The advocate., 1891-07-08
NEWS OF THE MOVEMENT AND
POINTS POLITICAL.

The state Alliance Of Alabama will con-
vene at Montgomery August A.
Iowa is in line. Peoples party tickets
will be nominated in every county in the
state.
A rev Peoples party paper, called the
Press, has been established at Protection,
ComanChe county.
The Peoples party Of Riley county will
hold convention for nominating county
candidates July q.
Within the last month there have been
thirteen new counties organized in Ohio,
with 40 b-Alliances, and the net increase
of membership is over 10000.
The annual meeting of the Wabaunsee
County Alliance will be held at Eskridge
Saturday, July II, for the election of Off
GERS and the transaction Of other business.
Congressman Oates Dem.), of Ala
bama, has declared war on the Alliance.
He says the Democratic party will be forced
TO fight them some time, and they might as
well begin now.
Ever since the passage of the silver bill,
which was "a step in the right direction"
reform papers and orators have predicted
that the coinage of silver would cease on
the first of this month. Il has ceased.
The Manhattan Republic daily which
has recently espoused the cause Of the Peo-
ple's party, has purchased the Manhattan
Signal and the two papers have been con-
solidated. In union is strength. The Peo-
ple's party Of Riley county is fortunate.
The Paola Times and Farmers Signal
have been consolidated and the names
hyphenated, making strong champion of
the Peoples party for Miami county. More
consolidation throughout the state would be
beneficial. Fewer papers would result in
stronger papers.
The Shawnee County Alliance met in
regular session Friday, July 3rd. New
officers were elected for the ensuing year as
follows; President, David Neiswender;
vice president, Mrs. j. G. Otis; secretary,
g. G. MCConnell; treasurer, K. I. James;
lecturer, J. Detwiler.
M. v. Carroll, Butler Mo-, chairman Of
the Peoples party state central committee,
has issued call for the organization of
county and district committees. G. E.
Gardner, of the Alliance Watchman, has
been appointed temporary treasurer, and
all monies for the advancement OF the cause
should be forwarded to him.
"A terrible condition of affairs exists in
the state of Washington. The miners
union struck some six weeks ago and an at
tempt has been made TO fill their places
with non-union negroes. Considerable
bloodshed has followed and more is antici-
psted. But few Of the imported negroes
have had the nerve to go to work, though
the entire district has been put under the
surveillance Of the military. How long
must these things be9
Hon. j. f. Willets, lecturer of National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union, de-
liVered lectures at Jasper, East Lake, Mont
gomery, Calera and Athens during the past
week. He was met by large crowds, except
at Montgomery, and delivered very inter
esting and instructive lectures, which we're
highly appreciated by the audiences he ad-
dressed. He is an earnest and able man
and is doing excellent work for the noble
order he represents as Observation-Disclosures
Herald (Montgomery, Ala.)
Tho Republican state convention Of
Iowa assembled on the LIST inst. and nomi-
mated a state ticket, headed by H. G.