The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-23
INTERESTS OF FARMERS.
mEhsUnEs ADOPTED ny THE ALL
AYcE At LTNCHBUHG.
The Populist and Prohibition conventions
to Meet To-Day-The Reported
Fusion,

| IYNCHBTRG, VA, Aug Especial
The State Farmers Alliance convention
| to-day changed it's place Of meeting &c
Moorman's warehouse. The morning ses-
| sion was I'm the main devoted 10 the
| discussion OF the reports OF various COM
mites. The following officers were elect
ed: President, Or. B. l.. winston wee
President, q. ". l.. Hale, Of frankhh'
Secretary and Treasurer, }. ). sHNey'
Chairman OF the executive committee D.
NJ. Runn, Of Hanover; members or the
executive committee, :. Allen Oiney' OK
Bedford. and \. :. Baum, ~ IIln'cs9
Anne: state Lecturer, MAJOR Mann az -
OF Prince George; Assistants. W. ~. hls'1'
of PAGE county, &. y. BlOXtOn, OF AM
mattox and Mir. Powell, Of Franklin Mr.
i Uaskins HObsOn, OF PO"hatah' Was
chosen DELEGATE To the National FARMERS
Alliance. which meets IN NoFei"DcI'
Tho Committee on Resolutions, thi !"
its chairman, Mr. :. q. F"bs.i' ~, az
bell recommended tie appOhtlrn1 Nt d"
committee To Investigate the depl esq
in farm products and 10 report I.'lil''s {,
The Committee on Roads Iepoitru ~
favor of an improved mode al WoIh'HI
roads and urged the various alNdnc -
10 discuss and aEitate to that END. No
plan was recommended. The section OF
the constitution fOrDidding any O1lcer OF
tn. nr1n~ir,lrs or demands al the order.
was so amended as % read that TINS Sec
ton is not designed 10 control n mtinbcI
IA the exercise Of his political views.
Tho alliance decided 70 return money
subscribed 20 the hypothecated ware
house scheme to all the active alliances.
PorcLsrs TO NETT TO-DAY.
The Populists' State convention meets
at MOOrTndns warehouse al l1 cloch tJ~
morrow morning. Many of the delegates
TO the Farmers Alliance are delegates 10
the POpunst convention, and others are
coming in on every train. IL is now cdlcu~
lated that the convention Will number
about two hundred delegates. Major X.
\. Gaines, Of Charlotte. an aSpirant lOr
the congressional nomination for this dis
trict is at the NOryell-ArlingtOn. chair
man liohs0u, when asked TINS morning III
lie knew anything about the PopulstS ~
this district endorsing Hoge, said. "one
thing IS certain, such move Will be con-
dcmncd by the State committee. ! do not
doubt that a candidate Will be nominated
from this district" Major g. W. b. Hale,
who is also attending the Alliance meet
ing. is a candidate for the IOpulist n0mi-
nation in the Fifth district. The con-
NentiOn Will be held in Rocky Mount oh
the 9Th. Chairman HObsOn to-day re-
ceived an invitation from Chairman Gibbs
to attend the BfOhlbillOn mdSS-lnrctlnS To-
night with other Populists, and occupy
seats on the stage. G.. h. PiersOn. editor
of the Populist organ, ana member OF the
State committee, - also one Of the early
arrivals. The familiar face anu us IRE or
General James \. Fields, cN-Nice-lrcsl-
dental candidate, is seen among the dele
gates. The General IS as confident as
ever over the ultimate success of tne
Peoples Party. Colonel Edmund X.
Cooke, the Populist candidate for Cow
ern0r. who crossed lauccs with o Ferrul,
and was badly beaten is ut the Norvell-
Arlington.
THg PROHIBITION CONVENTION.
The Prohibition State Convention will
meet ia the opera house Tomorrow morn
ing at $50 o'clock, and Is expected 10
complete its labors in one day. To-
night big mass meeting at the opera
house was addressed by Rev; sam small.
Hon. j. X. Miller, and Mr.. Meade.
enllvened the occasion by singing cam
paign songs. Mr. W. ". Gibbs. state
Chairman Of the Prohibition party, IS
at the Carroll lie was asked what
the Populists. Il am unable TO say"
was his reply. you can. however,
correct one report ! notice going the
rounds of the press. 1t Is the statement
that Small backed down and would not
meet Daniel. The fact u.s. the chairman
Of the Democratic party declined am
offer from our party chairman for
Joint debate. That is all Of IT, Mr.
Gibbs is as hopeful as ever over the
outlook for the Prohibition party. The
Carroll is the headquarters of the Pro
hibitionists. James ". Bodiey and
Preston \. Ross. Of stanton; r. T.
Zachary, j.. Humphreys. ana G. W. Kill
niger Of Norfolk; H. Lacey Hoge. G. A.
Pilsbury and j. VI. Gambin. Of Roanoke.
are among the prominent Pros regis
tered
Hon. Jacob Yost. Republican candidate
for Congress is in the city. Mr.. W.
H. Grayeley, of Henry, is also here as
a delegate TO the Populist Convention
Robert Beverley. Of Fauquier one Of
the Populist leaders, is at the Noryeil-
Arlington.