The advocate., 1891-07-29
NEWS OF THE MOVEMENT AND
POINTS POLITICAL.

Senator PETER is in Texas this week.
Our friends in Nebraska are prosecuting
q vigorous campaign.
Every county Alliance so far as heard
from has endorsed the Cincinnati platform.
The Fullerton (Neb.) Post (Dem.) has
hoisted the Peoples banner. And still they
come.
Mrs. M. Z. Lease goes to Georgia this
week 10 fill a number of appointments in
that state.
Judge Frank Doster was in the city a
portion of the past week working in the
state library.
The Peoples party of Maryland con-
fidently expect to carry the state for their
ticket this year.
The Peoples party of Harper county
met on the 10th, endorsed the Cincinnati
platform and nominated full ticket.
No fusion is the cry that is going up
from all parts of the country. This is to be
campaign for principle and not for spOils.
Mrs. Fannie ViCkery, vice president of
the State Alliance, was in the city last week
and called at this office andat headQuarter-.
Every delegate to the Peoples party
convention of Shawnee county is expected
to meet with the central committee at
Lincoln post hall next Saturday.
Judge Mckay, whom the partisan papers
say "dOn't know no law" was in the city
last week in attendance on the supreme
court. He was allowed to return home and
resume business at the old stand.
Among all of the county unions VIII ion
have thus far held their regular July meet.
ings, we have not heard of single one re-
fusing to endorse the sub-treasury.-But
County (MO,) Union.
S. M. Scott, assistant state lecturer for
the Alliance, leCtured here last Friday.
Taking it as q whole it was about the most
sensible talk we have heard yet from that
source, and We should like to hear him
again.-McLouth Cor. OskalOOsa Indepen-
dent.
"A state industrial convention, composed
of delegates from the Farmers Alliance,
Knights of Labor, Good Templars and
several trade unions, met recently and Or
ganized 'The Peoples Party of the State
of Washington" The platform declares in
favor of the eight-hOur system, the sub
treasury scheme and the abolition of ma
tional banks.
The jackson County Alliance at it's
regular semi-annual meeting adopted the
following resolution:
Resolved. That the Farmers Alliance and
Industrial Union, of Jackson county does
hereby heartily endorse the action Of the
Cincinnati convention and call upon every
Alliance man to work for the demands of
said convention.
The following are the officers for the
ensuing year:
President, George B. Wark, Birmingham;
vice president, Frank Chase, HOyt; score
tary, G. A. Richards, Hoyt; treasurer, w. F.
Shaklee, Circleville lecturer, j. L. Rippe-
toe, Meriden; assistant lecturer, ]. R. John
son, Soldier; doorkeeper, w. A. Stream,
CircleVille; assistant dOorkeeper, w. H.
Medlock, Whiting; Steward, j. H. Baxter,
Circleville.
The following are dates and locations
Of State Alliance meetings 80 far as at
present known at this office: Alabama,
Brundige, August II; Arkansas, Little Rock,
August 10; california, Los Angeles, OctO-
Der 20; Colorado, October 20; Florida, Dade
City, October 20; Georgia, Atlanta August
10; Illinois, Springfield, October 27; Indiana,
November IL; Iowa, October 13; Kansas,
Salina, October q; Kentucky. Elizabeth
town, Nov. 10; Louisiana, La Fayette, Aug.
A; Maryland, Baltimore, August IL; Michi-
gan, Lansing, October 6; Mississippi, Stark
vile, August 20; Missouri, PeFtyle Springs,
August Is; New York November a; North
Carolina, Morehead City, August III Penn
sylvania, Harrisburg, November 10; South
Carolina, Spartanburg, July %; South Da-
kota, Huron, date not fixed; Tennessee,
Is; Virginia, Richmond, August IS; West
Virginia. Grafton, August %; Indian Terri
tory, Atoka, August 4; Oklahoma, Okla
homa City, August 18.