The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1891-08-07

tant business transacted by the State Alli-
auce to-day was the election of officers and
representatives as follows:
President, J. Wm. Stokes. &
vice-President. w. d. Evans. -
Secretary, ]. W. Reid.
Treasurer, F. P. Taylor.
SsxS tsctnTeT. ..-.t.aogles; :. so
Doorkecper, J. W. Kennedy.
Assistant doorkeeper, A. II. Walker.
Sergeantat.arms, J. f. Jernigan.
Executive committee-Lucas McIntosh, I.
p. Mitchell, s. d. Lancaster.
Judciary-J. l.. Keitt, d. K. Norris, w.
n. Fider.
At the afternoon eession Columbia was
chosen as the next place for the annual
session Of the State Alliance. The following
delegates to tho National Convention were
elected; j, William Stokes, Z. T. Stackhouse,
W. J. Talbert. Alternates, j. l.. Keitt, d.
P. Duncan.
Tho following committee was appointed
to make arrangements for the Cow ention Of
Alliance and Non-Alliapce men, white and
colored, 10 be composed Of delegates from
the cotton States, to te cotton growers. The
details were referred to the committee, with
instructions to report soon as possible.
The committee are d. p. Duncan, chairman;
T.. r. Walter, G. r. Harrison, w. N. Elder,
~ H.
The report Of the financial committee
was read and approved, showing the inan-
cisl resources of the Alliance 10 be in good
-shsps with "a healthy surplus" All reso-
The body made provision for a fund 10 he
used in the propaganda of Alliance Litern-
ture; item'zed statements for the expendi-
ture OF the same to be made TO the State
Alliance.
The Alliance concluded its work with
routine business tonight
The county trustees of the State Exchange
nave oeen In session, and to-day elected a
practically new board of directors as follows.
w. w. Younger. lst district: DR.. Thinner
man, End; j. Nj. Glenn, 81: j. r. Harrison.
4th; II. l.. Ticklin, 5th: ]. W. Ferguson 9Th.
IT, Il. Graham, eth: Mt large, J. A. Sligh and
u. L. Duncan. Mr.. Sigh wa. chosen
chairman, and DR.. Zimmerman was elected
secretary, the previous secretary declining
reelection. Senator NJ. &. Donaldson was
Reelected manager. The change in tho per-
soEc' OF the board of dir cctors is repa rded n,
victory Tor those who desired to establish
nn Alliance bank, which it is claimed WAS
ohstructed heretofore.
Inc only thing of importance done at the
night session was the ratification of tho
Alliance constitution. The previous eonst;.
t.titn hos already been published, and the
OF President stokes as eIplaSsd ~ TS d%ssasags sa Ns
address published.
From oil reror;s by the newspapers and
the delegates the Alliancemen had n p,cas-
ant gathering in their State convention nt
Spartnnburg last week. President Polk of
the National Alliance made public speech:
IN, other proceedings were recret. The
,!sst, Tsoa.H OF the sub'trcasury scheme by Col
Terrell aud Gov. Tilman was before All.
anccmcn ouly.
S'a'e Lecturer w. ]. Talhert resigned
because he thought he could not attend to
II. d'ues and the penitentia,y both. The
onices OF State Lecturer and State Organizer
were combined and State Organizer. J. r.
ssmS' s'n ,es' OF Union. was elected to per-
form the combined duties
THE COTTON PROBLEM.
Inc following report was received ON tho
g. tton problem '"'
we, the undersigned committee. to
"nom that portion Of the presidents address
feiating to the cotton problem was referred
peg leave to submit the following report:
Il