Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-28
Executive Session Work

Executive session Work.
In executive session this morning the fol-
lowing business was transacted:
The charter of the Grand State Alliance
was referred to the committee on reSOlu-
tons.
The report of the committee on creden-
tials excluding NJ. NJ. Bond of Robertson
county was adopted Mr. Bond came from
county Alliance 1863 and the same be-
ing irregular or fraudulent. followed by
Il statement from Nh. Bond that he would
favor politics both in and cut of the ALI
ance, he was excluded.
The next was the report of the committee
on constitution. Received and adopted.
The following amended report OF the COM
mittee on resolutions was adopted:
CoRsIcA>A TEN, Nov. %, 1891
To the President and Members of the Farmers
Grand State Alliance, in convention assem-
bled:
We, your committee on resolutions, re-
spectfully report the following:
Whereas there assembled in the city OF
Fort Worth, Tex, on July 10 and H. 1891,
and IN St Louis, Mo. on September 10 and
IL, 1891. conventions of Alliance
men whose only object and
declared purposes were to drive
politicalisms from the Farmers Alliance,
free it from the communicating Influences Of
corrupt and mercenary men, arrest the ten
denotes of making it secret political
party and restore it to its original purity
and usefulness; and
Whereas, the said St. Louis convention
appointed committee to present protest
against certain political measures and poll
cies advocated by the National Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union of
America TO the supreme council
which met i'll Indianapolis, Ind,
November Il, 1891; and
Whereas, the said committee appeared
before the committee of said supreme
council and offered said protest. which pro-
test the supreme council refused TO hear;
and
grievances certain political tests have
been exacted from the member
ship, and they not iudorsng
said political test were driven from fellow
ship and deprived of al. constitutional
rights in the order and we further find
that the above grievances are indirect con-
travention CT the purposes for which the
Farmers Grand State Alliance of Texas was
chartered by the state;
Hence we appeal to you and all lovers OF
chartered rights ana constitutional pledges,
and claim that we have been forced to
abandon such unholy ties and cling to our
charter and first principles. and work under
the charter and constitution for the good
Of our class without any political designs;
now, therefore be it
Resolved, that we reatfirm our feaity to
the charter issued by the state of Texas to
the Farmers Grand State Alliance,
and call on all true Alliance
men to help US sustain that
charter ana aid Us in restoring our order to
its former purity.
[Signedl w, B. Morrow, chairman; ".
L. McGauehey. 5. ]. kendrick. K. c.
Bragg, D. T. Yates, Jno. II. Reeves.
Tho fol Il oh ~,
myself to pay s. on the first day Of each
month for the purpose of paving a state
lecturer to push the Alliance
Then communication was received from
C. c. Bell of Denton giving the charter
which he has preserved to the organization.
Delegates to the Memphis convention to
be held December l6: D. 7. Yates. David
W B. Morrow, William H. Muir
ray, T. j. Patillo Col Il. A. Ruther-
ford, Capt. J. S. Gilbert, Sam II. Dixon,
w T. Goss. X. c. Bragg, j. l. Moody, +. +.
Doherty, NJ. c. Wade, J. l.. Goodman,
George W. White, G. NJ Wheeler. I. o.
Maxwell. w. j. Hood, W. F. Hood, E. New
ton, DR.. G. W. Mathews, I. Moody.
The following are the officers elected: B.
j kendrick, president. Waco; J. S Gilbert,
vice-president, Cade; W. 7. Goss, secre-
tary-treasurer, Bonham: r. c. Bragg, lee
turer, Bonham; c. F. Wilson, assistant lee
turer, BirdstOn; Dr. w B. Morrow, chap
lain, Calvert: William H. Murray, librarian,
Cade.
The executive committee is composed OF
the following gentlemen: T. j. Patillo,
chairman. Savoy; John c. Easterling.
Cade; ". II. Spinlis. Hanover.
Those of the Judiciary committee are Col.
R. A. Rutherford, chairman. Austin; 5. f.
Giger, Cade; I. Moody, Personville.
Then followed the installation of the
officers whose names are given above.
Resolutions indorsing the farmers were
adopted.
The design of the badge is neat and SIM
pie, bearing the motto, Truth. Nou-Politi-
cal ana No Boycott
This resolution was unanimously adopted:
Resolved that we indorse the cfearless
manner in which the state Grange and their
organ, the Texas Farmer. have Oattled
against the frauds in the agricultural organ
izations and their condemnation of their
methods, and pledge them our hearty CO.
operation in all efforts to free our organize
ton from corruption.
The committee on ritual and secret work
reported the ritualistic work of 1856, which
was unanimously adopted
The secret work was then exemplifed by
]. D. Moody.
Next was adopted a resolution author
izing the president to appoint organizers.
lhe president appointed the following as
organizers: William H. Murray. Cade, for
the state; ". P. Hancock. Salado, for Bell
county; T. ]. Patillo, for Fannin; ]. n.
Rice, for Limestone
c. c. Bell Of Denton was added to the list
Of delegates TO Memphis.
The committee on constitution reported
the following, which was adopted as the
declaration of purposes:
Profoundly impressed that we, the
Ai1iSraA hy- he. or