The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-07-14
CAMPAIGN PLEDGES.

CAMPAIGN FLEDOEO.
During the progress of the enroll
ment work. several thousand blank.
pledges were enclosed with the letters
of invitation sent out. These were
identical in form with the blank which
was run In The Independent several.
weeks. Secretary De France has just
RENTED to Treasurer Washburn the
pledges ON hand and properly record
ed to date There are yet others on
hand to be accounted for, in the latest
mails just preceding the Springfield
convention. If every man who holus
one Of the numbered pledge blanks
between / and 9,600-and who can af-
ford it, would fill it In for a dollar or
more. to be paid on or before the LIST
day of August, it would place the ma
tional committee in position to push
it's work rapidly Now that the con-
ventions are over and the uncertainty
at an end, why cant more Of these
blanks be filled out and sent in? The
secretary's letter follows:
Lincoln, Neb., July II, 19O4.-Hon.
Geo. f. Washburn Treasurer National
Committee, Boston, Mass.-Dear Sir:
| have the honor to hand you here
with certain pledges to contribute
sums to the peoples party campaign
fund, more particularly described here
matter. During the progress OF send
ing out invitations to enroll the Old
Guard and the Vanguard of Popnlism.
some 5000 of these blank pledges were
included with the other printed mat
ter enclosed Herewith. The number
filled in for definite sum is indeed
small when compared with the total
number sent out; but we must remem-
Der that this was prior to the Spring
field convention, when great many
pOpulists were in state Of uncertain
ty. | believe that with some similar
action taken now, we could secure a
comfortable sum to begin the cam
paign with. The list of pledges en-
closed follows:
No number-E D Jackson, Up
land, Neb. .................$ 300
No number-D L Braucher, Lin
coin, Ill. .,................. 5.OO
No number-F C Johnson, Min
neapolis, Kas .............. 200
No number-W H Burdyshaw,
Jonesboro, Ark. ............ Zoo
No. 1856 T Loeffler, Ducat,
va >. l.UU
No. 47S-I ] Teagarden, Ham,
ilton, Mo- .............. zoo
No 4S6-Thomas Childress,
jamestown. Mo. ........... 2.5(
No. 492-W F Woodford, Farm
dale, Fla. .................. 2.Ot
No. 493-D P Rice, Occidental,
Cal. >. ............,........ Z.Ot
No. 499-A Egger, Sprague,
NeD. ................... 1.W
Nc. 673-Geo w Woy, Globe,
ArlZ. 0.US
No. 766-Frank Johnston,
Schenectady, N. Y. ......... 10. On
No. 913-Frank Emerson, Oak
Center, Wis. ............... 500
No. 916-H. Sterup, Gresham,
NeD. ..N.............. L w
No 1017-B A Jones, Indianola,
NeD. IN
No 112S-John r Park, Fender,
NoD. .............. III .U'
No. 1131-L W Watts, Centre,
Ala. i W
No. 17S5-W c Hill, Gilfoyle,
Pa. !. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
No. S369-H E Brock, Brock
ton. Ala. ............... 1.0'
No. S372-J Gilbert Johnson,
Orrville, Ala. ............. SO
No. S3S2-C A Walruff, Spring
view, Neb. ................ 10
No. S414-Wm w Bates, Dem
yer. Colo. ............,.... 20
No. S4SG-Jas A Gates, Spring
vile, Tenn. ............ s.
No. S502-J M Houser, Craig.
Neb. !. .................... 50
No. S504--John ii Felber, Hart
ington, Neb. .............. so
No. S5l3-A p Doran. Jackson.
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