declare to all demagogues
and political adventurerS, Glands of the
Farmers Alliance"
This meeting will strictly obey the
Declaration of Intentions" of the order and
the purposes for which it was founded
There shall be no religious, political or par
tisan tests-no political demands" made,
nor snail it favor or oppose the principles
of any social, religious or political party.
Let every Sub-lodge be represented, and
send under the seal of the lodge, the num-
Der of members in good standing.
All desiring to have arrangements made
at the hotels, ETC., will address William, H
Murray, Corsicana, Tex.
We request every newspaper in the state
to reproduce this call.
[Seals of the sub-lodges.1
j. l. Moody, president, and W. K. Turner,
secretary, Shiloh Alliance, Limestone
county.
B. F. Gieger, president, and W. F. Hood,
secretary, County Line Alliance, Freestone
county.
-. T. I1lrSuuduSct, picSiucut, anu D. =.
Thompson, secretary, 1nez Alliance, Victo-
ria county.
j. 81. Killingsworth, president, W. II.
lard, secretary, Prairie Dell Alliance, Bell
county.
R. J. McCloud, president, 7. W. McNeel,
secretary, Elliott Alliance, Robertson
county.
James Mcdaniel, president, G. W.
Tucker, secretary, Bristol Alliance. Ellis
county.
r. Dowdy, president, F. F. Doherty, Sec
rotary, Boone Prairie Alliance, Robertson
county.
D. 7. Yates, president; W. 7. Mirchew,
secretary; E. P. Oden, chaplain; S. c. Will
son, lecturer; Hickory Grove Alliance,
Freestone county.
j. c. Smith, president, R W. Goodman,
secretary, Mount Pleasant Alliance, Rok
ertson county.
S. B. Land, president, Delvalle Allia@P
Travis county.
Al. Musgrove, president, John W. Kyle,
secretary, Capitol Alliance, Austin, Travis
county. 81
W. q Keerlow, president Prairie Grove ]
Alliance, and 7. II. Moody, secretary, Mid
die Creek Alliance, Limestone county.
A. S. Grace, president E. Borden, secre.e