The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-06-09


peoples party workers than any sim
liar records ever made by the national
committee. The entire expense has
been borne out of small contributions
from those who were enrolled, ranging
all the way from 5 cents to SIS, the
usual amount being so cents to 81.
There are instances where some of the
enrolled names cost Sc to 81 apiece;
some as high as $40. For example,
let us take two notable examples,
Kansas and Ohio:
KANSAS.
| March Is a hundred sealed letters,
numbered ! to 100, were sent to Kan
sas populists, who had served as mem
bers of their respective county COM
mittees in 1900, inviting them to en-
roll in the Old Guard OF Popullsm.
Eleven of these letters were returned
to writer by the postoffice department,
unclaimed" and for other reasons.
OF the remaining 49,, only one enroll
ment has been received to date-that
Of c. E. Harvey, Belpre, Edwards
county.
The SO Kansas committeeman of
1900 who received the invitation, but
made no reply, are as follows:
S. M. Young, Potter; +. ]. Smith,
Hamlin; Richard Hare, Highland;
John McLucas, Meridian; VIM. Allen,
Whiting; J. w. Collins, Linwood; e.
w. sapp. Axtell; Albert Griffin, To-
peka. - -.
e. J. Porter, Kincaid; ]. w, Moo =,
Uniontown; a.. P. Elder, Ottawa; J. T.
Little, Olathe' (nat. delegate); r. S.
,tlexander, Blue Mound; jerome 10y
ett, Bucyris. @s'''''''i z, Co. i7Ntf
| J. w. Dixon, Peru; L. C. Brown, Ar
kansas City; ]. r.. Hatfield, Creno il j.:
A $. 'Chafee,' Parsons; WI. Estes,
heiryyaIe; John Blaine, Erie. .'~
j, %. Grove, Latham; J. L, s'Thollp-
IN. Homestead; B, Fl. Allen, Strait;
j.. c. Bailey, Dwight; w. e. lRoEb,
Neal; VIM. Emerson, Admire; A. T..
Miller, White city; M. Crawford,
Quenemo; Jesse Knight, St. Mays;
CIia,les SWartz. Randolph. e. l..
fKnapp, Maple Hill. & -
Frank sts nton, Miltonvale; y. Mar
'au, IL cit; John Shearer, Frani.-
Fort. Tom Kirkland, Minneapolis. l..
Tavis. P,,ol Neb. J. D. Smit,
Ctpsum City; j. F. Minis, Hollenourg.
jacob Phillips, Benkelman, 'fI3b. :;
]. Il T. berl .Oberlin; Paul Dila.,es
Hays City, j. M. Baker, Kanapolis;
0. Nickerson, Cove City; G. Fl. En-
mons. Hill City; NJ Blaine. Salem;
lThos. Yohe, Colbert; Charles Darling,
Norton; M. O. Stafford, Bloomington;
c. A. Hassler, Agra; Ezra Gibson At
wood; II. l.. Adams, Plalnville; l.. A..
Pangburn, Waldo; John Huber, Sell
den; l.. F. Cooper, Ruleton; j. Is.
Dykes, Lebanon (has since announced
intention to support Roosevelt); G..
| H. Crawford, Gem; M. P. Redmond.
Banner; g. w. McEwen, Wallace;
Booth Kincaid. Kirwin; John Haga-
man, Woodruff; j. l.. Mccormick,
Phillipsburg
l.. c. Golf, Kiowa; Herman Reeves,
Garden City; G. C. Gray, Millard; d.
Gearhart. Englewood; G. w. Harsh
berger. Wilburn; n. v. Day, Omar
ron; James Lovett, Horace; John
Howe. Syracuse; w. X. Cobb, Green's
burg; C. G. Patterson, Anthony; ]. c.
Burns, Jetmore; q. w. Parsons, King
man; John Murphy. Dighton; j. u.
Maddox. Canton; q. II. Allen. Meade;
T. f. Liyingood. Beeler: H. b. Smith,
Iarned: ]. w. Taylor Pratt; j. w.
Reynolds, Lyons: John DE Muth, Null
vane: w. A. Russ. Arkalon. Albert
Mann, st. John; Robt Friend. Roam
oke. VIM. Bowman. Hugoton: Dir. =.
T Beal, Conway Springs; II. G. Fam
ming. Leoti.
Net results Expenses for postage
and printing, about sl0; receipts,
nothing.
ONO.
March ie hundred letters. NUM-
bered lOi To 600. were mailed 10 Ohio
nopullsts. whose names we're FUR
nlshed by Geo. A. Gropt aud J. !.
Streeter Ten we're sent 10 Mr..
Groot's ilst and 81 10 MIR. strnetera.
One ~ the Croot list and 20 Of the