The advocate., 1891-10-28

/ State Alliance was. harmonious from firs
ITO last, gil reports to the contrary not
wlthstandlng. The mnch-hoped-Hor row
did not mateFiSlize. President McGr&tE
adhered tai the, snhphncement made b.
him months ago that he should not be 9
EGndldate FOR Teaplactlon. and his name
was not suffered 10 30 before the StatC
lAlllbnce. ThP biEtlOn was &s peaceablt
as Could be desired. Snd the result wSi
Undoubtedly satiSfactory to the entire
body % It Wtll be to the membership Oi
Fthe entire Bt&th. The President-elec Il
an old solaier,'WasS former Vice President
Of the State Alliance, and 10 man hon
hdtSd and respected by oil who know him,
He vas the Peoples party candidate foI
State Treasurer last year. He is q man
81 the Stricteat integrity and honor, and
one into whose hands the destiny Of the
order in thiS State may be safely COM
mitted during. the coming year. Its
interests will not suffer under his ai-
miniStration, end % our enemies have
been disappointed. as we knew they would
be, In the anticipated and hoped for dis
rdptIOn Of the organization, It becomes us
now to renew our laborS, each In his or
herr own sphere, for the continued pros
perIty Of the cause In which we are al 50
deeply interested. Let US enter upOn the
work Of the coming year with renewed
vlgor and energy COMM mensurate with the
vast Importance Of results we hope
and expect to accomplish,
We have not space at this time for q
report Of the routine work Of the recent
session; nor Is Itsof sufficient general In
terest to demsnd' publication In the press
This work relates 10 certain constitutional
changes, and provisions for the continue
sion Of the work Nt organization and edu-
cation already so far advanced in this
State. The full RpoesSdIngS will be pub
lished in q short time and distributed
among the 9DNpNHnE& That which all
will be most dntNested to know is who
are the officStS for the ensuing year, and
this information we will find room for.
The offlcars-el6ct are Rs follows:
President, W. n. Biddle, Of Butler
county. IA
Vice President, Mrs. Fanny Vickery, Of
Lyon county, .,,
Secretary. LAB, French, Of Topeka.
Treasurer, "A. o. Easter, Of Usage county.
Lecturer, 8. M Scott. Of Mcpherson
county. - "a
mick, u Barton county.
DOoEkeeper, Gd6.OA. Camp, Of Sumner
cOunty, &A3 $3.50
Assistant DOCFEEseper, T. P. Walton, Of
Wabaunsee conntg.
Sergesnt.St.Arhs, CIV. Smith, of Cove
county, 3+qOT IS
Chaplain, A. c..1Ailfhan, of Dickinson
county. -
FRANKLIN county McNaughton, Of
LeAvenworth NOOntgf ]. M. Neville, Of
Anderson ccHntys
Delegates 70 Supreme Council - First
distriCt, L. Il. Gests 81 Jefferson county;
Second district, Mrsi laura L. Lowe, Of
|ElAn county Third district, M. A. House
holder, OF Cherokee county; Fourth dis
EFlct, WSH. BlddlO, Of Butler county;
Fifth district, "A. SheArer, of Marshall
county; Sixth district, Joseph Darling, Of
= county; SevsEth district, Mrs. Fanny
Mccormick, Of Barton county.
REPORT ,bK comnTrEE ONsREsoLUTIoNs.
WnnRnKs, mo enemies Of the +. A.&LU
have aSBertBd that We are not In harmony with
3Cfr declaration Of pEinclplee. therefore be It
~ kDsOlpod, That We fealfrm our allegiance to
tbel4t Louis and OcAla demands.
WHEREAs, We believe that the liberties We