The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-07-21
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EDsEFIELD, s. O., July 10.-The gath
ering of the Edgefield County Alliance
to- day took the shape of a protracted
meeting and a love-feast 1t ,sembled
at1l A. NJ. and adjourned at $50 p. NJ
Mr.. s. l.. Reedy presided, with Mr.. s. B
Mays as secretary.
The business of the meeting was dis
patched pi 1mptly. The election OF of.
ticers resulted as follows: President,
5. Il. Reed; vice-president, /. B. Jones:
secretary, s. B. May s; treasurer, DR., w,
IL. Thinner nan; county lecturer, James
L. Bean; assistant lecturer, L. ID, QUITS;
chaplain, the Rev. j. ID. Parish. Exec
utive committee. ID. =. Lagrone w. S.
Allen and j. w. Alton. Delegate to
State Convention, S. l.. Reedy; altern.
ate, w. w. Holson.
After the elections as above speeches
were made by District Lecturer Gas
Tillman.
Mr.. Gastons speech was on the fol-
lowing points: punctual attendance,
unity of action, education, abolition of
national banks and free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
Col. Talbert spoke of the policy of
the Alliance and followed the line gen
orally Of his speeches heretofore pub
lished.
Governor Tillman also spoke on AIM
ance principles and the course of The
Alliance to insure its success as an or
ganiZatiOn.
After the speeches several resolu-
tions were offered, as follows:
Resolved, That the endorsement of
the sub.treaSury scheme has a. tendtn-
cy to disrupt the Democratic party.
This resolution was tabled.
Resolved, That the Edgefield County
Alliance adopt the Ocala pl ,tfOrm,
with the omission of the Sub-treasury
plank.
The third and last resolution was Of
fered by Mr.. Williams, Of Grey Town
ship. 1t was
Resolved, That the Edgefeld Ali
ance do adopt the Ocala platform.
This resolution was not pressed nor
put to the house and was therefore not
carried.
Col. Talbert spoke for two hours and
a half, and is said by his friends to
have made the best speech of his Sc
ries. lie was very frequently applaud
ed
Governor Illlman was very warmly
received 10y his Edgefield friends, and
his speech was characteristic, earnest,
forcible, and at times humorous. While
he wBs speaking inside a large crowd
of friends from the country and town
outside were patiently awaiting the
close of the meeting to call him out
lie declined, however, to make another
speech.
1t was expected before the meeting
this morning that there would be a
conflict between Governor Tillman and
Col. Talbert.
Outside of criticisms, however, which
have been repeatedly referred to, the
meeting was quiet and harmonious,
the delegates in an excellent humor
with themselves and everybody else at
the close of the six hours session.
Those who oppose Cr are negative on
the sub-treasury business say that they
desire mole enlightenment before they
commit themselvef to it, and the prom
inent sub-treaSury men say the passage
of the Williams resolution endorsing
the Ocala platform was not necessary,
as the ST. Louis platform had been en-.
dorsed and that Alliance men by n great
majority endorse it, whether formally
or not.
The sub-treasury men at the meeting
claim that, although no resolutions of
instructions were passed, State De,e-
gate Reedy is sub-treasury man and
also the district delegates. The fact is
both sides in the meeting o.day claim
a victory of peace. Those who differ
with either side can read over the re-
cord News and Courier.