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The Commoner.
VOLUME 6, NUMBER 24
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The democratic convention held at Bloomsburg, Pa., June 13, endorsed
the primary pledge plan In the following resolution: "It is the conviction of
the democrats of Columbia county in convention assembled June 13, 1905,
that the primary pledge plan of William J. Bryan to unite and strengthen
the democratic party of the nation is an excellent one, and the pledges sent
out by him are worthy of the endorsement of every democrat. We therefore,
the democratic convention of Columbia county, endorse the same."
A. B. Black of Bloomsburg, who sent to The Commoner a report of this
resolution, writes: "I am sending 105 signatures; I have several, however,
on other blanks and will send them in as soon as all blanks sent are filled up.
I could have gotten over 500 signatures if it would have been possible to have
asked every man, but we were so busy and hadn't enough time. The vote
polled at our last primaries was 2,700, at this 4,600, which shows that we
have 2,600 more democrats in this county than republicans, while Parker's
majority over Roosevelt was only 559, but if the party sticks to your prin
ciples and those of Jefferson I believe that we will poll at least 2,500 majority
at the next presidential election. By sending blanks to the signers on these
you will get, no doubt, many more signers, and when I get a little more time
than I have this morning I will send you a few names from each polling dis
trict in the county of parties that I think would take an active interest in)
the matter."
The democrats in convention assembled at Bloomsburg have set a good
example to their fellow democrats everywhere. It is to be hoped that a
primary pledge resolution will be introduced in every democratic convention.
Extracts from some of the letters
received at The Commoner ofllce fol
low: W. S. White, South Omaha, Neb. I
always attend the primaries and al
ways expect to when able to walk or
ride.
W. O. Craig, Kansas City, Mo. I
send you my primary pledge.
John Wall, Lake City, Call. I send
you primary pledge signed by thirty
three democrats.
F. E. Vorachek, Conway, N. D. En
closed find primary pledge with twenty
signatures.
J. W. Oakes, Elk City, Kane. I send
you sixteen signatures . attached to
the primary pledge.
H. L. Taylor, Nowdnle, W. Va. Find
onclosed primary pledge with thirty-.
ilvo signatures. Send me more blanks.
The plan is a good one.
John Woods, Hazel Grove, Pa. I
send you primary pledge with names
of twenty democrats.
J. D. Kendall, Raymond, 111. I send
you primary pledge with thirty-five
signatures.
grand old democratic party he the
medium through which the common
people will receive just dues..
Henry S. Fargo, Hartford City, Ind.
Enclosed I hand you my primary
pledge. I do this not because I have
not heretofore attended the primaries
in my district, but because I believe
in the plan of organization. Demo
crats here in 1904, were somewhat dis
couraged, and not knowing just what
to do. Parker was a complete sur
render of all the true andaccepted
principles of the democratic party in
two campaigns. And so in their ex
tremity we held aloof, and wrongfully
permitted a few persons who were
not democrats, and who were not in
sympathy with the platform of the
party, or its candidates, and did not
support the ticket in either 1896 or
1900, to manage the primaries and
elect delegates to county and state
conventions. But those people are
now down and out, and from now on
wo intend to place none but demo
crats on guard. The position of The
Commoner on the questions of mu
nicipal ownership, and railroads are
Addison Hall and W, H. Spencer, fully endorsed here by many republi
Charleston, W. Va. Let the good work .cans as well as democrats. Out here
go on
John T. Henry, Troy, Mo. I here
with enclose primary pledge which I
shall faithfully carry out.
J. W. McLaughlin, Decatur, la. En
closed find thirty-five signatures at
tached to the primary pledge.
L. A. Phillips, Bogard, Mo. Please
find onclosed four primary pledges
which we- were glad to sign. Not but
what we would attend the primaries,
as we are interested, hut we don't
want old Missouri to' go republican
the next time, and we don't want any
more Parker democracy.
