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Editorial
May 8, 1888
The Progressive Farmer
Raleigh, Winston Salem, Winston, Wake County, Forsyth County, North Carolina
What is this article about?
The Wayne County Farmers' Alliance rebuts claims in the Concord Times and Durham Recorder that it endorsed Stedman for Governor and Alexander for Lieutenant Governor, asserting the matter was not discussed and that Alliances do not endorse candidates in meetings, allowing members to vote freely.
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NEWS TO US.
The Concord Times says Wayne county Farmers' Alliance week before last passed resolutions endorsing Stedman for Governor and Alexander for Lieutenant Governor.—Durham Recorder.
We see the above paragraph a going the rounds of the press of the State, and it is news to us and to every member of the Alliance in Wayne county. We were present at the meeting referred to, and we assert that so far from the meeting endorsing the above named gentlemen, the matter was not referred to by any one in the meeting. And if it had been, every member of the order knows full well that it would have received its quietus promptly. Wayne County Alliance nor any other County Alliance nor any other kind of an Alliance has or will endorse any ticket in their Alliance meetings.
The members of our order have no preferences for candidates, or politics which they wish to conceal, or to act upon in secret, but in the exercise of the largest freedom they are at perfect liberty to act as any other citizen—choose and vote as they please.
The Concord Times says Wayne county Farmers' Alliance week before last passed resolutions endorsing Stedman for Governor and Alexander for Lieutenant Governor.—Durham Recorder.
We see the above paragraph a going the rounds of the press of the State, and it is news to us and to every member of the Alliance in Wayne county. We were present at the meeting referred to, and we assert that so far from the meeting endorsing the above named gentlemen, the matter was not referred to by any one in the meeting. And if it had been, every member of the order knows full well that it would have received its quietus promptly. Wayne County Alliance nor any other County Alliance nor any other kind of an Alliance has or will endorse any ticket in their Alliance meetings.
The members of our order have no preferences for candidates, or politics which they wish to conceal, or to act upon in secret, but in the exercise of the largest freedom they are at perfect liberty to act as any other citizen—choose and vote as they please.
What sub-type of article is it?
Partisan Politics
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Farmers Alliance
Political Endorsement
Wayne County
Denial
Candidates
Voting Freedom
What entities or persons were involved?
Wayne County Farmers' Alliance
Stedman
Alexander
Concord Times
Durham Recorder
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Denial Of Endorsement By Wayne County Farmers' Alliance
Stance / Tone
Rebuttal And Corrective Denial
Key Figures
Wayne County Farmers' Alliance
Stedman
Alexander
Concord Times
Durham Recorder
Key Arguments
The Reported Endorsement Did Not Occur At The Meeting
The Matter Of Candidates Was Not Mentioned By Anyone
Alliances Do Not Endorse Tickets In Their Meetings
Members Are Free To Vote As Individual Citizens