how it got there, deeming it impossi
ble, that an army could move with
such celerity. It may be that is the
lost army that there has been so much
speculation about.
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The republicans of Illinois have
been holding a convention for over a
jrreek and there are no more signs of
a nomination being made than there
was at first It is simply a fight for
the. offices and the last ballot was
practically the same as the first, there
not being a change of over thirty
votes. While Yates has been the worst
boodler of a governor that Illinois
ever had, he leads the list. .The last
ballot stood as follows: Yats, 484;
Lowden, 399; Deneen, 433; Hamlin,
111; Warner, 41; Sherman, 2; Pierce,
31. -
There has been the most terrific
contest between the republicans in
Wisconsin, that ever occurred in a
party. This was not a fight for offices,
but it was one of principle. It was the
stand pat and strictly corporation re
, publicans against those who wanted
the railroads put out of power and
made to pay their just share of taxes.
Governor La Follette beat the rail
roads by counting all the contested
delegates for his side. At first there
was much talk of a bolt, but when it
came to the test the stalwarts con
cluded to stfbmit and vote 'er straight.
Later The last news received just
before going to press was to the ef
fect that one part of the "stalwarts"
did bolt the convention which will
give . Vilas, who was in Cleveland's
cabinet, and the other gold bugs of
Wisconsin, a chance to carry the state
for Parker or some other one of that
gang.
Hearst carried California. The day
'before the convention met, a canvass
of the delegates bhowcd that he was
beaten by 16 votes. The next morn
ing when the convention got to work
(Quite a number had changed their
.views and Hearst had 19 majority.
South Carolina, Tillman and all, went
for Parker. All the republican con
tentions are instructing for Roosevelt.
V; The Vanguard "
(Continued from Page 4.)
in his state and the poverty of the
people, it was deemed best to dispense
with holding a state convention to
elect the Springfield delegation and to
select them by referendum vote. Mr.
jrieiaui una uteu uua.11 man - wuuuu-
ously for the past twenty years, and
upon him fell the expense of taking
the vote. I give his report in full:
The referendum vote of West Vir
ginia populists, returned to S. H. Pier
sol, state chairman, for president, vice
president, and national delegates to
Springfield convention:
For president Thomas E. Watson
cf Georgia, 20; Ed Coke of Virginia, 1;
Wni. V. Allen of Nebraska, 2; S. H.
FiersoLof West Virginia, 44.
For vice president Milton Park of
Texas, 19; Jo A. Parker of Kentucky',
25.
The delegates elected are:
S. H. Piersol. Wood county.
Dr. Tom M. Stone, Wetzel county.
W.,N. Lucas, Wood county.
II. T. Houston, Hanison county.
O. D. Hill, Kanawha county.
B. Smith, Wood county.
Dr. R. S. Davis, Hampshire county.
A. C. Houston, Monroe county.
A. H. Altizer. Calhoun county.
Mr. Piersol adds a postscript to his
report saying that Mr. Aitizcr, one cf
the best populist workers in West Vir
ginia, has lately suffered a stroke of
paralysis and will doubtless bo unable
to attend the national convention.
Messrs. Piersol, Smith, Davis, and
A. C. Houston arc enro.lcd in the Old
Guard of Populism, and invitations
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have . been sent to the other members
of the delegation. -p.
West Virginia has set the example
fora number of states where it will
be inconvenient to hold a state con
vention to elect delegates to Spring-
field. S'lart the ball rolling. Begin a
referendum vote to select delegates;
instruct them, too, by the same meth
od if thought best It's a good thing
to bring out candidates that way.
I expect to give a picture of Mr
Piersol and a sketch of his life in a
sliort time.
A NEW ASPIRANT.
The Independent predicted that by
the tiiTjft the Sprlnaneld convention
meets there will he no dearth of presi
dential timber. The latest aspirant
for the populist nomination is Geo.
DeVauy "of Ohio, Texas and Tennes
see." whose tag in tne "New York
Merchants' association" bears the ca
balistic number 22.207. Some time
She Vanguard of Populism.
