Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-18
ALLIANCE In SESSION
THE STATE BODY MET fhsfh"-
DAY AND DID Much WORK.
RgORCANIzE on SON-PARllSAS LINES
WIN do This at Next Ann""' '""
Notwithstanding s'i'''
c,a,ses sn the ConT'i'p-
ton.


s.a,e Farmers Alliance 81 VIZ
- hcla It's annual meeting IN W
20, ,oetcrday. Three sessions we
w., =. ror6.s Hotel. and great oe"' -,
at 80 ,rinc,pally business looking y
tho bailding up Of the o's"N'1' ''0"'
transacted ,erge but this
40 1,. 10 a number oil coh".-
,,ona among those present " We.
''o'''' - Bloxton, OF Appom"''oA
~ ,,a,n page. OF Prince oeo'eo'
socretary and Treasurer j. D. on o.
pannahannock: y. T. Boohe', " II
III. " ]. Kindrick Of W@s1'"s ss ,o,'' 80 :,
n"' ocr Of wythe; ". r. saunders %
NJ g. II g shearcr, ard T. u
Jones. Of AppomatioN' u,o r,vccr
Al 10 O'Clock in the mor'lns Wv ,r,sn.c
,,s committee Of the stale 80 80 .
Ia a. ,mpor.ant mcetins' ana ''''u. "
mic Of recommendation 10 '''0
nu''' - chairman T. 3. Jones pre-
la Tho business Of the alliance io'
sue. ,~,s wound up. ana found en- en-
4irflg fliitItt t"A ,
point OF view .....,, -. SESSION.
~. state Alliance met laSe! :" noSr,
A., ami me routine WORK "a w. a.
VS. gone into. AFTER nor the ex-
""' ~ tbe alliance considered w
posSa ~ a complete reorganizo.'l 10.
49, next annual meeting on ','i ~,
~ ~ -, tines. Ii WAS deciueu 'H"'
49,. - Inc expcdicnt Trims 10 uO.
'l'o ,,ony change in the
,aottng TO this end were ~"
All solaried officers. save ni,sned
.acr.tary and treasurer "clt "'', ~.
- a ,,as determined iha' wy -.
anu ma hereafter elect dtlts"'''
,,-., 80 tb. state convention. '', ~
,,.s. delegates have ohy
~ To-, ~, the county alliances many VI
S.t'c6 have very frequently I@ i.'u
end delegations TO The ''t"L' e..o,,,+
,r,,a matter OF electins oihcers' e~Vep'
e.oretsry and treasurer. lot INC 49,. 49,,
-. was deferred until the mex ~
Ing II having been detcrhllheu
chsnqe me state constitution as !" go
only duly elected delegates 10 w -, 49,
Alliance eligible TO election 10 JIM. ~
tbat body. Mir J. J. SNVey' o, N"tP4
ba~nock. was unanimously Ie-.l'I',' ~
the positon Of secretary ana ucus'
SOME OTHER AMENDMENlS'
,rne following are some of the amend
,,epts which were adopted 10 the con
stItution OF tho State Alliance:
That whereas. owing 20 the nnahcia
condition and the DISCRIMINATION OF many
county alliances. the representation
to me state Alliance has been so limited
AZ 10 lessen the influence OF that Douy
and has created dissatisfaction amons
many sub-alliances who are deDarIcI
from representation 10 the State ana Ma
tional Alliance
1850 .e. o.. That tn't -" .-@' .'I..
shall report direct to tho Nationa. AL
lance and pay their national dues 10 the
ra.i0rrl So rct.rs -lreasd &C.
,. All sub-allianCes I'm good stanolhs
shall have authority TO organize county
and district alliances. who SHAH nave the
power TO adopt rules and regulations
governing the same, and do any ana an
acts not i'm connic; with the national
constitution.
2 Authority IS here given 10 all de-
funct and suspended alliances TO reor'
game and operate under the same rules
and regulations upon the payment oil
quarterly dues TO the State Secretary ioi
the current quarter.
4. That each sLb-alliance is required &c
remit TO the state Secretary 10 cents pei
capita semi-snnual dues.
NATIONAL DELEGATE.
Mr.. f. y. Jones. Of AppomattoN. was
elected n delegate to the next teetine
OF the Supreme Council Of the Farmers
National Alliance, Which will meet ID
February next at such place as the EX'
ecutive Committee of this body shall de
tcrmine upon. probably in the state OF
New York.
The Executive Committee Of tho state
Alliance reported that it had carefully
examined the books and accounts OF th'
Secretary Treasurer. j. j. SiNey, an'
found that the same had been properl
kept. and that all Obligations of tn
State Alliance had been met leaving
cash balance In hand and the organization
in a healthy financial condition. The re
port was unanimously adopted.
IT was decided that the time and plac
for the next meeting Of the State Ali
ance should be determined by maJorlt,
OF the sub-allianccs.