Judge (later Governor) David P.Lewis, of Alabama, was a member for a short while but he soon became disgusted and published a denunciation of the order.

Albion W.Tourgee, the author, a radical judge, was the first chief of the League in North Carolina and was succeeded by Governor Holden.

In Alabama, Generals Swayne, Spencer, and Warner, all candidates for the United States Senate, hastened to join the order.
As soon as a candidate was nominated by the League, it was the duty of every member to support him actively.

Failure to do so resulted in a fine or other more severe punishment, and members who had been expelled were still considered under the control of the officials.

The League was, in fact, the machine of the radical party, and all candidates had to be governed by its edicts.