The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-08-02
FARMERS AL IA.N
Meet In Annual Session ID, shss
City Of Columbia
THE He. PRECEDENT a ADORE EssIS.
a Full Discussion OF ths i Plan
Proposed for The fseorganis Es #
zallon Of The State Es5Sll
Alliance.

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was considerably larger than was Sox S.
peoted and ail seemed to take lively
intorest in the proceedings. Whom the /
roll wah called tho following delegates
from county alliances were present:
Doroheater--W M. tBhiedor. 3s IsS s.
Florenoe-W. 9. Kelly, III sES
Greonwood--P. s.. Dew. NJ i.s s3 ss
Lancaster B. i. Miller n al s5S fSsSlEsS
Lexington j Jamos b. Addy. & 5S;.ll 3
Newborry j. Il. Keitt. "a 4.
Marlboro Ohas. Urosland. Il. s.
Oconeo j. b. Pickett. NJ d 81 s55 Sssss
OrapgeburgJ. II. Olaffy. u
Union "A. O. Lyles, I, II .S
York-W. N. ELDER. VII s}tt q,
Tho following additional delegates 4
present: rs q g39F 25s
Fishdam W. 7. Jetor. 81 ,ssSS. s
Ford7T7F. A. Hingman. !. Il s}ss
3 n:ssht%%si!! n! n K. r. = E-;ook :ok. 25S
SummeryilloJ. .H. sdarglo.
The following officers wore eleoteds3
for tho ensuing year: D. B IGfird. 81 of}I
Lexington, president; w. IN !. e sld or,,5 oi,5o 8 &
York, vice president and State la s.
turer; j. w. Reid, ReidyiIlo q, sooretaryv,: !:
and treasurer; j. B, Nesbitt, Lancaa I
tery delegate to National allianoe:S "a A,$S
@. Lylos, Carlisle, membor oxeoutiva3S
committee to serve three years. Pfeai.3s
dent j. O. Alexander Of Ooonoo d.
liyered his annual address to tho State h
alliance as follows: 81
Brethren Of the State Alliance:
usual, 1t is ith much pleasure chat u
as member and brother in thia Il. ..sS y
der, am spared by q Higher Being to sI
meet you hero once moro. ri /. n IA : nv
humble way, have tried to preside oYerSS
this alliance tor two years, and / find ss
brethren, that whilo / have been heis 81
ored Dy the order, and v have {; boon
taeated with the greatest y resjpe q y sbtys
every member, I feol that il have boon &
unequal to the emerg gency. Is Our or rgats "a
ization has, I fear deteriorated under
my administration, instead of building
UP. The CAUSE Of: this + don, g know. IN. Il
less it is neglect of, my part and yo,lra Is
to do our whole duty ii onoourasing
our neighbors to Join our ran 4 D and ~
help us fight the battles Of life. n Yoti
can remember, ethron, VI hon our i 81 q
derWas full to oYeraoWing with 4ms .'t. !.
bora; they then 4 saw the good SRoi I'd s. Is
of the liaaee and q they 500 4 itItodays.I
The objeot5of tho on iSati ion gas sto
haln to III stiiD Al Sspis
5unabl TO stand III OH pirS 81 SaT 0hs,
itaplo thing YET no many haye.s H.
drawn from our rolls; aomo BY death i rs
but large maj ority from IS cadsosjl
known but TO themselv Ives. In the death n
Of Brother j. NV. d Stokes one & of our
brightest lights has gone out; his scat 4
In our order and in the nation al oon-
gress hall will be hard to till. n He L sYsss B
Q true man in every sense Of the word ri
Trueto his country, true Co his con -sj
stituents, truo to the alliance and true.
to his God. Let US ever cherish his
memory. Now, brethren, lot me thank
you for having placed the mantle of go sass,
or on my shoulders rs your prebii1 sSlasSs ss
and on retiring from this seat i want toh
assist you in elooting some brother who
can and will / hopo far surpsss ali that
your humble servant has done. .ss2.
The alliance devoted its timo w odnoa-,s
day evening to perfectingsits organic s.3
tion, eleoting officers, oto., and TO S Al
general discussion of the best plan for
the reorganization and rejuyenation }of
the order throughout the State. look
ing to the revival Of the allisnca Mr.
Crosland proposed that the 4 dirooto i
set aside q part Of the interest derived 3E
from tho alliance fund, nov safely in-
vested, and pay an organizer to work up
sun. alliances. This plan mot with op-
position on the ground that the fund
and interest was a trust fund and oe1ld ;55
not be used for organizing work, # It l
was oontonded on the other hand that 4
it you'd be for the good Of the order
and the fund. The matter MAS freely
discussed pro and con and tho genoral
disposition WAS to put an active worker 4
IN the field and oSgenizs the State al B
!ianoe to tako eotivo hold Of cortaiH8
business propositionss AT this point {
the Alliance objourned over to Thura.S