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the county. He represented Harbin Farmers' Alliance at 

 the organization of the Erath County Alliance, February, 

 1883; was appointed Treasurer in April and Vice-Presi- 

 dent in October of that year. He was elected President 

 of Erath County Farmers' Alliance in 1884, which position 

 he held until July, 1888. He also represented the 

 Farmers' Alliance of that county in the State Alliance at 

 Weatherford in 1884, and was one of the Committee on 

 Constitution. He represented the Erath County Farmers' 

 Alliance again in 1885, at Decatur, Wise county, Texas. 

 Here he was appointed on the Finance Committee of the 

 Farmers' State Alliance of Texas, for the ensuing year. 

 He was elected a member of the Executive Board of the 

 Farmers' Alliance at Cleburn, Texas, in 1886, which 

 place he filled with credit until the called session in Jan- 

 uary, 1887. He represented the Texas State Alliance in 

 the Louisiana State Union which convened at Rouston in 

 called meeting, January n, 1887, and presented to them 

 propositions of consolidation, which brought the necessity 

 of a National organization. For its flattering prospects 

 the Farmers' Alliance is greatly indebted to Evan Jones. 

 He, it was, who introduced the resolution in the State 

 Alliance of Texas, providing for the organization of the 

 National Farmers' Alliance and Co-operative Union of 

 America. He was elected President of the State Alliance 

 of Texas in January, 1887, to fill the unexpired term of 

 Brother Dunlap, who had resigned; was re-elected in 

 August the same year. 



"He was nominated by the Farmers' and Stock- 

 raisers' Convention, July 3, 1888, for Governor of Texas, 

 but, realizing the responsibility that rested upon himself 

 as President of the Farmers' State Alliance of Texas, and 

 as leader in the present great reform movement, he was 

 of the opinion that he could do more for his country and 

 people by continuing his work in the Farmers' Alliance 



