The independent., 1904-01-07
The Old Guard
REPORT OF PROGRESS.

the Old Guard OF Populism shows, as
has each week, an increase over The
previous one. The total enrolment is
something over 300, although the pub
llshed names aggregate only 295. The
reason for this was explained last
week.
IT, however. the enrolment is to
reach the ten thousand mark before
+, February %, it will require consider
Fable "hustling' on the part of those
already enrolled. In my prospectus
asked for list of ten names; but
wherever more can be furnished, |
shall be glad to furnish additional
blanks to send them in on. Or they
may be written on any kind of paper
but this necessities additional work
here.
Our membership now extends into 80
states and territories and covers
points where there has been no peo-
pies party organization in several
years. In nearly every such case, the
enrolling member has no difficulty ia
filling out his ten names-thus show
ing that there are thousands of pop
ulists ''locked out of their party. Il
The forthcoming meeting at st.
Louis must be made as big as possible,
II convenient, should be glad to hear
from each person who expects to at
tend
Are the members of the Old Guard
of Populism taking any steps to secure
direct nominations for this year?
suggested last week that they write
to their member of the national COM
mittee urging it; also write to your
chairman.
The holiday season undoubtedly re-
tarded our enrolment work. | notice
that Mondays mail Ito be reported
next week. shows signs of picking
up''-and it ought to. There are now
nearly $500 unanswered letters out
standing. These will doubtless bring
in 500 replies in the next two or three
weeks.
The work is going forward now on
substantial basis. For every letter
sent out corresponding library card
is made out (giving name and post
Office address in typewriting) and
filed in Cabinet No. /. When the en-
rollment comes in. this card is re-
moved, the data filled in correspond
ing to the enrolment sheet, and the
card is then filed in Cabinet No. e
which contains only the enrolled
members of the Old Guard of Popui-
ism. So while the Old Guard proper
is yet a small list, the total number of
populist names is about ten times as
great; and it will likely continue in
about this ratio
AS I said before, it will require con-
siderable 'hustling on the part OF
the Old Guard, if we are to make any
practical showing why the presiden-
tial nomination should be made by
direct vote. The ST. Louis meeting
tFebruary 22) must decide that ques-
ton. and big enrolment will be
power in securing direct nomination.
Let us begin the "hustling" right
now. Have you enrolled?
FOURTH WEEKS ENROLMENT.
G. B. Wilson, Deerpark, Ala; farmer.
Geo. w. Woy, Globe. Ariz.; lawyer;
chairman county committee; MEM
Der Denver conference organization
committee.
David c. Cowles, Orange. CAL; Qate
of Davis City. Ia.); miller and
farmer.
Ernst Tape, Pomona, CAL; retired
farmer
F. H. Larey, Cartersville, Ga; lawyer;
late nominee for attorney general.
r. w. Ray. Lois. Ca; farmer.
Noah Brubaker. Salem, ILL.,; farmer.
n. G. Huff. Salem. Ill.,; armer; chair
man county committee.
L. M. Brizendlne, Point Isabel, Ind;
farmer.
vaen Brlzendine, Point Isabel. Ind;
'rmer.
" Clark, Washington. Ind; ply
ian.
ans Eakins. Swayzee. Ind, farmer.
IN. Earhart. Swayzee. Ind; fanmer.
thur Helms. S'wayzee. Ind. farmer.
A. N. Hood Point Isabcl, Ind; farm
ar; member state committee ilth
congressional district.
Joseph Hough, Swayzce. Ind farmer.
Joseph Kilgore summltylle, Ind;
farmer.
Harvey Knox, Sway2ee, ind. farmer,
NJ. }. Lane. Point Isabel. Ind. black
smith.