The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-06
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Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
CHARLOTTE, N. G.
l have just returned from the two
days meeting of the County Alliance.
The time we had has put me in a shape
that I do not feel very much like writ
ing To and for poor people. I feel
as though I was elevated to about a
ratio of 16 to l above the average poor
people, without any international
agreement.
The County Alliance met with Sharon
Sub Alliance, six and a half miles south
east of Charlotte. Notwithstanding a
drenching rain in the morning, dele
gate s from ell parts of the county were
On the ground by 10 O'Clock. At IL
o'clock the house was called to order
and announcement made that the ALI
ance would not go into secret session
till 2 o'clock, as there was a large
crowd on hand not members; that we
would have some public speaking.
Brother A. L Byrd, a red-hot ALI
anceman from Harnett being in the
audience, was called to the front and
made q short, pointed Alliance talk,
giving a running sketch of what the
Alliance had done, and what was still
to be done by it. He took occasion to
urge every laboring man eligible to
membe rship to join the Alliance.
A. Tho Ol< o. ~ Dw@ D-~111 r~AAoA
Hon. A. @. Shutord, Vice President of
the State Alliance, who was billed for a
speech, was introduced. He took up
the Alliance d mends and handled them
as only a well posted man can handle
them We will not attempt to give a
synopsis of his speech, as we cannot do
him justice. For one and a half hours
he held the large crowd as quiet as a
church mouse.
When he closed, the chairman an
nounc9d that dinner was ready, and
we would ADJOURN till 2 o'clock, when
the Alliance would go into secret sas
sion. GANG give a synopsis of the
dinner: l will say that il was at a
ratio of 16 to 1, compared to what you
poor people are used to at home The
table was about one hundred feet long
and vas loaded, filled up, rounded up
and packed, consisting in part of hog
meat, btc N, ham, pig meat, lamb,
sheep and mutton, canned meat and
beef, fowls and chicken fixings, pickles,
fruit, pies, cakes and bread, and such
like. Some of us made a record around
that table that has never been beaten.
Promptly at 2 o'clock the Alliance
was called to order in secret session.
Toe young Alliance boys and girls
went to the shade and put in the even
ing counting.
The roll was called and every ALI
ance in the county answered through
their respective delegates. The min
utes of the last quarterly meeting were
read and adopted.
The President declared the Alliance
ready for business.
The same committees that were ap
pointed at the last quarterly meeting
made their reports.
A resolution was offered and carried
to go into the election of officers, and
postpone the other business till Friday
morning.
The election resulted as follows:
President, N. Gibbon; Vice President,
J. K. Rankin; Secretary Treasurer, R.
w. Elliott; Chaplain, J. P. Alexander
Steward, J. w. Keerns; Doorkeeper,
@. w. Crowell; Lecturer, A. J. Hunter
Sergeant-at Arms, G. NJ. Orr; County
Business Agent, J. W. Brown.
j. P. Sossaman was elected delegate
to the State Alliance.
After assigning thu delegates to
homes for the night, the Alliance ad
journed to meet Friday morning at 9
o'clock.
Friday vas taken up with business
for the general good of the order.
A resolution vas adopted that we
will not vote for any man for anv office
who does not stand f4tfooted upon the
demands.
After another good dinner the Ali
ance adjourned to meet the second
Thursday in October next. with Mary
n Alliance, in the city of Charlotte.
The meeting just closed was the lar
Igest We have had for three q It is