The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-05-24
VIRGINIA READY FOR BUSINESS

We condense the following from the
Virginia San about the meeting of the
Virginia State Legislative Council:
Pursuant to the call of President
Page, the State Legisl4 alive Council
convened in the Office Of Secretary Sill,
vey, and was called to order at 8 o. m.
by Vice President j. Brad. Beverley.
The Secretary called the roll and the
following members responded: Vice
President J.. Brad. Beverly, Secretary
Treasurer J. J. Silvey, Executive Com
mitteemen George Chrisman, Julian
M. Rufin, Robert Beverley, Jr., and
W. A Ward, and District Lecturers
@. H. Pierson, A. J. Raby, T. NJ. Par
IRISH, J. Haskins HObsOn, +. P. Spang
Ter, Thomas E. Cobbs, B. B. Turner, +.
T. Repass, and r. ". Harris.
Visiting brethren, Alonzo Wardall,
South Dakota; r. V. Gaines, Charlotte
county; George W. Jackson, Sussex
county, and A Muller, Henrico county.
OBLIGATION OF LOYALTY.
WHEREAS, Under instructions from
the National Council of the Farmers
Alliance and Industrial Union at Ocala,
Fla, re affirmed at Indianapolis, we
have participated in the Industrial
Conference held at St. LOUIS, February
%, 1892; therefore
Resolved. That loyalty to the St.
Louis Industrial Conference platform
is a necessary qualification for holding
the offices OF President, vi e President
and Lecturer in all County and Sub
A ~liances; resolved further, that any
Allianceman who publicly opposes the
St. Louis platform, whether by speech
Or In print, Is guilty of dlslOyalty to
the Order.
2. That any member of the Alliance
shall have the right to challenge any
of the above officers as to their accep
lance Of the demands of the Alliance
whenever there may be proper occasion
therefor IN open Alliance
BIRMINGHAM MEETING.
The President laid before the Coun-
Gil the invitation to Virginia to partici
pate in a conference of Southern State
Presidents at Birmingham on May Sd.
The matter was carefully considered,
and it was decided that it would an.
swer all purposes If a message were
sent to the conference, giving VIrginia'e
views on the situation. Bros. Turner,
HObsOn and J. Bra1 Beverley were ap-
painted a committee to draft a suitable
message, and they reported the follow
ing, which was unanimously adopted
ITO the Alliance brethren assembled
in conference at Birmingham, Ala
May 3d-greeting. The State Legisla,
tive Council of Virginia adopted the
following:
WHEREAS, No action which could
be taken by any meeting composed of
the officers. committees, or delegates
of any State Alliances, could possibly
induce the Alliancemen of Virginia to
participate In the primaries of the old
parties; and furthermore, that if they
should so act they would be con
demned by their fellow-citizens out
side of the Alliance; and whereas, the
primaries to appoint delegates to both
Democratic and Republican conven
tions in Virginia have already been
held therefore be it
"ReSOIUed, That it is unnecessary
us ito send a delegate to Birming-
"A, Ala, but that we do declare to
r brothers of the South, the West
md the North that no party afilia,
ltions whatever shall prevent us from
7 supporting candidates who shall I'm.
reservedly stand upon the demands Of
our Order as set forth by the industrial.
conference held at st. Louis on Feb
%, 1892"