Believing in the justice of tho fundamental principle of populism as enun
elated in the Omaha platform of 1812, the Denver conference addrcM of lSKXt,
and the Hi Loui address of Feb. 2'2 21, 1904; and desirinj? th enactment of
those principle Into law and an honest enforcement of the name, I hereby
promise to pay.'on or before the first day of August, A. I ., 1901, to the order of
Vht Treasurer of the National Committee of tlte People'
Party of the United State,
The sum of..
ijt
Dollar,
my contribution, m member of UJe Vanguard of Populism. t help
carry on the battle for economic freedom.
Name .,, . ... . iwU)!ice
Election Ireclncl County . .....
-..h..,-...... State
since Mr. eVaney. was engaged in
booming the Tammany rimes, but his
latest move on the political chess
board is to address typewritten letters
to the Old Guard of Populism, in
which he modestly says: "I would be
pleased to have the nomination of the
people's party as the representative of
the great masse? and with much honor
I will guarantee success in 1904. This
no other independent man in America
can do." ;
Hurrah for PeVaneyf There's Ithe
chance of a lifetime lor band-wagon
climbers he will- "guarantee" suc
cess. ,
ILLINOIS. '
Editor Independent:. Joseph Ilopp,
our state chairman, ha just issued tx
call for state content ku, to meet in
the city of Springfield, June 1. .This
is a Joint call to -all commitkes and
populists In the state to meet In mass
convention to select delegates to, the
national convention ami to. transact
such other LusineKS as lutiy come bo
ld 0 the meeting. ; .
COL. J. S. KEltEK.
The Cincinnati plan seems, to b in
two parts Bro. Streeter's "division
and subdivision by sevens," and the
Michigan plan of precinct clubs, which
Bro. McBride might explain. The plan
was printed " in The Independent ot
Dec. 17, 1903. Associate Editor.)
Cherokee county, Ala., populists will
have a full list of county candidates in
the field for the November election,
says J. W. Brassell, one of the Old
Guard there. By the way, what steps
are being taken to secure Alabama's
r2 delegates to Springfield? Who
knows?
THE CINCINNATI PLAN.
Editor Independent: I wih jott
would in an early number of The In
dependent give a full description of
"the Cincinnati plan of direct nomi
nations of president and vbo-pretddent
by tin people'! party with a skiti h of
the orixln and hUtory of the plan.
1 am a delegate to the national con
vention, nnd feel that do not Know
-iiouKh of thi plan (nr any other
"plan" of dire t nomination) to, a t
Intelligently. I txheve emphatUnlly
In ilirctt nomination of alt elective
omVers from president down ftiul m me
other olnYer. I favor direr t nomina
tions under public Ht, Thl l In
line with the Initiative and referen
dum, right of rsal promotional rep
resentation and preferential ballot,
J. C. lUITKNTilA!,,
TlHtwell, Km.
(Will Bro. fltrler end Mr. Happen
thai printed matter on IbU lubjett?
Dr. John M. Logan, Oceana county,
Mich., in response to a letter asking
him if he desires The - Independent,
says: "Yes, I do. Why? Because
I am still carrying pop chips on both
shoulders ask the neighborhood!"
Good for I)r. Logan. There are some
populists In Michigan trying to tote
socialism and Hearst democracy along
with their populism.
John T. Craig, chairman county cen
tral committee. Pawnee, Okla., SfmhT
la a club of Ktibxcrlbcra and says:
"The populists are fevv, but as loyal
as ever hi Oklahoma, and will be at
yptlnxfleld with a full quota of dele
gate;! for populism and the Omaha
platform." By the wa,, what action,
hai Oklahoma taken?
ItUd O. AKhhy, Copiah county.
Mi.: 'l nru afraid the movement
will not material!. We have been
nold out twice and have lost faith.
I am not the very enthuaUMlc ad
mlrrr of Mr. llrran that munn pwpl
are." (Admiration for Mr. Bryan li
personal matter aud ha tittle to U
with a belief In the Justice of popul.
Un. If the more than a milium men
who were "..l. out" In nn, Mr.
Aahley auKgenti. were really tudd out,
they had a chance to ihow their Jl
pleamtr In ISmh) by voting for Whar.
ton Barker- but did they do U?-A
(Ut Kdltor.)