- B. J. Mulligan, Hanover, Kans En
closed please find prmiary pledge with
twenty-seven names of some of the
good democrats of Greeley county, Ne
braska. I could easily get more to
sign it if I had time. They all think
it's a good plan. I am visiting here
now. I live in Greeley county, Ne
braska. "'Dr. T. J, Dunbar, Portsmouth, Ohio
T-Hurry up! Send me some more pri
mary pledge blanks. I find the woods
lull of wide-awake democrats. I send
forty-three more, signers.
T. J. Deck, Hawarden, la. Enclosed
find primary pledge signed by myself
e(nd A. R. Brown, of Hawarden, Iowa.
I-, believe the plan a good one and
trust every true democrat will make
liis pledge good.
D. A. Mays, Vandalia, 111. Enclosed
find primary pledge you are certainly
deserving of much credit for orieinnt-
ing this scheme may your efforts be
crowned with success x and may the
in Indiana we feel that the democratic
party, has. been in the hands of a
faction long enough, and that the time
has come when democrats who believe
in true democratic principles should
take charge of its affairs.
Henry Travers, Woodstock, Wis.
Please find primary pledge signed. I
am surely in for every man being
equal before the law, and special priv
ileges to none. Am against legalizing
any wrong in either nation, state, city
or town.
Rozander Smith, West Salem. 111.
I gladly sign the pledge and have four
boys who will sign it and vote it too.
As I am 88-years-old, I hardly expect
to last until the next convention,
therefore I think I should be allowed
to choose my presidential candidates
now.
W. G. Custer, Peastcr, Okla. Find
enclosed' three primary pledges, one
tor myseir and one each of my boys.
I can say that the pledge is a good
one, although I have always attended
the primaries so I can willingly sign
W. C. Hedgpeth, Phoenix, Ariz.
Could have secured more signatures if
I had had time-, as about 99 per cent of
our democrats are Bryan, demoorats.
You can count on Arizona being in line
for true democracy in 1908. Arizona
lias elected only pne republican to
congress in twenty years, that was in
1894. Give us separate statehood and
you can count three more electorlal
votes in 1908. . '
Stephen Jones, Freeland Park, Ind.
Enclosed find primary pledge duly
signed. I heartily endorse the same
,because it is right.
B. I. Wilson, Selica, N. C; I believe
in democratic principles and I endorse
your plan. Keep the ball rolling for I
think primary pledges are all right.
Mr. E. F. Wooden, Bogord, Mo.
Your primary pledge plan is the only
hope -for the democrats if there be
any hope left. The times require radi
cal remedies and nothing else will do.
F. B. Barrick, Holland, Ore. Please
send me twenty or twenty-five pledge
blanks. I think I can get them signed.
Benjamin Cranmer, Cedar Run.
Please find enclosed primary pledge
duly signed. I endorse your plan Qf
organization. I have voted for every
democratic presidential nominee since
Lincoln, although some of them were
not what democrats wanted, and I am
glad that I have supported them all.
I think to be a bolter is the worst
kind of a sin, politically. I "am going
to do all I can for democracy.
R. C. Mead, Rocheport, Mo. En
closed find twenty signatures and am
v pleased in the interest the voters are
i taking.
J. P. Nelson, Manhattan, Kans. I
will enclose the primary pledges
which I have signed and I will assure
you that I will use my best influences
in furthering the interest of the demo
cratic principles.
Alex Gill, Oregon City, Ore. You
will find enclosed my primary pledge
which I think is the surest and
best plan ever gotten up for honest
principles and politics. Success to
you. Count on me for the battle in
1908.
A. A. Bradford, M. D., Bremen, Ohio.
Find enclosed my pledge. I am
heartily in sympathy with this plan. It
is through the primaries that the
plain people can voice their senti
ments. There is such a thing as a
candidate buying a convention, but
he cannot buy every vote in a county.
I hope that Mr. Bryan will succeed
in organizing the democratic party in
the next three years, as it has never
been organized before. A united party
with one mind and one purpose will
surely lead on to victory.
M. D. Morse, Oklahoma City, Okla.
You will find pledge signed and en
closed herewith. I helieve i.t to be
a grand move in the right.
James B. Witherup, Cyrus, Pa
Enclosed find my prrmary pledge duly
signed, also $1 to pay the renewal to
The Commoner for another year.
