Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-11-05
STATE ALLIANCE
Meeting Called at Corsicana,
Thursday, November %.
OVER ONE HUNDRED NAMES
Signed to the Call-Much Enthusiasm in
the Move From All Parts of the
State-No Political Test
Qualification.
To the True Members and Sub Hodges of the
E,arrne-S, \ lilo of IeNaS:

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To the True Members and Sub-Lodges of the
Farmers Alliance of Texas:
We, as officers and members of our sub
lodges, exercising our independent right,
and in obedience to the solemn Pledge
1--WE will support the principles of the ALI
ance till death" declare:
l. That the State Alliance of Texas, as
chartered, is a compact, between sub-lodges
for the purpose of encouraging agricul-
ture, horticulture, and TO suppress personal,
local, sectional and national prejudlceS, and
all unhealthy rivalry and selfish ambition. p"
=. That the state Alliance has violated
the above contract, thus FORGETTING its char
ter and freeing the sub-lodges from the
compact to which they acceded for the mu-
tual benefits of cooperation and education.
g. That for the salvation of the Farmers
Alliance, we hereby call meeting of The
Grand Farmers State Alliance of Texas"
to convene in the city of Corsicana, Tex, on
Thursday, November &c, 1891, to be COM
posed of duly elected delegates from each
sub-lodge that adheres strictly to the con-
stitution, bylaws and the principles of the
Alliance as expressed in its Declaration of
Intention and the purposes for which 1t
was chartered.
Under the constitution each sub-lodge
will be allowed one delegate Tor vote for
every ten members, or fraction thereof.
Any sub-lodge may elect as many delegates
as it sees fit to cast said vote, and only duly
elected delegates will be allowed to vote on
any question; provided, however, any mem
Der in good standing subject 10 this call
shall have the constitutional privilege OF
advisory member of the body.
The purposes of said meeting are to re-
claim the order from the secret political
organizations which have prostituted and
disgraced it, to restore it to its original
principles and to declare to all demagOgues
and political adventurers, Glands off the
Farmers Alliance
This meeting will strictly obey the
"Declaration of Intentions" of the order and
the purposes for which it was founded.
There shall be no religious political or par
tisan tests-no political demands" made,
nor snail it favor or oppose the principles
of any social, religious or political party.
Let every sub-lo6ge be represented, and
send, under the seal of the lodge, the num-
Der of members in good standing.
Ali desiring to have arrangements made
at the hotels, ETC., will address William n.
Murray. Corsicana, Tex.
We request every newspaper in the state
to reproduce this call.
(Seals of the Sub-lodges.
j. |. Moody president. and w. K. Turner,
secretary, Shiloh Alliance, Limestone
county.
B. f. Gieger, president, and w. F. Hood,
secretary, County Line Alliance, Freestone
county.
c. -Hirshhauser, president, and B. F.
Thompson, secretary, Inez Alliance, Vlcto-
ria county.
J. H. Killingsworth, president, W. H.
lard, secretary, Prairie Dell Alliance, Bell
county.
R. ]. McCloud, president, T. w. Mcneil,
secretary, Elliott Alliance, Robertson
county.
James Mcdaniel, president. G. w.
Tucker, secretary, Bristol Alliance. Ellis
county.
R. Dowdy, president, F. F. Doherty, sec
rotary, Boone Prairie Alliance, Robertson
county.
D. I. Yates, president; W. T. Mir chew.
secretary; E. p. Oden, chaplain; S. c. VIII
son, lecturer; Hickory Grove Alliance,
F'reestone county.
J. C. Smith, president, R. W. Goodman,
secretary, Mount Pleasant Alliance. Rob-
ertSon county.
s. B. Land, president, Delvalle Alliance,
Travis county.
Al. Musgrove, president, John w. Kyle,
secretary, Capitol Alliance, Austin, Travis
county.
W. H. Keerlow, president. Prairie Grove
Alliance, and L. II. Moody, secretary, Mid
die Creek Alliance, Limestone county
A S. Grace. president, Z. Borden, secre-
tary, OwenSville Alliance, Robertson
county.
Green W. Butler, secretary, Brewer Alli-
ance, Freestone county.
w. D. Crane, president, West Boone Ali
ance. Robertson county.
I. H. Eubanks, door-keeper, Limestone
County Alliance.
j. S. Gilbert, ex president Freestone
David Bewist, ex-lecturer Ellis County
Alliance.
Individual members:
C. c. Bell, Denton
w. A Vestal, Leon.
T. o. Maxwell. Travis.
w. c.. McElwee, Bexar.
G. w. Matthews, Smith.
A P Landers, Hopkins.
Marshall D. Burney. Atascosa.
Dan McCunningham, Williamson.
William e. Murray, T. Hood. Navarro.
John II. Reeves, S. G. Ingram. W. Fl.
Weaver, B. F. Moore, II. G. Moody, ]. A.
Gentry, w. l.. King, ]. A. Wright, A L.
Moody, W. P. Thornton, NJ. Walker, Lime
stone.
j. B. Burnes, w. A White, W. P. Han
cock, NJ. 7. Bastie, ]. K. Worrick, F. NJ.
Robertson, J. Y Watson, o: A ]. Mitchell,
NJ. E. Thwaits, S. B. Hancock, w. S. Han
cock, J. P. Mullins, Bell.
A J. Smith, T. w. Bond, j. M. Tacker,
". B. Bond, S. B. Cash, John C. Easter
ling, James h1rkpatr1ch, w. Il Oran0, b.
F. Scale. W. 7. Keeton, ]. NJ Andrews,
Freestone.
". D. Pitts, W. M. Mullican, E. D.
Stulecap, ]. R McAdams, Ellis.
NJ. Goodman. George w. Goodman, R J.
Scott, J. C. Smith, L W. Stanley, Robert
SOC.
r. C. Bragg, Dr. H. A Henry. S. R
Bills, P. B. Maddry, w. c. Wade, John
Coonrod, NJ E Hartman, b. D. Patterson,
s. r Coourod. w. Gasx. q. C. Jones. r. G.
Blaksy, Mat s. Taylor, Jessie Standiford,