The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-08-20
MEETING OF STATE ALLIANCE
About the Usual Number Of Counties Rep.
resen' ed Meeting Was Profit
able and Harmonious

able n Harmonious
The ninth annual session of the State
Alliance convened at Cary, August
18th. Nearly all the officers were pres
ent and about seventy counties re-
ported. Some sixty delegates we're on
the ground at roll call and others came
in later.
The body was a thoroughly repres9n-
tative one, and worked day and night
and as steadily as if serving a task
master.
President Mewborne called the meet
ing to order in a large hall furnished
for the occasion. He introduced Mayor
Angler, who delivered a brief address
of welcome and made the visitors feel
at home at once. Indeed the hospit-
able citizens of Gary had already &C
complished that before the meeting
opened. Bro. J. ". Denmark responded
to the Mayors address of welcome in
an eloquent speech, predicting the
future industrial greatness of Cary as
a manufacturing town.
During the afternoon session Presi-
dent Mewborne delivered his address,
which appears elsewhere in this issue.
The Secretary and Business Agent read
reports. At night the annual election
of officers was held and resulted as fol
lows:
President, DR.. Cyrus Thompson, of
Onslow; Vice-President, John Graham,
of Ridgeway; l. cturer, IT. B. Hoover,
of Wilson. W. S. Barnes, of Raleigh,
wasre elected Secretary. Other officers
elected we're: DR.. V. N. Seawell, Of
Moore, Steward; Rev. P. 81. Massey,
of Durham, Chaplain; George T. Lane,
of Guilford, Door-keeper; James E
Lyon, of Durham, Assistant Door
keeyer; A. D K Wallace, of Ruther-
ford, Seargant-at Arms; T. Ivey, of
Wake, Business Agent; N. @. English,
of Randolph, and Jas. M. Mewborne,
of Leroir, members of the Executive
Committee, in place of Marion Butler
(time expired) and J J.. Long, deceas ID;
DR.. J. E Person, of Wayne, delegate
to the National Alliance; J. W. Den
mark, of Wake, alternate to National
Alliance.
The above brethren are we'll known
to the public and the members of the
Order. They need no commentator
at our hands. President Thompson is
a pioneer Allianceman. He has been
in the front ranks all the while blazing
out the way. He is a brilliant speaker,
fluent writef@end honest to the core.
The banner will not trail in the dust so
long as he is President. The same can
be said of all the other officers.
Just before the adjournment of the
State Alliance the following letter vas
received and read in the meeting:
"CARY, N. c., Aug IA. 1895.
"T0 the Honorable President and
Delegates of the North Carolina
Farmers State Alliance, IN COnven
ton Assembled:
Il, as mayor of the town Of Cary, at
the request of many of our citizens, de-
sire to express III appreciation of the
manner in which your members have
deported~ themselves while in our midst,
and of the most favorable impressions
made while here; and to assure you of
the warm feelings which we have for
you as an organization. And fully re-
alizing that your mission is not fully
and completely accomplished, we trust
and believe that you will have a most
wholesome influence in shaping the
destiny of North Carolina in the future.
Therefore, be it
RESOLVED, 1. That we extend to the
North Carolina Farmers State Alliance,
in convention nov assembled in our
town, our most heartfelt gratitude and
profound appreciation of your meeting
in annual session in Cary.
2 That many mutual ties of friend
ship have been formed, which we hope
will never be rendered asunder, and
that you will find it convenient to come
this way again.
8. That we most earnestly invite, and
hope that you will, III the near future,
es ablish whatever manufacturing and
Industrial enterprises you may con-
template, in the town of Cary. And
we also hope that you will make this
your headquarters. and move your
main Offices here III cue town.
Wishing you God speed for all your
righteous undertakings, and may your
number increase until you have en-
rolled as members every farmer, and
evcry man and every woman in North
| Carolina who desires the best welfare