The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-08-19

sense man. If he were a preacbor
would preach the straight old-fasb;d'
ed gospel without frills.
Steward Mitchell is a likabIa
much interested in education, "
r not certain, but we believe he n..9
to teach school.
Old Brother Mercer-bIess hint
of course, we couldn't hold a S+o4,
meeting without him. He has boo.
Chaplain for 10! these many years. erI
is always on hand.
Another fixture is Doorknano.
Lane, of Greensboro, who holds on =,
an Office after the manner of the Conn
ty officers in old Orange. If he baen1
always been doorkeeper-and a good
one, too-our memory at least runnotb
not to the contrary.
There is another Lane,-R. Il. ~
Beaufort County. He is S~ergeant-ot.
Arms, but e has anything to d.
for a more orderly body than a STATE
Farmers Alliance nobody has eve,
seen.
Major Graham, Trustee of the Bns
mess Agency Fund from time immA.
mortal, is one of our biggest and best
men. He is a son of the VIM. A. Gra.
ham who was Governor, United States
Senator and Secretary of the Nav
The Major himself has been in contact
with many of the men who have fgur.
ed in State or National history, and #
is always interesting to hear him talk
of them.
Chairman Denmark of the execp.
tive committee, is a s~on-in-Iaw of COL
L. L. Polk and has always been in close
touch with the Order. He holds an
important position and has filed It
we'll.
We have already "sized up" Breth.
rem Fleming and Oldham, two other
faithful members of the executive
committee.
Prof. John Graham is one of the
States ablest educators and one of its
strongest men. He is now at the head
of Warrenton High School.
The country doctors-what a world
of good they do!-are,m many of them,
faithful members Of the Order, and
one of their number has been very
properly placed on the executive COM
mittee. We refer, of course, to d..
J. E. Person, of Wayne County.
The newly appointed judiciary com
mittee is a good one. Prof. Graham is
chairman. So far as we have been able
to judge there is not a truer man in
the Alliance than Bro. II. T. Jones. As
for Bro. John Knox Hughes, he has
been sheriff of Orange County
for twenty-seven years and we believe
it will be "for the good of the Order"
if we can keep him on the judiciary
committee just as long.
NOTES.
Bro. J. S. Gates, of Alamance Com-
ty, made a good speech to the public
Wednesday night, but it was too short
We warn him now that we shall expect
a longer speech and a bigger list Of
jokes at the next meeting. No dele
gate wants to go home without hear
ing him tell at least a half dozen
yarns.
Although the number of counties
represented was larger than last year,
several that should have sent delegates
we're without representation. Among
these were: Chatham, the writers
home county, in which we know that
there are yet many good Alliancemen;
Columbus (why didn't DR.. Harreu OF
Harry Farmer goO; Hyde, Johnston
Martin, Hartford and Nash-all these
must see to it that they are properly
represented at the next State meeting
Great interest was manifested in the
educational campaign now in progress
throughout the State and more than
one delegate spoke with pride Of the
important part the Alliance had play
ed in bringing about this better day
In the opening address of President
Fleming (Which we are printing on
another page) the case was admirably
stated, and Secretary Parker gave TIE
subject added emphasis in his report
in the course of which he said: line
great educational revival that Is
spreading over the State to-day Is
largely due to the efforts of the AZ
lance in its earlier days. It was az