The independent., 1904-08-11

but there seems to be GOOD many
vhc have not been in the fight long
enough to learn that.
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POPULIsT CLUBS
Sitting in this Office week after
week where almost every weekly pa
paper in the state comes, in commune
cation with 10000 subscribers in the
state and getting at least one letter
a year from each of them and score
or more from some of them, it was
but reasonable to suppose that there
was a sound basis in this Office for
the position taken by The Independent
that formal fusion with the demo-
cratic party would be great detri-
ment to the ticket. 1t turned out just
as The Independent said it would.
When fusion resolution was passed
many delegates began to leave the
hall. An announcement was made
that they would meet at the Capitol
hotel. the next morning to consider
what they would do. A large number
staid overnight and some even missed
morning trains on which they desired
to go home to attend that meeting,
though a good many could not do so.
At the hour named, 9 a. M, over one
hundred were there. what the straight
populist should do was discussed very
fully.
Mr.. w. L. Hand or neearney was
tor of the Geneva Gazette and Exeter
Enterprise was elected secretary. A
motion was made to appoint COM
mittee OF three to formulate plan
for the organization of those opposed
to fusion and submit its report to con-
yentiOn later, but as it was necessary
for the delegates to leave on the next
train out, it was afterward resolved
that it should be permanent. commit
tee and should report through The In
dependent ~
The chair appointed Mr.. Pearl,
James s. Stockham and T. II. Tibbles.
1t being afterwards reported to the
chairman that Mr. Pearl could not
serve, Chas G. De France was APP
pointed in his stead,
Another motion was adopted direct
ing the committee to>proceed to or.
ganize spopnlist clubs in every county
and precinct where possible, Of
straight populists who would pledge
themselves to work for and support
peoples party principles and peoples
party candidates.
The Independent asks the popu-
lists in the different parts of the state
to take action Immediately. Begin
at once the organization of these clubs.
and send the names and postoffice ad-
dress to T. H. Tibbles, 1928 O street,
Lincoln, Neb. q
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The Indiana Clark County Citizen
| (dem.) remarks: Our candidate for
the vice-presidency, being a large own
er of trust stock, he can not be ex-
pected to take an active part against
the combines. We must postpone at
tending to the trust evil until 1908, or
later
| The ST. Louis Dispa,ch says: '1f
Tibbles shines in the reEected light OF
pair of Bright Eyes, he certainly
made wise choice of the source of
his illumination
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/ said to the crow, "On, crow. tough
crow, must eat you forever and aye?
Shall | never at meat have nothing
to eat but tough old crow till der
The old crow answered me fair and
true, with the CLEAN of fend in his
eye: Don't make such a roar, you
ate it before. at the board with Slip
perry Si."-Edgar Howard
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1t was hard fight, but Wall street
reorganized Bryan along with the rest
of the party.
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We gather from the Patriarch that
there is likely to be lively times in
Oregon. George Cotterell, one of the
leading democrats, has bolted. Mr..
Cotterell says: Zone hundred deter
mined Lincoln republicans and JEFF
ferson democrats-which are synony-
nous terms in the last anaiysrs-can
organize within the next month an
independent state movement. free from
national party ENHANCEMENT. which
will sweep the state next November"