S. S. Clay, Sunnydell, Idaho. En
closed find $1 in stamns for a renewn.1
J of my subscription. Please send pri
mal jr intjufce manic.
C. J. Spies, Wykoff, Minn. Please
find enclosed $1 bill, for what is due
on your paper, also nrimarv niPrin-P
I am in favor of the primary organiza-
D. Will The Commoner please find
names of five who wish to sign pri
mary pledges and become readers of
The Commoner with postofflce order
to pay the same.
Warren W. Tolman, Spokane, Wash
I "have been intending to sign the
primary pledge since you started tho
plan, hut have neglected doing so. un.
I til I read today the leader "A Word
(With You," which has Induced me to
act now.
John Jackson, El Reno, Okla. Find
primary pledge. The primary pledge
plan is the best yet. Well attended
primaries will nearly always nominate
the best men fv.. candidates.
Buck W. Brown, Midlothian, Tenn.
Please find enclosed signed pledge.
I am thoroughly convinced that your
plan is the thing, and I believe that
if the people of Texas had spoken
last year, this state would not have
instructed for Judge Parker.
Mr. E. B. McKenzie, Agency, Tenn.
Find my primary pledge signed,
which is my votej payable in primary
work and support of platform prin
ciples' and candidate made and nomi
nated through primaries. This means
honest democracy, which will ulti
mately succeed unless the government
becomes entirely subverted.
C. M. Brown, Itnaca, Mich. En
closed find primary pledge blank filled
out with, twenty active democrats.
Keep up the fight, and the organiza
tion, The Commoner is making, and
the masses will soon join us, and vote
for their own interests. Send sample
copies of The Commoner to the sign
ers of the pledge who are not 'sub
scribers. W. S. Lynde,- Harbine, Neb. En
closed find pledge. I am pleased to
sign it, for it is putting into practice
what I have been preaching for twenty-five
years. God bless The Com
moner in its mission of helpfulness to
the people.
Frank P. Neu, Prairie Du Sac, Wis.
Please file my pledge- and add my
name to your army of true democrats,
which I trust will grow to such an ex
tent that it will lead us to victory in
1908. In my election district every
thing is, overwhelmingly republican,
but that has not shaken my belief in
dempcratic principles, and I would
rather be in the minority than be with
a party who gains its victories with
campaign funds furnished by the
trusts.
J. A. Coleman, Fort Collins Colo.
I enclose primary pledge duly signed.
If all democrats would make such a
pledge and live up to it democracy
would have a walkover.
F. J. J. Quirk, Winona, Minn. En
closed find primary pledge. I consider
it is at the primaries where we lay the
foundation for a perfect organization
to hegin the battle for our national
elections. I never fail to attend the
wnvoo1 willaa" in mv Per to primaries and had the democrats done
... , ouviv;oo ui u. i am a uryan
democrat and Kansas City platform
man. No Judge Parker or that kind
of democrats, for me.
A. M. McKee, Holyoke, Colo. I
take pleasure in signing the primary
pledge. I think the plan is perfect,
for better organization is what we
must have, in order to win. Through
organization we can get good, honest,
upright men at the head of organiza
tions that send delegates to state and
national conventions, men that will
stand up for tho rights of the common
people. If we attend all primaries
and see that good, clean men get the
nomination, then wo have no reason
for not supporting tho ticket.
H. C. Cowardin, Martin, ; Tenn.
Send me a lot of pledges.
William W. Morganr Jamestown, N.
so last fall, as they should, we might
have had a different convention at St.
Louis and nominated a candidate who
would have stood for Jeffersonian
principles and turned the tide the
other way; instead of that we had to
make apologies for voting a ticket
forced on the democrat j party by a
lot of trust and political grafters.
Albert Webb, Vienna, Md. Find
primary pledge signed by me, and will
do all I can to get others to do so,
as I am heart and soul in sympathy
with the same. '
T. I. B. Montgomery, Buffalo, Mo.
Enclosed find sixty names for primary
Pledge.
D. H. Fullerton, Clearfield, Pa. 'En
closed please find primary pledge duly
signed. I am hdartily in1 accord vitn
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