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Newspaper

The Progressive Farmer

Location

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 26, 1895

Page

4

North Carolina Legislature Debates Confederate Monument

Contested votes on Hileman motion to table a Confederate monument. second reading passes 60 to 38. Bills advanced include school grants, road and tax measures, pensions, and railroad actions amid a long session with remarks by Lt. Gov. Doughton and various senators.

Messrs Lusk Monroe Nelson Peebles McClammy White Woodard Smith Stanly Gates Bagwell Bean Bryan Buchanan Campbell Cor Crumel Currie Darden Davis Dixon Drew Eiledge Elis Flnck Gentry Harris Gaston Henderson Hilemap Hopkins Huffman Hunter Leary Linney McKinney McLean Michael Mitchell Morrow Norman Peace Phillips Randolph Reynolds Self Caswell Cleveland Spears Squires Taylor Turner Polk Vickers Walker Noel M Sers Abbott Alexander Mecklenburg Baker Bateman Brown Burnham Cheek Crawford Cumpler Duncan Edwarde Ewart Fieming French Gallop Grizzard Harrelson Harrington Hyde Higgins Alleghany Yancey Hooker House Howard Yates Crumpler Edwards Fleming Harrelgop Gaston Harris Johnson Julian Kelly King Lawrence Lee Leinback McCall McCauley McKenzie Norment Pool Rascoe Ray Reinhardt Robinson Saunders Gates Smith Stevens Thomas Tomlinson Whitener Williams Winborne Wooten Noes Mess Secretary of State General Assembly Senate North Carolina Institution For the Deaf and Dumb and Blind Raleigh Hickory Greensboro Norfolk and Midland Railroad New Berne

North Carolina organizers map districts by counties

James H Wright of Carlton organizes Sixth district covering Johnston Wake Durham Granville Vance. C M Dunn of Populi charts Seventh district Cumberland Robeson Braden Columbus Brunswick. Elijah W Flake of Rockingham heads Eighth district Harnett Moore Richmond Anson Union Stanly Montgomery. George K Hunt of Michael heads Tenth district Guilford Forsyth Stokes Forsyth Davidson Davie Yadkin Surry. J P Sossaman Huntersville leads Eleventh district Rowan Cabarrus Mecklenburg Gaston Lincoln Iredell. Tenth and etc details continue with districts Nines Twelves Fourteenth etc naming organizers and county groups.

Jas. H. Wright Carlton N. C Johnston Wake Durham Granville Vance C. McG. Dunn Populi Cumberland Robeson Braden Columbus Brunswick Elijah W. Flake Rockingham Harnett Moore Richmond Anson Union Stanly Montgomery Geo. K. Hunt Michael Guilford Fenn Stokes Forsyth Davidson Davie Yadkin Surry J. P. Sossaman Huntersville Rowan Cabarrus Mecklenng Gaston Lincon Iredell Currituck Camden Pasquotank Perquimans Chowan Gates, Hertford Rev T. W. Babb Hertford, N.C

Demands Adopted by the Farmers Alliance at Raleigh 1895

A 1895 platform outlining finance and land reforms. It calls for a national currency issued by the government, free coinage of silver and gold at 16 to 1, increased per capita money, a graduated income tax, and limiting government revenue to necessary expenses. It also urges postal savings banks, land reform reclaiming railroad and alien lands, government ownership of transportation, and direct election of U.S. Senators by voters.

Senate Branson Raleigh Paddison Senator Forbes Pitt Sctione Fortune McCaskey Adams Starbuck University White Alexander Mr. Fortune Fowler Mewborne General Assembly Farmers’ Alliance and Industrial Union N. C Nce United States Sena

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