The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-01-17
TONIGHT At SEVEN
IN COMMONS HALL
State Association of Tobacco
Growers Meet.
A conn CROWN EXPECTED
A GOOD CROWD EXPECTED
MANY COUNTIES HAVE NAMED
THEIR DELEG ATES.
WANT A PLAN TO FIGHT The TRUST
Mr.. J. f. Jordan viii Present His Plan to the
Convention Again An Interesting Meet
ing and Some Warm Speeches Are
Looked For bv Tobacco Men,

The State Association of Tobacco
Growers will convene in Commons Hah
at Z o'clock this evening under the call
of President j. Bryan Grimes. While 1t
is primarily a State organization, to-
baccO planters from adjoining States
have been invited to attend and partlcl-
pate i'll the proceedings.
President Grimes, who arrived here
yesterday, said that he has received
numerous letters from farmers III tie
tobacco section and looked for large
attendance at the convention. While
the association meets this evening 1t
will hardly be able to do more than
make a beginning and it is probable
that it will require the greater part, If
not all, of Thursday, for its session.
Mr.. Grimes said that he understood that
the organization is to be made perma-
nent and accordingly committees on
plans, organization, etc, will have to be
named and will require time for their
work, apart from the necessity fer
careful consideration of all measures by
the main body before action is taken.
Farmers in a number of counties met
and organized on Monday, January
LIST, and appointed delegates to the State
meeting, while in some counties where
the severe weather prevented meetings
on that date they were held, under Il
second call, on Monday of this week and
delegates were chosen. President
Grimes said last night that it was inn
probable that the distinguished men
from Il distance who had been invited
would attend. Col. NJ. c. Wetmore. OF
st. Louis, was expected, but writes that
he can not be present.
Among the counties that held meet
ings on the first and chose delegates,
are the following:
Pitt-O. l.. Joyner, Il. r. Cotton, a.
J. Moye, G. T. Tyson, j. j. Laughing
house Alternates-S. NJ. Jones, w.
J. Jackson, w. NJ. Smith, w. r. Smith,
j. d. Cox.
Lenoir-W. L. Kennedy, b. f. Daugh-
ETY., J. ii. Darden, Dempsy Wood, J.
II. Dawson. Z. II. Rouse and E. II.
Moseley. A motion prevailed that all
tobacco growers from the county that
might attend the State meeting shall be
considered delegates.
Person-Col. John S. Cunningham, +.
H. Street. Dr. VIM. Merritt j. 7.
Gates. C. G. Moore. w. A. Allen, \.
H. Wagstaff, John E. Harris, J. NJ.
Blalock and S. p. Williams.
Orange-M. w. Moore, \. l.. Holden,
James NJ Monk, Houston Walker and
L. S. Watkins.
Chatham Thomas Horton, b. r.
Hargrove. J ID. Yates. Sam Goodwin
and j. p. Sears.
Wilson.--F. W. Barnes, Alex Greene,
Wiley Barnes, r. S. Wells and II. f.
Freeman.
Robeson.-T. f. loon. II. f. Purvis,
Thomas Brown. j. w Wishart and ID.
3. Humphrey.
Wake-B. Hobgood, Garner; alternate,
H. V. Davis. Garner; Dr. ]. NJ. Bell,
Wakefield; alternate, Willie Green,
Wakefield; II. II. Knight. .ia%.e Rock
alternate, Hines Scarboro. Eagle Rock
w. b. Upchurch. Morrisville: alternate,
w. III. Yates, Edwin; Paul Lee, Raj
eigh; alternate, n. NJ. Franks. Raleigh.
The Wake delegation will meet at the
Agricultural Building at p. III. today
for consultation.
From a number of counties where del
egates were named no reports of them
have been sent in. Where there are no
regular delegates from a county any
tobacco grower or warehOuseman from
the county who attends will be entitled
to sit as a delegate.
The real tug Of war in the convention
will, of course come when a definite
plan of action is to be decided. What
the tobacco men will do as to this, or
whether they will commit themselves
to any fixed plan can not be foretold.
Mr.. j. f. Jordan. of Greensboro, is re-
ported to have his plan well matured
since the former meeting and to have
received numerous letters from capital
lists offering to back the undertaking.