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About The independent. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907 | View Entire Issue (May 26, 1904)
MAY 26, 1901 s the kechasxa i::DFEr:Dzrrr iMtuuiV-i,,,,luia A Postal Card Will Bring One to You by Return Mail. Write Today We Sell the Best, We Sell the Most; We Charge the Least. We Pay the Freight. Kentucky 10, Michigan 31, Mississip pi 10, Nebraska 118, North Dakota 10, Pennsylvania . 18, South Dakota 10, Washington 17, Wyoming 4. In addl-' tion to these a large number of new names have been used. Every letter mailed now carries a number. : 1 he last one mailed up to Tuesday night (May"" 24) was No. 8,477. This repre sents the total number of letters mailed since last December In the en rollment work. CHAS. Q. DE FRANCE. Lincoln, Neb. ' ' ; " TH'K OUTLOOK. The outlook, for the Springfield con vention is that nearly eiery state ani territory in the Union will be repre sented, but that full attendance of the more distant delegations cannot be expected. This is one- of the handicaps which an ant incorporation party mu3t bear. The Independent suggests that in the more distant states, -an. effort ought to be made to raise a delegates' fund" to assist those who are obliged to travel 1,00 or 2,000 miles to Spring Held. Following is a partial resume of the situation in sotffe of thy states. f . . ALABAMA. Something like a year ago A. W. flicker, associate editor of The Ap peal to Reason, a socialist paper, wrote me that he had secured posues sion of othe entire state records of the people's party of Alabama. I retorted Dy saying that possession of the lec ords, would not carry with it posses sion of the populists o. Alabama. " At this distance, however, it appears that Mr. Rlcker's coup may have the effect of depriving Alabama of repre sentation at Springfield, unless prompt action be taken. With the pa&olng of the "populist press in Alabama, it is practically Impossible to learn what progress Is being made there. It seems likely, however, that no state convention has been held, and that none .will be held to elect delegates . to Springfield. If this is the caoe, it is , time; for The Old Guard of Populism to act. Alabama Is entitled to 52 delegates; she has 07 counties and nine congres sional , districts. The Old Guard reaches the first eight districts. 16 counties.. I have written the follow ing enrolled Old Guards suggesting that they look about them, 'do some corresponding with populists in other counties, and choose three delegates each," and report their names and ad dresses: , vO ' " ;-: First district, G. B. Wilson of Wash ington; Second, E. A. McFerrin of Crenshaw, L. M. Davis of Wilcox; Third, Chairman H. E. Brock of Cof-, fee, W. J. Hicks of Henry, S. M. Maund of Houston; Fourth, J. Gilbert Johnson of Dallas, -J. r. Pearson of Shelby; Fifth, Ira Campbell ot Autau ga,, E. yf. Callaway of Clay; Sixth, G. W, Ashcraft of Fayette, Dr. J. F. Dun can (chairman) of Pickens; Seventh, Chairman L. M. Bishop of Cherokee, Chairman B. F. Robinson of Marshall, J. H. Vandegrift of St. Clair; Eighth, .Chairman Thomas B. tarks of Jack son, j. This tuggestion, of course, is not toi be followed if other action has been taken or decided upon. It is simply to provide against what might happen If those at the head of the state or ganization have done what Mi. Ricker reported. In any event Alabama must not be without representation at Springfield, 'and no oue, doubts the populism of the sixteen Old Guards named above or believes they would knowingly name delegates whose pop; ulism could be doubted. ' ARIZONA. ! Old Guard Geo. W. ,Woy of Gila county reports that in all probability he cannot be at Springfield, but says that It, is likely Col. Crandall may stop oft on his way from Washington home and represent the populists of fArl rona. ' , CALIFORNIA. Chairman Parker's report May ' 5 nays: "Hurrah for California! State Chairman Montelth wr:tes that Cali fornia expects to be at Springfield with ono hundred delegates and visi tors." I should like to hear feem Old Guard Rice on thU head. COUMlADO. Tho Indication are that tho Colo, rado populists will m nl.ly and amply rcprenented at the Springfield con mention on July , No ittttM coaven tlon will bo railed fur the appoint ment of delegate, but Chairman Gray Informs! u that ho will Isauu credeu iUU to any populUt who dialre to tiend and pay hli own epcnei. rpere U no money In the state chair xuan'i handi fur that purpose. Al ready ten or a dtrn tpullta have etprewed a den I re to act as dilegatei, nd other who would like to i Abould write to Chairman Gray At once. The state is entitled to twenty nine delegates and there should be a full representation. More can go if they want to and give the state a good showing. California populists are going to charter a tr.ln ami go to Springfield, a hundred strong. That would be a good plan for the populists of Colorado. Ixw rates can be pro cured In that manner and the indi vidual expense lessened, to Say noth ing of Ihe extra comradeship and com fort where all on the train are de stined to a common point and ani mated by a common humanitarian po litical purpose. The national conven tion prom Ihcs to be a grand good gathering who proceedings will be Important and far-reaching, and will be well worth any one' time and money who can affora to attend It. So if you are. ono of thul fuituuate few, write at once to Chairman A. II. Gray, 221 Fifteenth at., Denver, and ho will nend you the proper creden tial, With slight additional etpenae you ran visit the World's fall on the name trip, either before or after the convention. -Jame Flannlgtn, In He raid, Ft. Morgan, Colo, CONNECTICUT. Meetin at Ninth Nor walk, April It. empowered J, A. Itkhardjou and Henry W. Johnson to select 5 dele gates and 5 alternates to Springfield.' No report la at hand that the delegar tion has been selected. . DELAWARE. Delaware is entitled to one vote un der tho Springfield call and that's' probably one too many. A man who votes his sentiment and "doesn't charge for it" 1 rathe out of place in the ballwlck of Jed ward Addleka which probably account for the total, absence of populists from the Littlos Blue Hen. ' ", IDAHO. ThU state will prolvbly be unrep resented at Springfield. Senator Hett-, feld'a "switch" Into the democratic cauciw at Washington scattered the populists in every direction, Most of them are socialists nowbut a lew are "wintering" their voles. ILLINOIS. Slate Chairman Joseph liopp ha Iwued rail for ma convention, Springfield, June 1, to iclcct 3J na tional delegated. INDIANA. Two tneetlnrt held In Indianapolis, April 23, Two delegation) selected, one of which is instructed to use all honorable means to secure the nomi nation of Samuel W. Williams for president. Both delegation agree upon 16 persons; Williams, Robinson, Hanna, Burkhart, George,. Holcomb, Wolfe. Zinkans, Lltchlyter, Carmich ael, KniAhtlcy, Medert, Hurley, J. C. Smith, Win. S'mtth, and Mains. The delegation selected by the Rob inson faction contains b delegates not, chosen by the other, namely:' Van' Vorhls, Osburn, Brown," 'I odd, Wads worth, Boycr. Gill and Maugherman. . The delegation selected by the Han na faction contains la place of the eight just above named, tht follow ing: Dr. Robinson, Bowling, Welsh, Dr. Hu'jbard, and Shlel; ana the three following, who were also named by tho Robinson faction tor a' U males; Craig-. Gerner, and Marshall, Hence, 16 can bo Seated without content and the other 16 ran be seated with a half vote each. It was hoped that Indiana populists would quit their foolish quarreling but the hope was a vain one: thero are too many utatcjruea, , INDIAN TERRITORY. Territorial Chairman A. I (jlbbs ha called a mas conreoticrt to men at CUrlmor, June 1, to perfect i&f