Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-04
CONDEMNED.
ACTION or THE STATE ALLIANCE
CONVENTION REPuDiATEo.
Vigorous Protest Of Aibemsris Farmers
Third-rarty stump Speakers Masque-
rading ne Alliance Lecturers.
fspociaI telegram 70 the DIspatoh.l

Irpccihi Telegram to me Ditpntcn.l
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, September s.
The fact that General Field, the vice.
presidential candidate Of the Third party
is resident of this county, must not b,
taken as insuring large vote for that
party in this section. The Alliance ia
strong bore. but the Third party is weak--a
fact due to the absence of sorsheads aud
disappointed office-seekers. Our farmers
are seeking TO improve their condition
financially by legitimate reforms, but not
through political intrigues which will
strengthen the party whose maladministra-
ton OF national affairs has brought upon
the agriculturists all tho woes that they
suffer because of unequal burdens and un-
equal privileges. This is q brief generali-
zatlon of the facts, specifically and strong
ly declared IN Q set of resolutions passed
yesterday by Monticello Alliance. These
resolutions (Which send you) were unanI-
mously adopted aud were laid before the
County Alliance, which met to-day, for its
approval.
THIBD-pARTY ORATORS DENOUNCED.
Resolrei. That the Farmers Alliance, in
general county meeting assembled, here
by expresses its condemnation of the re-
the Alliance held in Richmond in respect
to the following matters:
I. In refusing TO adopt resolution there
offered forbidding Alliance lecturers
whose salaries are paid by the Alliance
from making political speeches, and to
compel them to conhne themselves to Al
lance affairs in their public addresses.
2. In continuing TO assess members OF the
Farmers Alliance to supply funds not for
legitimate Alliance purposes. but to pay
the expenses of the Third-party stump
speakers, who, masquerading as Alliance
lecturers, are attempting to make the Al.
lance an adjunct TO the Third-party move
ment.
g. For adopting in defiance Of the fun
damental principle OF non-participation in
politics by the Alliance as the State organ
q paper known as the VuginiG Sun, which
is violent partisan sheet, each issue OF
which is an insult to every Alliance man
In Virginia who does not endorse its pollti-
cal course, which is IN well-known opposi-
ton to the political opinions OF large
majority of the Alliance men of Virginia.
4. For attempting by the whole tenor or
the proceedings Of said Richmond con-
vention TO associate the Alliance OF Viz
ginia with the political fortunes of the
Third party. We heartily commend and
endorse the course of our representative.
Objectionable proceedings.
ADOPTED.
The County Alliance adopted the reso-
lutions reported to it from Monticello
Alliance. There was not dissenting vote.
the funds of the State Alliance for politI-
cal purposes for the payment of salaries Of
lecturers. who, instead of devotlng their
time TO Alliance matters. spend 1t IN
stumping for the Third party, that many
of the sub-Alliances in this county have
refused TO pay their dues and thus viz
tuaIy surrendered their charter.
WELL PLEASED.
Chairman Basil Il. Gordon has returned
from New York, where he attended a meet
ing of the National Committee. He is very
much pleased with what he learned of the
situation. He says reports received at
New York from all parts of the country
show that Cleveland is gaining strength
daily, and information from the South
foreshadows the disintegration Of the
Third-pRrty movement. He has arranged
to have Bourke Cochran, Hill, Stevenson,
or Fellows TO speak IN Virginia during the
Colonel O'Ferrall, candidate for Con-
gress from this (the SEVENTH district, was
here yesterday. The Third party gives
MIN little concern. wherever ne mas been
be has found the party we'll united and the
far better than is usual at thls
stage of the fight. He said there is but
one menace-the fact that the Republicans
are as vet unorganIzed and inactive.
Hugh Flanagan. while crossing Main |
street yesterday afternoon, was knocked
DOWN by the horses to one OF Payne's |
hacks and badly bruised. He is suffering
Tery much to-day.